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Haze along Straits of Malacca worsens
Malaysia's landmarks (from left) Wawasan Bridge, Millennium Monument, Putra Mosque and the office of prime minister Putra Perdana are shrouded with haze in Putrajaya on June 18, 2013. Marine police here have warned all barter-trading vessels plying the Straits of Malacca to refrain from navigating the waterway at night due to the haze. -- FILE PHOTO: ...
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No foul play in six-year-old William Yaus death in Malaysia says coroner
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK): A Coroner's Court here ruled that the cause of death of six-year-old William Yau Zhen Zhong who was found floating in Sungai Sireh in Port Klang on Jan 24, is due to misadventure. The decision by the court on Thursday has dismissed a theory saying that the boy was abused by his family or was murdered. Coroner Mohd Hezri Shaharil howver said the ...
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In Vietnam New Virus Isolated From Patients With Severe Brain Infections
Researchers have identified a new virus in patients with severe brain infections in Vietnam. Further research is needed to determine whether the virus is responsible for the symptoms of disease. The virus was found in a total of 28 out of 644 patients with severe brain infections in the study, corresponding to around 4%, but not in any of the 122 patients with non-infectious brain disorders ...
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China Vietnam talk amid South China Sea tensions
BEIJING - Vietnam's president is being feted by China's leaders on a visit through Friday as Beijing continues to shun another rival for South China Sea territory that has challenged its claims on legal grounds, the Philippines.President Truong Tan Sang is on the three-day visit to boost economic ties with China, Vietnam's communist ally and biggest trading partner. How to manage ...
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Malaysias PC sales hit 898000 units with Lenovo as top vendor
Malaysia's personal computer (PC) market recorded 898,000 units in the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, which was an increase of 18 percent sequentially, with Lenovo emerging as the top vendor, Internet Data Center(IDC) saidIDC's Asia Pacific Quarterly PC Tracker issued on Thursday said, Lenovo emerged as the top vendor this quarter as it fulfilled a significant portion of the ...
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Indonesia and Monaco are all set to make debut in this year Al Bareh International Regatta
Jakerta, June 20 (BNA) -- Indonesia and Monaco are all set to make debut in this year's Al Bareh International Regatta 2013, due to take place from June 25 to 29 at the Bahrain Maritime Sports Association premises near in Al Jazayer Beach. Both representatives have signed up for the 20th edition of the championship thanks to the outstanding reputation gained by Bahrain in hosting major ...
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THE TERROR DIASPORA US spreads blowback nightmare
By Nick Turse The Gulf of Guinea. He said it without a hint of irony or embarrassment. This was one of US Africa Command's big success stories. The Gulf of Guinea. Never mind that most Americans couldn't find it on a map and haven't heard of the nations on its shores like Gabon, Benin, and Togo. Never mind that just five days before I talked with AFRICOM's chief ...
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Iran and Hezbollah go global
By Emanuele Scimia The recent discovery in Nigeria of an arsenal with Hezbollah's fingerprints all over it has reinforced the suspicion that Iran and the Party of God are extending their outreach while helping security forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against Sunni rebels backed by Western countries, Turkey and the Persian Gulf petro-monarchies. From Africa to Europe, ...
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Taliban hints at Afghan power-sharing
By Abubakar Siddique The Taliban have expressed their readiness to share power in Afghanistan a day after the hardline Islamic group opened a political office in Qatar. Mohammad Naeem, the spokesman for the Qatar office, told RFE/RL that the Taliban want to have an inclusive Afghan government. "In his speeches and statements, our leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has repeatedly said that we ...
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Japan-Taiwan pact will not contain China
by Madoka Fukuda Japan and Taiwan concluded a fisheries agreement in April 2013. In Japan, there has been a tendency to stress that this agreement will drive a wedge into cooperation between mainland China and Taiwan and serve to contain China, but does the significance of this agreement really go no further than this? Given that talks were underway for 17 years, why had the Japan-Taiwan ...
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Bangladesh snatching bank from poor Yunus
Grameen Bank from the poor after it raised its stake in the pioneering micro-lender. In an opinion piece published in all major Bangladeshi dailies, the ...
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Singapore blames Indonesian fires over ‘hazardous’ air
Singapore , air traffic controllers gave more time for aircraft between taking off and landing at Changi Airport, a major aviation hub, because of poor ...
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Pollution hits new high in Singapore Malaysia shuts 200 schools amid haze from Indonesia fires
A Vancouver School Board survey has found the high cost of housing is the major reason parents are pulling their kids out of the city’s schools. Few homes are priced at less than $600,000 in Vancouver. Here’s a comparison, looking at detached homes for less than $600,000 in Vancouver and in four other B.C. ...
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Tony Abbott PM should apologise for megaphone diplomacy with Indonesia - video
Opposition leader Tony Abbott defends his plan to turn asylum seeker boats back to Indonesia if he wins the election. He says Julia Gillard's visit to Indonesia in July is a cover-up for her failure to control immigration, adding that 'the boat disaster has just got worse and worse on her ...
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China Vietnam Agree on Hotline to Resolve Maritime Disputes
China and Vietnam have agreed to set up an emergency hotline to help quickly resolve territorial disputes that have occasionally strained relations between the two ...
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Indonesia says Singapore behaving like a child over haze
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia on Thursday accused Singapore of acting "like a child" over acrid smog from forest fires in Sumatra that has triggered the city-state's worst environmental crisis in more than a decade, as the two nations held talks.The escalation in tensions between tiny Singapore and its vast neighbour came as the levels of haze enveloping the island hit a new record ...
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Timor Leste RI to cooperate on border security
Belu Deputy Regent Lodovikus Taolin said that Indonesia and Timor Leste would work to uphold law enforcement along the border of the two countries in Belu regency."Representatives from Timor Leste National Police (PNTL) have come to talk about law enforcement at the border between the two countries," regent Lodovikus said as quoted by ...
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IHSG dropped by nearly 3 percent
The Indonesian Composite Index (IHSG) plunged by 2.94 percent to 4,665.24 during the first trading session on Thursday.Kontan.co.id reported 240 stocks declined while only 30 booked positive results and 46 remained unchanged.The transaction volume stood at 2.11 billion shares worth Rp 3.13 trillion.Nine sectors were in the red zone with the main three consisting of the finance sector with 4.13 ...
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Indonesia plans cattle imports to meet Ramadan demand spike
JAKARTA (REUTERS) - Indonesia said it will import 45,000 head of cattle by the end of July as the Southeast Asian nation looks to stock up to meet an expected spike in demand ahead of a Muslim holy festival next month. In late May, Australia's beef industry received a lift from one of its biggest markets, after Indonesia relaxed restrictions on some imports to contain local beef prices and ...
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Gillard must apologise to Indonesia oppn
The Gillard government must apologise to Indonesia for "weakening" Australia's borders and for suspending live cattle exports, the opposition insists.Prime Minister Julia Gillard will meet Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for bilateral talks in July, a move Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says shows Ms Gillard is "humiliated and embarrassed" on the issue of ...
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Champions Trophy Rain threat looms large over India-Sri Lanka clash
Cricket News: Cardiff: With the 8-nation tournament entering its final stages, one can only hope that the rain stays away. The threat of rain looms large over the marquee clash, as India and Sri Lanka gear up to face off at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, Wales for the semifinals of the ICC Champions Trophy on ...
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Dollar steady in Asian trade
Tokyo - The dollar held firm in Asia on Thursday after rallying on comments by the head of the US Federal Reserve that it could begin to scale back its monetary easing programme later this ...
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Players commit to playing in Dhaka League
Bangladesh's professional cricketers have withdrawn their threat to boycott the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League. The decision was taken after assurances from the Bangladesh Cricket Board that the new gradation- and rotation-based system of players' transfers would only be applicable to this ...
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Singapore Struggles With Haze
Smog so dense you can hardly see and people walking around with face masks on: scenes often associated with polluted Beijing actually describe Singapore, where the air quality has reached "hazardous" levels this week following burning to clear land in neighboring Indonesia. Singapore's Pollutants Standards Index hit 321 late on Wednesday, the highest since Southeast Asia's ...
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US preconditions may scuttle talks with Afghanistan says Pakistans JUI-F chief.
Pakistan's Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has criticised the US and said that stringent preconditions could put Afghan reconciliation process in jeopardy. "Such preconditions can even scuttle the prospects of talks before any meaningful negotiations kick off," he said. "Instead, the US should take confidence-building measures that will lead to ...
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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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