Archive for May 7th, 2011
HIV/Aids infections jump sharply in Papua
The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in Papua and West Papua has jumped by more than 30 percent to over 17,000 in just four months, an official said on Thursday. Kostan [...]
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JetBlue awards free vacation to dog
JetBlue, based in New York, said a canine frequent flier has been named the carrier’s “Most-Traveled Four-Legged Jetsetter” and will receive a free [...]
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Tremors hit anew near Sulawesi, Indonesia
Tremors hit off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi with a 6.1 magnitude, government seismologists have reported. However, the US Geological Survey measured the quake at [...]
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Unilever China fined $308,000
Consumer goods maker Unilever was fined 2 million yuan (about $308,000) in China for price-increase comments a regulator said “disrupted the market order.” The [...]
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Indonesia central bank slaps stiff punishment on Citibank
The Indonesian central bank has slapped stiff punishments on the country affiliate of Citibank in the next two years, which may result to severe financial losses to the [...]
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Rare earth prices increase due to new tax
China’s Ministry of Finance and State Administration for Taxation in December 2010 announced a new tax on rare earth minerals that would be effective from April 1 2011. [...]
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China spurns Aust PM’s appeal of Mathew Ng trial
China Communist Party leaders have spurned a personal appeal by Julia Gillard on behalf of detained Australian businessman Matthew Ng and will send him to trail for [...]
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2nd Japan reactor will shut as precaution
A Japanese utility will suspend operation of a nuclear power plant over earthquake risks, company sources said Friday. The Chubu Electric Power Co. will halt all reactors at [...]
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PT Inco to invest $232m at Sulawesi mines in 2011
Reuters reported that International Nickel Indonesia will invest an estimated USD 232 million at its Sulawesi mines in 2011, up by 27% from the previous year. Inco said in an [...]
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Philex attracts lenders for Silangan mine
At least five international lenders have offered to finance the $800-million Silangan copper-gold project of Philex Mining Corp. in Surigao del Norte. Manuel V. Pangilinan, [...]
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European Nickel fast tracks DFS for Acoje nickel project
European Nickel is now fast tracking the definitive feasibility study for the Acoje nickel project in the Philippines. The technical team from the Caldag project in Turkey [...]
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Economic worries spark falls
Asian shares fell yesterday on concerns over the global economy while gold and silver extended their recent declines following last week’s record highs and oil reversed [...]
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Burma row, Thai-Cambodia spat cloud Asean summit
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet in Indonesia on Saturday under the cloud of conflict on the Thai-Cambodia border and ongoing rights abuses [...]
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Thai PM sets stage for tough election
Thailand’s premier fired the starting gun on Friday for the first general election in the politically divided nation since deadly protests rocked Bangkok last year, [...]
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Scores of Indonesian youths vow to avenge bin Laden’s death
Scores of Indonesian men rallied on Friday to publicly vow their readiness to sacrifice their lives to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden, in a sign of the al Qaeda [...]
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