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Taiwan receives more overseas support in boat case
Taiwan Today The killing of a Taiwan fisherman during an attack on his boat by a Philippine government vessel is beginning to receive greater attention abroad, according to the ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 22. "We have received support from U.S. and EU lawmakers, with a series of reports on the case carried by the mainstream international media," a MOFA official said. The ...
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MOJ seeks mutual benefit in boat probe
Taiwan Today Taiwan will only assist the Philippines in investigating the fatal attack by one of its government vessels on an ROC-registered fishing boat under the principles of equality and mutual benefit, according to the Ministry of Justice May 22. "We affirm Manila's consent allowing our people to inspect the Philippine government vessel involved as well as the weapons and ...
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DOH minister touts ROC disease-fighting record
Taiwan Today Taiwan's achievements in dealing with infectious diseases were highlighted by ROC Minister of Health Chiu Wen-ta at the 66th World Health Assembly meeting May 22 in Geneva. "In the past 50 years Taiwan has eradicated or brought under control more than 10 communicable diseases," Chiu said. "Among the biggest successes were the nation's efforts in ...
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US family leaves Singapore frustrated with inquest
SINGAPORE -; The parents of an American software engineer found dead in his Singapore apartment last year left the city-state Thursday before the end of a coroner's inquest, saying they had lost faith in the process. Their lawyer said they would push for a U.S. congressional ...
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Pakistani Taliban admits bomb which kills 13
The Pakistani Taliban has admitted responsibility for a bomb which killed 11 security personnel and two civilians. Sixteen people were also wounded in the attack in the south-western city of Quetta but police fear the death toll could rise. The bomb was planted in a motorised rickshaw. The explosion was triggered as a truck carrying the security men passed by in the capital of Baluchistan ...
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China hasnt used Pakistan against India Daily
Beijing, May 23 : China has played a positive role in the continuous easing of the relationship between India and Pakistan, said a state-run daily which added, "China has not played balancing strategy, using one country against the ...
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Egat forced to delay electricity supply to deep South
A plan to acquire additional electricity from Malaysia to cope with a shortage in the deep South may have to be delayed until next year due to continuing violence in the region, a senior official at the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) said Thursday The 1320-kilovolt supply will be delivered to a power station in Narathiwat's Sungai-Kolok district, in addition to another ...
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AIT operations back to normal following return to old charter
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) said Thursday that the difficulties surrounding its legal status had ended following a decision in December to bring back its old charter. The announcement meant 499 students from more than 30 countries will be able to attend their graduation ceremonies, without worrying about the validity of their degrees. "We have now returned to normalcy after ...
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Yingluck drums up Japanese investment for Dawei rail projects
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has invited Japanese investors to join the Dawei Deep Sea Port project in Myanmar, while Japanese businesses have expressed an interest in bidding for satellite and high-speed rail projects in Thailand, the PM's secretary-general said Thursday. Suranand Vejjajiva said Yingluck met her Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, on Wednesday and discussed bilateral ...
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China to support Pakistan in realizing stability better development Premier Li
The Chinese government will unswervingly stick to its friendly policy toward Pakistan and support the South Asian nation in realizing stability and better development, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday in Islamabad.Li was speaking during a meeting with Pakistani military leaders including Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chief of Army ...
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Nepals oldest climber sponsored by govt to defend his record
The government of Nepal at its cabinet meeting Thursday decided to provide 1 million rupees ($11, 235.9) to Guinness World Record holder Min Bahadur Sherchan, an official at the prime minister's office said."Today's cabinet meeting decided to provide 1 million rupees to Min Bahadur Sherchan for his attempt to scale Mount Everest to defend his record," Rajendra Pandey, Press ...
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Myanmar welcomes reconciliation but won’t be just Washington’s pawn
The US visit of Myanmar President Thein Sein raises hopes for increased cooperation and commerce, but some in Washington unrealistically view the country as a tool in the containment of a rising China.Naturally, there is an appropriate US interest in developing commercial relations with Myanmar and in helping promote a modernization process there. Beginning in 2009, Washington has taken steps to ...
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Pakistan ready to heal US wounds
Good news about Pakistan is rare, and all the more precious for that. The country, often considered the "most dangerous place on earth," seems a boiler of violence, terrorism and religious extremism. But recently, it touched a major democratic landmark.The national general elections were held in Pakistan. It was the first time since its country's founding in 1947 that voters got ...
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‘Asian Century’ raises own tough challenges
Christian Forneck, senior foreign policy adviser at the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag Our discussion is about the beginning of a multipolar era in which there are many new power centers around the world. It doesn't matter if you believe in the thesis of "US decline," or "the demise of the West." One thing is ...
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China to support Pakistans stability and growth
/enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - The Chinese government will unswervingly stick to its friendly policy toward Pakistan and support the South Asian nation in realizing stability and better development, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Thursday. Li was speaking during a meeting with Pakistani military leaders including Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shameem ...
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Saudi to hand Pakistan $15bn energy bailout – report
Saudi Arabia is expected to hand Pakistan an up to $15bn bailout for its indebted energy sector following recent elections in the country, it has been ...
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NetSol Technologies Signs Engagement Deal With Leading Multi-Finance Company in Southeast Asia
NetSol Technologies, Inc . ( ), a worldwide provider of global IT and enterprise application solutions, today announced that it has signed an agreement to implement NetSol Financial Suite's Credit Application Processing and Contract Management System modules with a leading multi-finance company in Southeast Asia, which currently manages more than one million live contracts generated through ...
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Malaysia activists charged with sedition
A MALAYSIAN court has charged a student activist with sedition, and police arrested three others, including two opposition politicians, on the same charge in what critics decried as a crackdown on dissent. Prime Minister Najib Razak pledged last year to repeal the Sedition Act, widely seen as oppressive. Critics slammed the fresh arrests under the law on Thursday, believed to be in connection ...
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Singapore to Host IADC Seminar
For (future) decision makers and their advisors in governments, port and harbour authorities, off-shore companies and other organisations that have to execute dredging projects, the International Association of Dredging Companies organises the International Seminar on Dredging and ...
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Parents of dead US man leave Singapore before end of inquest hope Congress will investigate
SINGAPORE - The parents of an American software engineer found dead in his Singapore apartment last year have left the city-state before the end of a coroner's inquest. They say they have lost faith in the process and their lawyer says they will push for a U.S. congressional investigation. Rick and Mary Todd believe their son Shane Truman Todd was murdered in June 2012 and that evidence of ...
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Pakistan arrested American before he was killed in US drone strike
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistani authorities once arrested an American citizen now known to have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in the country, but he escaped after being released on bail. The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that Jude Kenan Mohammad died in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region, making him the fourth American citizen killed by unmanned aircraft in ...
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Poor record for Myanmar in extractive industries
Easing economic pressure on Myanmar ignores serious human rights abuses in the country's extractive industries sector, an advocacy group said. U.S. ...
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Laos official praises Sultan bin Shakhboot for development of continuing popularity of chess
WAM ABU DHABI, May 23rd, 2013 -- Khamana Anthirat, Laotian Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, and President of that nation's Chess Federation, has praised the efforts of Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Shakhboot Al Nahyan, President of the Asian Chess Federation, in the deployment and development of the game in Asia in general, and Laos in particular. This came during a ...
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Mobile services shut for second day in Pakistan for Lis visit
Mobile phone services were suspended in the Pakistani capital and nearby Rawalpindi for the second day on Thursday as part of extraordinary security measures put in place to ensure an incident-free visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang here. Officials announced the suspension of cellular services between 1 pm and 5 pm local time in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Yesterday, mobile services were ...
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Indonesias diesel demand expected to remain weak until end 2013 -trade
Thu May 23, 2013 6:56am EDT * Monthly diesel imports down by as much as 20 pct from last year * Demand from mining sector expected to be low until end of the year * Shift seen towards cheaper alternatives like natural gas and coal By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Indonesia's diesel demand is expected to remain weak at least until the end of the year as a slowing economy, ...
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Pakistan's darkest hour
What began as the normal monsoon season has turned into the greatest disaster, the greatest humanitarian crisis and the worst floods ever seen in the history of Pakistan. According to the UN, the disaster in Pakistan from 2010 floods is now worse than the 2005 earthquake in the country and the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia combined.
It is a catastrophe of mammoth proportions and the challenge faced by a centrally weak government is how to get food aid to the some 6 million in need of help and provide relief facilities to the 20 million people impacted by the disaster. Read more
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