South Asia

NOVANEWS     By James M. Dorsey Malaysian authorities have arrested an associate of suspended Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and world soccer body FIFA vice president Mohammed bin Hammam on suspicion of theft of documents from AFC’s offices in Kuala Lumpur. A AFC lawyer, Mohamad Bustaman Abdullah, identified the associate as Tony Kang, the husband of AFC’s finance director under Mr. Bin Hammam, who was let go after allegations of financial misconduct surfaced against the Qatari national, according to Agence France Press (AFP). Mr. Abdullah said Mr. Kang had surrendered himself to Malaysian police and is expected to be charged in court in Kuala Lumpur after police reports identified him as having participated in the theft. Mr. Kang’s arrest came as FIFA launched a new probe into al...

NOVANEWS Protest against the murder of Comrade Azad and Hem Pandey , Operation Green Hunt and Indian Expansionism at the Indian High Commission in Aldwych - London on Sunday 15th August between 11 am - 1 pm Rajeesh | August 8, 2010 at 5:01 pm | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/pglpM-1SG CALLED BY ALLIANCE FOR PEOPLE'S RIGHTS IN SOUTH ASIA afprisa Representing Indian Workers Association (GB) Progressive Nepalese Society UK Britain-South Asia Solidarity Forum Do you know? According to the Indian government, they have deployed 150,000 troops in India’s central and eastern states. Independent witnesses say the numbers are closer to 250,000. This is more than the number of US troops in Afghanistan. This is war on the Indian people. •Recent statistics show 37% of the c...