Asia Compact 28.05.2012 | 18:00 UTC

HUMAN RIGHTS

Activists slam jailing of protesters in Cambodia Human rights groups have condemned the conviction and  imprisonment of 13 women from Phnom Penh's Boeung Kak  lake community who are involved in a prominent land dispute.

In Cambodia, protesting logging gets deadly Cambodian land dispute escalates as teenager is killed Calls for investigation into death of Cambodian activist

NUCLEAR POWER

Ex-premier puts blame for Fukushima on government Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has apologized for last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster and said the government bore responsibility for the human and environmental crisis that followed.

Fukushima radiation doses within norms Last of Japan's 50 reactors goes offline for checks Japanese government criticized for downplaying nuclear disaster

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Indian PM seeks to bolster ties in Myanmar