Provides the latest RSS feeds for Southeast Asia News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Southeast Asia News.net http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/cat/303b19022816233b/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:28:05 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:28:05 -0400 30 Pakistan has expressed concerns over drone attacks to the United Nations Security Council. Pakistan told the UNSC that armed drones were violating country's sovereignty, causing civilian casualties, and putting communities at risk of reprisal attacks. According to the Daily Times, Pakistan said drone strikes radicalised disaffected communities and increased the number of terrorists, adding that ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288441/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:02 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288441/scat/303b19022816233b Pakistan has expressed concern over remarks made by Afghan President Hamid Karzai against a Pakistani state institution. Karai had said that some institutions in Pakistan are opposed to promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan. While commenting on Karzai's statement, the Foreign Office spokesperson said the government of Pakistan and all its institutions have unanimity of views on issues of ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288442/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:02 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288442/scat/303b19022816233b Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has become a 'clean' man in a 60 million dollars money-laundering case after the Swiss Government refused to re-open the case. The Swiss Government had sent a letter to the PML-N Government informing about the development after the case was closed by a Swiss court after lapse of a specific period. In February this year, the Swiss Government told the PPP-led ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287246/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:30:03 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287246/scat/303b19022816233b India has given consent to Pakistani authorities probing the Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks to visit the country and cross-examine witnesses. A dossier of related documents has also been sent by the Indian Government to the National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) of the Ministry of Interior. An eight-member panel from Pakistan had visited Mumbai in April 2012 to cross-examine four key witnesses of ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287247/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:30:03 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287247/scat/303b19022816233b Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has said that national team will be reviewed keeping in mind the 2015 World Cup after their dismal performance in the ICC Champions Trophy in England. Poor batting led to Pakistan's defeat in all three matches as they failed to post a single total above 170 runs, with the flop performance prompting calls from former players, media and fans to overhaul the system and ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286555/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:30:01 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286555/scat/303b19022816233b Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday told a delegation of Sri Lanka Tamil MPs that he was "dismayed" by reports suggesting that Colombo planned to dilute certain key provisions of the 13th Amendment on devolution of powers to provinces ahead of polls to the Northern Provincial Council. The prime minister noted that the proposed changes "raised doubts about the commitments made by the Sri Lankan ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215274500/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:20:01 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215274500/scat/303b19022816233b A member of the provincial assembly of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was among 29 people killed in a suicide bombing Tuesday, media reports said. Over 50 people were injured. Independent member Imran Mohmand was killed in the blast at a funeral procession in Mardan, Geo News reported. Police said the blast took place during the funeral procession of Haji Abdullah, a well-known figure ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215274499/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:10:01 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215274499/scat/303b19022816233b Daimler India Commerical Vehicles Pvt Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of German automobile major Daimler AG, Tuesday announced shipment of 64 FUSO trucks to Sri Lanka. In a statement issued here, the company said the FUSO trucks make at its plant near here are headed towards Sri Lanka as a part of its commitment to export to various Asian and African countries. Last month, Daimler India along with ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215272907/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:01 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215272907/scat/303b19022816233b The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, today said India would convey its views on alleged attempts by political parties in Sri Lanka to repeal the 13th Amendment to its Constitution, after considering its implications. Dr. Singh in his letter to DMK supremo M. Karunanidhi said, "While this is a matter on which a decision will be taken by various political parties within Sri Lanka, we will ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215267802/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:40:03 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215267802/scat/303b19022816233b Asserting that a peaceful, stable and democratic Pakistan will help India, Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Tuesday urged Islamabad to take strong action against militant groups operating from its soil with an aim to improve cross-border relations between the two Asian neighbours. India was concerned about the militant groups, which were operating from Pakistani soil, Antony said. "Our ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215267799/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:40:02 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215267799/scat/303b19022816233b Bangladesh factory workers have been reportedly hit by 'mass psychogenic illness' and have not fallen sick due to contaminated water. According to the Christian Science Monitor, 450 garment workers fell ill at the Starlight Sweater factory near Dhaka due to possible contamination, but doctors say that 'mass hysteria' is to be blamed for the recent outbreak of sickness and not water ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215266783/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:20:02 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215266783/scat/303b19022816233b Ravi Kumar, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology -Madras (IIT-M), has been appointed dean of the Nanyang Business School (NBS) in Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU), it was announced Tuesday. In a press release issued by the university, Kumar, 61, has been described as "an academic heavyweight with a good blend of east-west experience". Ravi Kumar comes to Singapore ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215266773/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:10:02 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215266773/scat/303b19022816233b Twitter reports of a PPP leader wearing a 'million dollar watch', have been confirmed that it was none other than Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who reportedly wore a 'Meteoris' watch during the national budget presentation. The price of the Louis Moinet 'Meteoris' watch has been estimated to be a whopping 4.6 million dollars. According to the Dawn, calling the budget to be anti-people ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215265779/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:03 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215265779/scat/303b19022816233b Thailand's national Buddhism body is keeping an eye on monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior after a video emerged on YouTube showing Buddhist monks flying on a private jet. The video, attracted criticism from Buddhists nationwide, showed one of the monks wearing stylish aviator sunglasses, carrying a luxury brand travel bag, and a pair of modern wireless headphones, the New York Post ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215264916/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:01 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215264916/scat/303b19022816233b The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly planning to carry out strict measures following Pakistan's bleak performance in the ICC Champions Trophy, ahead of the team's upcoming limited-overs tour of the West Indies. According to the Express Tribune, the national team's dismal performance, specially the batting, was evident from their bottom-placed finish as they lost all three of their ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215264915/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:01 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215264915/scat/303b19022816233b Pakistan's newly-installed government of Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) announced its first budget amid slow economic growth, a massive fiscal deficit and dangerously depleted foreign reserves. The government also faces declining foreign investment, a chronic power crisis and double digit inflation. The budget is a desperate attempt to encourage investment, while cutting ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288030/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:29:40 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288030/scat/303b19022816233b KANDIS, INDONESIA - On a vacant dirt field, some 82km north of Pekanbaru where we landed hours earlier, some farmers are still lighting fresh fires despite the worsening haze conditions in the area. We stopped to talk to Mr Maliala Sembiring, who was burning oil palm fruit bunches to make fertilisers. Mr Maliala, who is in his 50s, told ST that the low yield on oil palm fruits was one reason ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288246/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:26:14 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288246/scat/303b19022816233b Benchmark oil for July delivery fell 13 cents to $98.31 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 67 cents to close at $98.44 a barrel on the Nymex on ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288067/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:25:39 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288067/scat/303b19022816233b Islamabad, June 18 : Pakistan's defeat in the Champions Trophy has prompted calls from former players, media and fans to overhaul the system and ditch coach Dav Whatmore and under-performing ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288247/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:22:30 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288247/scat/303b19022816233b Tokyo - Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade on Wednesday, as investors await the outcome of a US Federal Reserve meeting for clues on when it will begin scaling back its massive stimulus ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288248/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:19:21 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288248/scat/303b19022816233b On invitation from President Xi Jinping, Vietnam's President Truong Tan Sang will kick off a three-day visit to China starting tomorrow. Analysts say, both China and Vietnam face similar risks and challenges at home and abroad and that both nations have great potential in boosting trade cooperation. China and Vietnam not only share a similar cultural background, but the two countries also ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288249/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:18:00 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288249/scat/303b19022816233b /enpproperty--> As senior decision-makers from around the globe descended on Myanmar's capital of Naypyidaw for the World Economic Forum on East Asia recently, multinational companies were lining up to explore the huge commercial opportunities in the country. At Standard Chartered, we're seeing strong, and growing, interest in Myanmar from clients across the globe and across all ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288250/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:15:36 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288250/scat/303b19022816233b The Yingluck Shinawatra government has given in to heavy public criticism over the huge 130-billion-baht (US$4.22 billion) loss incurred through its controversial rice-pledging scheme, agreeing to reduce the minimal price from 15,000 baht to 12,000 baht per tonne. Payment for rice will be reduced from the end of this month - June 30 - till the end of the current crop season in late September, ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288251/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:14:19 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288251/scat/303b19022816233b /enpproperty--> Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent request that US President Barack Obama keep him updated on progress in talks over the Trans-Pacific Partnership was ambiguous - not necessarily a sign of China's willingness to join the huge proposed free-trade accord but not an expression of skepticism either. Since the two leaders met in California nearly two weeks ago, ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288252/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:12:36 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288252/scat/303b19022816233b Workers arrange some of five tons of confiscated ivory at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife center in Quezon city. The tusks will be destroyed Friday to oppose the illegal wildlife trade, Philippines officials ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288253/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:03:04 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288253/scat/303b19022816233b Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:37am EDT Singapore shares drifted lower, snapping three consecutive sessions of gains, with investors waiting for more clarity on the U.S. Federal Reserve's next policy step. The Straits Times Index was down 0.3 percent at 3,218.41 points on Wednesday, almost in line with the fall in MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan . Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288072/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:37:37 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215288072/scat/303b19022816233b Nineteen advocacy groups and Congo experts are giving the thumps up to President Barack Obama’s appointment of former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold as the new U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Feingold is a former chairman of the Africa Subcommittee in the Senate and co-author of several legislations on the Lord’s Resistance Army ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287293/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:26:09 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287293/scat/303b19022816233b Papua Police named six people suspects in the burning of a police station and dormitory in Pegunungan Bintang regency in Papua.The police's director of detective unit for special crimes, Sr.Comr.Bambang Priyambada, said on Tuesday the six suspects, identified with initials EK, WA, AY, KA, YT and YA, would be prosecuted under Article 170 of the Criminal Code (KUHP) on publicly perpetrating ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287355/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:23:51 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287355/scat/303b19022816233b The Indonesian Composite Index (IHSG) gained 0.71 percent to 4,875.8 during the opening of the trading session on Wednesday.Kontan.co.id reported there were 135 movers and the transaction volume during the opening stood at 329.494 million shares worth Rp 439.645 billion.Nine sectors were in the green zone and only one, the agriculture sector, was in the red zone with 0.53 percent ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287357/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:23:50 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287357/scat/303b19022816233b Despite her restless visit in Jakarta recently, British author Karen Armstrong, 68, showed no signs of fatigue as she spoke vigorously about compassion -- the thing that actually connects all of her writings."Whether I was writing about fundamentalism, Jerusalem, the history of God, the Prophet Muhammad or Buddhism, that's what came up, and that's what need me start to look at ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287356/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:23:50 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287356/scat/303b19022816233b Indian shares are drifting lower on Wednesday, tracking weak Asian cues as investors await the outcome of a two-day Fed policy meeting later in the day, with expectations the U.S. central bank will continue with quantitative easing for the time being. Japan's Nikkei index is rallying a percent, bolstered by encouraging exports data, while the ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287358/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:11 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287358/scat/303b19022816233b Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) finally looks like it is buying planes to expand its skeleton fleet again, after each of its past purchase plans ended in disaster. The national flag carrier signed a 10 billion Nepalese rupees (US$106 million) loan agreement with the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) on Tuesday to buy two Airbus aircraft it has been eyeing for a long time. With the loan ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287169/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:10:43 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287169/scat/303b19022816233b Major modern retailers yesterday rejected allegations circulating on social media that they are selling packed rice that has been stored for a long time and has been treated with substantial amounts of anti-fungal and anti-weevil chemicals, which can be dangerous to consumers. Their assurances of the quality of their rice products were backed up by the Thai Retailers Association (TRA), which ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287220/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:10:39 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287220/scat/303b19022816233b Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said the Northern Province should be opened up for all communities to live in without further delay. That would be of pivotal importance to promote bonding among the people in the post-war era. The Defence Secretary emphasised that the Sinhalese shouldn't be deprived of their right to buy land in any part of the country, including the ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287359/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:10:35 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287359/scat/303b19022816233b SEOUL, South Korea - Asian markets opened mostly lower Wednesday as investors waited for an update on the U.S. economy from the Federal Reserve and for some clarity from the Fed about its future course. The results of a two-day Fed policy meeting will likely ripple through stock markets once investors learn whether there will be changes in the U.S. central bank's strategy for shoring up the ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287331/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:03:06 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287331/scat/303b19022816233b In this Thursday, March 14, 2013 photo released by Malaysia’s Ministry of Defense, Malaysian soldiers discuss strategies at Sungai Nyamuk where a stand-off with Filipino gunmen took place, near Tanduo village in Lahad Datu, Borneo’s Sabah state, Malaysia. INQUIRER file photo DAVAO CITY - Malaysian authorities have dismissed a recent claim by an aide of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287360/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:00:38 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287360/scat/303b19022816233b That’s how many engineers graduate in India every year. And they have never found it so hard to land a job. Some blame the slack job market, others point to poor quality of colleges and ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287150/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:53:02 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287150/scat/303b19022816233b Paper Edition | Page: 14 The government launched on Tuesday a two-year green growth initiative as part of its commitment to promoting environmentally friendly development as well as a sustainable economy.The initiative was prepared with the help of South Korea-based Global Green Growth Institution (GGGI).Deputy Minister for National Development Planning Lukita Dinarsyah Tuwo said that the Green ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286507/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:19:55 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286507/scat/303b19022816233b Paper Edition | Page: 13 As part of its large-scale expansion plan, agriculture company PT Sampoerna Agro is planning to start cultivating its new 14,000-hectare plantation by the end of this year.Sampoerna Agro, whose shares are traded on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) under the code SGRO, has allocated between 5,000 and 10,000 hectares of the estate for an oil palm plantation, according to ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286509/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:19:54 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286509/scat/303b19022816233b Paper Edition | Page: 13 In a bid to help expand its services and attain 11 percent growth this year, information technology (IT) company PT Multipolar Technology is planning to raise up to Rp 187.5 billion by listing its shares on the stock exchange.Hanny Untar, finance director at the company, said it would release 375,000,000 shares -- equal to 20 percent of their enlarged capital --through ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286510/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:19:53 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286510/scat/303b19022816233b Paper Edition | Page: 13 State-Owned Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan said state-owned telecommunication company PT Telkom's decision to sell its TV subsidiary to one of Indonesia's richest men, Chairul Tanjung, was based purely on business rationale.He denied any questionable motives behind the planned acquisition of PT Indonusa Telemedia, commonly known as TelkomVision, by the ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286508/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:19:51 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286508/scat/303b19022816233b markets are mostly trading lower on Wednesday, despite opening on a firm note on the back of a positive lead from Wall Street where the major averages surged higher overnight on some encouraging economic data.Concerns about a likely tapering of asset purchase program by the U.S. Federal Reserve appears to be weighing on sentiment and prompting investors to trim down positions.In the Australian ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286511/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:16:59 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286511/scat/303b19022816233b Asian markets witnessed a hectic week full of important data from the region’s economy, where Europe’s debt crisis continued to weigh on the outlook and the market, the week of heavy data was very critical, but the star remains China with the surprise rate ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286434/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:13:41 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286434/scat/303b19022816233b Asian markets are waiting for many critical economic data to be released this week, like rate decision for BOJ and RBNZ, as well as China’s trade ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286344/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:13:41 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286344/scat/303b19022816233b Asian stocks slid further on Wednesday as Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) latest monetary policy decision revived fears that other central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, could scale back stimulus ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286298/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:13:33 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286298/scat/303b19022816233b Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday as caution is rising ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve two-day convening Tuesday, which might give clues on when the central bank could start tapering monetary stimulus amid recovery ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286300/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:13:32 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286300/scat/303b19022816233b Asian stocks jumped Friday as strong U.S. data lifted confidence about the ability of the U.S. economy to withstand any cut in stimulus. The upbeat retail sales and jobless claims triggered a rally on Wall Street and soothed the panicking Asian markets ahead of next weeks Federal Reserve policy ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286299/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:13:32 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286299/scat/303b19022816233b Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:10am EDT Shares in satellite operator Thaicom Pcl were unchanged at 32 baht after climbing at one point to 33 baht following a forecast of higher profit from the company. The tech subindex fell 0.4 percent, erasing earlier gains, while the main Thai stock index, which climbed more than 1 percent earlier, was down 0.3 percent. Thaicom expects strong growth in earnings this year ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287205/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:10:40 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287205/scat/303b19022816233b During Tuesday's session of Pakistan's National Assembly, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) leader Dr Shireen Mazari drew the speaker's attention to the issue of US drone attacks on Pakistani territory, DawnNews reported. Mazari said drone attacks could not be responded to with mere protests, stressing that the government would have to adopt more significant measures. She said even ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286512/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:06:48 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286512/scat/303b19022816233b Foreign visitors who want to extend their vacation in the Philippines may now do so without the usual hassles. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on Tuesday that foreigners who would like to stay longer in the country, could avail of a six-month, long-stay tourist visa from the agency. The program is set to be formally launched next week, according to the BI. In a statement, Immigration ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286513/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:06:31 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286513/scat/303b19022816233b Trang's dwindling dugong population is now threatened with extinction as the Seagrass meadows it feeds upon in the waters around Koh Libong have shrunk to 7,306 square rai. Trang is in the south of Thailand and is known for its jungles, mountains, waterfalls and beaches. The head of Trang's Marine and coastal resources conservation centre, Prachuap Mokharat, said yesterday that a March ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286514/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:06:23 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286514/scat/303b19022816233b Singapore has called on Indonesia to name those companies which are causing the haze in the region and take action against them for illegal burning. It noted that primary responsibility for dealing with these companies rests with Indonesia because they would have carried out acts on Indonesian territory and broken its laws. Singapore remained ready to work with Indonesia at the provincial level ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286515/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:06:18 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286515/scat/303b19022816233b Bangladesh Bank yesterday decided to grant a licence to NRB Global Bank, taking the number of new banks to nine, a spokesman for the central bank said. BB took the decision at its board meeting yesterday with Governor Atiur Rahman in the chair, said AFM Asaduzzaman, general manager of BB. Nizam Chowdhury, a US-based expatriate and chairman of NRB Global Bank, also confirmed The Daily Star on ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286516/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:06:12 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286516/scat/303b19022816233b US Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius has said her country is committed to working with Vietnam to combat emerging epidemics, especially infectious diseases, and to promote the transfer of technology to fight HIV/AIDS. Received by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Ha Noi yesterday, Sebelius stressed that the US and Vietnamese health sectors enjoyed close collaboration ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286517/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:06:09 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286517/scat/303b19022816233b The Royal Thai Police revealed that Songkhla ranked fourth in terms of the number of areas most at risk of human-trafficking crimes at 642, after Bangkok's 1,108, Chumphon's 997 and Prachuap Khiri Khan's 848 locations. This report prompted Social Development and Human Security Minister's secretary Anusorn Eiamsa-Ard to visit the province for inspection yesterday, where he was ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286518/scat/303b19022816233b Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:06:05 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286518/scat/303b19022816233b KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The opening of a new airport to accommodate budget carriers has been delayed until next year because of design changes and other construction setbacks, Malaysia's airport operator says. Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad said late Tuesday that the contractors for the terminal building of the new airport, who previously said the facility would be completed this month, ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286350/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:49:23 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286350/scat/303b19022816233b JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN -- South Sudan’s Council of Ministers has submitted a $5.6 billion dollar national budget to parliament for the new fiscal year, more than double the country’s current austerity budget. But officials warned that they are prepared to slash spending if oil production is shut down again over a new row with Sudan, which has accused Juba of backing rebels in the north ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285618/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:16:02 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285618/scat/303b19022816233b Paper Edition | Page: 13 PT Freeport Indonesia likely to resume production activities at its Grasberg open mine site in Papua this week as investigators consider the facility "safe enough", a senior minister has said.While the condition of the hillside of the mining firm's working area needs "close attention", its open pit was quite safe for operations, Energy and ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285660/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:13:28 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285660/scat/303b19022816233b Some Thais appear to have learnt nothing from history - as suggested by a group's calls for the royal appointment of a new premier to replace elected Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. On Monday, the Thai Patriotic Front lodged a petition with the Bureau of the Royal Household seeking a new premier through an undemocratic method. This is the second time in seven years this group of Thai ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285662/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:59:51 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285662/scat/303b19022816233b At least 28 people, including a provincial lawmaker of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI), were killed Tuesday when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives during a funeral procession in Mardan district of restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. At least 57 other people were also injured in the blast, said Jaffar Khan, the Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of police in Mardan. KP Information and ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285663/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:59:47 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285663/scat/303b19022816233b After nearly a decade of anticipation, rap/rock band Linkin Park returns to Malaysia to kick off their Living Things World Tour on August 19 at Stadium National, Bukit Jalil at 8pm. The award-winning, multi-platinum alternative rock band, Linkin Park, comprises lead vocalist Chester Bennington, drummer/percussionist Rob Bourdon, guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285664/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:51:47 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285664/scat/303b19022816233b LA PAZ, Bolivia -- A 4-year-old Bolivian girl who was unconscious for nearly three weeks after being mauled in the face and body by a Rottweiler is awake and ready to fly to Boston for reconstructive surgery, a doctor said ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285715/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:50:53 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285715/scat/303b19022816233b MALAYSIA'S airport operator says the launch of a new airport for budget carriers has been further delayed, to May 2014, due to a setback in ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285665/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:48:08 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285665/scat/303b19022816233b PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral on Tuesday in northwestern Pakistan, killing 29 people. Among the dead was a newly elected lawmaker who may have been the target, authorities ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285666/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:44:34 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285666/scat/303b19022816233b the rest of Asia was restrained as investors waited for clarity on the Federal Reserve's next policy step. Major currencies were subdued as well ahead of the outcome of the ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285492/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:40:49 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285492/scat/303b19022816233b Member Benefits Manage your personalised Watchlist. Set up an online Virtual Portfolio. Participate in Share Chat. See more trades and director dealings. Play the Fantasy Share Trading ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285483/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:36:11 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215285483/scat/303b19022816233b One of the challenges of fighting HIV around the world is the difficulty of reaching those at risk. A new study from South Africa indicates that the homosexual community is at increased risk for HIV, and that widespread homophobia may keep these men from receiving the information and care that they need. Gay men in Africa face extreme homophobia and violence within their communities, and in ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284730/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:09:57 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284730/scat/303b19022816233b The U.S. space agency says its proposed asteroid capture mission takes several of NASA's ongoing initiatives and aligns them for one major mission. These chunks of ancient space rocks hold clues about the formation of the universe, pose threats to our planet, and present new territory for explorers. NASA's proposed asteroid mission is a logical next leap for the space agency, says ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284731/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:09:56 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284731/scat/303b19022816233b LONDON -- The U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights has strongly criticized Turkey's crackdown on anti-government protests, joining the European Union in condemning the police response. But Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hit back, defending the security forces and questioning the democratic legitimacy of his European critics. After weeks of anti-government demonstrations in cities ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284702/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:09:56 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284702/scat/303b19022816233b WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama says Ben Bernanke has done an "outstanding" job leading the central bank and coping with the worst recession in decades. But some analysts say Obama is likely to appoint someone else to head the Federal Reserve in a few months. analysts have mixed opinions about Bernanke's efforts. President Obama praised Ben Bernanke during a recent ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284822/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:09:56 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284822/scat/303b19022816233b Paper Edition | Page: 9 At least 1,500 performers will take part in this year's Jakarnaval, slated to be held on June 30 in Central Jakarta. The annual carnival, which is part of a series of festivities to mark Jakarta's 486th anniversary, will also welcome participants from outside the capital, including Central Java, West Java and Kalimantan.Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284823/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:07:45 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284823/scat/303b19022816233b Paper Edition | Page: 9 The Jakarta Police are preparing for violations by entertainment businesses and hard-line groups to ensure the Ramadhan month and Idul Fitri celebrations are peaceful.Jakarta Police's intelligence subdirectorate head Adj. Sr. Comr. Titik Valentina said on Tuesday that the police would monitor entertainment businesses, which had to adjust their operation times, and ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284824/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:07:44 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284824/scat/303b19022816233b Paper Edition | Page: 9 The newly issued government regulation to provide special tax breaks for so-called eco-friendly vehicles may only exacerbate traffic in the capital if authorities fail to take preventive measures, observers say. The tax breaks, which slash taxes to as low as zero percent, will lead to massive vehicle purchases as the selling price could go very low, according to city ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284825/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:07:43 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284825/scat/303b19022816233b Paper Edition | Page: 9 The South Jakarta District Court sentenced Andika Pradipta, 27, to three years in prison on Monday following his involvement in a fatal collision, which killed two people and injured five in December 2012.The verdict was one year longer than was sought by prosecutors, but far lighter than the maximum sentence of 12 years as stipulated in Article 311 of Law No. 22/2009 on ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284826/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:07:42 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284826/scat/303b19022816233b Golkar Party politician M. Misbakhun has quit the race for the membership of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), saying he would rather focus more on his legislative bid.The presence of Misbakhun, a former lawmaker who is also a graft convict, in the race, had raised concerns over the quality of the selection process for the BPK post.The House of Representatives Commission XI on financial affairs is ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284827/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:07:41 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284827/scat/303b19022816233b Paper Edition | Page: 6 Fueled by technological innovations and globalization, in the last two decades the world's economic growth has lifted more than 660 million people out of poverty and has raised the income level of millions more. However, such growth has too often come at the expense of the environment. As the world population has tripled and the global economy expanded tenfold over ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284828/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:07:40 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284828/scat/303b19022816233b Indonesians may have a few more days to enjoy their gasoline at one of the world's cheapest levels, as the government still needed to complete certain technical matters before implementing the fuel-price increase, a senior government official has said."The government will increase the price of subsidized fuel but we will need time. The approval from the House of Representatives must be ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284829/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:07:38 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284829/scat/303b19022816233b Paper Edition | Page: 1 The ruling coalition has deemed the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) an opposition party following its rejection on Monday of the government's proposed revised state budget, which will give President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration the legal authority to raise the prices of fuel.Although Yudhoyono has yet to officially dismiss the PKS from the coalition, ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284830/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:07:37 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284830/scat/303b19022816233b OAKLAND PARK (CBS4) – A 5-year-old girl is in critical condition after Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies say she fell out of the window of her seventh story apartment. BSO spokesperson Mike Jachles told CBS4′s Carey Codd that there were two adults and three children in the condo Friday night when the 5-year-old girl was put to ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284819/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:01:24 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284819/scat/303b19022816233b Asian markets were mixed yesterday, Tuesday June 18 2013 with traders sitting on the sidelines as they await the US Federal Reserve’s plans for its stimulus programme. The dollar enjoyed another positive day, with Wall Street also providing a strong lead thanks to upbeat US housing data. Tokyo stocks dropped 0.20 per cent, or 25.84 points, to 13,007.28, after jumping 2.73 per cent the day ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284831/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:59:16 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284831/scat/303b19022816233b The government of Singapore has set up a committee to develop a national masterplan for the information and communications sector as well as the media, authorities said on Tuesday.The Infocomm Media Masterplan Steering Committee is expected to spend the next two years working with the private and public sectors on the masterplan.The committee, which has 14 members, is led by Koh Boon Hwee, who ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284832/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:58:05 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284832/scat/303b19022816233b Vietnam and China "have huge potentials for further speeding up cooperation in the future," Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, who will start his three-day state visit to China from Wednesday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, said in an interview with Xinhua and other Chinese media on Tuesday."Vietnam and China are close neighboring countries. The two peoples ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284771/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:58:05 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284771/scat/303b19022816233b Following are the results of FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers on Tuesday:At SydneyAustralia 1, Iraq 0At SeoulSouth Korea 0, Iran 1At TashkentUzbekistan 5, Qatar 1Note: Australia, South Korea and Iran have qualified for the World Cup ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284545/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:57:57 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284545/scat/303b19022816233b The French Navy's most modern amphibious assault vessel, Tonnerre, docked at Baria Serece port in Vietnam's southern coastal Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on Tuesday, Vietnam's state-run news agency reported.Tonnerre along with the anti-submarine frigate Georges Leygues, which docked at Ho Chi Minh City's port, are visiting Vietnam as part of activities to mark the 40th anniversary ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284658/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:57:42 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284658/scat/303b19022816233b Koichiro Matsuura, ex-director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on Tuesday visited Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple, a world heritage site, a Cambodian spokesman said.Dim Sovannarom, spokesman for the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC), said that Koichiro Matsuura, accompanied by Dr. Jiang Mingjun, President of the ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284546/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:57:41 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284546/scat/303b19022816233b The operating results for May 2013 are given in the table below: In May 2013, Singapore Airlines' system wide passenger carriage (measured in revenue passenger kilometres) increased 1.3% on the back of 3.1% growth in capacity (measured in available seat kilometers). Consequently, passenger load factor (PLF) fell by 1.2 percentage points to 74.6%. The number of passengers carried ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284560/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:56:16 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284560/scat/303b19022816233b The number of joint ventures between local and international energy companies now exceeds 140 say officials from Myanmar's Ministry of Energy. According to Myanmar's most recent foreign investment law, foreign companies are generally required to make joint ventures with local companies in order to invest in the oil and gas sector. On June 12, a total of 145 joint ventures have been ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284833/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:53:47 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284833/scat/303b19022816233b Myanmar's clothing industry is expected to grow as a result of the country's readmission to a preferential EU trading scheme, according to sources from the industry. The European Union readmitted Myanmar to its trade preference scheme on June 12 which grants developing nations preferential access to the 27-nation bloc for several products in the form of lower tariffs. "This is a ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284550/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:53:44 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284550/scat/303b19022816233b on Monday at his office. He was referring to Gumilar. Manneke said that a university must be managed differently to a company, which would mainly focus on profit. He added that a university should focus more on building the capacity for research and scholarships, not on developing buildings, as was done by Gumilar. Gumilar was accused of overseeing a corrupt bureaucracy at UI and he failed to ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284670/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:53:40 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284670/scat/303b19022816233b A Sri Lankan woman and her son were released from detention after their ASIO assessment was reviewed. Lawyer Elizabeth O'Shea acted for the family - and says it is not a victory for the ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284774/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:44:16 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215284774/scat/303b19022816233b BERLIN -- U.S. President Barack Obama is in Berlin, where he will speak Wednesday at the historic Brandenburg Gate and meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The president arrived in Berlin after two days at the Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland, where the leaders focused much of their attention on efforts to end the bloody conflict in Syria. Obama and six other world leaders ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283672/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:02:57 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283672/scat/303b19022816233b U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting Berlin this week, where he will speak at the historic Brandenburg Gate. The gate is not just one of Germany's emblematic symbols; it also chronicles the recent history of the European relationship with the United States. It has been the backdrop of U.S. presidential speeches in Germany for decades. The Brandenburg Gate is one of Berlin's ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283637/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:02:56 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283637/scat/303b19022816233b SAO PAULO -- President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some cities around the country. Speaking the morning after more than 200,000 Brazilians marched in over a half-dozen cities, Rousseff said her government remains committed to ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283670/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:02:56 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283670/scat/303b19022816233b A Chinese government official is facing accusations of supporting a mistress with extravagant spending beyond his modest salary, in the latest sex scandal to hit the ruling Communist Party. The scandal erupted Friday, when a 25-year-old female presenter for Chinese state television announced on her blog that she had a four-year affair with the deputy director of China's state archives, ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283671/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:02:56 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283671/scat/303b19022816233b Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:38pm EDT * Asian stocks softer as Fed outcome awaited * Markets hope for clarity on any pullback in Fed stimulus * Nikkei up as softer yen boosts exporters; currencies mostly steady By Ian Chua SYDNEY, June 19 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street plus a softer yen, outperforming the rest of Asia which anxiously seeks clarity ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286302/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:02:15 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215286302/scat/303b19022816233b The Joint Entrance Test for State Universities (SBMPTN) commenced on Tuesday and will end on Wednesday, with 590,000 applicants from across the country vying for 90,000 seats.In Jakarta alone, some 44,165 high school graduates are taking the examination, which is being conducted by the local committee managed by officials from three state universities: the University of Indonesia (UI), the ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283716/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:00:17 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283716/scat/303b19022816233b here on Tuesday.Didik said that according to the victim's report, he was forced to perform oral sex on the suspect in the restroom at the internet caf.The report said that the victim had stopped at the caf to take shelter from the rain on his way to school on Jl. Malaka Sari, Duren Sawit.After the incident, the victim was reportedly given an umbrella and Rp 10,000 (US$1) to go to school, ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283717/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:00:16 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283717/scat/303b19022816233b Malaysia's capital of Kuala Lumpur is seen on a hazy day on June 17, 2013. Residents of Kuala Terengganu are not taking the haze lightly and some are already taking the necessary precautions. -- FILE PHOTO: ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283719/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:58:54 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283719/scat/303b19022816233b A main street in Dumai, Riau, at around 2pm local time on Tuesday. While the skies above Singapore cleared a little yesterday, the Pollutant Standards Index reading in the coastal city of Dumai, Riau, hit 341 at 4pm as fires continued to rage in neighbouring districts. -- PHOTO: REZI ANDIKA FOR THE STRAITS ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283718/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:58:53 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283718/scat/303b19022816233b View of the Causeway and Johor Bahru from Block 214 at Marsiling Lane. A Malaysian minister has told Indonesia that it needs to really contain the haze, as Johor bore the brunt of the smoky air yesterday. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283720/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:58:52 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283720/scat/303b19022816233b SEATTLE -; United Airlines says an oil filter issue has prompted the crew of a Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle-Tacoma International ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283841/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:58:22 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283841/scat/303b19022816233b /enpproperty--> As senior decision-makers from around the globe descended on Myanmar's capital of Naypyidaw for the World Economic Forum on East Asia recently, multinational companies were lining up to explore the huge commercial opportunities in the country. At Standard Chartered, we're seeing strong, and growing, interest in Myanmar from clients across the globe and across ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283721/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:34 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283721/scat/303b19022816233b /enpproperty--> HANOI -- Vietnam and China "have huge potentials for further speeding up cooperation in the future," Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, who will start his three-day state visit to China from Wednesday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, said in an interview with Xinhua and other Chinese media on Tuesday. "Vietnam and China are close neighboring ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283684/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:03 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283684/scat/303b19022816233b Right environment needed for Islamic finance to prosper.BRUNEI must create market confidence by improving its systems if it wants to become a significant player in the global Islamic finance scene, ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283722/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:47:38 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283722/scat/303b19022816233b Chillax said teamwork is crucial to success in anything we do."Teamwork is important in any situation, not only in competition but also in our daily life," ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283723/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:47:35 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283723/scat/303b19022816233b SEARCH and Rescue (SAR) reinforcements from seven countries descended upon "disaster-struck" Mentiri to assist the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) yesterday.In this drill scenario, the SAR teams from China, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, United States, Vietnam and India came in the aftermath of Typhoon Simpur. China, Malaysia and Thailand SAR Teams deployed helicopters within hours ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283724/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:47:32 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283724/scat/303b19022816233b (Above) A father and son looking at paintings at the History Carnival yesterday. (Below) A family playing with a boat model. Pictures: BT/Rahwani ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283725/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:47:27 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283725/scat/303b19022816233b Minister of Communication YB Pehin Dato Hj Abdullah (L) held a bilateral meeting with Singapore's Minister for Communications and Information Dr Yaacob (R) at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Conjunction with the 9th Ministerial Forum on ICT 2013, Singapore. Picture: Courtesy of ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283726/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:47:26 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283726/scat/303b19022816233b Mesixty's Keeran Janin (L) showcasing his Top Halal Restaurants (Singapore) app to the Minister of Communications Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Hamzah Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Haji Abdullah Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar at the Brunei Pavilion at Communicasia 2013 in Singapore yesterday. Picture: Courtesy of ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283727/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:47:23 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283727/scat/303b19022816233b HRH Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, delivering sabda at the opening of the Brunei Islamic Investment Summit 2013 at The Empire Hotel & Country Club yesterday. Picture: BT/ Fitri ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283728/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:47:19 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283728/scat/303b19022816233b 2RGR press release said.The statement added the Battalion has had a highly successful time in Brunei, working closely with the Royal Brunei Armed Forces ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283729/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:47:14 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283729/scat/303b19022816233b About 300 laborers at a Nike factory were fired yesterday after massive protests for better wages, part of a worldwide reflection on developing world factory conditions after the tragedy in ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283730/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:20:47 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215283730/scat/303b19022816233b A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 29 people. Among the dead was a newly elected lawmaker who may have been the target, authorities said. The blast was the deadliest attack in the region since May 11 national and regional elections installed a new government in the northwestern province of Khyber ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287105/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:03:19 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215287105/scat/303b19022816233b PENTAGON -- The U.S. military says that within the next three years, it will put women in key combat roles from which they were previously excluded. American women have been serving in combat roles and hundreds have been killed on the front lines for years, but they have been excluded from key positions in areas including Special Operations and infantry. In January, then-Defense Secretary ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282549/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:56:53 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282549/scat/303b19022816233b Lawmakers from the House of Representatives Commission IX overseeing manpower scolded Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa for failing to provide complete data on Indonesian migrant workers abroad.In a hearing with Commission IX discussing the Jeddah riot, Marty told lawmakers that there was no accurate data on the number of Indonesian migrant workers abroad."There is yet to be accurate data on ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282601/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:54:25 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282601/scat/303b19022816233b The Philippines has announced it will destroy five tons of seized ivory, a major symbolic step for a nation known for playing a major role in the illegal ivory trade. ';The destruction of the items would hopefully bring the Philippines’ message across the globe that the country is serious and will not tolerate illegal wildlife trade, and denounces the continuous killing of elephants ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282602/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:51:15 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282602/scat/303b19022816233b Rice price to be cut from June 30 but policy to continue despite huge cost The Yingluck Shinawatra government has given in to heavy public criticism over the huge Bt130-billion loss incurred through its controversial rice-pledging scheme, agreeing to reduce the minimal price from Bt15,000 to Bt12,000 per tonne. Payment for rice will be reduced from the end of this month - June 30 - till the end ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282603/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:48:51 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282603/scat/303b19022816233b The yen extended declines against the dollar before the Federal Reserve starts a two-day meeting today amid speculation about when the central bank will slow its quantitative easing programme of bond purchases. The currency weakened against most of its 16 major peers after a Bank of Japan report showed its current-account balance will rise to a record amid unprecedented monetary stimulus. ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282604/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:19 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282604/scat/303b19022816233b Emerging-market stocks fell for the first time in three days amid concern rising Chinese home prices will limit the scope for monetary stimulus. Shares in the Philippines and Indonesia surged. GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd (3800) tumbled 12 percent in Hong Kong after a unit of China’s sovereign-wealth fund agreed to sell a stake in the company. S-Oil Corp. and Lotte Chemical Corp. (011170) ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282605/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:18 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282605/scat/303b19022816233b Sinosoft Technology Group, an export-services software firm in which Alibaba Group owns a 25 percent stake, is planning to raise around $60 million in an initial public offering in Hong Kong, a person familiar with the situation said Monday. The firm will start taking institutional investors’ orders from Wednesday and plans to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange on July 5. Alibaba ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282607/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:17 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282607/scat/303b19022816233b Hong Kong and Singapore have seen a spate of initial public offerings by trusts playing on investors’ desire for two elements in recent months: yield and hard assets.But a recent selloff in real-estate investment trusts in both cities hints at the fading allure of dividend-paying stocks, as concerns that the US Federal Reserve may soon scale back its stimulus moves have driven up Treasury ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282606/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:17 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282606/scat/303b19022816233b Matsu used to be the most dangerous assignment there was for draftees into Taiwan’s military. Located only 9km from the coast of mainland China, commanders in the island group told of a time decades ago when Chinese special forces frogmen would land under the cover of darkness and kill unsuspecting young soldiers on guard duty. Nowadays, the islands and their residents are looking to the ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282608/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:15 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282608/scat/303b19022816233b Taiwan and the Philippines are expected to hold another meeting early next month to continue negotiating on fishing operations in the overlapping waters of their exclusive economic zones, an official said yesterday. The second preparatory meeting – to pave the way for fishery talks between the two countries – is set to take place in Taipei, said Benjamin Ho, director-general of the ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282609/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:14 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282609/scat/303b19022816233b South Korea has joined the US in insisting that rival North Korea take ';concrete'; steps towards abandoning its nuclear weapons if it wants to end its international isolation. The South’s comment yesterday came a day after Pyongyang sought to circumvent Seoul by seeking talks with Washington. The move was widely seen as an effort to drive a wedge between the US and its South ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282610/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:12 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282610/scat/303b19022816233b Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon believes any dialogue between the United States and North Korea should focus on the goal of denuclearising the Korean peninsula, a UN spokesman said Monday. UN deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey said that Ban also believes inter-Korean dialogue is key to defusing tensions and ensuring peace on the peninsula. Ban’s spokesman was asked to comment on North ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282611/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:12 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282611/scat/303b19022816233b North Korea-US: The Korean Central News Agency broadcast an important statement on 16 June. ';The spokesman for the National Defense Commission (NDC) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) issued the following crucial statement on Sunday: The present US administration is now asserting that the development of the situation depends on the DPRK, urging the DPRK to show ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282612/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:10 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282612/scat/303b19022816233b China’s top milk producer China Mengniu Dairy Co. 2319.HK 0.00 percent Ltd is buying a majority stake in smaller rival Yashili International Holdings Ltd, 1230.HK 0.00 percent two people familiar with the transaction said. The deal will trigger a mandatory offer for shareholders in Hong Kong-listed Yashili, which has a market capitalisation of $1.5 billion. Exactly how much Mengniu is ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282613/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:10 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282613/scat/303b19022816233b Chinese telecoms giant, Huawei, will hold its first global product launch, hoping to capture market share from the industry-leaders Apple and Samsung in the highly competitive smartphone market. The firm will launch its flagship smartphone, the Ascend P6, in London. Asia Business Report asked Andrew Milroy from the consultancy Frost and Sullivan if Huawei can compete with its bigger ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282614/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:09 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282614/scat/303b19022816233b China’s shadow banking system is out of control and under mounting stress as borrowers struggle to roll over short-term debts, Fitch Ratings has warned. The agency said the scale of credit was so extreme that the country would find it very hard to grow its way out of the excesses as in past episodes, implying tougher times ahead. The debt snowball is getting bigger and bigger, without ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282615/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:09 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282615/scat/303b19022816233b China’s coal imports, including lignite, fell 3.9 percent in May from a month ago as worries over import policies, high overseas prices and weak local demand curbed buyers’ appetites, data from the China Coal Transport and Distribution Association showed. China is the top coal consumer and traders there said weak domestic demand and uncertainty over whether Beijing would limit ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282616/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:08 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282616/scat/303b19022816233b Belt-tightening in Japan’s diplomatic service is cutting the quality of canapes on offer abroad, the Foreign Ministry has said, leading to fears Tokyo is losing the battle of the buffets to Beijing. Diplomats in Tokyo say China appears to be ramping up its spending on its missions while Japanese diplomats are being forced to scrimp, the ministry said. Allowances for embassy bashes have ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282620/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:07 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282620/scat/303b19022816233b China is seeing slower economic growth. Concerns are building over a massive credit bubble, and some say it is no longer an engine of global growth. Excess capacity – in which demand for products is less than potential supply – continues to be one of China’s biggest problems. An excellent piece by Jamil Anderlini in today’s Financial Times looks at how excess ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282621/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:06 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282621/scat/303b19022816233b A China-based supercomputer has leapfrogged rivals to be named the world’s most powerful system. Tianhe-2, developed by the government-run National University of Defence Technology, topped the latest list of the fastest 500 supercomputers, by a team of international researchers. They said the news was a ';surprise'; since the system had not been expected to be ready until ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282619/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:05 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282619/scat/303b19022816233b Thirty years after Japan’s arrival as an economic powerhouse, the country’s industrial and economic decline is palpable. China could be on the same trajectory, says Satyajit Das. Despite a history of conflict and competition, China and Japan share a contiguous geography and development models. China may also share Japan’s economic fate. Japan’s post-war economic ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282618/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:05 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282618/scat/303b19022816233b Anthony Bolton, one of the UK’s best-known and most successful fund managers, is to retire from running the Fidelity China Special Situations investment trust, admitting it had proved more difficult to make money from China than he had anticipated. Bolton came out of semi-retirement – at his request – in 2010 to set up and run the China-focused fund. He had made his name ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282617/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:05 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282617/scat/303b19022816233b Some are calling it ';bigger than Enron'; and ';a bit of a Ponzi scheme.'; A recent ruling by the Supreme People’s Court, the highest court in China, raises an important question: Is the future in question for more than half of the 200 Chinese companies listed on the New York and Nasdaq stock exchanges? Earlier this month, my colleague, Neil Gough, wrote about the ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282624/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:04 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282624/scat/303b19022816233b Since Starboard Value LP was spun off as a separate hedge fund just over two years ago it has been fast gaining a reputation for aggressive shareholder activism, pushing for change in household names including AOL (AOL.N) and Office Depot Inc (ODP.N). Initially investing in small cap value companies, Starboard quickly gained a reputation in Silicon Valley as a corporate raider, targeting mostly ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282623/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:03 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282623/scat/303b19022816233b China’s foreign ministry on Monday dismissed as ';groundless'; suspicions that former US contractor Edward Snowden spied for Beijing. ';I think it is completely groundless,'; said foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying when asked at a regular news briefing if Snowden spied for China. They were the first concrete comments from Beijing on Snowden. Last week, Hua ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282625/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:02 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282625/scat/303b19022816233b Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng called on the United States on Friday to ensure his family in China would be treated fairly, saying his imprisoned nephew was not receiving proper medical care from Chinese authorities, whom he accused of ';hooligan tactics.'; Chen, who made international headlines last year when he escaped house arrest and spent 20 hours on the run before finding ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282622/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:02 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282622/scat/303b19022816233b Indonesia-based price comparison site Telunjuk has landed an undisclosed round of funding from Japan-based Venture Republic, which marks the firms’s first deal in Indonesia. The investment is the latest in a series of e-commerce funding deals in Indonesia in recent times, which have included C2C marketplace Tokopedia’s latest round announced last week and GREE and Sony’s ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282627/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:45:59 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282627/scat/303b19022816233b Japan-based electronics manufacturer Kyocera announced today it is supplying approximately 30 megawatts of solar power to agricultural facilities across Japan in a deal worth 8.5 billion yen ($89 million). Kyocera will supply, engineer, construct, and maintain 30MW of solar power generating systems to the project implemented by the National Federation of Agriculture Cooperative Associations ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282626/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:45:59 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282626/scat/303b19022816233b SYDNEY, Australia -- Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals in Cambodia, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking the country's famed Angkor Wat temple complex.The discovery was announced in a paper released early by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The laser scanning revealed a previously undocumented, formally planned urban ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282628/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:35:26 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282628/scat/303b19022816233b lost city of Mahendraparvata , previously known only from 1200 year old inscriptions. Mahendraparvata, one of the first capitals of the Khmer Empire, was considered lost to history and known only by documents dating to 802 A.D. The Cambodian Archaeology and Development Foundation, searching the region of Phnom Kulen near Angkor, used an airborne laser scanning technology known as LiDAR (Light ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282629/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:27:13 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215282629/scat/303b19022816233b WASHINGTON -- Earlier this year, the U.S. postal service revealed plans for a new stamp set called Music Icons. The series shines the spotlight on three American originals. The first issue in the Music Icon series honored Lydia Mendoza, a pioneer of Tejano music, the style that comes from the Texas-Mexico border area. Lydia Mendoza was 18 years old when she walked into a San Antonio studio ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215281270/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:53:24 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215281270/scat/303b19022816233b Turkish anti-government demonstrators adopted a new type of protest Tuesday - silence. Hundreds of people joined performance artist Erdem Gunduz, who stood still and silent in Istanbul's Taksim Square for hours. Demonstrations in Istanbul and Ankara have for weeks been marked by violence, with police using tear gas and water cannons against demonstrators throwing rocks and gasoline ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215281425/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:53:22 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215281425/scat/303b19022816233b PT Jamsostek , Indonesia's biggest pension fund, said the nation's benchmark stock index will extend losses, giving the manager an opportunity to boost equity holdings amid optimism about the country's economic growth. There will be short-term volatility and further declines in ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215281473/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:30:17 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215281473/scat/303b19022816233b Police in Pakistan were trying to determine if a suicide bombing Tuesday that killed 20 mourners at a funeral was aimed at one victim, a provincial legislator. The funeral in Mardan, a small city 85 miles northwest of Islamabad in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, was for a man who was gunned down Monday, USA Today reported. Imran Mohmand, an independent who was elected to the provincial assembly May 11, was ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215281474/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:28 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215281474/scat/303b19022816233b funeral procession at Shergarh in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday. "... (The) dead included Imran Khan Mohmand, a member of provincial assembly. The bomber entered the funeral by foot," said Tahir Ayub, a local police officer. Mohmand had joined Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party after winning a provincial assembly seat as an ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215281428/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:11:51 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215281428/scat/303b19022816233b NEW YORK -- A senior United Nations diplomat says Libya continues to face a difficult transition from the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, whose 42-year rule ended in ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215280244/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:48:57 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215280244/scat/303b19022816233b A team of Australian researchers have uncovered a 1,200-year-old city buried beneath the jungles of Cambodia thanks to new technology that allowed them to create a detailed archeological survey. The city, which predates the famous Angkor Wat by several centuries, indicates the previously known temple complex was a part of a much larger, sprawling city rather than a walled-in city. ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215280322/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:10:03 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215280322/scat/303b19022816233b Cambodia's lost city of Mahendraparvata lay hidden beneath a canopy of dense vegetation. Airborne lasers produced a detailed map of a vast cityscape, including highways and previously undiscovered temples near Cambodia's prized Angkor Wat ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215280323/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:07:21 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215280323/scat/303b19022816233b MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will be able to export for the first time its hybrid corn seed once nearby Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam opens up to biotechnology products within the next two ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215280324/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:04:16 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215280324/scat/303b19022816233b People shout out against the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act in the hall outside the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 18, ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215278972/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:42:33 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215278972/scat/303b19022816233b CAMBRIA, WISCONSIN -- The Food for Peace program costs about $1.5 billion annually and provides U.S.-grown food to countries in need. But President Barack Obama’s proposed 2014 budget includes changes to the 59-year-old program - replacing some commodity shipments with direct cash purchases in foreign countries. While some aid agencies welcome the proposed changes, farmers and millers in ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215278694/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:42:32 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215278694/scat/303b19022816233b W hen tens of thousands of Iranians took to the streets to celebrate Hassan Rowhani's presidential victory last weekend, one chant stood out: "Dictator! Thank you!" In the back of their minds, the protesters must have been asking themselves the same thing surprised Iran observers are wondering: Why would Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the "dictator" who has ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215278973/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:42:32 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215278973/scat/303b19022816233b Source: Close Up Thai police are speculating that a Dunedin-born man found dead in his apartment in the beach resort city of Pattaya may have suffered from an acute medical problem which caused him to collapse. Alan Patrick Mouncey, 38, was carrying a British passport, the Pattaya People newspaper reported. Mouncey was found dead in his third-floor apartment on Monday afternoon. He had booked ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215278958/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:25:13 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215278958/scat/303b19022816233b Lahore: Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the parent body of banned terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba that carried out the 2008 Mumbai attacks, has been allocated over Rs 61 million in the budget for current fiscal by Pakistan's Punjab province government headed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party PML-N.Besides a grant-in-aid of over Rs 61 million in its budget for fiscal 2013-14 for ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215279075/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:16:59 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215279075/scat/303b19022816233b An Indian army soldier looks towards the Pakistani side on the Indian side of Line of Control (LOC) near Kaman post on October 9, 2008. A Pakistani woman was injured Tuesday when Indian troops fired across the disputed border in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, Pakistan's military ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215279076/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:12:20 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215279076/scat/303b19022816233b FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The court-martial of the U.S. soldier accused of providing reams of classified documents to WikiLeaks in a case illustrating the challenge of keeping secrets in the digital age must decide whether tweets and Web pages can be admitted as ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215278658/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:39 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215278658/scat/303b19022816233b SAIDU SHARIF, Swat Valley, Pakistan - All arrangements have been finalized for the four-day Swat Summer Festival starting from June 20, says the civilian and military administration in Pakistan, as reported by the Dispatch News Desk (DND). Commissioner of the Malakand Division, Dr. Fakhar Alam, while addressing a press conference in Saidu Sharif, said the summer festival is being organized ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215278853/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:08 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215278853/scat/303b19022816233b CAIRO (AP) -- Clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of Egypt's president and his Muslim Brotherhood Tuesday over his appointment of new Islamist governors, some in areas where opponents are ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215278955/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:51 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215278955/scat/303b19022816233b The Chinese national soccer team's loss to Thailand Saturday has triggered nationwide criticism, with many Chinese furious at the humiliating performance of the team, which has received massive public funds and which many fans had high expectations of. The team was thrashed 5:1 in a friendly match with Thailand, after losing 2:1 to Uzbekistan on June 6 and 2:0 to Holland Wednesday. The ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215279077/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:27 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215279077/scat/303b19022816233b Muhammad Naeem (L), a spokesman for the Office of the Taliban of Afghanistan, speaks during the opening of the Taliban Afghanistan Political Office in Doha, June 18, ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277745/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:36:35 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277745/scat/303b19022816233b ISLAMABAD -- Afghans welcomed their national forces taking responsibility of security across the country, ending 12 years of US and NATO-led control. Many are concerned about the Afghan security forces’ logistic capabilities to face down violent militant networks operating in the country. Barely an hour before a simple closed door ceremony was held here in Kabul marking the transfer of ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277743/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:36:35 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277743/scat/303b19022816233b PENTAGON -- The White House announced Tuesday that U.S. representatives will open direct talks with Taliban representatives in Doha, Qatar, within the next few days, aimed at finding a political solution to the Afghan war. The announcement is being welcomed by the commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford. General Dunford said his forces had no ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277744/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:36:35 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277744/scat/303b19022816233b BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel caused a stir three years ago when she declared the country's integration policies a failure. Since that time, though, several new programs have sprung up with the aim of giving immigrants a fair shot at a career in Europe's largest economy. One such program is called "Berlin Needs You," and it has been successful placing minority ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277746/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:36:34 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277746/scat/303b19022816233b www.santerno.com ), the Carraro Group company that specializes in alternative energy electronics and industrial automation, today announced that the company has reached an agreement with Energy Absolute, the renewable energy business network ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277621/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:30:32 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277621/scat/303b19022816233b WASHINGTON--Rogue U.S. intelligence tech Edward Snowden issued a defiant rebuke to his critics in Washington on Monday and warned more leaks were on the way, declaring: "Truth is coming and it cannot be ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277447/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:21:20 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277447/scat/303b19022816233b This 6,018-sq-ft penthouse condo at 1139 W. Cordova St. in Vancouver features three bedrooms with private sundecks, five bathrooms, rooftop deck with patio and 360-degree views of the North Shore, Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park and downtown Vancouver. Take a ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277830/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:04 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277830/scat/303b19022816233b Christian Communities in Laos Committed to Defend LifeLAOS, May 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) - A family planning campaign launched by the Department for Health Care in the province of Huaphan, located in eastern Laos, encourages women to undergo surgical sterilization (tubal ligation). According to Fides News Agency, the project, supported by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277849/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:54:19 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277849/scat/303b19022816233b When starvation looms, speed is critical. But while the U.S. provides more emergency food aid than any other country, speed is not what it does best. Andrew Natsios witnessed this shortcoming firsthand during famine in Somalia in 1991. "I literally watched children die while we waited for food to arrive," he said at a congressional hearing last week. "It took two to three ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276124/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:32 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276124/scat/303b19022816233b Secretary of State John Kerry arrives to speak at the 10th anniversary celebration for the President's Plan for Emergency AIDS Relief, June 18, 2013, at the State Department in ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276374/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:32 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276374/scat/303b19022816233b BEIRUT -- The United Nations is pressing the Lebanese government to allow a dozen refugee camps help resettle up to a million Syrians. Despite a massive influx of Syrian refugees, Lebanon has been reluctant to establish camps for them. Many refugees live with relatives and friends while the majority rent lodging. About half are registered with the United Nations. "They are meant to be ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276373/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:32 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276373/scat/303b19022816233b In a joint statement issued by the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin call the pact "essential to safeguarding the security" of their countries. The agreement, signed Monday at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, aims to reduce the risk of conflict in cyberspace by creating direct, real-time communication about possible incidents. The two ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276372/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:32 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276372/scat/303b19022816233b By Asma Alsharif and Tom PerryCAIRO (Reuters) - Sixteen years ago, Adel Mohamed al-Khayat was a member of the militant group blamed for slaughtering 58 tourists in Egypt's Valley of the Queens; today he's promising to keep visitors safe.Khayat's appointment by President Mohamed Mursi as governor of the city of Luxor has triggered howls of protest, with demonstrators protesting for ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276129/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:27:00 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276129/scat/303b19022816233b Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:22pm EDT * Deliveries to China to rise in Q3, trend to sustain in 2014-15 * Russian supplies to northern Europe fall most because of China * European refiners have to pay hefty premiums for Russian oil (Adds detail, analyst quote) By Gleb Gorodyankin MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - Russia is steeply ramping up oil deliveries to China, with Asia now importing almost a fifth of oil ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277716/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:22:58 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215277716/scat/303b19022816233b New York, June 18 (Lifestyle): Thailand's national Buddhism body is keeping an eye on monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior after a video emerged on YouTube showing Buddhist monks flying on a private ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276473/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:20:38 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276473/scat/303b19022816233b Islamabad, June 18 : The newly appointed attorney general of Pakistan is seeking written instructions from the federal government about the pending petitions seeking trial of former President Pervez ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276163/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:20:34 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276163/scat/303b19022816233b Washington, June 18 : Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for promoting girls' education, has denounced an attack on a bus carrying female students in Quetta as ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276474/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:20:32 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276474/scat/303b19022816233b Anti-government leaders yesterday denied reports that they filed a petition signed by 8 million supporters asking for a new royally endorsed PM. Chaiwat Sinsuwong and Thongdee Namsaengkot said their group had taken recourse in Article 3 of the Constitution to seek help from His Majesty as they did not see any progress after filing the petition with the Supreme Court and military last Wednesday. ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276475/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:20:23 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276475/scat/303b19022816233b The world soccer-governing body Fifa has threatened to suspend Thailand's membership unless Thai club Pattaya FC withdraws a lawsuit that brought about the cancellation of a Football Association of Thailand (FAT) meeting at the weekend. The FAT had planned to hold a vote to seek approval of the association's new regulations at its meeting on Saturday. They would then schedule a ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276476/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:20:22 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276476/scat/303b19022816233b The lawyer representing Akeyuth Anchanbutr called on the police yesterday to clarify several points about the businessman's murder. In a letter to Metropolitan Police Commissioner Pol Lt-General Khamronwit Thoopkrajang, Suwat Apaipak questioned the theft motive that the police have settled for. To date, Akeyuth's chauffeur Santiparb Pengduang and three alleged accomplices have ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276477/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:20:22 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276477/scat/303b19022816233b Cambodia's Banteay Srey is the temple with the most delicated and preserved stonecarvings in the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap. (IAN WALTON/AFP/Getty Images) Laser technology has confirmed the existence of a 1,200-year-old Cambodian city obscured by mountain ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276478/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:15:42 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276478/scat/303b19022816233b tourism said. "We have regulated our foreign investment law, which is very user-friendly to international investors," U Htay Aung, minister of hotels and tourism, told China Daily. Singapore and Thailand now top the list of foreign investors in Myanmar's tourism ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276218/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:13:44 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276218/scat/303b19022816233b Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr. will have to get airport authorities to improve their services, particularly transport, if we are to convince visitors is it, indeed, more fun in the Philippines. Last week's column on overcharging taxi drivers stirred a hornet's nest. The feedback I received would make travelers, including Filipinos, want to take the first flight out of the ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276479/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:02:10 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276479/scat/303b19022816233b People prepare to carry the dead bodies of their relatives, victims of suicide bombing, at a hospital morgue in Mardan, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 18, ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276335/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:03 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215276335/scat/303b19022816233b People carrying mobile phones walk past a banner supporting Edward Snowden, a former contractor at the National Security Agency (NSA), at Hong Kong's financial Central district, June 18, ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215274927/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:20:34 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215274927/scat/303b19022816233b U.S. National Security Agency Director General Keith Alexander says NSA surveillance programs have helped prevent more than 50 terrorist attacks since ... http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215274926/scat/303b19022816233b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:20:34 -0400 http://www.southeastasianews.net/index.php/sid/215274926/scat/303b19022816233b