History food at the cemetery

The Jakarta Post - Monday 20th May, 2013

Jakartans may have limited public space, but they can still find places to relax even in a cemetery.Indri Seska and her son, Indra Tamabudi Wijaksono, came all the way from their home in Cibubur, West Java, to join a historic tour and martabak (pancake) cooking at a graveyard in Petamburan, Central Jakarta."This is the first time I've come here. I love history and museums, while my son ...

Thai Q1 GDP Shrinks 2.2 Up 5.3 YY

CNBC - Monday 20th May, 2013

Thailand's economy contracted more than expected in January-March from the previous three months, which economists said raises the chances that this month will bring a rate cut the government wants. Also on Monday, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) on Monday trimmed its forecast for full-year economic expansion to 4.2-5.2 percent from 4.5-5.5 percent range. For ...

Singapore prime minister Workplace safety improving but more needs to be done

Asia News Network - Monday 20th May, 2013

rate has halved from four in 100,000 employees in 2005 to 2.1 last year. This is higher than that of Britain (0.6), Germany (0.7) and Australia (1.9), noted Lee. He urged employers and workers to reach the target of 1.8 sooner than the 2018 deadline, and set a more ambitious goal to match standards of developed countries. He noted that many incidents are preventable and involved foreign ...

Pakistani health officials blamed for measles outbreak

The Seattle Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

Hundreds of Pakistani children have died of measles in the past year because Pakistani health officials have incompetently handled vaccination programs, according to a new government ...

Imrans party wins revote in Karachi

Times Of India - Monday 20th May, 2013

Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf party won a revote in an upmarket constituency of Karachi on Sunday, unofficial results showed, a day after gunmen killed a party leader, setting the stage for protests and counter-protests. Khan blamed the killing ...

More protests against Philippines fatal shooting

The Standard - Monday 20th May, 2013

(11 mins ago) Around 50 people from several groups have staged a protest outside the Philippines' Consulate-General in Admiralty over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters last week. They demanded an apology and compensation from Manila over what they described as a "cold-blooded murder" of the fisherman, RTHK reports. One of the protesters Chau Pik-fai, said ...

Political Jockeying Ahead of Malaysia Election

World Press Review - Monday 20th May, 2013

The police said 45,000 people. Some politicians claimed it was 60,000. Other independent estimates were as high 150,000 individuals. Such squabbling over crowd numbers at political events isn't unique to Malaysia, but nonetheless likely sets the adversarial tone for the coming weeks or months until the next parliamentary election, due to be called by the end of April. "We want a free ...

Philippines coast guard defensive over killing

Middle East Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

An investigation into the killing by the Philippines coast guard of a Taiwanese fisherman is focusing on whether rules of engagement were broken. A report by The Philippine Star newspaper cited an unnamed official close to the Philippine government's investigation as saying coast guard personnel appeared to be on the defensive and they may have violated rules. That is what the ...

Indonesia budget plan sees 2014 GDP growth rising to 6.4-6.9 pct

Reuters - Monday 20th May, 2013

JAKARTA | Mon May 20, 2013 12:36am EDT JAKARTA May 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia's proposed 2014 budget puts GDP growth next year at 6.4-6.9 pct, above the latest Finance Ministry forecast for this year of 6.2 percent. In the proposed budget presented to parliament on Monday, the government said the budget deficit would be 1.7-2.3 percent of gross domestic product. Last month, the ...

No illegal races as police check on the street

The Jakarta Post - Monday 20th May, 2013

Paper Edition | Page: 9 A joint force of the National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) patrolled in areas notorious for hosting illegal street races late on Saturday, but the streets had been deserted.Six hundred and forty three personnel took part in the patrol, which was held following reports of increasing numbers of traffic violations involving motorcycle gangs that created a ...

Four more bodies taken from Freeport mine

The Jakarta Post - Monday 20th May, 2013

Paper Edition | Page: 5 Rescue workers pulled four more bodies from the collapsed PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI)'s Big Gossan training facility in Mimika, Papua, as of Sunday.The dead workers were identified as Joni Tulak, who was found on Saturday evening at about 10 p.m. local time (8 p.m. Jakarta time), while Aris Tikupasang, Viktor Sanger and Hengki Hendambo were discovered on Sunday at ...

Rising costs greatest threat to Thai govt

Asia News Network - Monday 20th May, 2013

The increasing cost of living was cited as the major factor threatening to weaken public support for the Yingluck government in a poll by Assumption University. Higher cost of living was cited as the most likely cause of a drop in support for the government by 85.2 per cent of the 2,115 respondents in 17 provinces. Charter amendment (81.9 per cent) was the second most cited threat to the ...

18 million citizens submit opinions on amended constitution of Vietnam

Asia News Network - Monday 20th May, 2013

Vietnam's Ministry of Justice reported yesterday that opinions and feedback on draft amendments to the 1992 Constitution had been collected from 18 million people across 63 provinces and cities.The comments from the public and government workers included feedback on amendments and supplementary regulations relating to the way government operates - from local administrations to the National ...

Investors eye up industry potential in Vietnam

Asia News Network - Monday 20th May, 2013

More local and foreign investors are seeking investment opportunities in Vietnam's industrial, economic and export processing zones - underlining the need for these zones to improve their internal infrastructure.The assessment was made by head of the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency Do Nhat Hoang.Over the past 20 years, industrial, economic and export ...

GLOBAL MARKETS-Yen edges up from lows Asian shares rise

Reuters - Monday 20th May, 2013

Mon May 20, 2013 12:19am EDT * Dollar slips from Friday's 4-1/2 year high vs yen * Asian shares firmer after Friday's Wall Street rally * MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan rises 1.1 percent By Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen edged higher on Monday after Japan's economics minister said further weakness in the yen could harm households, while Asian shares rose in ...

Taylor Swift leads at Billboard Music Awards Miguel hurts fans with jump over crowd

Vancouver Sun - Monday 20th May, 2013

Taylor Swift is red hot. The singer, who is nominated for 11 Billboard Music Awards, was the show's early leader with seven wins so far, including top Billboard 200 album and country album for "Red." She topped it off with a colorful performance of her hit "22" -- starting backstage and working her way to the main stage on the back of a bike with help from a dozen ...

Sri Lanka ready to purchase fuel from Singapore company

General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

Sri Lanka's Petroleum Industries Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa yesterday said that if PV Oil Singapore came up with a fresh satisfactory proposal the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) would purchase gas oil from the same company in the future. Minister Yapa ...

2014 Asian Golf Tourism Convention to be held at Mission Hills Haikou

whatsonsanya - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Asia’s golf tourism industry will be gathering on China’s tropical island of Hainan next spring as the region’s most important golf tourism convention moves to award-winning golf resort Mission Hills Haikou. The baton for the 3rd Asia Golf Tourism Convention was passed to China at a signing and hand-over ceremony on the final day of AGTC 2013, held at the Royal Cliff Hotel ...

Tornadoes level homes in Oklahoma 21 injured

The Jakarta Post - Sunday 19th May, 2013

One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents scurrying for shelter. At least 21 people were injured across the state.The tornadoes that touched down in Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa were part of a massive, northeastward-moving storm system that stretched from Texas to Minnesota.At least four ...

Mass media liberalization does not yet drive democracy

The Jakarta Post - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Paper Edition | Page: 5 Research has revealed that the global capitalism, which has promoted mass media liberalization in Indonesia since 1999 has only benefited investors economically but not yet driven the growth of substantive democracy.The researcher, R. Kristiawan, who is project officer of Tifa Foundation, said that the ownership of mass media is currently centered on 12 groups, creating ...

RI among least racially tolerant countries

The Jakarta Post - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Paper Edition | Page: 4 Indonesia, a country that has been recognized for nurturing hostility against religious minorities, has now also been acknowledged for its low tolerance of people of different races.A report released by the World Values Survey, a global study of social attitudes carried out by Swedish economists, shows that Indonesia is skeptical about diversity and is racially ...

Yudhoyono rakes over the muck of Lapindo mudflow

The Jakarta Post - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Paper Edition | Page: 4 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has made a scathing criticism of the poor handling of the Sidoarjo mudflow by the gas exploration firm PT Minarak Lapindo Jaya, partly owned by the family of Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie.Andi Arief, special assistant to the President for disaster mitigation and social assistance disclosed that Yudhoyono had criticized Lapindo ...