Rebel strike disrupts life for second day in Nepal "A general strike in Nepal, called by Maoist rebels demanding abolition of the monarchy, closed businesses and disrupted transport services in the poor Himalayan country for a second day on Friday."
Bangladesh: Eight 'outlaws' held in Khulna, Satkhira "Eight alleged outlaws were arrested in Khuklna and Satkhira on Tuesday. Our Staff Correspondent reported from Khulna that seven armed cadres of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) were arrested in Khulna city on Tuesday night.
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Our Satkhira Correspondent reported that police arrested a leader of outlawed Biplobi Communist Party (BCP) from a hotel at Radhanagar in Satkhira town on Tuesday."
Turkey furious as KADEK and DHKP-C not on EU terror list "The Turkish news channel NTV yesterday reported Turkey’s Foreign Minister saying that the EU had failed a vital test with its refusal to include KADEK on its list of terrorist organisations."
Nepal strike sparks security blitz "Nepal's motor-cyclists have been banned from wearing tinted glasses or carrying pillion passengers for a week as authorities tighten security ahead of a three-day general strike that starts on Thursday."
Nepal Maoists charged over murder "Police in Nepal have charged 21 Maoist rebels, including their leader, Prachanda, with assassinating the chief of armed police earlier this year."
India, Chattisgarh: Three constables killed by naxals "Three constables were killed and seven injured as outlawed People's War Group naxalites attacked and looted Gidham police station in Dantewada district last night, police said here today.
Around 100 armed naxalites raided the police station and attacked it from all sides with grenades and sophisticated weapons, Dantewada SP Puroshottam Goutam said over phone. One naxalite was killed in the ensuing encounter. "
U.S. Marines Set for Philippines Exercise"About 1,500 U.S. Marines arrived aboard three ships at a former American naval base Sunday for a weeklong exercise to bolster regional security, officials said. [...]The United States has been working closely with the 120,000-strong Philippine military, which has been battling Muslim separatists and communist rebels for three decades"
Philippines: Gov't to hold 'exploratory talks' with Reds in Norway "The government is to hold "exploratory talks" with communist insurgents this month in Norway ahead of possibly resuming formal peace negotiations, an official said Monday. The government's chief peace negotiator, Silvestre Bello, said the talks were likely to be held from September 20 to 21 in Oslo, which has hosted previous peace talks between the sides. Bello dismissed press reports that the exiled leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) had threatened to walk away from the peace table unless they were removed from a US and European list of foreign terrorist organizations."
UPDATE: Norwegian Foreign Ministry denies talks are to be held in Norway this weekend.
Nepal rebels keep Maoist flag flying with song and dance "The bullet may go in our chest, but we have to defeat the government," Comrade Sharpshooter told his attentive young audience of Maoist soldiers in the remote hills of Surkhet district in Nepal.
The audience and the performers were mostly in their teens. Battalion Commissar New Model, at 30, was the oldest man present. "In communist countries there have been weaknesses," he acknowledged. "We don't want to repeat that weakness. We are making a new system and we have confidence. We have worldwide support from the poor and oppressed."
Nepal rebels keep Maoist flag flying with song and dance "The bullet may go in our chest, but we have to defeat the government," Comrade Sharpshooter told his attentive young audience of Maoist soldiers in the remote hills of Surkhet district in Nepal.
The audience and the performers were mostly in their teens. Battalion Commissar New Model, at 30, was the oldest man present. "In communist countries there have been weaknesses," he acknowledged. "We don't want to repeat that weakness. We are making a new system and we have confidence. We have worldwide support from the poor and oppressed."
Many blame technical issues for the failure of the peace talks, but we believe that the entire range of national and international tension and class and political power-relations must be taken into consideration. Trifling matters do not decide the fate of talks that involve a people’s rebellion which seeks to change a two-century-old monarchy."
