Thailand: Possible Cease-Fire in Troubled South?

By Larry Habegger | July 23rd, 2008 |

After four and a half years and some 3,000 deaths, a glimmer of hope for a resolution of the Muslim insurgency in southern Thailand appeared via a spokesman claiming to... [Read this entry]

India: Kashmir Bouncing Back as Tourist Destination, Sunderbans Access May Get Easier

By Larry Habegger | July 16th, 2008 |

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The long-troubled region of Kashmir is booming with tourists this summer, providing optimism that it is finally turning a page on the simmering insurgency that has made the area a... [Read this entry]

Philippines: U.S. Embassy Warns Against Travel to Mindanao, Philippines Says Mostly Safe and Secure

By Larry Habegger | July 16th, 2008 |

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The U.S. Embassy in Manila warned against travel to Mindanao following a series of bombings of power lines and the defusing of improvised explosive devices in early July, and a... [Read this entry]

Indonesia: Police Thwart Terrorist Attack

By Larry Habegger | July 10th, 2008 |

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Despite Indonesia’s success in bringing terrorists to justice and thwarting attacks before they occur, the threat of terrorism lingers as indicated by the recent arrests of 10 suspected terrorists who... [Read this entry]

South Korea: Government Takes Harder Line on Protesters

By Larry Habegger | July 10th, 2008 |

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For more than two months Koreans have been protesting the resumption of U.S. beef imports in largely peaceful demonstrations in Seoul, but in late June the rallies became increasingly unruly... [Read this entry]

Tibet: Foreign Tourists Welcome, but Not Everything Is Open

By Larry Habegger | July 10th, 2008 |

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Chinese authorities reopened Tibet to foreign tourists June 25, but key monasteries remain closed and it may be some time before everything returns to normal for foreign visitors. The main... [Read this entry]

Tibet: Tibet Reopens to Foreign Tourists

By Larry Habegger | June 25th, 2008 |

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Now that the Olympic torch has passed through Lhasa, Chinese authorities have reopened Tibet to foreign tourists, saying the torch’s successful journey has shown that Tibet is stable enough for... [Read this entry]

China: Sichuan Reopens for Tourists

By Larry Habegger | June 19th, 2008 |

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Hoping to rejuvenate tourism in quake-battered Sichuan province, authorities officially reopened 13 cities and prefectures to tourists June 14. These cities are Dazhou, Guang’an, Leshan, Liangshan, Luzhou, Meishan, Nanchong, Neijiang... [Read this entry]

India: Gurkha Party Forces Tourists Out of Darjeeling, Shuts Down Transit

By Larry Habegger | June 11th, 2008 |

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Despite assurances to the contrary, the separatist group Gurkha Janamukti Morcha, which is demanding a separate state in the popular West Bengal hill region that includes Darjeeling, has brought tourism... [Read this entry]

India: Ethnic Gujjars Block Trains, Roads, in Rajasthan

By Larry Habegger | June 4th, 2008 |

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Thousands of ethnic Gujjar women blocked railway tracks in Rajasthan, causing the cancellation of 50 trains on the Delhi-Jaipur and Delhi-Agra routes and stranding some 40,000 passengers June 3. They... [Read this entry]

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