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Japanese finance minister stepping down

Amid claims that he was drunk at a recent G7 meeting, Japan’s Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa has resigned. He resigned shortly after a shaky performance at a G-7 meeting where participants accused him of being drunk. “I deeply apologize to the prime minister, the people and members of parliament for the significant trouble I caused,” Nakagawa, 55, told reporters today, according to Bloomberg News. In addition to the growing financial turmoil gripping Japan, over the past three years the leadership of the country has changed three times, with countless cabinet reshuffles and resignations in between.

Thailand election 2007

The Election of Members of the House of Representatives in Thailand 23 December 2007 / Bangkok, Capital of Thailand 92% of votes counted; PPP close to majority (BangkokPost.com) – People Power party (PPP) continues its lead as 92 per cent of votes have been counted as of Sunday 10pm Thailand time (1500 GMT). Unofficial results showed PPP wins 228 seats while its rival Democrat party gets 166 seats from a total of 480 seats of both constituency and party-list candidacy. Chart Thai party wins 39 seats so far while Puea Pandin party gets 26 seats, Ruam Jai Thai Chart Pattana wins 10 seats, Matchimathipataya has 7 seats and Pracharaj has 4 seats. 22:17 Dec 23, 2007

YANGON Myanmar protests crackdown

A country in agony! The military government of Myanmar (Burma/Birma) began a violent crackdown in Yangon (Rangoon) today, leaving several peoples dead. Security forces have fired weapons to break up the demonstrations by thousands of Monks and civilists. On the eighth day of street demonstrations the pro-democracy protesters had to run for their lifes. The Myanmar government is also imposing a nighttime curfew. Yangon is the capital of Myanmar, on the map you find Myanmar bordering Thailand, China and Bangladesh.