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Parents to file malpractice lawsuit against hospital
A married couple claim their son was a victim of medical malpractice at the Baiturrahim Hospital in Jambi and have decided to take legal action.Rahmat and Nurmalisa, local residents of Kasang Jaya, East Jambi district, Jambi City, said they planned to file a lawsuit against the hospital after their son, Nazril, who is only 40 days, suffered eye swelling allegedly caused by wrongly-prescribed ...
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MOFA affirms work of Taiwan investigators in Manila
MOFA Minister David Y. L. Lin states May 19 that Manila has agreed to launch a parallel investigation into the fatal attack on a Taiwan fishing boat by a Philippine government vessel. ...
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MOJ deems Hong’s killing intentional homicide
Taiwan Today The ROC Ministry of Justice said May 18 that preliminary results of its investigation show fisherman Hong Shi-cheng aboard the Guang Da Xing No. 28 was the victim of intentional homicide at the hands of Philippine government officials. The main evidence that Hong's death was intentional homicide, rather than "unintended killing," comes from the large number of shots ...
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World stocks rise on signs of steady US recovery
A man under an umbrella walks past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, May 20, 2013. Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.4 percent to 15,352.84 as evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push Asian stock markets higher Monday. (AP Photo/Koji ...
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Malaysia court orders release of 3 terror suspects
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -; A Malaysian court has ordered the release of an al-Qaida-linked former army captain and two other suspects charged with inciting terrorist ...
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Asian Stocks Rise On Growth Optimism
Asian stocks rose on Monday, extending a two-week rally, as an upbeat reading on U.S. consumer confidence bolstered optimism about the economic recovery in the world's ...
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After Nearly 50 Years Burmese Leader Comes To Washington
It's been a while since the last visit by a head of state from Myanmar. The last time was 47 years ago, when the country was still known as Burma. As President Thein Sein arrives at the White House Monday, some will hail him as a reformer who set his country on the path to democracy. Others may protest his arrival, as excessive recognition for a head of state that has presided over ...
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Focus on communication skills
Nation University is seriously equipping its students with communication skills - the key for them to advance in their career and to prosper in daily life. "Communications are related to all fields of works and parts of daily lives. So, we have placed an emphasis on communications. This applies to students at all faculties, not just the Faculty of Communication Arts," Nation ...
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Asian shares extend winning streak
Hong Kong shares jumped to their highest since early February on Monday, led by Chinese cyclical counters, as investors chased a resurgent mainland China market on their return from a Friday holiday, which posted a fourth-straight day of ...
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Will U.S. Designate Egypt Pakistan Iraq and Nigeria As Religious Freedom Violators on Monday
Pakistani Christians protest against the country's blasphemy laws and violence targeting their minority community. An independent U.S. watchdog has urged the executive branch every year since 2002 to designate Pakistan as a "country of particular concern" over religious freedom violations. (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) - As the State Department prepares to release its annual report on ...
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Retailers in Singapore forced to make tough decisions amid labour crunch
retail ers in Singapore are shutting their least profitable outlets, freezing expansion plans and even cutting opening hours. With rents going up at the same time, it seems that they have no choice. Rent and labour make up over 70 per cent of a ...
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Credit Bubble Bulletin Financial Euphoria
Commentary and weekly watch by Doug Noland Tepper stokes the melt-up: "I am definitely bullish. The budget deficit is shrinking massively. Guys who are short, they better have a shovel to get out of the grave" - hedge fund manager David Tepper, CNBC, May 14, 2013. Mr Tepper has every reason to be euphoric. His US$7 billion estimated net worth places him at number 53 on the ...
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Cambodian ceremony honors victims of Khmer Rouge - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois Missouri News Sports
(AP Photo/Heng Sinith). A Cambodian woman stands with burning incense sticks as she visits a memorial holding skulls of the Khmer Rouge victims at Choeung Ek "Killing Field" in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, May 20, ...
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UPDATE 2-Indonesia names new finance minister wins praise
Mon May 20, 2013 5:32am EDT * Former investment chief named finance minister * Economists praise choice * Slowing growth, bloated subsidy bill big challenges * Chatib is protege of former finance minister (Updates throughout) By Rieka Rahadiana and Andjarsari Paramaditha JAKARTA, May 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia named its respected investment chief as finance minister on Monday as Southeast ...
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Teargas used on Dhaka textile workers
Rescue workers look for trapped garment workers in the collapsed Rana Plaza building in Savar, 30km outside Dhaka, in this April 26, 2013, file ...
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CORRECTED-BRIEF-Talisman Energy says gross production expected to reach 15000 bblsday from 2 Vietnam oil fields
Mon May 20, 2013 5:23am EDT (Corrects headline to say gross production is expected to reach 15,000 bbls/day from 2 fields in Vietnam, not the whole company) May 20 (Reuters) - Talisman Energy Inc : * Announces first oil from hst/hsd development, offshore Vietnam growth continues in core Asia-pacific region * Says gross production is expected to reach 15,000 bbls/day once the facilities are ...
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Report North Korea holding Chinese fishing boat crew
China has asked North Korea to immediately release a Chinese fishing boat and its crew, who have been held since May 5, diplomats said. The Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang asked North Koreans to ensure the safety of the detained fishermen, Chinese diplomat Jiang Yaxian told the official Chinese Xinhua News Agency. China's Global Times reported 16 Chinese fishermen were kidnapped May 5 by ...
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Li Keqiang makes India first stop on his foreign visit
China's official media, in its extensive coverage of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's Indian visit, sought to play down the Asian neighbors' border disputes. Li, who made India the first stop on his first foreign tour since becoming the China's No. 2 leader, arrived in New Delhi Sunday on a three-day trip. The visit comes after last month's tense situation resulting from a ...
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Myanmar needs a new nationalism
By Matthew J Walton Many outside observers have been shocked to see Buddhists in Myanmar leading recent violent actions against Muslims. Our recollections of tens of thousands of Buddhist monks chanting loving-kindness while demonstrating peacefully against the former military government in 2007 clash with recent images of monks using their sermons to advocate for a boycott of Muslim ...
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Car Bombs Kills 31 in Iraq
Car bombs have exploded in mainly Shi'ite sections of Iraq's capital, and in the southern city of Basra, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens ...
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Suicide Bomber Kills 11 in Afghanistan
Afghan officials say a suicide bomber has struck outside government buildings in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 11 people, including a local senior politician. Police said Monday's blast outside the Baghlan provincial council building killed the head of the provincial council, Rasoul Mohseni. Some of his bodyguards were among those killed or the several people wounded. The ...
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14 Dead 14 Missing in Indonesia Mine Collapse
Rescue workers in a remote region of West Papua, in eastern Indonesia, have recovered five more bodies from a collapsed tunnel in a gold and copper mine, bringing the death toll to 14, with 14 others still missing and feared ...
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Chatib Basri to be sworn-in on Tuesday
Newly-appointed Finance Minister Chatib Basri will take the oath of office, on Tuesday.President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chairman to take the Finance Minister position on Monday after he passed a fit-and-proper test at the Presidential Palace."After considering various aspects, I place my confidence in Chatib Basri," Yudhoyono told a ...
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CAPDI conference calls for reconciliation
Centrist Asia-Pacific Democrats International (CAPDI) members are holding a three-day conference in Makassar, South Sulawesi, to call for peace and push for reconciliation between countries in the region.CAPDI chairman Jusuf Kalla said on Monday that the second conference was designed to renew the commitment of members to maintain regional and global peace."This conference invites all ...
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CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Indonesia 2013 govt budget assumes 45 pct hike in subsidised petrol price
Mon May 20, 2013 4:53am EDT (Corrects budget year in headline and paragraph 3 to 2013) JAKARTA May 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia's government is assuming there will be a 45 percent rise in the price of subsidised petrol, a move widely seen as essential to relieve mounting pressure on the state finances. The government has been agonising for months over how and when to hike prices of heavily ...
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