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The PCB fumbles again: my latest post on the spot-fixing scandal

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I have a blog post up on Dawn's website on the events of the last week, and the suspensions announced yesterday. Check it out.... Read more

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Professor accused of sexually assaulting foreign student

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Original article in Korean is here. The best source for the "false facts" doctrine in this case that I could find by a quick Google search is over at The Flying Yangban. The university involved is apparently Kyunghee University. A professor, who was recently fired by a university K in Seoul over allegations that he sexually assaulted a female foreign student, has filed a complaint of false accusation against the student and hopes the truth will emerge. According to police on the 3rd, prof. A o... Read more

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Sharks invade Queensland, Australia

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Australian lifeguards have been notified of a massive school of sharks feeding off the southern Queensland coast. The sharks were spotted by a Sunshine Coast rescue helicopter at early on Friday morning, just metres off the beach at Teewah. The sharks, some up to 4.5 metres long, were in a massive feeding frenzy. Hundreds of sharks were spotted feeding on several large schools of baitfish and tuna. Although the sharks were feeding at a secluded stretch of beach, the fishermen... Read more

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Posting delays

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My apologies again to readers who have been checking in on my blog - updates will be forth coming very soon. My increased mobility of late and ongoing work while travelling has taken me away from writing of late, but that should be rectified later this week with final news of the Vietnam motorbike trip and also sojourns through Malaysia and Scotland. Thanks for your patience.... Read more

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The fight over palm oil funding

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The World Bank Group seeks a middle path between development and environmentalism , writes John Berthelsen, Asia Sentinel. The global oil palm industry, providing either the world’s most indispensable cooking oil or the last nail in the coffin of the world's rain forests, is the focus of an intense struggle for funding within the World Bank Group, the world’s biggest development lender. The bank and its investment arm, the International Finance Corporation, are gingerly... Read more

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Japanese mascots: A new, effective and charming invasion

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Visiting Japan, it is difficult to miss the proliferation of mascots that seem to be everywhere. A recent research team concluded that there are at least 42 different police mascots in Japan, some nationally recognized and others only known in their specific prefectures and local towns. The Japanese government has mascots for other municipal services as well, including the fire department and defense forces. There is a method to this madness as mascots are not intimidating and the police... Read more

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Philippines to seek lifting of ban in tuna fishing

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Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on Friday said the country will ask the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to lift the two-year ban on tuna fishing in two identified pockets of international waters. In a message delivered by former Senator Mar Roxas, Aquino said the Philippines will push for the opening portions of the high seas to Philippine tuna catchers or give the country “preferential treatment.” The ban, which took effect... Read more

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Pakistan replaces suspected trio for rest of tour

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The three Pakistan cricketers at the center of fixing allegations were dropped for the rest of the team's England tour on Thursday, shortly before they appeared for questioning by investigators of the Pakistan Cricket Board. Team manager Yawar Saeed said bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir and test captain Salman Butt will not play in the remaining Twenty20 and one-day international matches. He insisted they had not been suspended. Saeed said that 13 players will be available for the... Read more

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Delhi's games preparations still face problems

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With just 30 days to go before the official opening of the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, organizers continue to struggle with basic preparations like safety certificates for structures and the wherewithal to fight a potential epidemic. A fourth missed deadline for construction work and a spurt in cases of dengue fever — a mosquito-borne virus — are the latest setbacks to threaten an event already plagued by allegations official of poor building practices and bogus building... Read more

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China orders action to cool food prices

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China has ordered local leaders to cool a surge in politically sensitive food prices by raising vegetable production amid rising tensions in poor countries over surging food costs. Mayors were told to make sure local markets have a week's supply of vegetables, said a Cabinet announcement on Friday. It said state banks were told to lend to producers to increase output amid shortages blamed on summer flooding and drought in some areas. "Making sure of vegetable supplies and price stability... Read more

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