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1 hr ago | The Straits Times

Taiwan's ex-president to sue alleged attacker

TAIWAN'S former president Chen Shui-bian plans to sue a man who allegedly kicked him as he entered a courthouse to defend himself in a defamation case, his office said on Tuesday.

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6 hrs ago | New Straits Times

Tamil schools see new life

MUCH has been said and written about the plight of Tamil schools in the country, often said to be treated as the step- child or, as an educationist puts it, "the Cinderella of the Malaysian educational system". ...

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10 hrs ago | The Star Online

Sarawak to build 12 dams to meet future power needs

PETALING JAYA: Sarawak plans to build 12 hydroelectric dams to meet its future industrialisation needs.

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Thu Jul 24, 2008

Gulf Times

Asian inflation hits new records, but may be nearing peak

In contrast, Malaysian inflation far outstripped market forecasts, fanning expectations the central bank will raise interest rates for the first time in more than two years when it meets on Friday.

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CIOL

Applied expands Taiwan mfg center

To increase ability to meet demand for AKT flat panel display equipment and SunFab Thin Film Solar manufacturing equipment TAINAN, TAIWAN: Applied Materials held a groundbreaking for an expansion project of its ...

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Shanghai Daily

HK trade hits US$97 billion

TRADE between China's mainland and its Hong Kong Special Administrative Region reached US$97 billion in the first half of 2008, up 8 percent year-on-year, statistics from the Ministry of Commerce showed ...

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Times-News

Taiwan demilitarizes picturesque offshore islet

DONGSHA, Taiwan - Concrete pilings designed to prevent an invasion no longer dot this tiny Taiwanese islet's shoreline.

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International Herald Tribune

Philippine official killed in mine blast after communist rebels raid Dole banana farm

MANILA, Philippines : Communist rebels attacked a banana farm associated with Dole Foods Co.

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Wed Jul 23, 2008

The Straits Times

US will continue to speak out on Anwar: Rice

Mr Anwar is leading a loose alliance of three opposition parties to try to seize power from the government by mid-September. -- PHOTO: AP US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday Washington would ...

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The Age

Terrorism 'unlikely' when bombers die

The executions of three death-row Bali bombers could trigger some mob violence but a revenge terrorist attack seems unlikely, a terrorism expert says.

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The Age

Yangon City, Myanmar. Woman workers carry the same load of bricksas men but receive a lower salary.

SURVIVORS of Burma's cyclone Nargis face a "second emergency" unless $US1 billion in international aid is provided over the next three years, according to the first full assessment of the disaster.

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ABS-CBN News

Indonesia's puppet art out of the shadows

Indonesia's shadow puppetry performances are steeped in tradition but one artist from the country's cultural heartland is giving this ancient art a modern makeover by translating it in English.

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Las Vegs Sun

Wolfowitz says US will OK Taiwan arms deal

Wed, Jul 23, 2008 President Bush is committed to an $11 billion arms package for Taiwan, former Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz said Wednesday, amid reports that the U.S. is freezing such sales to ...

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Tue Jul 22, 2008

Asia News Network

BEIJING : 19 killed by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Taiwan

Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed 19 people and injured another eight, while six remain missing after the typhoon started lashing Taiwan last Thursday, an official from the island's fire agency said yesterday .

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The Irrawaddy Newsmagazine

Scribe's Murder, Temple Dispute Muddy Cambodian Polls

Cambodia has entered the final week of its national election campaign shocked by the murder of a well-known journalist and facing an increasingly tense standoff with Thailand over a disputed 11th century Hindu ...

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Armed gang attacks Philippines mine rig-Indophil

By James Regan

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An armed gang attacked and set fire to a mine exploration rig at the giant Philippines Tampakan copper and gold prospect held jointly by Xstrata Copper and Australia-listed Indophil Resources NL, Indophil said on Monday.

The attack at one of the world's largest untapped copper deposits happened late on Saturday, Indophil said, adding that no one was injured. It was the latest in a series of attacks on big businesses in the southern Philippines.

"Local media reports a regional military commander as saying that 12 hours after the incident at the drill rig, two soldiers were wounded in a clash with a group believed to be responsible for the attack on the drill rig," the company added. The Tampakan project is held 62.5 percent by Xstrata Copper, 34.23 percent by Indophil and the rest by Philippine interests.

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Xinhuanet

ASEAN foreign ministers discuss ASEAN Charter

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong inaugurates the Studies Center of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations during the opening ceremony for the 41st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Singapore July 21, ...

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Earth Times

Taiwan President Ma's popularity falls 43 per cent

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's popularity rating has fallen by 43 percentage points to the public's discontent with his handling of domestic and international issues, a newspaper said on Sunday.

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Mon Jul 21, 2008

The Sydney Morning Herald

Thai budget airline grounded after crash

A budget airline that operated a jet which crashed in Thailand last year killing 90 people has been grounded and will face criminal charges, the Department of Civil Aviation head said Monday.

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The Straits Times

Singapore plans new measures to boost birth rate

'If we are to offer a same level of social subsidies as in the Nordic countries, we will have to raise our taxes very significantly,' said Mr Wong .

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