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Society
HK lawmakers demand apology for Manila hostage killings
Hong Kong legislators on Thursday passed a motion calling for an apology and compensation from the Philippines for the death of eight tourists taken hostage in Manila last week.
3 Sep, 2010 - 7:12:45 AM
Society
Burma's cyber generation boots up for first-time vote
One of Myanmar's self-described "pioneer bloggers" proudly opens his popular website -- officially banned by the military rulers -- and scrolls to his updates on the approaching election.
3 Sep, 2010 - 7:06:00 AM
Society
Court orders closure of Buddha Bar in Indonesia
An Indonesian court Wednesday ordered the local branch of Paris-based Buddha Bar to close after convicting the licence holder of blasphemy, a lawyer said.
3 Sep, 2010 - 7:05:00 AM
Society
Japan endures hottest summer on record
Japan has endured its hottest summer since records began in 1898, the meteorological agency said Wednesday, during a heatwave that saw thousands of people taken to hospital suffering heatstroke.
3 Sep, 2010 - 7:04:00 AM
Society
Taiwan unveils birth-boosting slogan
Taiwan's government on Wednesday unveiled a new slogan aimed at encouraging couples to have more babies, in its latest bid to boost the island's dwindling birth rate which is among the world's lowest.
3 Sep, 2010 - 7:03:00 AM
Society
Indonesian police kill 5 villagers ransacking post
Indonesia Police killed five villagers as dozens of people ransacked a station in central Indonesia to protest a person's death in custody.
3 Sep, 2010 - 7:01:00 AM
Society
Spill firm says Indon claim lacks proof
The company behind Australia's worst offshore oil spill has rebuffed a multi-billion-dollar compensation claim from Indonesia, saying it lacks scientific evidence.
3 Sep, 2010 - 8:57:35 AM
Society
Manila to probe Hong Kong hostage coffin 'mix-up'
The Philippines says it will investigate claims that coffins of three of Hong Kong's eight victims of a bus hijacking were wrongly labelled.
3 Sep, 2010 - 8:54:39 AM
Society
Communist nations rank high in workers' rights violations —report
Communist-run nations around the world have been striking down workers’ rights and repressing labor unions, an international human rights watchdog revealed.
3 Sep, 2010 - 8:52:08 AM
Society
Vietnam's complicated relationship with the US
Cheap facsimiles of $100 bills waft in the tropical breeze, littering HCM City's sidewalks with Benjamin Franklin's face. Elsewhere in Vietnam, US President Richard M. Nixon has become a gritty fashion icon, giving politicised street cred to "urban wear" clothes.
3 Sep, 2010 - 7:00:19 AM
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