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A sinking ship in Vietnam - Asia Times Online
This economist, speaking off the record, compared the possible outcome in Vietnam to that of Russia in the 1990s when much of the state sector passed into the hands of a coterie of politically-connected individuals. Indeed, the bosses of many of ...
Israeli experts back Bibi's bluff - Asia Times Online
A former national security official, who did not wish to be identified, told IPS some people who have worked with Netanyahu have said he is less decisive than former prime minister Ehud Olmert on Iran, although he personally disagrees with that ...
Karzai's team clashes over US relations - Asia Times Online
What Khurram insinuated, an official close to Ludin said, was that the Foreign Ministry was betraying Afghanistan in negotiations with the US. Ludin said he would take it upon himself to stop GMIC from making such statements, to which Khurram ...
Diplomacy to seal Iran's fate - Asia Times Online
As concerns the second, a source close to the Russian analyst community suggested that once it has completed the deals, the Kremlin may be eager to demonstrate the capabilities of its arms. (Among other things, this could boost sales to other countries ...
The limits of reform in Myanmar - Asia Times Online
"She would be an excellent choice for a person to be sent abroad to solicit aid for health and education programs and to attend international AIDS conferences and the like," says a veteran Myanmar politician who spoke on condition of anonymity. ...
Iran reels from twin blows - Asia Times Online
... of foreign powers are found in any of these incidents, then the government will come under popular pressure to avenge the death of those martyrs," said a Tehran University political scientist who spoke to the author on the condition of anonymity. ...
Hell and high water in Thailand - Asia Times Online
Standing on the bridge overlooking the canal, one resident - an elderly man who refused to give his name - from the area immediately south of the gate said that while he did not want his house to be flooded, he understood that it "is not fair to those ...
What Thein Sein promised Suu Kyi - Asia Times Online
A government official who requested anonymity claimed they may be released in three batches, with more than 200 set to walk free within next week, including renowned comedian and blogger Zaganar. If true, the release of political prisoners would send a ...
What Thein Sein promised Suu Kyi - Asia Times Online
A government official who requested anonymity claimed they may be released in three batches, with more than 200 set to walk free within next week, including renowned comedian and blogger Zaganar. If true, the release of political prisoners would send a ...
Hikers' release exposes Ahmadinejad myth - Asia Times Online
"This episode showed a president who has a good reading of the pulse of the Islamic Republic and its leadership," says a Tehran University political science professor who spoke to the author on the condition of anonymity. ...
Nepalese victor seen as pro-Delhi plant - Asia Times Online
A former Nepali ambassador to the United Nations who did not want to be identified told Asia Times Online the statement was a signal that New Delhi has embarked upon a plan to make Nepal's sovereign, independent status a meaningless platitude. ...
Iran's nuclear dream comes true - Asia Times Online
"The IAEA report's reference to intelligence from several countries is misleading," says a Tehran University political science professor, who spoke to the author on the condition of anonymity. "The reason being that we are usually dealing with a 'wolf ...
Potent mix brewing for Timorese - Asia Times Online
According to one Timorese media personality who asked to remain anonymous, the PNTL - Timor-Leste's national police force - asked for assistance from the army to deal with the fallout from the attacks. While this might signal better relations after ...
China's state-run NGOs in graft spotlight - Asia Times Online
... the government had recognized the strong momentum of civil society and wanted to interfere by managing it. "But can they do that? I don't think so," the researcher, who declined to be named, said. Yvonne Su is a freelance journalist based in Beijing.
US grows a tree of tension with Iran - Asia Times Online
According to a Tehran University political science professor, who spoke with the author on the condition of anonymity, "A select group of Jewish policymakers in the White House, State Department and Treasury have hijacked President Obama's policy on ...
'Mr K' shows Korea's Cold War lingers - Asia Times Online
[2] According to a South Korean businessman who chose to remain anonymous, the South Korean Agency for National Security Planning (ANSP; today this agency is referred to as the National Intelligence Service) recruited him to utilize his business ...
Melco Crown, Ho jnr grab Macau spotlight - Asia Times Online
This former Macau gaming executive, who asked not to be named, believes the Studio City concept is outmoded, adding, "Cotai is in a state of oversupply of casino resorts." One reason for that sentiment has been the mediocre performance of Melco ...
Iran's marchers question direction - Asia Times Online
The larger dilemma at this point for the Green movement, according to an Iranian political analyst who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of reprisal, is that intra-conservative conflicts are beneficial to the Greens, but lack of action could weaken ...
De facto embassies in Taipei folding the flag - Asia Times Online
Although the CTOT's reasoning seems plausible, a Taipei source at a representative office of another nation that grants visa-waivers to Taiwan told Asia Times Online on the condition of anonymity that it's far from being typical policy to close down an ...
Police 'clueless' over Shahzad's killing - Asia Times Online
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said police had failed to get any video footage that would trace any culprits and show where Shahzad had been picked up. Despite strict instructions from the higher authorities that police trace ...
Libyan waiting game favors Gaddafi - Asia Times Online
A rebel fighter and former teacher who asked to remain anonymous told Al-Jazeera that he had received training from Egyptian and American "special forces" at a "secret facility" in the east ... "He told us that on Thursday night a new shipment of ...
Pakistan ready for Middle East role - Asia Times Online
A senior Pakistani politician and a former member of the senate who is known for his closeness to the military establishment told Asia Times Online on the condition of anonymity that immediately after the Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings earlier this ...
War's a farce in Afghan truce village - Asia Times Online
A local policeman, who asked to remain anonymous, commutes to the district center every day from his home village, where the Taliban are in full control, but they never give him any trouble despite the arms and equipment he carries with him. ...
Taliban step up pressure with suicide strikes - Asia Times Online
"They are all puppets of Pakistan, enemies of the people of Afghanistan, and they should be executed as soon as they are arrested," said the woman, who asked not to be named. "I have three children, I am illiterate and my husband was the family's only ...
Iran's reformists under fire - Asia Times Online
However, speaking on the condition of anonymity, the professor advised the rulers to refrain from taking any action against Karubi or Mousavi "outside the legal framework ... there may be short-term gains by putting them under house arrest, ...