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Philippines icon Imelda Marcos on CNN’s Talk Asia 0

Posted on June 23, 2010 by kankan
She’s the flamboyant former first lady of the Philippines and she’s back in the political spotlight. This week, Talk Asia travels to the Marcos homeland in the country’s north.  CNN’s Arwa Damon talks to new congress member, Imelda Marcos to find out her views on an Aquino again becoming Philippine President, on the family’s financial fortune.
The Marcos fled the country 24 years ago after President Ferdinand Marcos was brought down by the “People Power” revolution following the assassination of Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. His son, Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino will be inaugurated as President of the Philippines on June 30th. The former first lady congratulates the President-elect: “I pray that he succeeds. For the sake of the Filipino people, I really pray that he succeeds. Because you need somebody in the office of the President with a lot of public experience in service. I even more hope, and pray, that he succeeds in eradicating corruption. Because if that is so, then the truth and the Marcos’ truth will prevail.”
The widow of the former President continues the Marcos’ legacy and recently won a seat in the country’s congress at the age of 80. The new congresswoman talks about her plan of action when she takes office: “My dream and vision, even before I even ran for office, is if we can recycle all the waste and garbage man has produced, we can make a beautiful world…” She also talks about finding inspiration from her late husband: “Every time I make a decision, I would always ask myself ‘If Ferdinand were here, what would he say? And if Ferdinand were here, if I were going somewhere else, would he let me go or not? What would be his advice? Now he is more with me, than ever before.”
Often remembered for their outwardly extravagant lifestyle, the former first lady continues to deny accusations of corruption and attributes the family’s fortune to her husband’s investment belief. “He always believed in gold…He said diamond is no good, because when you put in fire it is carbon. Gold is better. The more you put in fire, the purer it is, and the more beautiful and more expensive it is.”
Having gone from First Lady to the humiliation of exile and corruption charges, Imelda Marcos believes that she has a dual role as the country’s former first lady: “My role was to be a star and a slave. I had to be a star to light the dark of the night, to set the standard. And at the same time, be a slave. Enslave myself. You as a first lady, you are to light the dark of the night. You set the standard. So as First Lady, I had a double role. So I was misunderstood.”
Marcos’ interview with TALK ASIA will be available online at www.cnn.com/talkasia after the first airing.
For more information, please visit www.CNNPressroomAsia.com.

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She’s the flamboyant former first lady of the Philippines and she’s back in the political spotlight. This week, Talk Asia travels to the Marcos homeland in the country’s north.  CNN’s Arwa Damon talks to new congress member, Imelda Marcos to find out her views on an Aquino again becoming Philippine President, on the family’s financial fortune.

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President-Elect of the Philippines Benigno ‘Noynoy” Aquino on CNN’s Talk Asia 0

Posted on June 16, 2010 by kankan

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This week’s Talk Asia gets a unique insight into Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino and his family’s political legacy. CNN’s Arwa Damon travels to Tarlac to meet the Philippines’ President-elect at his family’s estate.
24 years after his mother became President, Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino is set to be sworn in to office on June 30, almost a month after the country’s general election.  Winning the presidential election by a landslide, Aquino has promised his people change: “It seems that for such a long time you’ve been told to persevere and forbear, and to just tolerate the system when you don’t have to. Let us be your instruments in affecting these changes… We are the public servants, you are the public, you are the masters, you are the ones who have the decisions, wants and needs that should be respected and delivered, and we will bring it back to that point.”
The President-elect also vows to improve the livelihood of his countrymen by leveling the playing field: “You want to give everybody the opportunity to really advance their status in life.  You want
to give them the opportunities to improve their luck, and that is basically getting back government ability, to affect all of these – transforming these potentials into actualities.”
Nicknamed “Noynoy”, Aquino’s father Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. was assassinated in 1983 when he returned from exile to lead opposition to then President, Ferdinand Marcos. His mother, Corazon Aquino, later took over the leadership of her husband’s movement and became the country’s first female President in 1986.
After more than two decades, Aquino still has vivid memories of the moment he heard of his father’s assassination: “I was in Boston…I was watching CNN and I don’t remember the name of the announcer right now, but he pronounced my father’s name incorrectly. Of course there was no videos or anything at that point, and he just said ‘opposition leader Benigno Aquino’…it was really an experience…you couldn’t be defined in either time or space at that point in time. I guess that’s what shock is.”
Yet the 50-year-old claims that he holds no grudges against the Marcos family, even if the former President’s children are now running for power. “I think I’m in the same boat as they are. We are all victims of the rule of their parents, and the only difference is that I recognize it and they don’t. So long as what they do aspire for is for the betterment of the people, I can support them. But if they ever decide to go back to that tragedy of the martial law, then they can count on being opposed from the first second that they embark on that route.”
Aquino also shares with Damon what drove him to run for President: “It was a choice of being comfortable personally as opposed to performing one’s duty, and then the end question was if things become worse, can I face myself in the mirror and say I could have done something but I chose not to and say I’m okay with that? I don’t think I could.” The Philippines President-elect also takes Damon on a rare, guided tour of the Aquino Center – which houses memorabilia of the Aquino family including a replica of the prison cell his father was locked in for more than seven years.
Aquino’s interview can be watched online after its first airing at www.cnn.com/talkasia.
For more information, please visit www.CNNPressroomAsia.com.
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This week’s Talk Asia gets a unique insight into Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino and his family’s political legacy. CNN’s Arwa Damon travels to Tarlac to meet the Philippines’ President-elect at his family’s estate.

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Grammy award-winning international superstar Rihanna on CNN’s Talk Asia 0

Posted on February 24, 2010 by kankan

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She recently won her third Grammy, has collaborated with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry and is still only 22.  This week on TALK ASIA, CNN’s Anjali Rao heads to Seoul to sit down with singer/songwriter sensation Rihanna who talks in-depth about her latest album “Rated R”, her past relationship with Chris Brown,  troubles in her childhood and her first nerve-wracking meeting with Jay-Z .

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CNN International’s new monthly series i-List 0

Posted on February 03, 2010 by kankan

CNN’s new monthly series i-List takes you to countries that are changing the way we live and look at the world around us.

The i-List will highlight innovation and influence in industry, business, technology, culture and more. It showcases a nation’s people and places – those having an impact inside and outside their borders.

From 8th February, CNN International turns its cameras on France in i-List: France, a special week of prime time programming and reports from the country that will uncover some of the economic, social, cultural and political developments currently shaping France and positioning the nation for the future.  Throughout 2010, i-List is set to come from a number of Asian countries.
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‘Amanpour’ premiere examines the fate of Afghanistan with Karzai and Holbrooke 0

Posted on September 24, 2009 by kankan

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Zuma, Blair, Albright and Queen Rania to be featured in CNN’s new global interview program

Airtimes:

Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Singapore and Taipei
Tuesday, Sep 22 at 0300 (live)
Tuesday, Sep 22 at 2000 (replay)

Bangkok and Jakarta
Tuesday, Sep 22 at 0200 (live)
Tuesday, Sep 22 at 1900 (replay)

Christiane Amanpour today announced the guest line-up for her new interview show ‘AMANPOUR.’ which debuts live on CNN International around the world on Tuesday September 22. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke will discuss the issues underlying the powder keg that is Afghanistan — the war there, the growing power of the Taliban, the fraud charges surrounding the recent election, and the tough road ahead.
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Say bye bye to boredom with all-new shows and episodes on Cartoon Network 0

Posted on September 04, 2009 by kankan

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Get ready for an adrenaline-pumping, adventure-filled September!

Cartoon Network pumps up the excitement on TV screens this month with action-packed series and awesome shows for all kids and kids at heart to enjoy. Brace yourself as the best place for cartoons packs together a slew of crime-fighting ninjas, daredevil superheroes, magical ballerinas and comical muppets, all in the month of September!
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