• Aung San Suu Kyi

    Posted by motoman 05/04/2009 @ 12:19 3.40042372879 (472)

    Tags : aung san suu kyi, myanmar, asia, world

    Aung San Suu Kyi
    Aung San Suu Kyi AC (Burmese: အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည် or ; MLCTS: aung hcan: cu. krany; IPA: ); born 19 June 1945 in...
    Burma
    Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia, or Indochina. The country is bordered...
    8888 Uprising
    The 8888 Uprising (Burmese: ၈-၄လုံး or ရှစ်လေးလုံး; MLCTS: hrac le: lum: also known as the People Power...
    Ne Win
    Ne Win (Burmese: နေဝင်း IPA: ; 24 May or 14 May, 1911 or 10 July, 1910 – 5 December, 2002; born Shu Maung) was a Burmese statesman...

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  • Hassanal Bolkiah

    Posted by motoman 04/15/2009 @ 10:10 3.36259541988 (262)

    Tags : hassanal bolkiah, brunei, asia, world

    Hassanal Bolkiah
    Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, GCB GCMG (born 15 July 1946) is the 29th Sultan of...
    Brunei
    Brunei Darussalam, (pronounced /bruːˈnaɪ/ in English) officially the State of Brunei, Abode of Peace (Malay: Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi...
    Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Highway
    Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Highway, (Malay: Lebuhraya Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah; Jawi: ليبوهراي سلطان حسنال بولكيه) (National...
    Politics of Brunei
    The politics of Brunei take place in a framework of an absolute monarchy, whereby the Sultan of Brunei is both head of state and head of government...

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  • Pervez Musharraf

    Posted by motoman 04/12/2009 @ 08:11 3.42723004697 (213)

    Tags : pervez musharraf, pakistan, asia, world

    Pervez Musharraf
    General (ret) Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: پرویز مشرف) (born 11 August 1943), NI(M), TBt is a former President of Pakistan and a former Chief of...
    Movement to impeach Pervez Musharraf
    The movement to impeach Pervez Musharraf was an August 2008 attempt by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), the Pakistan Muslim League...
    Pakistan Army
    The Pakistan Army (Urdu: پاک فوج) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders...
    Pakistan Peoples Party
    The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) (Urdu: پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی): is a centre-left political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist...

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  • Kim Jong-il

    Posted by motoman 04/07/2009 @ 16:10 3.32666666666 (150)

    Tags : kim jong-il, north korea, asia, world

    Kim Jong-il
    Kim Jong-il (also written as Kim Jong Il) (born 16 February 1941, Vyatskoye, Soviet Union; official biographies state 16 February 1942, Baekdu...
    North Korea
    North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) (Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국, Hanja...
    Kim Jong-Il (athlete)
    Kim Jong-Il, sometimes spelled Kim Yong-Il (born 11 September 1962) is a retired South Korean long jumper, best known for winning two gold medals at...
    Song to General Kim Jong-il
    The Song of General Kim Jong-il is a marching song from North Korea. The song praises its current leader, Kim Jong-il, as a part of his cult of...

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  • Jakarta

    Posted by motoman 03/29/2009 @ 09:12 3.6178343949 (157)

    Tags : jakarta, indonesia, asia, world

    Jakarta
    Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. It also has a greater population than any other city in Southeast Asia. It...
    Jakarta Tower
    The Jakarta Tower (Menara Jakarta) is a tower that is currently being constructed in Jakarta, Indonesia. Once completed, it will stand up 558 m...
    2004 Australian embassy bombing in Jakarta
    The 2004 Australian embassy bombing took place on 9 September 2004 in Jakarta, Indonesia. A one-tonne car bomb, which was packed into a small...

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  • Wen Jiabao

    Posted by motoman 03/26/2009 @ 15:14 3.41784037557 (213)

    Tags : wen jiabao, china, asia, world

    Wen Jiabao
    Wen Jiabao (simplified Chinese: 温家宝; traditional Chinese: 溫家寶; pinyin: Wēn Jiābǎo; Wade-Giles: Wen Chia-pao) (born 15 September...
    Zhu Rongji
    Zhū Róngjī (born 1 October 1928, simplified Chinese: 朱镕基; traditional Chinese: 朱鎔基; Wade-Giles: Chu Jung-chi) is a prominent Chinese...
    Huang Ju
    Huang Ju (Chinese: 黄菊; pinyin: Huáng Jú) (28 September 1938 – 2 June 2007) was the Executive Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China...
    Jiang Zemin
    Jiang Zemin (simplified Chinese: 江泽民; traditional Chinese: 江澤民; pinyin: Jiāng Zémín; Wade-Giles: Chiang Tse-min; born 17 August...

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  • Phuket

    Posted by motoman 03/10/2009 @ 09:07 3.39534883721 (129)

    Tags : phuket, thailand, asia, world

    Phuket Province
    Phuket (Thai: ภูเก็ต, IPA: ; formerly known as Tha-Laang or Talang, or Junk Ceylon in Western sources, a distortion of the Malay...
    Phuket Gazette
    The Phuket Gazette is a weekly English-language tabloid newspaper published in Phuket Province, Thailand by The Phuket Gazette Co Ltd. It was...
    Phuket Air
    Phuket Air (Phuket Airlines Co. Ltd) is an airline based in Bangkok, Thailand. The airline currently specialises in leasing its fleet of Boeing...
    Phuket Beer
    Phuket Beer (Thai: ภูเก็ต, IPA: pʰuːkɛt;) is an Asian beer brand founded in 2002 in Thailand. Tropical Beverage Company (formerly...

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  • Manila

    Posted by motoman 03/02/2009 @ 15:36 3.43673469382 (245)

    Tags : manila, philippines, asia, world

    Manila massacre
    The Manila massacre refers to the February 1945 atrocities conducted against Filipino civilians in Manila, Philippines by Japanese troops during...
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila
    Auxiliary Bishop , S.D.B, D.D. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila or Archdiocese of Manila is a particular church or diocese of the Catholic...
    Metro Manila
    Metropolitan Manila (Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR) (Filipino: Pambansang Punong Rehiyon) is the...

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  • China

    Posted by motoman 03/01/2009 @ 15:04 3.42730844799 (1018)

    Tags : china, asia, world

    China
    China (traditional Chinese: 中國; simplified Chinese: 中国; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongguó; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó (help·info); Wade-Giles...
    Cinema of China
    The Chinese-language cinema has three distinct historical threads: Cinema of Hong Kong, Cinema of China, and Cinema of Taiwan. After 1949 and until...
    Economy of the People's Republic of China
    The caca of the People's Republic of China is the second largest in the world after that of the United States with a GDP of $7.8 trillion(2008) when...

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  • Iran

    Posted by motoman 03/01/2009 @ 11:43 3.46620689657 (725)

    Tags : iran, asia, world

    Cinema of Iran
    The cinema of Iran (or Persian cinema) is a flourishing film industry with a long history. Many popular commercial films are annually made in Iran...
    Iran
    Iran (Persian: ايران, /irɒn/↔ (help·info)), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persia until...
    Economy of Iran
    The economy of Iran is dominated by oil and gas exports which constituted 70% of government revenue and 80% of export earnings as of 2008. It has a...

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