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PKS is now an opposition party Dems
Paper Edition | Page: 1 The ruling coalition has deemed the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) an opposition party following its rejection on Monday of the government's proposed revised state budget, which will give President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration the legal authority to raise the prices of fuel.Although Yudhoyono has yet to officially dismiss the PKS from the ...
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Asia Roundup Mixed as US Fed prepares for meeting
Asian markets were mixed yesterday, Tuesday June 18 2013 with traders sitting on the sidelines as they await the US Federal Reserve’s plans for its stimulus programme. The dollar enjoyed another positive day, with Wall Street also providing a strong lead thanks to upbeat US housing data. Tokyo stocks dropped 0.20 per cent, or 25.84 points, to 13,007.28, after jumping 2.73 per cent the ...
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Singapore sets up committee to develop infocomm masterplan
The government of Singapore has set up a committee to develop a national masterplan for the information and communications sector as well as the media, authorities said on Tuesday.The Infocomm Media Masterplan Steering Committee is expected to spend the next two years working with the private and public sectors on the masterplan.The committee, which has 14 members, is led by Koh Boon Hwee, who ...
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Vietnam China have huge potentials for cooperation Vietnamese President
Vietnam and China "have huge potentials for further speeding up cooperation in the future," Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, who will start his three-day state visit to China from Wednesday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, said in an interview with Xinhua and other Chinese media on Tuesday."Vietnam and China are close neighboring countries. The two peoples ...
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FIFA World Cup Asian qualifying results
Following are the results of FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers on Tuesday:At SydneyAustralia 1, Iraq 0At SeoulSouth Korea 0, Iran 1At TashkentUzbekistan 5, Qatar 1Note: Australia, South Korea and Iran have qualified for the World Cup ...
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French amphibious assault vessel visits Vietnam
The French Navy's most modern amphibious assault vessel, Tonnerre, docked at Baria Serece port in Vietnam's southern coastal Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on Tuesday, Vietnam's state-run news agency reported.Tonnerre along with the anti-submarine frigate Georges Leygues, which docked at Ho Chi Minh City's port, are visiting Vietnam as part of activities to mark the 40th ...
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Ex-UNESCO chief visits Cambodias World Heritage Preah Vihear temple
Koichiro Matsuura, ex-director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on Tuesday visited Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple, a world heritage site, a Cambodian spokesman said.Dim Sovannarom, spokesman for the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC), said that Koichiro Matsuura, accompanied by Dr. Jiang Mingjun, President of the ...
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Singapore Airlines May 2013 operating results
The operating results for May 2013 are given in the table below: In May 2013, Singapore Airlines' system wide passenger carriage (measured in revenue passenger kilometres) increased 1.3% on the back of 3.1% growth in capacity (measured in available seat kilometers). Consequently, passenger load factor (PLF) fell by 1.2 percentage points to 74.6%. The number of passengers carried ...
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Over 140 joint ventures invest in Myanmars oil gas sector
The number of joint ventures between local and international energy companies now exceeds 140 say officials from Myanmar's Ministry of Energy. According to Myanmar's most recent foreign investment law, foreign companies are generally required to make joint ventures with local companies in order to invest in the oil and gas sector. On June 12, a total of 145 joint ventures have been ...
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Myanmar sees promising growth in clothing industry
Myanmar's clothing industry is expected to grow as a result of the country's readmission to a preferential EU trading scheme, according to sources from the industry. The European Union readmitted Myanmar to its trade preference scheme on June 12 which grants developing nations preferential access to the 27-nation bloc for several products in the form of lower tariffs. "This is a ...
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Indonesias top college in spotlight for corruption
on Monday at his office. He was referring to Gumilar. Manneke said that a university must be managed differently to a company, which would mainly focus on profit. He added that a university should focus more on building the capacity for research and scholarships, not on developing buildings, as was done by Gumilar. Gumilar was accused of overseeing a corrupt bureaucracy at UI and he failed to ...
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Australias Wilful Blindness On Sri Lanka
A Sri Lankan woman and her son were released from detention after their ASIO assessment was reviewed. Lawyer Elizabeth O'Shea acted for the family - and says it is not a victory for the ...
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Obama to Speak at Berlins Brandenburg Gate
BERLIN -- U.S. President Barack Obama is in Berlin, where he will speak Wednesday at the historic Brandenburg Gate and meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The president arrived in Berlin after two days at the Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland, where the leaders focused much of their attention on efforts to end the bloody conflict in Syria. Obama and six other world leaders ...
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Berlins Brandenburg Gate Backdrop to Decades of US-Europe Ties
U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting Berlin this week, where he will speak at the historic Brandenburg Gate. The gate is not just one of Germany's emblematic symbols; it also chronicles the recent history of the European relationship with the United States. It has been the backdrop of U.S. presidential speeches in Germany for decades. The Brandenburg Gate is one of Berlin's ...
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Brazil President Rousseff Salutes Protests
SAO PAULO -- President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some cities around the country. Speaking the morning after more than 200,000 Brazilians marched in over a half-dozen cities, Rousseff said her government remains committed ...
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Chinese State Official Accused of Spending Lavishly on Mistress
A Chinese government official is facing accusations of supporting a mistress with extravagant spending beyond his modest salary, in the latest sex scandal to hit the ruling Communist Party. The scandal erupted Friday, when a 25-year-old female presenter for Chinese state television announced on her blog that she had a four-year affair with the deputy director of China's state archives, ...
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590000 vying for 90000 university seats
The Joint Entrance Test for State Universities (SBMPTN) commenced on Tuesday and will end on Wednesday, with 590,000 applicants from across the country vying for 90,000 seats.In Jakarta alone, some 44,165 high school graduates are taking the examination, which is being conducted by the local committee managed by officials from three state universities: the University of Indonesia (UI), the ...
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Man grilled over alleged sexual abuse
here on Tuesday.Didik said that according to the victim's report, he was forced to perform oral sex on the suspect in the restroom at the internet caf.The report said that the victim had stopped at the caf to take shelter from the rain on his way to school on Jl. Malaka Sari, Duren Sawit.After the incident, the victim was reportedly given an umbrella and Rp 10,000 (US$1) to go to school, ...
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Many taking precautions against haze in Malaysia
Malaysia's capital of Kuala Lumpur is seen on a hazy day on June 17, 2013. Residents of Kuala Terengganu are not taking the haze lightly and some are already taking the necessary precautions. -- FILE PHOTO: ...
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Emergency conditions in Riau as PSI hit 341 on Tuesday
A main street in Dumai, Riau, at around 2pm local time on Tuesday. While the skies above Singapore cleared a little yesterday, the Pollutant Standards Index reading in the coastal city of Dumai, Riau, hit 341 at 4pm as fires continued to rage in neighbouring districts. -- PHOTO: REZI ANDIKA FOR THE STRAITS ...
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Johor bears brunt of smoky air
View of the Causeway and Johor Bahru from Block 214 at Marsiling Lane. A Malaysian minister has told Indonesia that it needs to really contain the haze, as Johor bore the brunt of the smoky air yesterday. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND ...
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United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle
SEATTLE -; United Airlines says an oil filter issue has prompted the crew of a Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle-Tacoma International ...
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Firms line up for Myanmar opportunity
/enpproperty--> As senior decision-makers from around the globe descended on Myanmar's capital of Naypyidaw for the World Economic Forum on East Asia recently, multinational companies were lining up to explore the huge commercial opportunities in the country. At Standard Chartered, we're seeing strong, and growing, interest in Myanmar from clients across the globe and across ...
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Vietnam China to enhance ties
/enpproperty--> HANOI -- Vietnam and China "have huge potentials for further speeding up cooperation in the future," Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, who will start his three-day state visit to China from Wednesday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, said in an interview with Xinhua and other Chinese media on Tuesday. "Vietnam and China are close ...
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Brunei told Boost market confidence
Right environment needed for Islamic finance to prosper.BRUNEI must create market confidence by improving its systems if it wants to become a significant player in the global Islamic finance scene, ...
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