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CAPDI calls for peaceful conflict resolution
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (second left), former vice president Jusuf Kalla (right), People's Welfare Coordinating Minister Agung Laksono (left) and president of the Centris Asia Pacific Democrats International (CAPDI) Jos de Venecia, Jr (second right) beat the gendang drum to symbolize the opening of CAPDI on Monday. Hun Sen and other dignitaries participated in a three day forum to ...
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KAI to implement e-ticketing distance-based fares in June
Paper Edition | Page: 10 State railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) says it will implement electronic ticketing and distance-based fares at 63 stations in Greater Jakarta on June 1.Company spokesperson Sukendar Mulya told The Jakarta Post on Monday that distance-based fares would reduce the amount of money paid by commuters.KAI Commuter Jabodetabek (KCJ) spokeswoman Eva Chairunnisa ...
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Resistance to eviction in Muara Baru from only a few
Paper Edition | Page: 10 Two months after the first row of houses in Muara Baru, North Jakarta, as demolished by the city administration, dozens of squatters remain defiant and are occupying one of the last buildings standing to prevent its destruction.They said that the house, owned by a heavy equipment renter, was their last bastion. The administration could not provide them with a new place ...
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Street children learn to dream of better future
Paper Edition | Page: 10 Novita sat quietly in the front row of hundreds of children gathered under the elevated toll road in Jelambar, Grogol, West Jakarta, on Monday.The 9-year-old girl fixed her gaze on Seto Mulyadi, who was performing a magic show for the children to commemorate National Awakening Day, which falls on May 20."Voila!" said the advisory board member of the National ...
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Obama cites movement toward political economic reforms in Myanmar
In a long-awaited White House visit, President Barack Obama told Myanmar's president Monday that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to lead the country in "a long and sometimes difficult, but ultimately correct, path to follow" toward democracy.Mr. Obama spoke as he sat in the Oval Office with former general Thein Sein, who became the first president of Myanmar to ...
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Asian Markets Mixed Amid Cautious Trades
markets are exhibiting a mixed trend on Tuesday with investors mostly treading cautiously amid a lack of fresh triggers. The overnight weak close on Wall Street is weighing on sentiment to an extent. Also, following recent strong upmove, investors appear a bit reluctant to indulge in any aggressive buying for now.In the Australian market, consumer discretionary, financial, healthcare and ...
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Japanese PM to visit Myanmar
/enpproperty--> YANGON - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will pay a state visit to Myanmar soon, an official announcement said in Yangon Tuesday without specifying the date of his visit. According to Japanese media, Abe is to arrive in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday for a three-day visit. He will be the first Japanese prime minister visiting the Southeast Asian nation in 36 years since 1977 when ...
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Excess pilots Singapore Airlines waives cadets bonds
pilot s have been told that until Sept 30, those who quit may have their bonds waived. The usual payback for leaving before serving the seven-year work bond can be more than S$250,000 ...
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Rubber factories in Laos encounter export problem with China
Rubber processing factories in Lao province of Oudomxay are facing unexpected problems because China is not allowing the import of rubber from Laos at the moment, causing large amounts of the material to remain in stock.Sino-Lao Rubber Company Director Oun told the media recently that, after the company had invested in the building of a rubber processing factory, they encountered an export ...
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Labour disputes on the rise in Myanmar
Labour disputes between factory owners and workers in Myanmar continue to rise during this year statistics, according to worker representatives and worker advocates. Tensions rose between the factory owner and workers after 49 workers from San Kaung Polyethylene Factory in Hlaingtharyar Industrial Zone were dismissed for attempting to instigate a protest at the factory. More than a thousand ...
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Myanmar cannot claim reforms are a success yet
President Thein Sein's visit to Washington this week should not be seen as a reward for transforming the country; there are still too many obstacles to democratisation An official visit to the United States by Myanmar's President Thein Sein this week should not be regarded as a celebration of the success of reforms in Myanmar. The job is far from finished, with many tough challenges ...
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Proposed reforms in Bangladesh labour laws unduly benefit employers
The proposed amendment to Sri Lanka's labour law, expected to be finalised in June, claims to bring changes for workers--for the better. In reality, many of its provisions will have a contrary effect, particularly on those in the garment sector."In many important areas, the employers are being given undue benefits over the interests of workers," said AKM Nasim, senior legal ...
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Myanmar promises aid for Rakhine fleeing Bangladesh
Myanmar authorities say they will arrange long-term housing in Rakhine State for Rakhine national ethnics who recently fled Bangladesh due to more and more use of violence against them by the Bengalis in the country. They are now living in temporary camps in the state. After the Rakhine conflicts, they came in groups into the state starting from October 2012 in fear of their lives as there ...
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Laos Thailand agree on future cooperation
Laos and Thailand have agreed to boost their cooperation in various sectors with several agreements signed during their second Joint Cabinet Retreat (JCR) in Chiang Mai on Sunday.The three memorandums of understanding signed during the meeting were on unofficial results of the 2nd JCR, agricultural cooperation, and on ownership, management and maintenance of the 4th Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge ...
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Qantas brings pre-flight meal ordering to London Singapore
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Grim fight on drug smuggling for nation
Drugs smuggled from abroad, including Southeast Asia and some Central and South Asian countries, are the main sources of underground drug use across China, according to a senior anti-drug official from the Ministry of Public Security. "Despite great efforts in combating cross-border drug trafficking, we're still facing a grim situation in the fight against drugs from abroad," Liu ...
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Asia stocks muted ahead of Fed meeting
The Fed is currently conducting the third round of massive bond purchases known as quantitative easing to help drive down interest rates and spur lending. But recently improving data on the U.S. economy has led to speculation that the Fed might consider scaling back the program or winding it down earlier than ...
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Valley Fever Raises Concerns in California Arizona
LOS ANGELES -- A longstanding health problem in California's Central Valley has worsened in recent years, leading health officials to order the relocation of 3,000 prisoners from two state prisons. But the disease affects much of the population in some rural communities and, while it often goes unnoticed, it sometimes can be devastating for patients. Dale Pulde is selling his California ...
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At least 23 workers injured in relaxing shelter collapse at Cambodian factory
A collapsing structure injured 23 workers on Monday at a Cambodian factory producing garments for a top Western brand, police said, the latest incident to raise concerns about regional industrial safety. At least 23 workers were injured at a Cambodian factory that produced garments for a top Western brand on Monday, police said, the latest incident to raise concerns about industrial safety in ...
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Waste water treatment tarriffs a challenge
Paper Edition | Page: 9 Hotels and restaurants in Bali are being urged to join the centralized wastewater treatment system operated by government-run Denpasar Sewerage Development Project (DSDP). Nonetheless, the requirement for customers to pay for the service is a great challenge. "We are urging the mayor and regents to encourage more hotels and restaurants in their areas to take part in ...
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US transport aircraft forced down in Aceh
Paper Edition | Page: 9 The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) on Monday forced down an aircraft believed to be a US military transport aircraft for entering Indonesian airspace without proper clearances.Intercepted at about 2 p.m., the twin turboprop Dornier 328 was flying from Maldives to Singapore via Sri Lanka. "We managed to detect its presence in our airspace thanks to our radar at the ...
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Jatibarang Dam to begin operation soon
Paper Edition | Page: 9 The Jatibarang dam, expected to be a solution for recurrent flooding in the Central Java capital of Semarang, will be ready to operate by the end of this year, the province's top official says."The project is 72 percent finished. We do hope this will solve the flooding problems," Central Java Governor Bibit Waluyo said in Semarang.Located in Gunungpati ...
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Governor’s race ignores youth vote in South Sumatra
Paper Edition | Page: 9 As South Sumatra officially launched the campaign period for the gubernatorial election, observers say that candidates are ignoring first-time voters.According to Ardiyan, a political observer at Sriwijaya University in Palembang, the provincial capital, first-time voters comprise 11 percent of eligible voters in South Sumatra."There is no developed concept from the ...
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Thailand appeals to prevent future water crisis
In a key-note speech delivered to the Second Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Thailand's northern city Chiang Mai on Monday, Yingluck urged the government leaders in the Asian-Pacific region to join hands and prevent water crises which might otherwise recur and wreak havoc to the Asians who currently account for 60 percent of the world ...
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Give youths opportunity to contribute in ASEAN
A Vietnam senior official addresses the attendance at the Preparatory Senior Officials Meeting for the Eighth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth (8th AMMY). Pictures: BT/Eleena ...
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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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