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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMT
Guide: Singapore Design Festival
Design has become a super-hip industry in recent years, with both local designers making their mark on the international scene, as well as many prominent global names coming to establish themselves in Singapore. Launched in 2005 by the Design Singapore
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMT
Thai airline suspends operations
PB Air, a regional carrier in Thailand, has suspended operations indefinitely.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:38:00 GMT
Thai airline suspends operations
PB Air, a regional carrier in Thailand, has suspended operations indefinitely.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:38:00 GMT
Sumitomo To Build Advanced Coal-Fired Power Plant In Vietnam
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:38:00 GMT
M2Mi3, Symstream Tap Philippines Metering Market
By Anuradha Shukla TMCnet Contributor Symstream Technology Group reportedly has partnered with Machine2Machine Interactive Intelligence Inc., or M2Mi3. M2Mi3, an M2M technology enabler and provider in the Asia Pacific region will deploy Symstream (News -
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:00 GMT
Premium baby formula fattens Wyeth Thai sales
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:28:00 GMT
and children detained behind bars in Indonesia
- 5:22PM Refugee advocates say Indonesia is holding women and children from the Oceanic Viking behind bars so Australia can't renege on its promise to resettle the group promptly. Prime Minister said this week the women and children among the 78 Sri
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:27:00 GMT
16 Chinese scientists to explore Mekong River
TIANJIN, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Sixteen Chinese scientists will start an exploration mission of the Mekong River on Nov. 26, exploration team head Tao Baoxiang said here Friday. Huo Mingyuan, chief scientist, said the 20-day exploration aims to get to know
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:22:00 GMT
16 Chinese scientists to explore Mekong River
(Beijing Time) Xinhua English TIANJIN, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Sixteen Chinese scientists will start an exploration mission of the Mekong River on Nov. 26, exploration team head Tao Baoxiang said here Friday. Huo Mingyuan, chief scientist, said the 20-day
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:17:00 GMT
Indonesia compiles inventory to aid defence industry revitalisation
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:13:00 GMT
Foreign Minister Yeo addresses 3,000 Chinese entrepreneurs in Manila
MANILA: Overseas Chinese businessmen have a role to play in leading economies out of the current recession, said Singapore?s Foreign Minister George Yeo in an address at the 10th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention (WCEC) in Manila on Friday. The
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:00 GMT
‘Peping’ assures no doping in Laos
Jose “Peping” Cojuangco Jr., president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), gave an assurance Friday that the 251 athletes who will compete in 25th Laos Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Laos will be absolutely dope-free. Cojuangco, together with
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:07:00 GMT
Philippines hails Pacquiao
NEWLY crowned World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao arrived in Manila on Friday morning with his entourage led by wife Jinkee. During interviews with the media later, the Filipino boxing icon made it clear that he
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:06:00 GMT
Share asylum burden, Indonesians plead
html,body } INDONESIA has begun negotiating a new arrangement to handle asylum seekers with the Rudd Government as the country's foreign affairs minister called on Australia to ''share the burden'' of immigrants streaming through the archipelago. Its
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:05:00 GMT
ADB To Support Stronger, More Liquid Capital Markets in Indonesia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing further financial assistance to Indonesia to support its drive to develop deeper, more liquid capital markets as part of ongoing financial reforms to strengthen the economy. The ADB Board of Directors today
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:00 GMT
Reporter's Podcast: Afghan Dilemma Recalls Vietnam Lessons
As the Obama administration grapples with the question of whether to send more troops to Afghanistan, a number of historians have spoken about the similarities between the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan. This month the Military Review, the Army's
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:00 GMT
HARDEV KAUR Maxis' return gives Bursa Malaysia new hope
SINCE Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced in July that the foreign shareholders, Saudi Telecom, in Malaysia's telecommunications giant were "very seriously" considering relisting Maxis on the local bourse, there has been a buzz among
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:51:00 GMT
Malaysia not looking to host Olympics, says PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will not bid to host the Olympics and its parallel Paralympic games any time soon. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said holding the Olympic Games in itself was a tall order for the country. "You have to be a strong sporting
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:50:00 GMT
3-4pc of Malaysian children not attending school: UNICEF
KUALA LUMPUR: In a random survey, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has found that three to four per cent of Malaysian children are not attending school, despite reaching school-going age. Nevertheless, Unicef has not identified the reasons why
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:50:00 GMT
L'Oral Thailand introduces four female scientists for "For Women In Science" Fellowships 2009
L'Oral Thailand, in cooperation with Thai National Commission for UNESCO , today presented the four female Thai researchers who were granted its 7 th annual prestigious 'For Women in Science' fellowships . This year's fellowships in the Life Science
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:50:00 GMT
Top surgeon's Malaysian killer refused parole
MELBOURNE: One of two Malaysian men convicted of murdering renowned Sydney heart surgeon Victor Chang must remain behind bars for another year. Phillip Lim Chew Seng, 50, was due for release earlier this month after serving his minimum sentence of 18
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:50:00 GMT
OOCL to hike SE Asia - Australia rates
Hong Kong: OOCL has announced that beginning December 1 the company will introduce a rate restoration program increasing the cost of tonnage shipped from Southeast Asia to Australia by USD 0 per TEU. The increase, said to be an attempt to restore
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:49:00 GMT
Malaysia expresses welcome for aid from NGOs to its education
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Malaysian Education Ministry welcomed support and assistance rendered by non-governmental organizations to education in the country, an Malaysian education ministry said here on Friday. Many government-linked
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:43:00 GMT
UNICEF holds forum in Malaysia on child education
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF) and Malaysia's Bar Council held a forum titled 'Education for Every Child' here on Friday as it celebrated the 20 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Issues on
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:43:00 GMT
Consumer Price Index Malaysia September 2009 (Updated : 23/10/2009)
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX MALAYSIA SEPTEMBER 2009 The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the period January to September 2009 increased by 0.9 per cent to 111.9 compared with that of 110.9 in the same period last year. When compared to the same month in 2008, the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:42:00 GMT
Consumer Price Index Malaysia October 2009 (Updated : 20/11/2009)
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX MALAYSIA OCTOBER 2009 The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the period January to October 2009 increased by 0.6 per cent to 111.9 compared with that of 111.2 in the same period last year. When compared to the same month in 2008, the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:42:00 GMT
Malaysia's Economic Contraction Slows In Q3
(RTTNews) - Malaysia's economic contraction eased in the third quarter, in line with the global economic recovery, suggesting that the economy is likely to recover from the recession soon. Gross domestic product fell 1.2% year-on-year in the third
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:41:00 GMT
Doosan Vina ships first Vietnam made desalination evaporator to UAE
The 4,000 tonne desalination evaporator which has been installed in the desert around 60 km west of Abu Dhabi will supply a quarter of a million people with 75,900,000 litres of fresh water per day. Construction in Abu Dhabi of the Multi Stage Flash
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:36:00 GMT
Hyflux plans new HQ and membrane facility in Singapore
Until recently the nuclear industry in the United States and parts of Western Europe has been dormant or in decline. At the same time, nuclear capacity has been expanding in Eastern Europe and Asia. We examine the part that filtration technology can play
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:00 GMT
Malaysia to decide on free trade formats
The Malaysian government would decide whether to pursue its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks with the United States or engage in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, a Malaysian official said in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Malaysian
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:00 GMT
