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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
Instability
BD: Human rights deteriorate in Bangladesh 12/31/09
IN: Maoists blow up another school in India 12/31/09
PH: Soldier hurt in blast near Jolo church 12/31/09
TH: Six killed in new attacks in Thai south: police 12/31/09
Special Operations
CN: Chinese admiral floats idea of overseas naval bases 12/30/09
PH: 2 Navy commandos slain in clash with rebs 12/30/09
PH: US Dept of Defense – Task Force Conducts Bomb Training With Philippine Police 12/30/09
Security Forces
AA: SURFACE FORCES : Cheap Chinese Substitutes Rule 12/30/09
CN: China's navy mulls push into Arabian Sea 12/30/09
GU: FOCUS: US military eyes Guam as staging post to counter threats 01/03/10
IN: India's defence spend doubled in the past five years 12/31/09
KS: Police Disrupt Protest in Indian Kashmir 12/31/09
PH: More weapons found in Shariff Aguak gym 12/30/09
TH: Drugs worth US$ 15 million seized in Thailand 12/30/09
VN: Vietnamese Defence White Paper 2009 12/31/09
Foreign Affairs
AA: China to step up Nepal aid and trade: state media 12/30/09
AA: India and Japan: Strategic convergence 12/30/09
AA: India, Bangladesh to sign three pacts during Hasina visit 01/03/10
AA: Taiwan and China 12/30/09
CN: Chinese Defend the Execution of British National 12/30/09
IN: India monitoring Pak-China weapon deals, says Krishna 12/30/09
IN: India's new war doctrine 01/01/10
JP: Year to see US ties tested, Tokyo trying to woo Asia 12/31/09
KP: North Korea says wants end to hostile US ties 12/31/09
LK: Sri Lanka – New Year Message of Hon. Rohitha Bogollagama, MP, Minister of … 01/01/10
PH: MILF asks GRP to orient new AFP contingent 01/03/10
RU: Medvedev Hails Stronger Russia-US Ties In New Year Message To Obama 12/30/09
RU: Pakistan can rely on Russia to help fight terrorism – Medvedev 01/02/10
Crime
CN: China nabs 5400 people for online porn in 2009 01/01/10
FJ: Four Chinese in custody in Fiji amid allegations of jewellery smuggling 12/30/09
FJ: North tops sex crime 01/01/10
PH: More crimes reported in'09, says PNP 12/30/09
TH: British couple allegedly raped by Frenchmen in Thailand 12/30/09
