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Singapore’s Soccer Match-Fixing Scandal

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Feb 27th, 2013

Singapore, known for its order, was rocked by Interpol findings that an international soccer match-fixing operation was based there. Though soccer scandals are not new in Southeast Asia, many were surprised that the ring was Singapore-based. Soccer is Southeast Asia’s most popular sport in both viewership and gambling, and we examine the scandal by the numbers.

680 matches

The number of games between 2008 and 2011 that Europol deemed suspicious, including 150 international matches in Africa, Asia, and Latin America; 380 games in Europe, including FIFA World Cup and European championship qualifiers as well as UEFA Champions League games.

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Crafting Asia Economic Strategy in 2013

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Report of the CSIS Asia Team
January 2013

By Michael J. Green, Ernest Z. Bower, Victor Cha, Karl F. Inderfurth, Christopher K. Johnson, and Matthew P. Goodman (Project Director)

AISA PACIFICThe CSIS Asia Team is pleased to announce the release of a new report, “Crafting Asia Economic Strategy in 2013”. Economics is critical to Asia-Pacific affairs and to U.S. interests there. The region accounts for roughly half of global GDP and trade and includes some of the world’s fast-growing economies. Effective U.S. economic policies in the region are thus an essential complement of the Obama administration’s “strategic rebalancing” to Asia, reinforcing and being reinforced by the military, diplomatic, and political elements.

With the help of regional experts who participated in a series of roundtable discussions in the fall of 2012, CSIS prepared this report on a number of key economies of the Asia region: China, India, Japan, Korea, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The report is intended to offer practical advice to Obama administration policymakers as they set a strategic course for economic relations with these important countries over the next four years.

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Manila Begins Legal Proceedings over South China Sea Claims

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By Gregory Poling
January 24, 2013

Albert del Rosario, foreign secretary of the PhilippinesOn January 22, the Philippines fired a legal shot across China’s bow with Secretary of State Albert del Rosario’s announcement that Manila had submitted a motion to the United Nations requesting that China’s South China Sea claims be brought before an arbitral tribunal. China has consistently refused to negotiate its claims in the South China Sea, which overlap with those of the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam, and Taiwan, in multilateral settings. China’s first official reaction to del Rosario’s announcement was unsurprising; it decried the decision and reiterated its “indisputable sovereignty” over the islands and adjacent waters of the South China Sea.

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Feeling lonely in the holiday season

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Hi everyone,The holidays are quickly approaching, and while many people are eager to celebrate with their family and friends, others are very lonely. Those are people who just broke up with their lover, people who don’t have a partner to share their life with, people who have just lost or are losing relatives, job, property, honor etc. That is not to mention the homeless who neither have a place to stay nor any family. For whatever reasons, when everybody is happily gathering, there are always people who just feel lonelier than ever. Continue reading Feeling lonely in the holiday season →
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ALIGNING U.S. STRUCTURES, PROCESS, AND STRATEGY: A U.S.-ASEAN STRATEGIC AND ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP

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ALIGNING U.S. STRUCTURES, PROCESS, AND STRATEGY: A U.S.-ASEAN STRATEGIC AND ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP

By Ernest Bower, Senior Adviser and Chair for Southeast Asia Studies, CSIS

December 6, 2012

The transition between President Barack Obama’s first and second terms is the right time to develop a U.S.-ASEAN Strategic and Economic Partnership (SEP). The move would serve to elevate and institutionalize existing U.S.-ASEAN engagements. It would also compel U.S. departments and agencies that have been compartmentalized and uncoordinated to raise their levels of engagement, share information, and align government mandates with strategic objectives. Continue reading ALIGNING U.S. STRUCTURES, PROCESS, AND STRATEGY: A U.S.-ASEAN STRATEGIC AND ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP →
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Impermanence and Permanence

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Hi everyone,

Very often we feel that we are completely lost, that we don’t know what we should do, what we should use our life for, which direction we should go, which job we should do or learn, how our future will be, or where our future lies.

And we feel lost. Seeing our friends work hard, building their careers, holding good positions… we wish we could be like them, know what we want and what we should do, and be happy with our life plans…

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How to accept a “No”?

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Hi everyone,

There’s a fear that weighs heavily upon many of us every minute, every single day, through our whole life, whether we think about it  or are aware of its existence or not. That is the fear of rejection, the fear of not achieving what we aim for.  In other words, it is the fear of “No” – no acceptance, no agreement from someone, no gain, no achievement…

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Everyday’s Miracles

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Hi everyone,

If we pay attention to what happen in our daily life with gratitude, we will see “miracles” or “God’s blessings” or “good karma” come to us almost every day. If we are not grateful, they will all seem to be coincidences and meaningless.

If we are profoundly grateful, we will see that everything has a very deep meaning.

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Run, Forrest, Run!

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Whoever watches Forrest Gump will never forget the famous line “Run, Forrest, run!”. This is an American comedy-drama film, a genre of movie that combines both humorous and serious content. Forrest Gump is a young boy born in Alabama, a state in the Southern part of the US. Having a crooked spine and slightly retarded since birth, he was a target for bullies. Jenny was Forrest’s only friend, and they often walked to school together. One day, Forrest was harassed by a group of boys and Jenny told him “Run, Forrest, run!”, so the disabled boy struggled to run until his leg braces broke apart, and the little boy could run for the very first time in his life.

Since then, Forrest ran everywhere, and his legs became stronger. He ran at maximum speed every time someone told him to run, incredibly fast, to the degree that he was recruited to the high school’s football team, and became a football player in the university with a football scholarship.

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Critical questions: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta Heads to China

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By Bonnie S. Glaser and Christopher K. Johnson
CSIS
September 17, 2012

Read online here: http://cs.is/V4gvHN

Leon Panetta will make his first visit to China as U.S. secretary of defense, September 18–20.

Q1: Why is the visit important?

A1: Secretary Panetta’s upcoming visit to China is an important step in the Obama administration’s effort to create and maintain a healthy, stable, reliable, and continuous military-to-military relationship with China. After spending one day in Japan, Panetta arrives in Beijing as the guest of Defense Minister Liang Guanglie, who was hosted by Secretary Panetta for a six-day trip to the United States this past May. Liang’s visit marked the first time in nine years that a Chinese defense minister traveled to the United States. Secretary Panetta’s trip to China this month provides an opportunity for Washington to expand cooperation where U.S. and Chinese interests coincide (for example, counter piracy, drug interdictions, opposition to proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and humanitarian assistance) and to have frank conversations on issues where there are differences (for example North Korea, Iran, Syria, and maritime security). Panetta will undoubtedly seek to explain the U.S. strategy of rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific region, building on the explanations provided in recent months by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon.

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Beijing as an Emering Power in the South China Sea

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Cronin Testimony Before House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Richard Cronin, Senior Associate and Director of Stimson’s Southeast Asia program, was invited to testify before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs yesterday, September 12th, for their hearing on Beijing as an Emerging Power in the South China Sea. To read Dr. Cronin’s testimony, please click here.

 

 

 

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U.S. Ambassador to Libya kiled: U.S. vows to hunt down perpetrators of Benghazi attack

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By the CNN Wire Staff

updated 5:18 PM EDT, Wed September 12, 2012
A burnt vehicle is seen at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Wednesday, September 12, one day after armed men stormed the compound and launched a rocket-propelled grenade. The resulting fire left U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and and three other Americans dead. Stevens was trying to leave the consulate building for a safer location as part of an evacuation when gunmen launched an intense attack, apparently forcing security personnel to withdraw. <a href='http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/11/middleeast/gallery/cairo-embassy/index.html'>Photos: Protesters storm U.S. Embassy buildings</a> A burnt vehicle is seen at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Wednesday, September 12, one day after armed men stormed the compound and launched a rocket-propelled grenade. The resulting fire left U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and and three other Americans dead. Stevens was trying to leave the consulate building for a safer location as part of an evacuation when gunmen launched an intense attack, apparently forcing security personnel to withdraw. Photos: Protesters storm U.S. Embassy buildings

Washington (CNN) — The United States on Wednesday vowed to track down those behind the killings of its ambassador to Libya and three other Americans amid a regional furor over a film mocking Islam’s prophet.

“We will not waver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act,” said President Barack Obama. “And make no mistake, justice will be done.”

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The blessed world around us

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Hi everyone,

Awakened people have an experience that those who are still  deep in sleep neither have nor understand: The world around us is very beautiful and we are blessed with so many favors from God.

The wild flower petals by the front door.
A bird flying across the sky.
Sunshine among the leaves.
The city awakes, everybody starts a new day.
A delicious lunch.
A sound sleep at night.
The cute three-year-old son.
The  sweet lover.
Good health.
The flamboyant tree blooming with red flowers next door.
…

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Desire without suffering

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Hi everyone,

The Buddha has taught that desire is the cause of suffering. If we no longer desire, we no longer suffer.

This is hard to do. If we no longer have any desire, can we be sure we are still passionate about life? still wanting to live? The truth is, desires and wishes are the goals motivating us towards achieving them – a university degree, a good job, opening a store – and that’s what makes like fun, lively, and active. Without those wishes, those dreams to follow, life would have been very dull… like dead.

This is our big problem. How to follow our dreams without being drawn into the cycle of suffering, as the Buddha has taught?

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