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Probe faults construction materials for Bangladesh building collapse
FILE - In this Sunday, May 12, 2013 file photo, Bangladeshi rescuers use heavy machinery to clear rubble of a garment factory building that collapsed on April 24 as they continue searching for bodies in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. A government investigation said poor quality construction materials and building code violations contributed to the collapse of building housing garment factories ...
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Singapore sees slower economic growth in first quarter
(49 mins ago) Singapore's trade-sensitive economy slowed in the first quarter on sluggish demand for its exports, the government said Thursday, warning that risks remained despite improved global conditions. The Ministry of Trade and Industry said gross domestic product (GDP) climbed 0.2 percent year-on-year in the three months to March, much slower than the preceding quarter's 1.5 ...
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Singapore GDP growth slows
SINGAPORE'S trade-sensitive economy slowed in the first quarter on sluggish demand for its exports, its government says, warning that risks remained despite improved global conditions. The Ministry of Trade and Industry on Thursday said gross domestic product (GDP) climbed 0.2 per cent year-on-year in the three months to March, much slower than the preceding quarter's 1.5 per cent ...
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Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over border post firing
Pakistan on Thursday summoned Afghan Charge d'Affaires and lodged protest over unprovoked firing on a border check post, the Foreign Ministry said. The Foreign Ministry said that two soldiers were injured in firing by Afghan troops late Wednesday. "The Afghan Charge d'Affaires was summoned to the Foreign Office today for conveying protest of the Government of Pakistan on an ...
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British tourist Cheznye Emmons 23 killed in Indonesia after drinking spiked gin
Cheznye Emmons, from Great Wakering, Essex, was travelling through Indonesia with her boyfriend Joe Cook, 21, when she started feeling ill after drinking from a bottle marked as gin from a local ...
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Ross Dunkley’s Quest to Run a Daily Newspaper in Burma Is “His Everest”
Burma, also known as Myanmar, is emerging from half a century of brutal dictatorship. It now has a free press. And a swashbuckling Australian journalist--no, not Rupert Murdoch--is determined to seize the ...
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What award winning President SBY should say
Paper Edition | Page: 7 It's not every day that a world leader whose country frequently makes the news for sectarian violence wins a religious freedom award. But on May 30, the Appeal of Conscience Foundation in New York City will honor Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono with its World Statesman Award, given annually to an individual who supports "religious freedom and ...
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‘No signs of danger prior to incident’
After the remains of all the workers buried in a collapsed tunnel at the training facility at the Freeport Indonesia mine were removed from the site, the visiting CEO of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. said on Wednesday that the accident had been impossible to predict.Freeport-McMoRan president and CEO Richard C. Adkerson said in Jakarta on Wednesday that his company did not consider the ...
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Yudhoyono award deemed PR stunt
Paper Edition | Page: 1 Rights groups say the World Statesman Award for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is nothing but a publicity stunt carried out by the President's inner circle and the Appeal of Conscience Foundation (ACF), a US-based interfaith coalition.After arguing that Yudhoyono did not deserve the World Statesman Award because he had allowed the persecution of minority groups, ...
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Luthfi tried to temper Suswono Witness
Paper Edition | Page: 1 An Agriculture Ministry official said in a hearing on Wednesday that former Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) chairman Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq made several attempts to influence Agriculture Minister Suswono, a senior PKS politician, regarding the beef import scheme run by the ministry.Baran Wirawan, Suswono's secretary, testified that he was frequently summoned to ...
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Solid political machine to decide victory in C. Java governor race
Supporters of Central Java gubernatorial candidate Ganjar Pranowo attend their last rally featuring Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri at the Satria Sports Stadium in Purwokerto on Wednesday. Three pairs will contest the election on ...
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Jokowi set to distribute 1.7m free health cards
Paper Edition | Page: 2 Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says he will distribute the so-called Kartu Jakarta Sehat (KJS) healthcare cards to 1.7 million eligible beneficiaries this week, despite numerous problems affecting the much-needed program."I will distribute 1.7 million more [KJS] cards to Puskesmas [community health centers] in various locations in the city this week," ...
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Rp 30.1t proposed to cushion fuel price hike
Paper Edition | Page: 3 The government proposed Rp 30.1 trillion (US$3.08 billion) to the House of Representatives on Wednesday to compensate for the increase in fuel prices following a planned fuel subsidy cut.In a proposal of the revised 2013 state budget, the government will channel Rp 12.5 trillion to social security aid that includes the rice for the poor (Raskin) program and assistance ...
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Malaysian charged with sedition over call to protest general election result
KUALA LUMPUR (AP) - Prosecutors have filed a sedition charge against a student activist who had urged Malaysians to engage in street protests against the government over claims of election fraud. The ruling Barisan Nasional coalition that has governed since 1957 won the May 5 general elections. Opposition officials insist the coalition retained power through bogus ballots and other ...
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Professor in China detained 16 years after murder say reports
BEIJING (AFP) - A Chinese businessman who allegedly killed a man 16 years ago and went on the run, setting up a new life as a university professor, has been held after the victim's brother found him, reports said on Thursday. Ren Yuefeng was running a restaurant in the southern province of Yunnan when he had Mr Yang Shunxiang beaten to death in a dispute over counterfeit cigarette trading, ...
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Building materials blamed in Bangladesh disaster
DHAKA, Bangladesh -; A government investigation found poor quality construction materials and building code violations were among the "series of irregularities" that caused the collapse of a building housing garment factories last month in Bangladesh, the committee head said ...
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Asian Markets Trade Lower On Economic Worries
economy following a weak manufacturing report from China. The overnight weak close on Wall Street amid doubts about further monetary stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve is also contributing to the weakness in the Asian region.The Australian stock market is trading sharply lower with investors pressing sales at several counters. Financial, consumer staples, industrial, mining and property ...
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Nepal marking diamond jubilee of mans conquest of Mt. Qomolangma
Nepal on Wednesday officially launched events to mark the 60th anniversary of man's first ascent on Mt. Qomolangma, also known as Mt. Everest, to be observed in the foothills of the world's highest peak and Kathmandu from May 26 to 30.Nepal Tourism Board unveiled the program amid a ceremony which was participated by famous Sherpa mountaineers, tourism experts and government ...
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UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on RD
United Microelectronics (UMC) announced on May 22 that its 12-inch fab in Singapore has turned into a dedicated R&D facility for advanced specialty process ...
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STOCKS NEWS THAILAND-Bank of Ayudhya up after Japan MUFG stake bid report
Thu May 23, 2013 12:34am EDT Shares in Bank of Ayudhya Pcl rose after a local newspaper cited a financial market source as saying that Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) had offered to acquire General Electric's stake in the Thai bank at 40 baht per share. The potential acquisition of the 25.3 percent stake, or around 1.54 billion shares, from GE Capital International Holding ...
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Singapore Economy Posts Surprising Expansion
Singapore on Thursday reported a surprise expansion in its economy in the first quarter, helped by a surge in financial services as trading in stocks and foreign exchange soared. The Southeast Asian city-state, whose economy is heavily dependent on trade, manufacturing and financial services, said gross domestic product expanded 1.8 percent in January-March on a quarter-on-quarter, seasonally ...
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Energy officials in Laos look at best practice in hydropower sustainability
Lao government energy officials yesterday met with hydropower experts from around the world to discuss ways to advance sustainable hydropower development. The talks between Deputy Minister of Energy and Mines Viraphonh Viravong, his delegation and hydropower experts took place this week during a meeting of the International Hydropower Association (IHA) in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. "We ...
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ADB urges Laos to ensure better land management
The Asian Development Bank has urged the Lao government to strengthen its capacity to manage land and natural resources in order to ensure the sustainable growth of the Lao economy in the longer term. According to the bank's recently released Asian Development Outlook report, the Lao government is experiencing difficulties managing land concessions after allowing private sector investors ...
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Vietnam-France relations edge closer
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday hailed Vietnam's valued relationship with France and declared that the two nations are making efforts to develop their ties to the strategic partnership level in 2013. The PM made the comments at a meeting with the former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, who is on an official working visit to the country. Dung declared ...
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Asian movies with Western style
movie s in Taiwan is that I will always see things from a different perspective. My films are about Taiwanese people, but there is a Western sense of humour and film-making style," says the second-generation American. "And there will always be things that only I will notice about the daily lives of Taiwanese, because I find them unique and different. I think the same will happen if I ...
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Southeast Asia's growing prominence in world trade
Southeast Asia has been, for many centuries, a major part of world trade and the recent recession has not hampered this position as the region is recovering much faster than many more developed countries.
Southeast Asia, although geographically large, covering an area of around 5 million square miles, is comparatively small economically in relation to the number of people that inhabit the area. The Southeast Asian region is home to over 500 million people and yet the region’s GDP is just US$1.5 trillion, or around US$2,500 per person annually. Read more
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