Category: Regional
Burma leader frees dissidents ahead of US visit
Myanmar released about 20 political prisoners on Friday, a top official said, hours before its reform-minded leader was due to leave on a landmark visit to the United States [...]
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US visit endorses ‘Burma’s Spring’: Thein Sein aide
President Thein Sein’s historic invitation to the White House is an endorsement of “Myanmar’s Spring” and a further sign that the former [...]
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Bangladesh garment hub reopens after unrest
Hundreds of garment factories in a Bangladesh manufacturing hub reopened Friday, days after they were closed down due to unrest sparked by the country’s worst [...]
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Indonesia, Philippines and Burma Doing Well, But Leaders…
Voters in the Philippines appear to have delivered a resounding victory to President Benigno Aquino in midterm elections. The son of former President Corazon Aquino looks set [...]
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Thailand, Cambodia agree to strengthen bilateral ties
Thailand and Cambodia yesterday agreed to strengthen cooperation and solve any border conflicts with mutual trust. Defence minister ACM Sukampol Suwannathat met his Cambodian [...]
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Tycoon says Australia treating mining firms as ATMs
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart on Friday accused the government of using the mining industry as an ATM, warning of an unhealthy reliance on the sector and [...]
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Australia heaps praise on F-35, says rivals years behind
Lockheed Martin Corp is well on the way to fixing the F-35s performance and helmet problems, Australian military chiefs said on Thursday, rejecting criticism the troubled jet [...]
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After Fighting Over Mountains, India and China Lock Horns in the
In mid-April, a platoon of Chinese soldiers trooped some 20 km into territory considered India’s and pitched tents and unfurled banners. When detected by Indian forces, [...]
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Australian coal miners face China cap
China’s new leadership seems to have a new slogan – “control coal” – and Australia’s coal exporters underestimate their resolve to cap [...]
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2 Malaysians get 24 years for Cambodian maid death
A court has sentenced a Malaysian couple to 24 years in prison for fatally starving their Cambodian housemaid. Police found the body of Mey Sichan at the couple’s home [...]
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Rescuers search for Australian father in snorkel tragedy
Two distraught Australian children who saw their mother drown and their father disappear at sea were reunited with relatives as police Friday continued to scour the ocean for [...]
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Australian bowler Tait angry over spot fix claims
Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait has strongly denied any link to the arrest of three Indian teammates allegedly involved in spot-fixing during an Indian domestic Twenty20 [...]
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Deal sees Auckland Blues partially privatised
The licence to operate the Auckland Blues Super 15 franchise has been partially sold-off to a private investment firm, the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) said on Friday. NZRU [...]
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Bangladesh factory safety deal hailed as landmark
Two global labour umbrella groups on Thursday praised top retailers for joining their drive to make Bangladesh’s garment factories safer, after 1,127 people died in a [...]
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Bangladesh factories shut by worker protests to reopen Friday
Bangladesh will reopen more than 300 garment factories on Friday, ending a three-day forced closure due to worker protests over pay and working conditions after a building [...]
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