Asia Cast for Friday 30th November
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In this Bulletin…
- Philippine coups leaders to face full force of the law;
- Pakistan’s President Musharraf pledges to lift state of emergency; and
- Celebrity politicians to face off in Hong Kong by-election.
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Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has said that renegade soldiers who led Thursday’s attempted coup will face the full force of the law. The coup attempt ended after hundreds of troops stormed a luxury hotel in Manila that the two dozen rebels had occupied. The mutinous soldiers were arrested after a day-long siege and led away from the Peninsula Hotel in handcuffs. Police said they expected to make further arrests of individuals believed to have supported the rebels. (more…)
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