Provides the latest RSS feeds for Asia Editorials. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Cambodian Times.com http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/cat/ed68ecccb9e5520c/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 21:43:51 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:43:51 -0400 30 Beginning today, there will be a weekly column called Open Season. As the name suggests, this is a space for fresh, interesting voices to articulate strong, thought-provoking and even radical views. We kick off with a young ... http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214620606/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Sun, 19 May 2013 19:58:01 -0400 http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214620606/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Making sense of the beauty contests being organised throughout Sabah to celebrate the Harvest Festival. LAST week I had an aramaitii (Sabah slang for ... http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214620607/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Sun, 19 May 2013 19:58:00 -0400 http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214620607/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c The greenhouse gases have reached 400ppm in the atmosphere but emissions keep growing and the political situation needed to curb them is still elusive. A KEY threshold measuring the march of global warming was crossed recently, when the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere topped 400 parts per million (ppm). On May 10, scientists announced that 400.03ppm had been measured at a ... http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214620608/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Sun, 19 May 2013 19:58:00 -0400 http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214620608/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c TO think that the act of bringing back English-medium schools will produce the same results that were achieved during the golden age of these schools is ... http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214620609/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Sun, 19 May 2013 19:57:59 -0400 http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214620609/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c IT was with great sadness that I read of the tragic death of Amyliana Shuhada ... http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214620610/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Sun, 19 May 2013 19:57:56 -0400 http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214620610/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c ON May 15, when Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz was named the Minister for Tourism and Culture, the Malacca state tourism office was conducting a course under ... http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214620611/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Sun, 19 May 2013 19:57:55 -0400 http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214620611/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Chinese Premier Li Keqiang started his visit to India yesterday. As China's new premier, his selection of India for his first overseas trip has widely been interpreted as a sign that China is attaching greater importance and respect to this large neighbor.The relationship between China and India has long been plagued by negative news. This has caused public opinion about the relationship to ... http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214616530/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Sun, 19 May 2013 13:20:09 -0400 http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214616530/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c It is unhealthy for race relations when the student population in Chinese schools is 99.9% Chinese, Tamil schools is 100% Indian and national schools, dubbed Malay schools, is 80% to 90% Malay. SERIOUSLY, the government should allow the use of English as a medium of instruction in schools again. If there are Chinese and Tamil primary schools alongside national schools, there is no reason for ... http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214607667/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Sat, 18 May 2013 20:09:43 -0400 http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214607667/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c ON Wednesday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak unveiled his much-anticipated Cabinet line-up after his first voter mandate at the 13th general election. The following day, Najib chaired the first Cabinet meeting and reminded the ministers to work as a team and give their best to the people and the country. He also stressed that public expectations would be high, and his ministers must be ... http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214607668/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Sat, 18 May 2013 20:09:42 -0400 http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214607668/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Rival claims over disputed territory in East Asia continue to plague international relations, with tragic consequences. TEN days ago, Hung Shih-cheng, the Taiwanese captain of a small tuna fishing boat, was working in waters disputed by both Taiwan and the Philippines. Hung, 65, was confronted by officers from the Philippine Coast Guard and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). ... http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214607669/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Sat, 18 May 2013 20:09:39 -0400 http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214607669/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c A fairly detailed article in a local English newspaper this week on the subject of teenagers seeking cosmetic surgery lies behind my words today. The article had to have caught the attention of many, and for more than one ... http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214604821/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:13 -0400 http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214604821/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Pakistan's National Assembly elections on May 11 provided a significant victory to Nawaz Sharif and his Pakistan Muslim League-N. Despite violence, turnout was approximately 60 percent. A peaceful power transition to this opposition party means progress from the nation's history of military ... http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214604822/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:13 -0400 http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214604822/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c BEIRUT -- The most feared and effective rebel group battling President Bashar al-Assad, the Islamist Nusra Front, is being eclipsed by a more radical jihadi force whose aims go far beyond overthrowing the Syrian ... http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214604823/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:11 -0400 http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214604823/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c WASHINGTON -- Left adrift in the wake of President Barack Obama's November election victory, the anti-tax tea party is predicting renewed popularity and relevance -- thanks to the scandal now rocking the ... http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214604824/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:10 -0400 http://www.cambodiantimes.com/index.php/sid/214604824/scat/ed68ecccb9e5520c