PACOM Week in Review Ending 23 January 2010

Categories: PACOM

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Hot Topics

CN: China’s Scary Space Ambitions 01/20/10

CN: Dam forces relocations of 300000 more 01/20/10

CN: Jailing of dissident in China casts doubts on Hong Kong’s autonomy 01/20/10

ID: The Indonesian military and its business interests 01/20/10

ID: Indonesia Uses ‘Soft Approach’ to Contain Terrorist Threat 01/22/10

IN: India Puts Air Force Bases on High Alert 01/23/10

KP: Heir to the Dear Leader appears from the shadows 01/23/10

KR: If threatened by nukes, South would strike first 01/20/10

MM: Conference demonstrates strong will to fight human trafficking in the Mekong … 01/20/10

MY: Malaysia-led ceasefire monitors to return to southern Philippines 01/21/10

NP: Nepal ramps up airport security 01/23/10

TH: Thailand: Serious Backsliding on Human Rights 01/20/10

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Jan 25

PACOM Week in Review Ending 19 January 2010

Categories: PACOM

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Hot Topics

AA: We should take the lead on human rights in South-East Asia 01/18/10

BD: The Cautious Handling of Secularism in Bangladesh 01/19/10

CN: Google’s Act Of War Against China 01/14/10

CN: Remembering Chinese peacekeepers in Haiti 01/19/10

ID: Indonesia Uses ‘Soft Approach’ to Contain Terrorist Threat 01/18/10

ID: Indonesia’s Military Reform is Meaningless: Human Rights Watch 01/14/10

IN: Security at oil facilities in east India tightened 01/15/10

JP: Japan terminates refueling mission in Indian Ocean as alliance with US changes 01/14/10

JP: Japan to send expert medical team to assist earthquake-stricken Haiti 01/15/10

KH: Cambodia Takes to the Roads in Building Spree 01/18/10

MY: Islamic bigotry grips Malaysia 1/14/10

NP: 182 more ex-child soldiers leave camps in Nepal 01/17/10

PH: AFP to honor fallen officer in Haiti as hero 01/19/10

PH: Private armies outnumber Philippines security forces in south 01/16/10

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Jan 19

PACOM Week in Review Ending 10 January 2010

Categories: PACOM

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Hot Topics

AA: Australia’s ties with India strained by another attack (Roundup) 01/09/10

AU: DNA tags for Queensland’s future child criminals 01/09/10

CN: China’s Web Crackdown Continues 01/11/10

CN: China’s Xinjiang issues new anti-terror rules: state media 01/06/10

IN: Boeing says India keen to acquire 10 C-17 aircraft 01/08/10

JP: Japan indicts US soldier accused of negligent driving 01/07/10

LK: Dublin Tribunal to investigate Sri Lanka war crime allegations 01/06/10

MM: Myanmar Election Could Spark Rise In Refugees 01/06/10

NZ: New Zealand, US cooperate to fight terrorism, other threats 01/08/10

PH: CHR asks PNP to respect rights 01/11/10

PH: Mindanao state of emergency may stay 01/11/10

TH: N. Korean cargo plane seized by Thai police 01/09/10

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Jan 11

PACOM Week in Review Ending 3 January 2010

Categories: PACOM

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Hot Topics

AA: Australia owes a debt of gratitude to Indonesia’s accidental president 01/01/10

BD: Bangladesh reaches out to neighbours 12/30/09

BD: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh refuse repatriation 12/30/09

CN: China sees long-term stability struggle in Xinjiang 01/03/10

IN: Five Mumbai cops face suspension for partying with don 01/02/10

KS: Abdullah demands greater autonomy for Held Kashmir 12/30/09

KS: JK Police to digitise crime records 01/01/10

LK: War-crime allegations piling up in Sri Lanka 12/31/09

MM: Burma Very High Risk: The Economist 12/30/09

PH: Election gun ban to take effect next week, says PNP chief 01/02/10

RU: Russia – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talks with journalists about the … 01/02/10

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Jan 4

PACOM Week in Review Ending 27 December 2009

Categories: PACOM

Hot Topics

CN: China Signals No Clemency For British Drugs Mule 12/24/09

ID: Rekindling rebellion in Indonesia 12/25/09

KP: Murky, global trail of NKorea weapons smugglers illuminated after Thai bust 12/25/09

KS: Improvement in condition in Jammu-Kashmir, north east States: Govt. 12/24/09

NP: Kathmandu on the boil again 12/24/09

PH: Guns to fall silent as govt, CPP declare truce 12/23/09

PH: Philippines Destroys $13.7 Million Worth Of Illegal Drugs 12/24/09

PH: Spewing Philippine Volcano Forces Mass Evacuation 12/23/09

PH: Suspected militants release hostage in the Philippines 12/25/09

TH: Thailand has ‘stabilised and prospered’ 12/23/09

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Dec 28

PACOM Week in Review Ending 20 Dec 09

Categories: PACOM

Hot Topics

AA: Lockheed Martin wins huge NZ Defence deal 12/15/09

AA: US general says N. Korean attack would hurt Seoul 12/19/09

AU: Joining China and Iran, Australia to Filter Internet 12/15/09

BD: Bangladesh police forces criticised 12/15/09

CN: China Says Asylum – Seeking Uighurs Suspected Criminals 12/15/09

CN: Leading China dissident to be tried Wednesday: family 12/21/09

ID: Hundreds gather for rebel’s funeral in Papua 12/21/09

IN: India’s Mahindra buys 2 Australia aerospace firms 12/15/09

KP: Net closes on North Korea’s arms exports 12/15/09

KR: Military investigates hacking of Seoul’s war operations plan 12/18/09

KS: No Taliban in Kashmir: Army 12/16/09

LK: Sri Lanka economy expands post-war 12/18/09

NP: Nepal’s ‘silent’ food crisis 12/15/09

PH: Philippines forces evacuation as Mayon volcano eruption threat persists 12/17/09

TW: Thousands protest in Taiwan over China trade talks 12/20/09

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Dec 22

PACOM Week in Review Ending 13 Dec 09

Categories: PACOM

Hot Topics

AA: Assam-Bangladesh border fencing almost over, says minister 12/08/09

AA: Norway UFO Was Out-Of-Control Russian Rocket 12/10/09

AA: To Beat Al Qaeda, Look to the East 12/12/09

AU: Australia heeds Obama’s call 12/11/09

BD: Bangladesh: Getting Police Reform on Track 12/11/09

CN: China’s New Security State 12/09/09

CN: New arrests over China’s Xinjiang ethnic riots 12/09/09

CN: SURFACE FORCES : Why China Really Wants A Big Navy 12/11/09

ID: Thousands in Indonesia protest over graft 12/09/09

IN: Indian separatists ‘increasingly cornered’ 12/10/09

JP: Japan to allocate money for US forces realignment in 2010 12/08/09

MM: K 93 billion worth of narcotic drugs destroyed in Eastern Shan State 12/08/09

NZ: Bulgarian skimmers in New Zealand sentenced to prison 12/11/09

RU: EU Monitors Call Russia to Pull Out from Perevi 12/11/09

TH: War brings profits to south Thailand 12/11/09

TH: THAILAND: The Imperfect Solution 12/08/09

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Dec 14

PACOM Week in Review Ending 6 Dec 09

Categories: PACOM

Hot Topics

AA: Australia in 82 billion dollar LNG deal with Japan 12/06/09

AA: India downplays China’s grouse 12/05/09

AA: Uighurs flee China, seek asylum in Cambodia – exile group 12/06/09

BD: Arrest of wanted terrorist in Bangladesh to be verified 12/01/09

CN: China police chief warns of unrest; Internet testing control 12/01/09

IN: GM and Chinese partner join forces in India 12/04/09

KP: N Korea to face questions on abductions 12/05/09

KR: Raytheon Awarded $17 Million To Upgrade South Korea’s Patriot Systems 12/01/09

KS: Indian Kashmir group for probe into mystery graves 12/02/09

LK: Sri Lanka to freeze 600 LTTE bank accounts 12/04/09

NP: 16 arrested for protesting outside Indian embassy in Nepal 12/02/09

PH: Philippine Muslim leader acquitted of rebellion 12/02/09

PH: Imelda Marcos Opens Run for Philippine Congress 12/02/09

PH: Martial law administrator has a mind of his own 12/05/09

RU: Russia mourns nightclub fire deaths 12/05/09

TH: Thais worried by health of King and country 12/04/09

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Dec 7

PACOM Week in Review Ending 29 Nov 09

Categories: PACOM

Hot Topics

AA: ASEAN, China to co-operate on fight against terror, crime 11/25/09

BD: ‘Indian insurgents fleeing Bangladesh’ 11/27/09

CN: China to launch second lunar probe next October 11/26/09

IN: ‘Defence forces need latest informartion warfare skills’ 11/27/09

IN: India to probe Chinese drug imports 11/27/09

IN: Mumbai marks anniversary of terror attacks 11/26/09

TH: Police to quiz KPMG executives 11/25/09

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Nov 30

PACOM Week in Review Ending 22 Nov 09

Categories: PACOM

Hot Topics

CN: China’s Cyberwars 11/19/09

CN: AP NewsBreak: China holds, mistreats US geologist 11/19/09

CN: China legislator seeks to criminalise banquets: report 11/21/09

ID: Indonesian president issues order to publicly expose high-profile bank scam 11/23/09

IN: Security still lacking one year after Mumbai attacks 11/21/09

KP: Defector tells of life in North Korean army 11/19/09

LK: Tamil activists’ shock on return to Jaffna 11/20/09

MY: Malaysia battles on for the soul of Islam 11/19/09

NZ: Link between fire starting and crime 11/19/09

PH: Arroyo urged to extend armed forces chief’s term 11/19/09

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Nov 23

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