Asia Compact | 30.05.2008, 18:00 UTC

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		Recommend to a friend   Feedback   Unsubscribe Newsletter | 30.05.2008, 18:00 UTC Asia Compact Your guide to information and selected links Overview of Topics Pressure Growing On Musharraf to Resign A Ray of Hope in Myanmar China 'Quake Lakes' Force New Evacuation Asia News 30 May 2008 15.30 UTC Asia Compact Quiz of the Month Pressure Growing On Musharraf to Resign Although Pakistan's President Musharraf has denied rumours about his impending resignation, it seems impossible for him to stop them. After the papers "The News" and "Jang" predicted on Thursday that the president was about to step down, in their Friday editions, several other newspapers advised the Head of State to leave office, among them the English language publications "The Nation" and the "Daily Times". [more] Political Crisis in Pakistan A Ray of Hope in Myanmar Almost four weeks after the cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, foreign aid workers have started arriving in some of the critical areas to help victims in need of food, water and medicines. At least 134,000 people have been left dead or missing and an estimated 2.4 million people have been displaced after the tropical storm struck in early May. [more] Fears of Mass Migration Amid Growing Food Insecurity in Myanmar The UN Sees Improvement in Myanmar China 'Quake Lakes' Force New Evacuation Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated near a dangerously swelling lake in south western China. Efforts are underway to drain the lake to avert a new disaster. The lake in Beichuan County is one of several so called "quake lakes" formed in the aftermath of the May 12 earth quake, which has killed more than 68,000 people. [more] Donating for Quake Survivors Asia News 30 May 2008 15.30 UTC - 1.3 million residents near quake lake to evacuate - Nuclear envoys of two Koreas meet in Beijing - South Korean parties to file suit to stop US beef - Nepal's former king asked to leave royal palace - Thailand cuts diesel prices for buses - Germans to build Vietnam's wind turbine factory - China to ban free plastic bags for shoppers [more] Asia Compact The UN's biodiversity conference in Bonn has ended; are the rumours of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf's resignation a red herring, or a storm in a teacup?; and International aid flows into Myanmar, though it's still a trickle. [more] Listen to the latest programme Quiz of the Month Answer the following question to win a short-wave radio and other Deutsche Welle prizes! What is "sushi"? [more] Note To unsubscribe from this newsletter, please click here. If you have any questions or comments, please send us an E-mail: myasia@dw-world.de For more information, please click here. © 2008 DEUTSCHE WELLE | > Contact |