Category: Regional
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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Australia extends reach of tough refugee policy
Australia on Thursday extended tough refugee policies to any asylum-seeker who lands on its mainland, allowing them to be banished to remote Nauru or Papua New Guinea for [...]
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Cambodia shoe factory collapse kills two, prompts probe
A ceiling collapse at a Cambodian shoe factory killed two workers Thursday, spurring a government vow to inspect all garment plants amid heightened safety fears after last [...]
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New Zealand Supreme Court to hear Kim Dotcom appeal
New Zealand’s Supreme Court on Thursday granted Kim Dotcom leave to appeal a ruling that US authorities do not have to disclose all of the evidence they have against [...]
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Part of Cambodian shoe factory collapses, killing 2 workers
The ceiling of a Cambodian factory that makes Asics sneakers collapsed on workers early Thursday, killing two people and injuring seven, in the latest accident to spotlight [...]
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Final candidates vie for Tourism Australia’s ‘Best Jobs in the World’
Finalists for Tourism Australia’s ‘Best Jobs in the World’ contest have been announced, with candidates from the US leading the charge, followed by England [...]
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China, India granted observer seat on Arctic governing council
The Arctic Council agreed on Wednesday to admit emerging powers China and India as observers, reflecting growing global interest in the trade and energy potential of the [...]
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Couple jailed 24 years for starving maid to death
A couple were sentenced to 24 years’ jail each after they were found guilty of starving their Cambodian maid to death last year. In his judgment, Justice Datuk Zamani [...]
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