UN Ban arrives in Myanmar

Laaska News  Apr.30, 2012

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Myanmar. Ban Ki-moon was welcomed by Myanmar’s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin in the capital Naypyidaw on Sunday.

Pakistan test-fires improved Shaheen-1 missile

Pakistan’s military says it has successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable, intermediate-range ballistic missile days after archrival India’s testing of a long-range ballistic missile.

Bomb blast kills 3 in Pakistan

A bomb explosion has killed 3 people and injured 38 others at a railway station in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore.

Local police say the bomb exploded after 6 PM on Tuesday.

N. Korean army to mark 80th anniversary

North Korea’s People’s Army is to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its foundation on Wednesday.

The nation’s leader, Kim Jong Un, is expected to declare at an anniversary ceremony that he will maintain the military-first policy of his late father.

Japan:Balls from disaster-hit area found in Alaska

Laaska News  Apr.21, 2012
Two sports balls found washed up on an island off the US state of Alaska are believed to have been swept away by tsunami that hit northeastern Japan last year and drifted across the Pacific.

North Korea to push for missile launch project

North Korea’s leadership has defied international condemnation of its recent missile launch, saying it will press ahead with its missile launch program.

UNSC adopts statement condemning N.Korea

Laaska News  Apr. 16, 2012

The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a chairman’s statement condemning North Korea’s de facto ballistic missile launch.

The council held a meeting on Monday morning following the country’s action.

UNSC seeks to issue president’s statement

Laaska News Apr. 16, 2012

At the United Nation’s Security Council, the United States– which holds a rotating chair this month– seeks to adopt a president’s statement condemning North Korea’s missile launch last week.

N Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Delivers First Public Speech – Military Parade , rolls out new rocket

Laaska News  Apr. 15, 2012

Jong Un assumes top defense commission post

Laaska News  Apr. 13, 2012

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has assumed the top post of the National Defense Commission — a core state body.

The appointment establishes Kim as the leader of all 3 branches of power — the state, the military and the ruling party.

North Korean launch fails

Laaska News  Apr. 13, 2012

North Korea has launched what it called a satellite-carrying rocket but the projectile disintegrated soon after the launch.

Japan’s Defense Ministry says debris fell into the Yellow Sea, without affecting Japanese territory.

British prime minister to visit Myanmar

Laaska News  Apr. 10, 2012

British Prime Minister David Cameron is to be the first European leader to visit Myanmar since the country established a civilian government.

Japan – Emperor resumes official duties

Laaska News  Apr. 10, 2012

Japan’s Emperor has resumed full official duties, after heart bypass surgery in February.

Emperor Akihito has been recuperating at home since he left hospital in early March. Crown Prince Naruhito has taken over most state duties on behalf of his father since the surgery.

Fukushima 1 employees threatened

Laaska News  Apr. 7, 2012

Fukushima-1. Photo: EPA

The operator of the Nuclear Power Plant Fukushima-1, the Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) announced that 460 employees voluntarily left the

Hong Kong cargo ship missing

The Japanese Coast Guard is looking for a Hong-Kong cargo ship that went missing in stormy seas off the coast of a southwestern Japanese island on Tuesday.

Japan – Strontium at Fukushima plant flows into sea

Tokyo Electric Power Company says more radioactive wastewater has leaked from its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and flowed into the sea. The water contained high levels of strontium.

Storm warning for northern Japan

Gusty winds blew across northern Japan Wednesday, fueled by a low pressure system developing near Hokkaido.

In Sado City on the Sea of Japan coast, winds gusted to nearly 160 kilometers per hour. In eastern Hokkaido, winds of up to 125 kilometers per hour were recorded in Rausu Town.

Storm warning for western and eastern Japan

An active low-pressure system and fronts are developing over the Sea of Japan, bringing strong winds and torrential rain to western and eastern parts of the country.

On Tuesday evening, winds of 130 kilometers per hour were observed in a suburb of Tokyo, and winds of 106 kilometers per hour blew in the center of the capital.

Japan – Govt. tightens control over cesium in food

The Japanese government is setting stricter standards for permissible levels of radioactive cesium in food products.

Local governments will begin applying the new inspection rules on Monday.

Myanmar opposition leader wins at parliamentary pre-election

Photo: EPA  

Myanmar opposition has claimed that their candidate Ms San Suu Kyi had won in parliamentary by-election.
Ms. Suu Kui’s supporters say that she won 82% of the votes in a suburb of the country’s largest city Yangon, from which she was nominated for a seat in parliament.