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YSEALI connects with Children’s Alliance

June 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Yeo Bee Yin, from Malaysia, met May 28 with members of the Children’s Alliance in Seattle. Yin is a fellow of the Youth Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI). Fellows are interested in digital democracy, civic engagement and other subjects and are learning from state elected officials and groups like the Children’s Alliance. YSEALI Professional Fellows […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Malaysia, Seattle, Vol 34 No 25 | June 13 - June 19, YSEALI, Yeo Bee Yin

Aquino: Philippines to fly usual routes over disputed reefs

May 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Teresa Cerojano Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine aircraft will continue to fly their usual routes over disputed reefs in the South China Sea, the country’s president said Monday, defying China’s challenges to its planes and those of the United States. President Benigno Aquino III told reporters there is no declared air defense […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, ADIZ, Aquino Philippines, Associated Press, Beijing, Brunei, Chinese, Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Filipino, MANILA, Malaysia, Pacific Command, South China Sea, Taiwan, United States, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5

Rohingya hope to seek better life in Malaysia

May 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eileen Ng Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has been a sort of promised land for Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar. The tens of thousands who endured perilous journeys to get here find more work opportunities than in Indonesia and a more Muslim-friendly environment than in Thailand. But in the 25 […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Bangladesh, Hamid Hussein Abul Khair, Indonesia, Malacca Strait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nurjan Nur Mohamad, OK, Refugee Convention, Richard Towle, Rohingya Muslims, Somalia, Thailand, UNHCR, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5, poverty

1,000 survivors of violence, hunger at sea land in SE Asia

May 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Fakhrurradzie Gade and Jocelyn Gecker Associated Press LANGSA, Indonesia (AP) — More than 1,000 people fleeing persecution in Myanmar and poverty in Bangladesh landed in several places in Southeast Asia, describing killings, extortion, and near-starvation after a harrowing journey at sea. An increasingly alarmed United Nations warned against “floating coffins” and urged regional leaders […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Ban Ki-moon, Farhan Haq, Indonesia, Langsa General Hospital, Malaysia, Manu Abudul Salam, Myanmar, North Sumatra, Phang Nga, Prayoon Rattanasenee, Saidul Islam, Southeast Asia, Surin Islands, Thailand, United Nations, Vietnam War, Vol 34 No 22 | May 23 - May 29, Ye Htut

500 Rohingya from Myanmar land in Indonesia

May 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Margie Mason and Robin McDowell Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP)  — Boats carrying more than 500 members of Myanmar’s long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community washed ashore in western Indonesia on Sunday, with some people in need of medical attention, officials and a nonprofit organization said. They warned that thousands more are believed to be stranded […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Ali Kotarumalos, Arakan Project, Associated Press, Chris Lewa, Indonesia, JAKARTA, Malacca Straits, Malaysia, Muhammad Juned, Myanmar, North Korea, Rashid Ahmed, Risky Hidayat, Steve Hamilton, Syria, Thailand, Vietnam War, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22, attention

Philippines urges ASEAN to stop China in South China Sea

May 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Philippines on Sunday urged the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations to take immediate steps to halt land reclamation by China in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, warning that failure to do so will see Beijing take “de facto control’’ of the area. Philippine Foreign Secretary […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, ASEAN, Beijing, Brunei, Chinese, Malaysia, Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert, Philippines, South China Sea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8

Lee Kuan Yew, founder of modern Singapore, dies at 91

March 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stephen Wright Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Lee Kuan Yew, who founded modern Singapore and was both feared for his authoritarian tactics and admired for turning the city-state into one of the world’s richest nations, died Monday, the government said. He was 91. Lee was admitted to Singapore General Hospital on Feb. 5 for […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Action Party, Born Sept, Cambridge University, Kwa Geok Choo, Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Hsien Yang, Lee Kuan Yew, Lee Lee, Lee Wei Ling, Malaysia, Michael Fay, One Man, President Barack Obama, President Bill Clinton, Raffles College, Singapore, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3

Indonesia executions show hurdles of death penalty diplomacy

March 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kristen Gelineau Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Inside a remote island prison in Indonesia, two Australians facing death by firing squad await word of their fate. To some, they are ruthless drug smugglers who deserve to die. To others, rehabilitated do-gooders who deserve to live. The question of which characterization is correct has threatened […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Carr, Arrmanatha Nasir, Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Brazil, Former Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, Geoffrey Miller, Humberto Leal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Miles Kupa, Nadjib Riphat Kesoema, Rick Perry, Rodrigo Gularte, Singapore, Van Tuong Nguyen, Vol 34 No 12 | March 14 - March 20, Wesley Kendall

My Taiwan trip: Food, more food, (and bring bigger luggage) — Delicious, delicious, serendipitous

January 29, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Whenever I relive my recent trip to Taiwan, my mouth starts to salivate, I blush to recall <!–more–>my previous silly assumptions, and then I cherish the joyful moments and appreciate all the incredible work of my high school classmates who planned our reunion. I graduated from Sacred Heart Canossian […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: 2015, Assunta Ng, Australia, Big Mountain, China, Edge Water Inn, Europe, Food, HK, Malaysia, River Forest, Sacred Heart Canossian College, Seattle Chinese Post, Taiwan, Vol 34 No 6 | January 31 - February 6, culture, reunion

4 large objects detected in AirAsia wreckage hunt

January 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tatan Syuflana Associated Press PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian officials said Saturday that they were confident wreckage

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Ali Kotarumalos, Associated Press, Geophysics Agency, Henry Bambang Soelistyo, Indonesian Geological Survey, Java Sea, Malaysia, Margie Mason, New York, Niniek Karmini, Ongko Gunawan, Russia, Singapore, Transport Ministry, United States, Vol 34 No 3 | January 10 - January 16

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