Myanmar exiles test government's promise of change

Myanmar exiles test government's promise of change


Myanmar exiles test government's promise of change

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 10:41 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 19, 2012 file photo, Aung Zaw, a prominent Myanmar exile who founded the independent Thailand-based Irrawaddy newspaper, speaks during the Media Development Conference in Yangon, Myanmar. Although international investors and foreign businessmen have begun rushing into Myanmar to take advantage of the rapidly changing climate there, and tourism numbers are on the rise, Aung Zaw estimated the number of exiles who've gone back so far at only For years, Myanmar's former military regime regarded Aye Chan Naing as an enemy of the state, jailing 17 of his reporters and denouncing the exiled news organization he leads as a producer of "killer broadcasts" and a threat to national security.



Three Reasons The Supreme Court's Decision Doesn't Matter

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 11:38 PM PDT

And finally, after giving you??Three Reasons The Supreme Court Should Overturn ObamaCare?s Individual Mandate and??Three Reasons The Supreme Court Should Uphold The Individual Mandate here is the final installment: three reasons why the court case being heard today is not quite as epic as it seems. Some Aspects Of ObamaCare Are Happening Regardless Of The ...


Three Reasons The Supreme Court Should Uphold The Individual Mandate

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 11:37 PM PDT

There are two sides to every debate. I?ve already started with??Three Reasons The Supreme Court Should Overturn ObamaCare?s Individual Mandate. Here are three arguments on the other side. ObamaCare Is Not Really Illegal It?s a stretch to say that ObamaCare is breaking new ground in terms of using the federal government to mandate certain behaviors. ...


Why A Boy With Down Syndrome Is Barred From Playing High School Basketball

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 11:17 PM PDT

As a sports blogger, when you see a headline like ?State rules bar Down Syndrome student from playing his favorite sport, basketball? ? an actual headline I saw March 24 on the website of WLUC-TV in Marquette, Mich. ? your first thought is: ?Blogging gold!? After all, there?s plenty of drama and easy outrage in ...


China's Hu calls for restraint on Korean peninsula: Xinhua

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 09:57 PM PDT

China's President Hu Jintao walks with his wife Liu Yongqing upon their arrival at Seoul Military Airport in SeongnamBEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Hu Jintao on Monday said he hoped there would be no reversal of the easing tensions on the Korean peninsula, state media said, citing officials on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in Seoul. "At present the situation is very complicated and sensitive. We do not hope to see a reversal of the hard-won momentum of relaxation of tension on the peninsula," Hu said, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Hu also called on all parties to remain calm and exercise restraint to avoid increasing tensions. U.S. ...



China's Hu calls for restraint on Korean peninsula: Xinhua

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 09:57 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Hu Jintao on Monday said he hoped there would be no reversal of the easing tensions on the Korean peninsula, state media said, citing officials on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in Seoul.


12 Life Lessons From America's Greatest Raconteur

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 10:38 PM PDT

? NEW YORK ? MAY 07: (L-R) Actors Robert Loggia and Dominic Chianese and boxing historian Bert Sugar attend the pre-celebration reception for the 25th annual Ellis Island Medals Of Honor Ceremony & Gala at the National Musuem of the American Indian on May 7, 2010 in New York City. (Image credit: Getty Images North ...


VIDEO: Syrian American artist's vision

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 09:24 PM PDT

Syrian American artist Diana Al-Hadid tells BBC News how she is looking back at her roots and trying to reconnect with her own identity.


Size: The Second Factor of Investing

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 10:05 PM PDT

In this series we are looking at the Fama-French three-factor model of investment returns. Any model of investment returns tries to predict an investment?s returns and volatility by factors that can be measured in advance of investing. The first factor, beta, taught us that the riskier, more volatile stocks on average have better returns. These ...


Study: Search Ads Work Way Better on Tablets, Smartphones

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 10:00 PM PDT

Early doubts about whether people want ads plastered on their tiny mobile phone screens are starting to fade, especially as mobile ad revenues start to take off.??Now, a new study to be released Monday morning by ad management software and services firm??Marin Software indicates that search ads, at least, are working even better on tablets ...


Lujiazui Breakfast: News And Views About China Stocks - March 26

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 09:37 PM PDT

Investors in China's main financial district are talking about the following before the start of trade today:?? A modest rise in key stock benchmarks in the U.S. and the absence of major weekend developments may leave shares mixed today as China- and Hong Kong-listed companies continued to report year-end results. ????Shares in exporters may face ...


Every CMO Should Go To SXSW: 5 Must-Dos For 2013

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 09:34 PM PDT

After numerous recommendations from friends in the VC, start-up, digital and music industries, I attended SXSW in , TX for the first time. The CMO CLUB hosted a few events for CMOs there, but otherwise most of my time was free to network and explore sessions and impromptu meetings, as well as the famous SXSW ...


Good News For China Flyers: China Eastern, Jetstar To Form Budget Carrier

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 09:28 PM PDT

If Chinese airlines are reliable about anything, it's that they rarely leave on time, especially from Shanghai. Customers may soon get a break on ticket prices, however. Shanghai-based said yesterday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Jetstar, which is wholly-owned by Australia?s , to set up a budget airline company. Each will initially??put ...


North Korea’s dehumanizing treatment of its citizens is hiding in plain sight

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:06 PM PDT

With President Obama in Korea this week, we will hear a lot about the dangers of North Korea's nuclear aspirations.

We're unlikely to be hear about a young man named Shin Dong-hyuk, who was bred, like a farm animal, inside a North Korean prison camp after guards ordered his prisoner-parents to mate. But Shin arguably has as much to teach about Korea's past and future as about the cycle of negotiation, bluster and broken promises over the nuclear issue.

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SKorea warns it might shoot down NKorean rocket

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 08:58 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 5, 2009 image made from KRT video, a rocket is lifted off from its launch pad in Musudan-ri, North Korea. North Korea may have the bomb, but it hasn't perfected ways to put one onto missiles to strike far-off adversaries like the United States. That's why Pyongyang's announcement that it will blast a satellite into orbit in April, 2012 is drawing so much attention: Washington says North Korea uses these launches as cover for testing missile systems for nuclear weapons that could target Alaska and beyond. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video, File) NORTH KOREA OUT, TV OUTSeoul warned Monday that it might shoot down a North Korean rocket if it passes over South Korean territory, as worries about what Washington calls a long-range missile test overshadowed an international nuclear security summit.



Dunkin' CMO John Costello On Listening To The Consumer And Why He Loves Working With Franchisees

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 09:00 PM PDT

Dunkin Donuts, one of the world's best-known brands, is boasting strong results as it returned to profitability last year. Returning to growth in 2010, growth accelerated and hit 7.4% in the 4th Quarter of 2011,


Buy Shoes (Soul Mates Included) in Kuala Lumpur and Here's How

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 08:38 PM PDT

A Kuala Lumpur-based boutique women shoes retailer, Shoes, Shoes, Shoes and Asia?s largest dating company, Lunch Actually hope to spice up the matchmaking scene with a marketing campaign, where single women can discover their perfect match with the shoes as the matchmaker. Here?s how it works: Step 1 At Shoes, Shoes, Shoes retail outlet, women ...


Pope condemns drug trade, corruption in Mexico

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 07:44 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a mass in SilaoLEON, Mexico (Reuters) - Pope Benedict at a huge outdoor Mass on Sunday condemned drug trafficking and corruption in Mexico, urging people to renounce violence in the country where a brutal war between cartels has killed tens of thousands of people. On his last day in Mexico, the pope said Mass for a vibrant crowd that organizers estimated at more than 600,000 people in a sprawling park on the edge of Leon, a central city which has escaped the worst of the criminal violence plaguing the country. ...



Afghan gun massacre families paid compensation

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 07:29 PM PDT

U.S. armoured vehicles are parked outside a U.S. base in Panjwai district Kandahar provinceKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have given cash compensation to the families of Afghans killed in a shooting rampage allegedly carried out by an American soldier in Kandahar province, a family member and a tribal elder said on Sunday. The families received around $50,000 for each person killed and about $10,000 for each wounded in the shootings in two villages in Panjwai district earlier this month. Afghan officials say 16 people, including nine children and women, were killed in the attacks. ...



Another Japan reactor shuts down; only one left

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 07:21 PM PDT

Another Japanese nuclear reactor was taken off line for maintenance on Monday, leaving the country with only one of its 54 reactors operational following last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami.