Central Asia

28 masterpieces of
oral and intangible
heritage proclaimed
(Uzbekistan Report)

Karmapa still barred
from Sikkim monastery
(World Tibet Network)

East Asia

More Than 870,000
Workers Earn Over
36 Million Won
Per Year
(Korea Times)

Koizumi focuses on
Iraq in Diet-opening
speech
(www.asahi.com)

Pacific Islands

French Senate adopts
organic law with
French Polynesia's revised
autonomy statute
(www.tahiti1.com)

Kamehameha Schools win
admissions case
(Honolulu Advertiser)

South Asia

Parties likely to
back students' slogans
(Nepal News)

On counting day, what's 1 dead man?
(Indian Express)

Southeast Asia

Indonesia sends aid
to quake-struck Iran
(Jakarta Post)

10-year-old hostage
now ‘safe' with kin
(PDI)

Life and Culture

'Tempe mendoan', an
all-time favorite
(Jakarta Post)

Anatomy exhibit's real
bodies prove popular
draw
(Japan Times)