Category: Regional
Australia’s jobless rate eases
Australia’s unemployment rate eased to 5.5 percent in May, an unexpected fall that could see the central bank hold off on cutting interest rates next month. Economists [...]
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Burma readmitted to EU trade scheme
The European Union on Wednesday readmitted Myanmar to its trade preference scheme, saying it wanted to support reform in the once pariah state through economic development. [...]
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Burma monks to meet over deadly religious unrest
Buddhist monks from across Myanmar will gather on Thursday for talks about the religious violence that has shaken the country, after some of them were implicated in attacks [...]
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Across Asia, officials’ e-mails may be vulnerable
Government and security officials in parts of Asia have been sending sensitive information and policy documents via e-mail services offered by US web giants, and concerns are [...]
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Japan’s Marubeni to bid for Rio Tinto Australia coal stake -sources
Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp is bidding for a 29 percent stake in Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto’s Coal & Allied unit, valued at an estimated $2 billion, [...]
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Malaysia Warns Burma Immigrants Against Violence
Malaysia’s government on Thursday warned immigrants from neighbouring Myanmar not to restart sectarian clashes that recently killed four people. The fighting in several [...]
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Mumbai collapse death toll rises to 10, rescue ends
The death toll from an apartment block collapse in central Mumbai has risen to 10, police said Wednesday, as they ended nearly two days of search and rescue operations. A [...]
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Volkswagen recalls 26,000 cars in Australia
German auto giant Volkswagen (VW) on Wednesday recalled nearly 26,000 vehicles in Australia due to a gearbox problem that could cause cars to lose power on the road. The [...]
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India econ affairs secy says no need to further act on gold imports
The Indian government does not need to act as of now to further moderate gold imports as recent steps have already had considerable impact, economic affairs secretary Arvind [...]
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Asian sea tensions boon for aircraft makers
Simmering territorial tensions over Asian seas and the rise of piracy are fuelling demand for naval patrol planes, now one of the fastest growing segments in the aeronautic [...]
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Hundreds of strikers fired from Cambodia Nike factory
Hundreds of workers have been fired from a Cambodian factory making sportswear for US giant Nike following a series of protests over pay, unionists said on Tuesday, [...]
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Burma Airlines cut fares to bring citizens home from Malaysia
Clashes between overseas Myanmar Buddhist and Rohingya communities resulted in up to six deaths last week and hundreds of arrests, according to sources in Malaysia. [...]
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Cambodian rice exports soar
Exports of milled rice from Cambodia more than doubled in the first five months of this year. The Phnom Penh Post cited data from the Council of the Development of Cambodia [...]
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Burma minister backs two-child policy for Rohingya minority
Myanmar’s Immigration minister has expressed support for a controversial two-child limit on a Muslim minority group that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the [...]
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Australia ends sea search for asylum-seekers
Australia has called off a major air-and-sea search for survivors from a boat carrying at least 55 asylum-seekers which disappeared suddenly off a remote Indian Ocean [...]
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