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Reforming Telecommunications in Burma
This 24-page report outlines steps necessary to promote adequate protections for Internet and mobile phone users in Burma, and ways to foster responsible investment in Burma's telecom sector. In January 2013, the Burmese government announced plans to open the country's telecom sector to foreign investment and is scheduled to award two nationwide licenses to companies by June 27. As of ...
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Asias Week China Still on Flu Watch
Qingdao, for a while, grew to the sky. (Photo: Wikipedia) While Asia basked another week in generally favorable economic winds-minus that little 7% stock squall in Japan in Thursday, whatever that was about-there remained an undercurrent of worry about China. ...
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UK clears first free school for Sikhs
LONDON: Authorities have approved England's first free school for Sikhs in Leicester, which has a sizeable ethnic minority population. Nine gurdwara leaders had proposed the school, which will open in September next year. The school, where only vegetarian food will be served, will be open to students from other two faiths too, but half its seats will be reserved for Sikh students. The state ...
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Policeman five gunmen killed in Kabul Taliban attack
KABUL (AFP) - Explosions rocked central Kabul for several hours on Friday after Taliban gunmen launched a major suicide and gun attack centred on a compound of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).One police officer was killed and five militants were shot dead as security forces hunted down the attackers, with prolonged bursts of gunfire and grenade blasts heard across the Afghan ...
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Boris Becker backing new Asian tennis league
The three-time Wimbledon champion is joining ex-players Justin Gimelstob and Mahesh Bhupathi in founding the International Premier Tennis ...
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Asia Entertainment Resources Ltd. Announces Proposed Rights Offering
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Asia Entertainment & Resources Ltd. ("AERL") ( ), which operates through its subsidiaries and related promoter companies as a VIP room gaming promoter in Macau, today announced the record date for a proposed rights offering. As AERL previously announced, AERL is seeking to dual list its securities on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In order ...
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Google eyes African Asian markets
GOOGLE is reportedly deeply involved in a series of projects to build and operate wireless networks in emerging markets including sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast ...
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Yen trade volatile in Asia along with Japan market
TOKYO--Yen trading was volatile in Asia on Friday in tandem with wild swings on the Tokyo stock market, but some analysts said the Japanese currency's weakening trend was likely to ...
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Pakistan releases 45 Indian fishermen from Karachi prison
prison in Karachi on Friday.After the release, the prisoners boarded a bus that drove them to Lahore where they will be handed over to the Indian authorities at the Wagah-Attari land border checkpost.The fishermen were released on the orders of caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso."As many as 45 fishermen, who have completed their jail term, are now being repatriated to India. ...
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Burma Investors Need Robust Rights Safeguards
Companies investing in Burma should disclose how they plan to deal with the very serious human rights risks they face. But the real test will be how companies on the ground actually address the abuses that have frequently accompanied major ...
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Americold Names Hogwarth as SVP of Asia-Pacific
has appointed Jeff Hogarth as senior vice president of Asia-Pacific.He will report to Jeffrey M. Gault, president and CEO of the company, which specializes in temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics for the food industry.Hogarth has worked for Americold and its predecessor companies for 23 years. During his tenure, he has held various leadership roles within the company and will now be ...
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SCFI Asia-to-US Spot Rates Strengthen
Shanghai Containerized Freight Index spot rates for U.S.-bound trade lanes experienced moderate increases in the week of May 24, following general rate increases of $400 per 40-foot container moving from Asia to the U.S. West Coast and $600 per FEU from Asia to the U.S. East Coast implemented by USL and CMA CGM on May ...
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UK decides to bring back slain soldiers girlfriend from Afghanistan
ministry of defence saying Rigby was killed in a terrorist attack in Woolwich. The shattered family of Rigby recalled the soldier as being a doting father who would do "anything for anybody". The soldier, who was married and had a two-year-old son, was described as a "loving son, husband, father, brother and uncle, and a friend to many." In a statement, Rigby's family ...
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Pittsburgh on the Hudson Wrong city in New York City campaign logo
Anthony Weiner , the road to City Hall leads through Pittsburgh. Weiner, the candidate who infamously resigned from the US Congress two years ago in a sexting scandal, unveiled a video announcing his mayoral candidacy and a campaign logo on his website on Wednesday. The logo is written in blue and orange -- the colors of Weiner's beloved New York Mets baseball team. But the image of the ...
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Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary praises London killer Adebolajo
Lee Rigby in Woolwich on Wednesday in broad daylight. After committing the crime, Adebolajo made chilling rants on camera to passerbys watching in horror. He said, "Muslims are dying daily by British soldiers Tell them to bring our troops back so you can all live in peace". On Friday, radical preacher Choudary actually came out to praise Adebolajo's views. Choudary said he was ...
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Obamas drone speech could improve Pakistan ties
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- President Barack Obama's decision to impose more restrictive rules governing U.S. drone strikes and his prediction that they will be used less could pave the way for better relations with the new government of key ally Pakistan, officials and analysts said ...
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NKorean envoy delivers letter to Chinas president
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, greets North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae in Beijing Friday, May 24, 2013. The top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Xi on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for ...
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Eimskip Profits From Strong Reefer Volume in Intra-Asia
Eimskip , the Icelandic shipping and logistics group, posted higher first quarter earnings and revenue as strong reefer traffic in intra-Asian trades more than offset flat container volumes in the North Atlantic.Net earnings more than tripled to 2.53 million euros ($3.3 million) from 582,000 euros ($757,000) in the first three months of 2012 on revenue up 12.4 percent at 105.3 million euros ...
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Fire in British Airways flight from Heathrow shuts down both its runways
LONDON: Air traffic in one of the world's busiest airports - Heathrow was completely thrown into chaos after a flight that took off for Oslo made a quick U-turn back following an engine fire. As many as 75 passengers had a close shave when a British Airways jet was forced to perform an emergency landing at Heathrow with smoke and flames pouring out from one of its engines. Eye-witnesses saw ...
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GM Paragua shares Asian chess top spot with Li
5.0 points--GM Mark Paragua (PH), GM Li Chao (Chn); 4.5--GM Julio Catalino Sadorra (PH), GM John Paul Gomez (PH), GM Le Quang Liem (Vie), GM Baskaran Adhiban (Ind), GM Subramanian Arun Prasad (Ind), GM Marat Dzhumaev (Uzb); 4.0--GM Richard Bitoon (PH), IM Wan Yunguo (Chn), GM Krishnan Sasikiran (Ind), GM G.N. Gopal (Ind), GM Santosh Gujrathi (Ind), IM Firman Syah Farid (Ina), GM Nguyen Ngoc ...
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World Briefing | Asia Earthquake in Russias Far East Prompts Evacuations
An 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck ...
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North Korea slams South Korean leader as confrontation maniac
Park Geun-hye of hurting the dignity of its leadership and slammed her as "a confrontation maniac". The warning came a day after Park denounced North Korean ...
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Suicide bomb hits Kabul as Taliban battle police
Afghan police aim their weapons after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 24, 2013. A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke billowing over Kabul and setting up a gun battle in the second major attack in the city in little over a week, police said. (AP Photo/Ahmad ...
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Asian Stocks End Mixed Nikkei Rises After Turbulent Trading
Asian stocks traded mixed on Friday, with extreme volatility in Japanese shares keeping investors nervous. Japan's Nikkei index swung over 1,000 points for a second day in a row before ending notably higher on optimism over earnings growth and ...
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Japan PM begins three-day visit to Myanmar
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe begins a three-day visit to Myanmar on Friday -- the first trip by a Japanese leader to the previously isolated nation in over three ...
Azerbaijan Feature
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Domestic violence continues to haunt the women of Azerbaijan
Domestic violence effects up to 80% of women in Azerbaijan, though official figures on the problem do not exist. In recent years the government has attempted to address the issue, but the bulk of responsibility remains with the public.
Azerbaijan has much to be proud of, it was the first country in the Muslim world to establish a democratic and secular government, it has contributed significantly to peace-keeping operations in Iraq, it has a rich history and much diversity in both its people and its landscape, and yet there remains a shameful reality in Azerbaijan, that casts a shadow on much of the country’s success: the prevalence of domestic abuse, and especially the abuse of women. Read more
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