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Pakistan Gunmen attack polio team kill policeman
Local government administrator Faramosh Khan says the gunmen attacked the team on Monday in the town of Mamound in the Bajur tribal area, just as it had started a vaccination ...
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NESDB revises down 2013 growth forecast
The Office of National Economic and Social Development Board has revised down 2013 economic growth forecast to 4.2-5.2 per cent, due to the lower-than-expected growth in the first quarter. Previously, it forecast 4.5-5.5 per cent growth rate for the year. The Bank of Thailand's forecast is 5.1 per cent. Baht appreciation is part of the problems, according to Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, ...
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Thailands GDP contracts 2.2 in Q1
(MENAFN) Thailand's National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) stated that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted a seasonally adjusted 2.2 percent from the previous quarter, reported Reuters.The quarterly contraction is the first since 2011's last quarter, when severe flooding caused a reduction of 10.5 percent.The NESDB also lowered its full-year ...
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Dollar eases in Asian trade
Hong Kong - The dollar eased in Asia on Monday after a Japanese minister said the recent correction against the yen was nearly over, but analysts said the greenback would soon resume its ...
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After Cyclone Mahasen Myanmar camps face monsoon threat
Cyclone Mahasen , but many are now returning to flimsy tents in flood-prone camps with the monsoon just weeks away. Myanmar's Rakhine state is pockmarked with makeshift settlements for up to 140,000 people -- mainly Rohingya Muslims -- displaced by sectarian unrest last year that claimed about 200 lives and saw whole villages razed. Many were evacuated last week ahead of Cyclone Mahasen, ...
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Market Buzz American consumerism drives Euro and Asian floors
Oil Positive US consumer data drove up European stocks, while Asian shares almost reached a five-year high and the yen made a marked comeback. Russian markets slightly eased Friday, after low crude prices took their toll on last week's equities. After dropping nearly 4 percent over the past week, the MICEX slightly recovered and gained 0.16 percent to 1404.04, a four-day high. The RTS ...
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Who is building what in Sochi for 2014 Olympics
SOCHI, Russia (AP) -- The cost of the 2014 Winter Games in the Russian city of Sochi now stands at $51 billion, making it the most expensive Olympics in history. More than half of the bill is being footed by Russian state-controlled companies and business tycoons. A look at what the major players are building in ...
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Protests and poll re-runs in Karachi
Protests have taken place in the city of Karachi in Pakistan, the day after a senior politician from the country’s third largest party was killed in a drive-by shooting. It is not clear who was behind the death of Zara Shahid ...
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Myanmar leaders White House visit marks diplomatic rehabilitation but angers activists
WASHINGTON - Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Myanmar president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation. But activists are angry about President Barack Obama hosting Thein Sein, and lawmakers are wary. The Myanmar leader has led the shift from decades of direct ...
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Indonesia 45 hike in subsidised petrol price
JAKARTA: Indonesia's government is assuming there will be a 45 per cent rise in the price of subsidised petrol, a move widely seen as essential to relieve mounting pressure on the state finances. The government has been agonising for months over how and when to hike prices of heavily subsidised fuel, which consume an increasingly large portion of the annual state budget and add to the ...
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Burmese President to Visit White House
The former general will meet with President Barack Obama during a visit human rights organizations and some politicians say is premature because of anti-Muslim violence and continuing rights violations in Burma. Officials say the two countries are expected to use the visit to work out agreements that could lead to regular talks on boosting trade, labor standards and investment. On Sunday, ...
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Kerry Travels to Mideast as Parties Weigh Syria Peace Conference Plan
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry travels to the Middle East on Monday, as efforts to bring about a Syrian peace conference proposed by the United States and Russia face several key meetings this ...
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Police reform What reform
Paper Edition | Page: 10 Fourteen years after being separated from the Indonesian Military (TNI), the National Police remains one of the few state institutions untouched by reform.Integrity and transparency have increasingly become rare ideals within the police force after policy makers expanded its law enforcement mandate -- a decision that aimed to end 35 years of military domination of ...
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Wanted Top cop with integrity. Is there anybody out there
looks into the approaching shake-up in the leadership of the force and looks forward to the promised installation of integrity. With President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono eager to replace National Police chief Gen. Timur Pradopo (due to retire in January) as soon as possible, 12 candidates have been shortlisted by the National Police Commission (Kompolnas) for the top job.High performance and an ...
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Maria Margaretha Bupu Laying the groundwork
Maria Margaretha Bupu, 58, has 33 years of experience teaching first grade students at Waelengga Primary School in Watunggene sub-district, Kota Komba district.Over the decades she has helped to lay down the foundation for intellectual growth for many children in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, despite the challenges of adjusting her teaching methods to rural conditions and limited educational ...
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An art collection journeys east
A castle perches gracefully on a hill. Snow-capped peaks jut between expanses of clouds. A river lazes through a wide valley. Liechtenstein.The quiet Central European country of 36,000 couldn't seem farther from bustling, tropical Singapore, yet the nations do share similarities, the most obvious being geographic size, but also strong, stable economies.In June, another link between the two ...
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Price of oil falls below $96 per barrel as traders await data Fed chief Bernankes speech
BANGKOK - The price of oil fell Monday ahead of the release later this week of economic data from the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies, and a speech by the Federal Reserve chief. Benchmark crude for June delivery was down 25 cents to $95.77 a barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 86 cents to close at ...
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Asian stocks rise on signs of steady US recovery
Investors will have a slew of data to sift through this week, including U.S. homes sales and durable goods orders. Analysts are somewhat pessimistic about the strength of China's recovery but are expecting to see solid improvement in the ...
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14 still missing feared dead in Freeport Indonesia’s Big Gossan catastrophe
mining news, copper mining, mine safety, mining fatalities, PT Freeport Indonesia, Big Gossan catastrophe, Richard Adkerson, mine rescue, Grasberg ...
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Yen edges up on Amari comments Asian shares rise
Mon May 20, 2013 2:06am 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 0.9 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 response ...
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Freeport copper mine deaths climb to 13 in Indonesia
(8 mins ago) Rescuers recovered four more bodies from a collapsed underground room at a massive US-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 13, police said. Fifteen other workers were still missing and feared dead. The Big Gossan underground training facility at the PT Freeport Indonesia mine collapsed last Tuesday when 38 workers were undergoing safety ...
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At least 50 fleeing storm feared drowned after boats capsize off western Burma
At least 50 Rohingya Muslims are feared drowned after their boats capsized off western Burma, officials say. The boats, said to be carrying about 100 passengers, were evacuating people ahead of powerful Cyclone Mahasen. The vessels sank off Pauktaw township in Rakhine state late on Monday. More than 40 survivors have been found and eight bodies recovered. Thousands of Rohingya Muslims ...
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Indonesian shuttlers gear up to face India in first match
Paper Edition | Page: 20 Prior to facing India in the group A qualification round of the 2013 Sudirman Cup badminton mixed team championship, Indonesian shuttlers attended their rivals' first match to get a glimpse of their upcoming opponents.In Sunday's match at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, India had to bow down to defending champion China 5-0.According to ...
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RI car buyers demand more from auto websites
Paper Edition | Page: 14 A majority of car buyers, who were increasingly turning to the Internet for information, found the websites of automobile manufacturers and dealers unsatisfactory in terms of providing the services they needed prior to and after making purchases, a study recently has revealed.The global study, published by Accenture, involved 13,000 respondents from 11 developed and ...
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Development underway for first transgenic sugarcane plantation
Workers harvest sugarcane at a plantation in Tulungagung, East Java. The government recently approved the first transgenic sugarcane and other 13 biotech food crops for commercial production. Antara/Sahlan ...
Pakistan Feature
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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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