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Obama welcomes president of ‘Myanmar’ with cautionary reminder
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed Myanmar’s president to the White House — the first such visit in nearly 50 years — and hailed the Southeast Asian nation’s progress on democratic reforms, but emphasized that much work remains to be done. After meeting privately with President Thein Sein in the Oval Office, Obama told reporters that Myanmar must ...
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STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Keppel REIT falls after parent firm trims stake
stake in the trust for S$280 million ($223 million). The price fall came after Keppel REIT marched to a 5-1/2-year high of S$1.63 last week, rallying more than 20 percent so far this year and outperforming a 13 percent rise in the sector index. An analyst at a foreign brokerage said the uncertainty of a new shareholder and concerns about further stake sales by Keppel Corp weighed on ...
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US concerned over Philippines killing of Taiwanese fisherman
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Wednesday expressed concern about the increasing tensions between the Philippines and China's Taiwan following last week's fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard. At a news briefing, the State Department's acting deputy spokesman Patric Ventrell also urged the two sides to take "all ...
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South Sudan Army Recaptures Boma Officials
BOR, SOUTH SUDAN -- The South Sudanese Army (SPLA) has recaptured the town of Boma in Jonglei state after a brief battle with rebels led by David Yau Yau, SPLA officials said Monday. "The SPLA yesterday restored law and order to Boma and chased away the militia from Boma town," army spokesman Philip Aguer said. Four SPLA soldiers died in the fighting and 12 were wounded, Aguer ...
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In search of a comprehensive solution for Papua
Paper Edition | Page: 5 Local newspaper Media Indonesia (April 30) quoted newly elected Papua Governor Lukas Enembe as saying that in August, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) would visit the province "to give a present to society in Papua, in the form of a new law on special autonomy called Otsus Plus". Referring to the work of anthropologist Marcel Mauss (1954), SBY's ...
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‘I am not under pressure’ Jokowi
Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has emphasized that the city administration will not back away from its plan to normalize Pluit Dam in North Jakarta despite problems surrounding it."What pressure? Who's being pressed? I know there are many groups with different interests, but I don't want to be bothered by that. What we should do is to find a solution for the ...
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More bodies evacuated from Freeport mine
Paper Edition | Page: 2 Casualties continue to mount at PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI)'s Big Gossan training facility in Timika, Papua, as eight more bodies were evacuated between Sunday evening and Monday evening.The five victims evacuated were identified as Artinus Magal, Retno Arung Bone, Ma'mur, Petrus Marangkena and Petrus Padak Duli, said PTFI corporate communications vice ...
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Unsettled law revisions give oil giants hard times
Paper Edition | Page: 3 As lawmakers continue to deliberate revisions to the 2001 Oil and Gas Law, several petroleum executives claim that a lack of legal certainties has left them in the dark.The revisions follow a ruling by the Constitutional Court on Nov. 13 that annulled several articles of the law, which subsequently led to the dissolution of upstream oil and gas regulator BPMigas.The ...
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Portuguese companies to tap into RI’s business potentials
Paper Edition | Page: 3 Following in the steps of its European neighbors, dozens of Portuguese firms are visiting Indonesia to seek business partnerships and explore untapped local business opportunities.The delegation, touted to be the biggest Portuguese business mission to the country, highlighted its new interest in Indonesia, predicted to be among the world's 10th biggest economies ...
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CAPDI calls for peaceful conflict resolution
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (second left), former vice president Jusuf Kalla (right), People's Welfare Coordinating Minister Agung Laksono (left) and president of the Centris Asia Pacific Democrats International (CAPDI) Jos de Venecia, Jr (second right) beat the gendang drum to symbolize the opening of CAPDI on Monday. Hun Sen and other dignitaries participated in a three day forum to ...
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KAI to implement e-ticketing distance-based fares in June
Paper Edition | Page: 10 State railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) says it will implement electronic ticketing and distance-based fares at 63 stations in Greater Jakarta on June 1.Company spokesperson Sukendar Mulya told The Jakarta Post on Monday that distance-based fares would reduce the amount of money paid by commuters.KAI Commuter Jabodetabek (KCJ) spokeswoman Eva Chairunnisa ...
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Resistance to eviction in Muara Baru from only a few
Paper Edition | Page: 10 Two months after the first row of houses in Muara Baru, North Jakarta, as demolished by the city administration, dozens of squatters remain defiant and are occupying one of the last buildings standing to prevent its destruction.They said that the house, owned by a heavy equipment renter, was their last bastion. The administration could not provide them with a new place ...
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Street children learn to dream of better future
Paper Edition | Page: 10 Novita sat quietly in the front row of hundreds of children gathered under the elevated toll road in Jelambar, Grogol, West Jakarta, on Monday.The 9-year-old girl fixed her gaze on Seto Mulyadi, who was performing a magic show for the children to commemorate National Awakening Day, which falls on May 20."Voila!" said the advisory board member of the National ...
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Obama cites movement toward political economic reforms in Myanmar
In a long-awaited White House visit, President Barack Obama told Myanmar's president Monday that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to lead the country in "a long and sometimes difficult, but ultimately correct, path to follow" toward democracy.Mr. Obama spoke as he sat in the Oval Office with former general Thein Sein, who became the first president of Myanmar to ...
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Asian Markets Mixed Amid Cautious Trades
markets are exhibiting a mixed trend on Tuesday with investors mostly treading cautiously amid a lack of fresh triggers. The overnight weak close on Wall Street is weighing on sentiment to an extent. Also, following recent strong upmove, investors appear a bit reluctant to indulge in any aggressive buying for now.In the Australian market, consumer discretionary, financial, healthcare and ...
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Obama declares major disaster in Oklahoma after deadly tornadoes
WASHINGTON | Mon May 20, 2013 11:53pm EDT WASHINGTON May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in Oklahoma after deadly tornadoes struck the state on Sunday and Monday and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts, the White House said on Monday. The White House said aid can include grants for temporary housing, home repairs, ...
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Japanese PM to visit Myanmar
/enpproperty--> YANGON - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will pay a state visit to Myanmar soon, an official announcement said in Yangon Tuesday without specifying the date of his visit. According to Japanese media, Abe is to arrive in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday for a three-day visit. He will be the first Japanese prime minister visiting the Southeast Asian nation in 36 years since 1977 when ...
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Excess pilots Singapore Airlines waives cadets bonds
pilot s have been told that until Sept 30, those who quit may have their bonds waived. The usual payback for leaving before serving the seven-year work bond can be more than S$250,000 ...
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Rubber factories in Laos encounter export problem with China
Rubber processing factories in Lao province of Oudomxay are facing unexpected problems because China is not allowing the import of rubber from Laos at the moment, causing large amounts of the material to remain in stock.Sino-Lao Rubber Company Director Oun told the media recently that, after the company had invested in the building of a rubber processing factory, they encountered an export ...
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Labour disputes on the rise in Myanmar
Labour disputes between factory owners and workers in Myanmar continue to rise during this year statistics, according to worker representatives and worker advocates. Tensions rose between the factory owner and workers after 49 workers from San Kaung Polyethylene Factory in Hlaingtharyar Industrial Zone were dismissed for attempting to instigate a protest at the factory. More than a thousand ...
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Myanmar cannot claim reforms are a success yet
President Thein Sein's visit to Washington this week should not be seen as a reward for transforming the country; there are still too many obstacles to democratisation An official visit to the United States by Myanmar's President Thein Sein this week should not be regarded as a celebration of the success of reforms in Myanmar. The job is far from finished, with many tough challenges ...
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Proposed reforms in Bangladesh labour laws unduly benefit employers
The proposed amendment to Sri Lanka's labour law, expected to be finalised in June, claims to bring changes for workers--for the better. In reality, many of its provisions will have a contrary effect, particularly on those in the garment sector."In many important areas, the employers are being given undue benefits over the interests of workers," said AKM Nasim, senior legal ...
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Myanmar promises aid for Rakhine fleeing Bangladesh
Myanmar authorities say they will arrange long-term housing in Rakhine State for Rakhine national ethnics who recently fled Bangladesh due to more and more use of violence against them by the Bengalis in the country. They are now living in temporary camps in the state. After the Rakhine conflicts, they came in groups into the state starting from October 2012 in fear of their lives as there ...
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Laos Thailand agree on future cooperation
Laos and Thailand have agreed to boost their cooperation in various sectors with several agreements signed during their second Joint Cabinet Retreat (JCR) in Chiang Mai on Sunday.The three memorandums of understanding signed during the meeting were on unofficial results of the 2nd JCR, agricultural cooperation, and on ownership, management and maintenance of the 4th Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge ...
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Qantas brings pre-flight meal ordering to London Singapore
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