Japan Sets A 20-Kilometer Radius ‘No Entry Zone’ On Crippled Fukushima Nuke Plant

Japan imposed a no-entry zone midnight Thursday prohibiting residents from remaining within a 20-kilometer radius of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to enhance control of evacuees amid continued fears of radiation leaks, Kyodo reported.

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General Election In Thailand Forthcoming?

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said last week that election would be held in the first half of this year if there would be no fresh violence happening.

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A Graceful Exit For Mubarak Proposed

Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has declared that he will not stand for reelection in the coming September polls.

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Younger People’s Demands Worry Singapore’s Patriarch

Lee Kuan Yew, whose Asian model of economic prosperity and tight social control made him one of the most influential political figure of Asia. His title now, is minister mentor, a powerful presence within the current government led by his son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

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