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Tuesday, 14 September 2010

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	General Petraeus Goes to Afghanistan DAN-CHYI CHUA As the United States celebrated its Independence Day, its favourite soldier General David Petraeus took over as the new head of US forces in Afghanistan. Just who is he and what is to be expected from him?
	Asia's Ancient Artforms CHIA MING CHIEN For three people, with more than 75 years of martial arts training between them, the fighting arts have transformed into music, movement and meditation. Chia Ming Chien traces their journeys.
	World Cup Weekly: Cheap Pakistani Balls, and other FIFA Madness DAN-CHYI CHUA Here's a roundup of how the giant footballing event is affecting Asia, from Bangladesh to Hong Kong.
	Why Filipinos Love the Japanese RESTY ODON For a people who have been tortured in unspeakable ways by the Japanese army, it’s puzzling how most Filipinos are quick to forgive and forget. Blogger Resty Odon shares this mystery with asia!
	He Helps Them Get the Message DAN-CHYI CHUA Here’s the real-life story of an Indian college dropout who made it to this year’s Forbes “To Watch” list. And he's done it with the help of unemployed youths and their mobile phones.
	The Fact of Fiction CLARISSA TAN Miguel Syjuco, winner of the 2008 Man Asian Booker for his novel "Ilustrado", is happy when people confuse his characters with real people.
	Be Cool, Be Tibetan * Tibetan youth show that they are capable of creating an identity for themselves that exists entirely outside of the Chinese imagination.
	Indonesia's Reading Gardens NILA TANZIL Children of rural villages in Indonesia have long been deprived of learning that comes from books. Nila Tanzil wheels libraries into places where children run barefoot.
	Frijoles, Platanos y Mojitos for Our Cuban Chinese Tio LINDA SHIUE Why are we who we are? It’s an existential question, but also a consideration of history, migration and fate.
	Burden of Fear: Cluster Bombs in Vietnam DAYSHA EATON More than three decades after the Vietnam War ended, explosive remnants from the conflict are still injuring and killing civilians in Vietnam.
	Why the King of Thailand Never Smiles LEE HAN SHIH No one, it is said, has ever seen King Bhumibol Adulyadej smile in public. This may seem an exaggeration, but the Thai monarch often wears an expression of utter seriousness.
	Giving Young Storytellers a Voice DEBBY NG Photojournalist Debby Ng reunites with the young women of Nepal, and helps them to share their stories.