Archive for June 16th, 2012
Safety fears restrict relief work after Burma riots
Armed troops patrolled Myanmar’s northwest city of Sittwe on Friday as a fragile peace held in the wake of days of sectarian violence that has stoked nationalist [...]
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Thai culture chiefs go Gaga over singer’s ‘offensive’ show
Thailand’s government has hit out at pop sensation Lady Gaga for a second time in as many weeks by filing a police complaint over the singer’s [...]
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Hanoi to Host Probably the Best International Lineup of Speakers Ever at a Hospital Management Event
The 11th annual Hospital Management Asia (HMA) will be held at the Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam on September 13 & 14, 2012. Over 55 international speakers – all [...]
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Markets mostly higher
Asian markets mostly rose yesterday amid hopes that the US Federal Reserve will embark on a fresh round of economic stimulus and Greece will return a pro-austerity government [...]
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Suu Kyi says army has to give up excessive power
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, on her first visit to Europe in nearly a quarter of a century, warned that her country’s political transformation was not [...]
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Japan PM set to order nuclear restart at weekend
Japan’s prime minister is set to defy fierce public sentiment this weekend and order nuclear reactors back online for the first time since Fukushima, as he seeks to [...]
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China to send its first woman into space on Saturday
China has said it will send its first female astronaut into space on Saturday, when the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft blasts off from the Gobi desert for the country’s first [...]
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TV crew missing on Philippine kidnap island
A three-man news team for the Dubai-based Al Arabiya network, including a Jordanian man, are missing on a remote Philippine island notorious for Islamist militants and [...]
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Martina Minerals Corp.: Acquisition of Up to a 68pct Interest in Privately Held Exploration Land in North Eastern Mindanao, Philippines
Martina Minerals CA:MTN 0.00 percent following on from its announcement on 30th April 2012, of the Letter of Intent with BlueCreek Mining (“BlueCreek”), the Board [...]
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Asia’s financial safety net ‘a dead loss’
Asia’s recent doubling of its financial safety net looks impressive. But it’s more icing than cake. It is, in fact, unusable. There is no fund but a series of [...]
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Deutsche Bank not planning job cuts at Asia investment bank
Deutsche Bank’s finance chief said there were no plans for more cost-cutting measures at the investment banking business of Germany’s biggest lender in Asia. [...]
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Telstra jobs head for Asia
TELSTRA is preparing to outsource more than 300 call centre jobs as it continues to cut costs and simplify its business. The telco has decided to outsource its credit [...]
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HK questions if Chinese dissident’s death was suicide
Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang said he told China the death of dissident Li Wangyang was “suspicious,” using his final address to legislators to make his [...]
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HK bankruptcy petitions up 18 pct in May vs April
Following are monthly bankruptcy statistics provided by the government on Friday. percent Change percent Change No. of May M/M Y/Y Jan-May Y/Y Bankruptcy petitions 795 +18.1 [...]
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HK Q1 industrial production index down 1.6 pct
Hong Kong’s index of industrial production fell by 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2012 compared with the same period last year, the Census and Statistics [...]
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