Provides the latest RSS feeds for Asia Editorials. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Asia News.net http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/cat/ed68ecccb9e5520c/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:30:59 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:30:59 -0400 30 DOMIZ CAMP, Iraq -- Abdulhamid sells ice cream to passersby at Domiz, Iraq's biggest camp for refugees fleeing violence in Syria, while Sidra reads an Arabic copy of "The Fox and The Crow" in ... http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288918/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:18:53 -0400 http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288918/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Earlier this year, the state-run China Daily newspaper published an article in which it asked, "How can China make more friends?" This question is apt, especially since the latest 25-country poll for the BBC World Service shows that opinion of China has dropped to its lowest level since such polling began in 2005. In countries tracked by the BBC, 41 percent of respondents held positive ... http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288917/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:18:52 -0400 http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288917/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom -- Vladimir Putin's participation in the first G-8 summit of his new term was supposed to seal his comeback to the global stage as Russia's paramount leader after winning a third presidential term last ... http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288916/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:18:51 -0400 http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288916/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c There are many Malaysians of Filipino descent who have collectively contributed much to this country, especially in Sabah. MY eldest son looked troubled when I picked him up from school in Kota Kinabalu. This was about seven years ago when he had just started his secondary education. He kept quiet when I asked him what was bothering him. About five minutes later, he blurted ... http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282467/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:39:08 -0400 http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282467/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Texting, tweeting and updating Facebook posts behind the wheel have become a hazardous norm among Malaysians. THEY either ... http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282466/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:39:08 -0400 http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282466/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c THE recent spate of accidents in the construction industry is a matter of concern to Malay-sians and steps must be taken to address the issue and help ensure a good image for the industry especially in respect of contractors, sub-contractors and their employees. The construction industry plays a vital role in a ... http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282465/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:39:07 -0400 http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282465/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c THE freak storm in Penang highlights the importance of having buildings and infrastructures to be designed and built to withstand not just normal conditions but the occasional exceptional circumstance. To family members of the victims who had perished in the freak storm, the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) expresses its heartfelt sympathies. IEM is involved in drawing up Codes of ... http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282464/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:39:07 -0400 http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282464/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c IT IS common to witness men in a full suit and tie on the streets nowadays. But it makes me ponder and even giggle when I see them wearing it in our hot tropical weather of up to ... http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282463/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:39:06 -0400 http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282463/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c I am a senior citizen and depend soley on public transport to move around. The public bus service in Seremban is most deplorable. I have to wait at least 45 minutes to an hour just to board a bus that passes by Jalan Rasah. I live off the main road, so what more if a person were to stay at some remote housing area. This is not something new as the situation has been going on for many years. Those ... http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282469/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:39:04 -0400 http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282469/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c We are quick to blame our neighbour, Indonesia, every time the haze envelops our neighbourhood. However, we are equally to blame for the haze problem. There is poor enforcement of the law resulting in open burning becoming a widespread problem in the country. It no longer surprises me to see homes, business operators and plantations burning rubbish in open areas as it has become a norm. I have ... http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282468/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:39:04 -0400 http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282468/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Ex-CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden on Monday participated in a live blog on the UK-based Guardian newspaper's website, where he affirmed that he is not a spy for China, and criticized the US government which he said "immediately and predictably destroyed any possibility of a fair trial at home." He also mentioned an instance where the US and the UK monitored communications by many ... http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215274797/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:07:57 -0400 http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215274797/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c I do find the transportation in Taipei convenient and comfortable, the food deliciously exotic in first encounters, but it is the people that mesmerize me, as was the case of many foreigners that left their footprints on the island. I like but don't like the people. Contradictory person? Not so much. The Taiwanese are extremely friendly, polite and more than ready to help complete strangers, ... http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215264140/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:22:47 -0400 http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215264140/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c CAIRO -- Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi, in severing ties with Damascus, aims to show solidarity with Western and fellow Arab states opposed to Syria's regime and also boost his under-fire image at home, analysts ... http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215264141/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:22:41 -0400 http://www.theasianews.net/index.php/sid/215264141/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c