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Names in News Reshape Region

Published on Dec 26, 2010 by Luke Hunt

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Of the many major stories coming out of the area in 2010, Luke Hunt has compiled this list of 10 for Spectrum magazine in Sunday’s Bangkok Post that made the most lasting impression on the media’s short attention span.

Across the region they impressed and outraged as the year’s biggest newsmakers. Major tragedies such as Pakistan’s floods and the deadly bridge stampede in Cambodia were obvious choices for stories of the year. But the following are likely to have a a more lingering impact on regional affairs: