PACOM Week in Review Ending 15 Nov 09

Categories: PACOM

Hot Topics

AA: Indian forces were on high alert on Lanka’s fear of army coup 11/13/09

AA: NZ, Australia Join Forces On Vaccine Rollout 11/12/09

CN: China’s hidden night of state bloodshed 11/15/09

CN: China wants a lead role in fight against Somali pirates 11/10/09

CN: China: A Superpower Stirs 11/13/09

ID: Indonesia draws up plan to force Sri Lankans home 11/16/09

LK: Retiring Sri Lankan Gen. Contends Gov. Politicians Planted Coup Rumors 11/14/09

LK: Sri Lanka court acquits Tamil MPs 11/03/09

LK: Sri Lanka Says 164000 War Refugees Remain in Northern Camps 11/09/09

NP: Nepal: The People’s Movement 11/12/09

PH: Philippines leader signs act outlawing torture 11/13/09

TH: Military HQ rejects spy allegation 11/14/09

TH: Two charged over Thai king health rumours 11/02/09

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

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Nov 16

PACOM Week in Review Ending 8 Nov 09

Categories: PACOM

Hot Topics

AA: Assassinations, Peace and State Violence in India and Pakistan 11/04/09

AA: Sri Lanka’s top general leaves U.S. unquestioned 11/04/09

BD: Is Bangladesh heading towards civil war? 11/07/09

CN: All forces’ cooperation key to beating terror, says air chief 11/09/09

CN: Chinese premier: Africa trade push is ‘selfless’ 11/07/09

CN: Defying China, Dalai Lama visits Indian town near Tibetan border 11/09/09

CN: Hu says China seeks peaceful use of airspace 11/06/09

CN: The Chinese navy is going blue water 11/04/09

IN: India as Global Military Superpower? 11/06/09

IN: Karnataka’s tryst with political instability continues 11/06/09

KP: North Korean army cashes in on exports to China 11/08/09

LK: Sri Lanka is torturing KP 11/08/09

MM: A Rebel Stronghold in Myanmar on Alert 11/05/09

MM: Myanmar ex-foreign minister dies in prison 11/04/09

MY: Malaysia says Airbus A400M delivery to be delayed 11/05/09

NZ: New Zealand not to impose further sanctions against Fiji: FM 11/06/09

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

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Nov 9

PACOM Week in Review Ending 091101

Categories: PACOM

Hot Topics

AA: As US looks for exit in Afghanistan, China digs in 10/31/09

AU: China is not a strategic threat: Australian opposition leader 10/31/09

CN: China’s crime-buster gets a second wind 10/30/09

CN: The monks and the military 10/31/09

CN: US admiral concerned about China military buildup 10/30/09

IN: India rebels ‘got corporate fund’ 10/29/09

IN: India Withdraws Some Kashmir Troops In Peace Gesture 10/29/09

KR: Korean lecturer ‘spied for North’ 10/29/09

PH: The Philippine experience: linkages between a strong adherence to human rights … 10/29/09

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

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Nov 2

PACOM Week in Review Ending 18 Oct 09

Categories: PACOM

Hot Topics

AA: Shariah Asia Spread Appeases Islamists, Risks Rights 10/15/09

AU: Australia admits to fatal shooting in Afghanistan 10/13/09

BD: Bangladesh Hires US Law Firm in Bay of Bengal Dispute 10/14/09

CN: Big Gains by Yuan Could Destabilize China, ADB Economist Says 10/16/09

ID: Indonesian Military Misses Its Deadline 10/16/09

ID: Rudd seeks Jakarta’s help on asylum seekers: report 10/16/09

IN: COMMENT: Taliban vs India —Rafia Zakaria 10/16/09

IN: India tests nuclear-capable missiles 10/13/09

KH: PM: Cambodia not allow any one to use Cambodia as shelter against other countries 10/13/09

KP: Kim Jong Il is no lame duck 10/15/09

NP: Dark past returns to haunt Nepal 10/16/09

PH: Philippine forces ‘know captive priest location’ 10/16/09

PH: US officials, MILF rebels meet in Mindanao 10/18/09

PH: Release of 11 officers may come next week – AFP 10/16/09

TH: Thousands in anti-government demo 10/17/09

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

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Oct 18

PACOM Week in Review Ending 11 Oct 2009

Categories: PACOM

Hot Topics

AU: Former Australian Prime Minister on Afghanistan 10/06/09

BD: President calls countrymen to be vigilant against anti- liberation forces 10/08/09

CN: Where China leads, the US follows 10/06/09

ID: President to Ensure End of Armed Forces’ Businesses 10/06/09

ID: Indonesia’s defense company to export ammunition to US 10/10/09

IN: Relief agencies respond as S. Indian flooding forces millions from homes 10/08/09

JP: Japan: US troop burden on Okinawa needs easing 10/07/09

KP: North Korean Prisons Have Become a System of Extortion, Refugees Say 10/05/09

KS: Chidambaram downplays reports of Taliban pushed into JK 10/07/09

PH: Controversy Clouds US-Philippines Military Pact 10/06/09

TH: SCENARIOS-What lies ahead for divided Thailand? 10/06/09

VN: Nine convictions in Vietnam send signal before congress 10/09/09

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

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Oct 12

PACOM Week in Review Ending 04 September 2009

Categories: PACOM

Hot Topics

AA: China, India lock horns over Kashmir 10/02/09

AU: O’Connor faces crime cash showdown 10/01/09

CN: China maps an end to the Afghan war10/01/09

CN: SCENARIOS: Key forces shaping China’s long-term future 10/01/09

KP: NKorea looks to unconventional warfare: US general 09/29/09

LK: Defending the defenders of Sri Lanka 09/29/09

LK: UN Urges Release of Displaced Civilians in Sri Lankan Camps 09/29/09

MY: Slain militant leader buried in Malaysia village 10/02/09

PH: Philippines Mobilizes Armed Forces for Second Storm in a Week 10/01/09

TH: Deep concerns over shadowy Thai forces 10/02/09

VN: Viet Nam: Top priority given to rescue work 09/30/09

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

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Oct 5

PACOM Week in Review Ending 26 September 2009

Categories: PACOM

Hot Topics

AA: Can China help to defuse the nuclear threat from Iran? 09/27/09

AU: Australia how-to jihadist jailed 09/24/09

AU: Australia’s military objects to China investment 09/23/09

CN: Could “Tibet independence” and “Xinjiang independence” forces be … 09/24/09

CN: Mao’s Grandson Rises in Chinese Military 09/24/09

IN: Indian state terrorism 09/27/09

JP: Japan launches probe of secret pacts with US 09/24/09

PH: Activist surrendered due to fear of NPA retaliation—military 09/24/09

PH: Rebels insist Philippines military have arrested wrong man 09/22/09

RU: Russia won’t put missiles in Kaliningrad: Medvedev 09/25/09

TH: Plot by Thailand’s Gen. Anupong, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, PM … 09/25/09

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

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Sep 27

PACOM Week in Review Ending 20 September 2009

Categories: PACOM

Hot Topics

ID:  Indonesia eyes militant networks after Noordin killing 09/18/09

ID: Police: DNA confirms Noordin dead 09/19/09

ID: The Indonesian Police and the KPK Sued 09/17/09

IN: Crime tracking network system by 2011-12 09/20/09

LK: IMHO and the LTTE connection 09/20/09

MY: Malaysia: Untried Terror Suspects Free 09/16/09

NP: Are Nepal’s Maoists a threat to India? 09/15/09

NP: More bombs found near Nepal VP’s house 09/15/09

TH: Thailand warns of emergency measures 09/19/09

TH: Thailand’s armed forces have no thought of coup: Army commander-in … 09/18/09

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Sep 21

PACOM Week In Review Ending 13 September 2009

Categories: PACOM

Hot Topics

AA: [Viewpoint] Policy of neglect has already failed 09/10/09

AA: 32 Filipinas in UAE jail pardoned by sheik 09/10/09

AU: Cyber security Tsar needed to lift Australia’s defences? 09/09/09

AU: Australia Says Probe of Timor Deaths Won’t Hurt Indonesia Ties 09/13/09

BD: Dhaka refuses to hand over top ULFA leader to India 09/12/09

CN: China leads the way to a global recovery 09/11/09

CN: Watch Groups: China Failing in Commitments to Press Freedom 09/10/09

KP: The Challenge of Preparing for Instability in North Korea 9/10/09

LK: Rescued terrorist revealed top 09/10/09

MM: Myanmar official media stress working towards 2010 general election 09/13/09

PH: 2 sea marshals cited for SuperFerry rescue 09/10/09

PH: Corruption pulls down RP in global competitiveness 09/08/09

PH: UN official meets with MILF brass on child soldiers 09/11/09

TH: 4 Reasons to Watch Thailand’s ETF 09/08/09

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Sep 14

PACOM Week in Review Ending 6 September 2009

Categories: PACOM

Hot Topics

AA: Australia, US to Invite China to War Games 09/03/09

BD: Unity of Islamic forces urged 09/01/09

CN: Chinese website reveals plan to balkanise India 09/05/09

ID: Indonesia Takes Beggars Off Jakarta Streets 09/05/09

IN: YSR is dead, says Chidambaram 09/03/09

JP: Japan Democrats ‘Vow To Oust’ US Forces From Okinawa 09/04/09

KP: FACTBOX: North Korea’s uranium enrichment program 09/04/09

KR: US ‘liberators’ turned South Korea into a neo-colony 09/04/09

LK: ‘Orchestrated campaign against Sri Lanka’: 09/06/09

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Sep 7