- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The DiplomatWith Chinese demand falling, Australia’s coal producers are looking to other markets.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaPrince Harry has arrived in Australia for a four-week placement with the Australian Defence Force.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaAn anti-corruption court in Bangladesh has granted bail to the main opposition leader, Khaleda Zia.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The DiplomatArmed with a new supersonic missile, these upgraded boats could spell trouble for US carriers in Asian waters.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaFor several days after receiving a letter from the Indonesian president rejecting his plea for clemency, Myuran Sukumaran couldn't paint.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaBangladesh's Supreme Court rejects a final appeal against the death sentence given to senior Islamist leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificThe Islah party said two of its leaders were among 120 members arrested.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaA 35-year-old man is arrested accused of using a knife to hold a woman hostage in a restaurant in Melbourne for seven hours.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The DiplomatThere's little doubt that New Delhi will be one of the big winners of a nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from International Business TimesThe pilot and co-pilot of India's national carrier Air India got involved in a brawl Sunday when the latter hurled abuses and beat the flight’s commander just before takeoff. The flight was traveling from Jaipur in the country’s north to...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The DiplomatBilateral and regional agreements are not ideal, but they do offer some compelling benefits.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaA Chinese man faces fraud allegations after dating 17 women at once.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The DiplomatThe new law appears to be even more draconian, according to critics of the regime.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaSeven members of the same family drown while trying to rescue a teenage girl who fell into a reservoir, state media report.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaAs crucial negotiations get underway between Athens and its creditors this week, will Greece turn to China for help?
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaThe young woman was washing clothes by the river, as many people in the Indian village of Thikariya Mubarak do, when the beast struck.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaPrince Harry has arrived in Australia ahead of a four-week placement with the Australian Defence Force.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaThe BBC's Celia Hatton on one family's search for justice after their son was sexually abused at a Chinese boarding school.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificChinese studios are helping develop, design and produce world-class animated features and have ambitions to go global with their own.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificChannapha Khamvongsa has led a single-minded effort to clean up the fallout of a nine-year American air campaign that made Laos one of the most heavily bombed places on earth.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaTwo Australian drug smugglers sentenced to death in Indonesia cannot challenge the president's rejection of their clemency pleas, a court rules.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The DiplomatThe United States may sell India its state-of-the-art carrier launch system.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificBeijing's new investment bank isn't an attempt at world domination. Rather, it's a concession that China's aggressive bilateral initiatives are backfiring.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaTwo Australian drug smugglers sentenced to death in Indonesia cannot challenge the president's decision to refuse them clemency, a court rules.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaA man killed his uncle, aunt and their eight children after the uncle refused to let him marry his daughter, Pakistani police said.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaThe first Scorpene submarine built at a shipyard in India's western city of Mumbai for the Indian navy enters the water for sea trials.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaIndonesia has announced that death row inmates and ringleaders of the Bali Nine drug smuggling ring, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, will be transferred from Kerokoban prison. It's the first step in their last walk to the firing squad.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Korea HealdNorth Korea is showing no signs yet of any immediate ballistic missile launch, Seoul's defense ministry said Monday, amid growing concerns about the possibility of an additional provocation by the communist nation.On Friday, the North te...
- Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from The Korea HealdProsecutors on Monday sought an arrest warrant for a former construction firm head for allegedly embezzling company funds involved in former President Lee Myung-bak's botched energy diplomacy project. Sung Wan-jong, former head of the t...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
Sharp Corp. plans to spin off its liquid crystal display (LCD) business--once the bread-and-butter of the electronics giant--in an effort to rebuild its finances, sources said. - Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsAs China's internet sector flourishes, unusual services ranging from fortune telling and virtual girlfriends to best friend rentals are starting to build presences in its vast e-commerce marketplaces....
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
Japan and South Korea have entered the final stages of scheduling the first meeting in five years on national security policies between bureau chiefs of their foreign and defense ministries, government sources said. - Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Korea HealdThe Chinese ambassador to North Korea, Li Jinjun, has paid his tribute to a son of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong, who was killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, China's state-run media reported Monday.Mao Anying, the eldest son of Mao, w...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Korea HealdThe number of newly-registered foreign vehicles in South Korea jumped to an all-time monthly high in March from a year earlier, driven by aggressive marketing and sales promotion by major brands, industry data showed Monday.According to ...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Korea Observer
SEOUL – Prosecutors on Monday sought an arrest warrant for a former construction firm head for allegedly embezzling company funds … Read more The post Arrest sought for mastermind of 25 billion won slush fund appeared first o...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsThe history of Taiwanese businesspeople investing in China spans more than three decades, starting at the beginning of the 1980s when the very first group of entrepreneurs crossed the Taiwan Strait to...
- Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from The Korea HealdA 30-year-old South Korean worker has been found dead in a stream at the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou and Chinese police were investigating the cause of death, according to officials at the South Korean Consulate in Shanghai on Monday....
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
- Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsThe number of people visiting a memorial hall for war victims in the east China city of Nanjing more than doubled in the first three months this year, after China in December marked its first national...
- Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsDeputy chief of staff of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) Major General Guan Maw Sunday stressed that Myanmar government and ethnic armed groups should make more efforts to finalize the formal signi...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Korea HealdSouth Korea's central bank is forecast to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged this month following a surprise rate cut in March that sent the policy rate to a record low of 1.75 percent, analysts said Monday.Nineteen out of the 20...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
OSAKA--Boasting a spotless record for lost luggage, Kansai International Airport was voted the world’s best airport for baggage delivery by international travelers, according to a British research company. - Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsWhile markets worldwide are no strangers to counterfeit products made in China, the country's notoriety reached new heights recently when knockoffs of the highly anticipated Apple Watch appeared withi...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Korea HealdSouth Korea's economy is showing signs of a modest recovery, despite overall economic conditions remaining weak, a state-run think tank said Monday.In its latest report on the economy, the Korea Development Institute said that facility a...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Korea HealdHanwha Group, a South Korean chemicals and financial conglomerate, said Monday it has clinched a $2.12 billion order to build the infrastructure for a new city currently under construction in Iraq.The agreement signed with Iraq's Nationa...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Korea HealdSamsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy S6 Edge is more fragile than Apple Inc.'s iPhone 6 Plus, which sparked the so-called "Bendgate" dispute for bending easily, a U.S. device repair firm said Monday, creating worries among Samsung fans await...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsTV host Janet Lee gave an apology late Sunday for posting pictures online of her unauthorized visit to a military base after being questioned and released by Taoyuan district prosecutors. The prose...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsTransactions of residential and commercial properties in Taiwan's six major municipalities all fell in March amid government efforts to curb housing prices, according to statistics compiled by the Min...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
The Cabinet Office has begun providing companies with a database of women who are candidates for corporate board membership as part of a central government push to increase the number of females in senior posts. - Monday, April 6, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsLiu Yang-ming, a 35-year-old blogger from Taiwan, has written a book about his fetish for high school girls' uniforms from a sociological perspective — or so he told our sister paper China Times. ...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsFaced with a possible change of government in Taiwan next year, China has made preparations for a worst-case scenario, a Chinese scholar says. Shi Yinhong, director of the Center on American Studi...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
An Italian girl’s devotion has become part of Japan’s long adoration of its most famous and loyal dog. - Monday, April 6, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsChina's newly developed J-11B and J-16 heavy fighters may be deployed for escort missions alongside the PLA Air Force's H-6K strategic bombers operating in the Western Pacific, according to Russian de...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Korea HealdMore than 230,000 people have visited the Seoul Motor Show to see the latest trends in automobiles during the event that kicked off late last week, organizers said Monday.A total of 234,000 people have flocked to the event which started ...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsOn April 1, Ali Cloud, under China's leading internet firm Alibaba, signed a strategic cooperative agreement with Sungrow Power Supply aiming to combine PV (photovoltaic) power stations with the cloud...
- Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsFollowing a rash of Chinese internet companies listing in the United States last year, a number of businesses are considering going public in China this year, Guangzhou's 21st Century Business Herald ...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsA second Chinese shipbuilder has begun construction of the People's Liberation Army's Type 052D destroyer, reports Huanqiu, the Chinese-language website of the nationalistic Global Times tabloid. C...
- Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsThe Chinese public honored the nation's revolutionary martyrs and war heroes to mark China's Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on Sunday. A website launched Friday by the Chinese government to commemo...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsThe oft-asked question of who will run for Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang in next year's presidential election is expected to be answered in mid-April when the party is set to publish its nomination rules...
- Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsApple's new 12-inch MacBook has received a green light from Taiwan's communications regulator, the National Communications Commission (NCC), to be sold in the country. The approval notice, publishe...
- Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsThe United States has been unwittingly providing China with military intelligence and buying back its own waste by selling discarded electronics to companies that ship the materials to China for "recy...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Korea HealdProsecutors said Monday they have charged hundreds of people with swindling a combined 16 billion won ($14.7 million) from banks and a state-run company by exploiting holes in the country's housing loan program for low-income people.The ...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsSixty five-star hotels in Beijing reported severe losses last year, with an average of 40% of rooms left vacant amid the government's anti-extravagance and anti-corruption campaign, reports our Chine...
- Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsChinese people traditionally sweep the tombs of their ancestors on Qingming Festival, which falls on April 5 this year. But some overseas Chinese have few clues as to who their ancestors even were. ...
- Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsTaiwanese electronics manufacturer Asustek is to become Google's closest partner given its full Chrome-series products including laptops, desktop PCs, and the new HDMI sticks called Chromebit, reports...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsWhile internet giants in China are actively proceeding with deployments in the increasingly popular Internet of Vehicles (IOV) sector, Chinese telecom operators are also gearing up to jump on the IOV ...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Korea HealdA group of South Korean businessmen with factories in the Kaesong Industrial Complex will visit North Korea this week, with the two Koreas locking horns over Pyongyang's move to raise wages for its workers there, a Seoul ministry said Mo...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Korea HealdOne of the gunmen who slaughtered 148 people at a college in Kenya was identified Sunday as the law-school-educated son of a Kenyan government official, underscoring the inroads Islamic extremists have made in recruiting young people to ...
- Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsEven with global oil prices remaining low, China has slowed down oil imports as most domestic oil storage facilities have been filled to capacity, according to the website of Shanghai's China Business...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Korea HealdSouth Korea will work to nearly double the number of Korean restaurants in other countries, the government said Monday, a move partly aimed at developing the country's restaurant industry and globalizing its traditional food.The plan see...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsA senior citizens' home in Kaohsiung held an unveiling ceremony Sunday of a bronze statue of the late ROC president Chiang Kai-shek donated by a local university, a move in stark contrast to a campaig...
- Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from The Korea HealdTurkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will visit South Korea later this week for talks with President Park Geun-hye on enhancing ties in business and other areas, Park's office said Monday. The Turkmen leader is scheduled to arriv...
- Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsOne of the first acts of China's president, Xi Jinping, on taking office in 2013 was to launch an anti-corruption crackdown that has resulted in the removal of many officials in high-profile scandals ...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from MongolBeat » PoliticsSpring session of the State Great Khural is to start at 11.40 am. Opening of spring session will be started with opening speech from the Z.Enkbold, Speaker of the Parliament. Delegates of Foreign Ambassadors and honored guests are to par...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Firstpost » IndiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday promised his full support in addressing grievances of all sections of the Muslim society with particular focus on ameliorating their social conditions and meeting their educational requirements. The...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalBodies of a young couple were found stuffed in separate trunks outside Tau Devi Lal Park on National Highway No 1 in Murthal area of Sonepat district.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalFinance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said India will not be allowed to become a tax haven and that the government would provide a reasonable window of compliance to those who have stashed away...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalSenior Congress leader Ambika Soni on Monday insisted that the party needs Sonia Gandhi as president even as she made a strong defence of Rahul Gandhi, who is on sabbatical for more than a month, saying there is "no question of having on...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalModi advocates practice of age-old traditions of the country to fight it.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalPrime Minister Narendra Modi will do a repeat of his Madison Square Garden act during his next month's visit to China that will make him the first Indian leader to address the communist nation's burgeoning Indian community, whose number...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from IBTimes.co.in : IndiaRaashi Khanna, Rakul Preet Singh and Regina Cassandra are top contenders for second heroine's role in Pawan Kalyan's "Gabbar Singh 2".
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalA batch of 574 people has been evacuated from Yemen`s capital Sana`a by Air India on Monday evening.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of IndiaPakistani intelligence agency ISI and that country's army have directed the militants operating in Jammu and Kashmir not to carry out attacks on civilians but to target security forces.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalSpecial Public Prosecutor Pradeep Gharat said Ashok Kumar's statements and behaviour were not natural or acceptable.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from IBTimes.co.in : IndiaTo provide some perspective on the new device, we have listed out some of its key features based on which the users can make an informed decision before buying the Lenovo A7000.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Firstpost » IndiaManeka Gandhi the Union Minister for Women and Child Development and avid animal rights activist has declared the Indian army’s traditions of “animal sacrifice” and "airdropping live animals" as acts of animal cruelty. The post Maneka Ga...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Indian Express » Section » India
The Bodo council election is very crucial for both Congress and BJP, especially in view of the forthcoming Assam assembly election. - Monday, April 6, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalVeteran BJP leader LK Advani was not invited ' officially' for party's foundation day celebrations, as per sources on Monday.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalThe government will bear the expenses of bringing back the body of ace mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu, who was found dead in the Andes mountains after he had gone missing during a climb.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalDefence Minister undocks Kalvari, the latest addition to the Indian Navy. Here's all you need to know about this behemoth.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Firstpost » IndiaDefence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday launched the first indigenously-built Scorpene submarine at the Mazagaon Dockyard Ltd in Mumbai. Here's all you need to know. The post India’s first Scorpene submarine launched: All you n...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalCongress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Monday reiterated his earlier remarks regarding party president Sonia Gandhi, terming her the 'most capable person' to lead the political organisation.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from The Indian Express » Section » India
This will be the first time either of these actions is taken within Mizoram since the end of the Mizo insurgency almost three decades ago. - Monday, April 6, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalUnion Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati has said the Centre will soon start fulfilling the promises made for cleaning up River Yamuna.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Malaysiakini :: NEWSAn eyewitness was reported yesterday to have seen the helicopter explode.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Malaysian Insider : Malaysia
All supermarkets should display a list of goods that are not subjected to goods and services Tax (GST) to help consumers make informed choices. The call was made by Deputy Communication and Multimedia Minister Datuk Jailani Johari, who s... - Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » NewsKUALA LUMPUR, April 5, 2015: A pilot who was flying in the Kajang area yesterday evening said he saw a Eurocopter Dauphin (AS365N2) helicopter dive before crashing near Semenyih. The pilot, identified only as Captain Lee, told Astro Awan...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Malaysian Insider : Malaysia
Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi urged everyone, particularly online media practitioners not to make any speculations regarding the helicopter tragedy in Semenyih. He said this was a time of sorrow and people should not do any... - Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — Malaysian researchers produced 47,000 articles curated by Elsevier or nearly twice as many as their Thai counterparts, according to the world’s largest database of intellectual material. In a report by... - Sunday, April 5, 2015 from theSundaily.my HighlightsSHAH ALAM: Residents living along Jalan Plumbum 7/101A in Section 7 here are forced to move out by Wednesday following a landslip in the area last Thursday night. Petaling District Officer Datuk Mohd Misri Idris said that the residents l...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » NewsKUALA LUMPUR, April 5, 2015: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today spent about 40 minutes visiting the family of the late Tan Sri Jamaluddin Jarjis at his residence in The Mines, Seri Kembangan, Selangor today. Najib arrived at 12....
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from NationGovernment peace panel chairman Miriam Coronel Ferrer has warned that failure to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) may lead to more radical groups splintering from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to form ISIS-like groups pursu...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from theSundaily.my Local NewsBALIK PULAU: The Health Ministry has identified another 3,000 medicines to be exempted from the just implemented Goods and Services Tax (GST). Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Hilmi Yahya said an application will be made to the Finance ...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Malaysia Today(The Star) – The late Tan Sri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis posted this touching message a few days ago via WhatsApp to his acquaintances. The Rompin MP was among six people... READ MORE
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from GMA News Online / News / NationMalacañang on Sunday assured the United Nations it is making disaster risk reduction a government priority since the country is prone to the effects of climate change.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » NewsKUALA LUMPUR, April 5, 2015: Tan Sri Jamaluddin Jarjis was a ferocious war room political strategist but he had a heart for all, including the Opposition. In paying tribute to the former minister, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said ...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
ALOR SETAR, April 5 ― The late Datuk Tan Huat Seang, one of the victims in the helicopter crash yesterday was known by many as a diligent person who kept a low profile. According to a family friend met at his residence in Taman Gol... - Monday, April 6, 2015 from NationMANILA - The Palace disagreed with the reported statement of Mikey Arroyo that the cases filed against former President Arroyo were part of political persecution.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Malaysiakini :: NEWSWan Azizah explains Dr M's visit, but admits that she, too, was surprised.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionKUALA LUMPUR, April 6 (Bernama) -- A total of RM96.6 million had been allocated by the government to implement initiatives to widen coverage of internet services in Bintulu, said Deputy Minister of Communication and Multimedia, Datuk Jai...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Malaysian Insider : Malaysia
DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang today told Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi off for failing to consult Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and civil society on anti-terrorism legislation such as the recently tabled Prevention of Ter... - Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Burma Times » Burma NewsBurma Times Correspondent: April 05, 2015 The newly appointed Aishwaramu of Porang Chong in Buthidaung, Imam Hossain has already started harassing locals in his first week on the job. Locals allege that he is extracting revenge on those ...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionKUALA LUMPUR, April 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is seeking to set up a Malaysian Transport Safety Board to enable it to have a certified laboratory to analyse aircraft black boxes.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from NationMANILA - The Malaysian-led International Monitoring Team (IMT) found ceasefire violations from both the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the January 25 Mamasapano incident.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from theSundaily.my Local NewsKAJANG: Some 250 people, including members of the public, paid their last respects to Datuk Ibrahim Abdul Rahman, father of imprisoned opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who passed away at 1.45am today at Serdang Hospital. Howev...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from NationJustice Secretary Leila de Lima debunked claims that Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu is merely using the Department of Justice (DOJ) for his own political gain.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » NewsKUALA LUMPUR, April 5, 2015: Rompin Member of Parliament Tan Sri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis was laid to rest at the Makam Pahlawan of Masjid Negara, the national mosque, at 6pm today. The hearse arrived at Masjid Negara at 3.15pm and funeral p...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - Topstories100 officials facing corruption hearings may also lose jobs
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » NewsKUALA LUMPUR, April 5, 2015: Lim Guan Eng has paid tribute to Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim over the passing of the latter’s father today. “Anwar’s unyielding determination and stoic resilience in his moment of pain, s...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from NationMANILA - President Aquino’s peace adviser slammed critics of the administration and of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) for spreading “lies" and "deliberate misinformation” to discredit the peace process.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - TopstoriesPRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha was in Chiang Mai's Tambon Mae Tha yesterday to witness the handout of land use permits - for the first lot of state land allocated to landless people.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionPUTRAJAYA, April 6 (Bernama) -- Effective today restaurants and hotels without a collective agreement between employers and employees are not allowed to impose service charges.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from theSundaily.my Local NewsBALIK PULAU: An Umno minister has lent his support for suggestions that his party and PAS work together to face the coming Permatang Pauh by-election. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahya said Umno was open to working with ot...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionPORT DICKSON, April 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysians in Yemen have been urged to give their full cooperation to the government in efforts to bring them home safely.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionKUALA LUMPUR, April 6 (Bernama) -- The Education Ministry has allocated RM20.5 million through the Poor Students Group Trust Fund (KWAPM) to assist poor students in Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil ...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from theSundaily.my Local NewsPETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Bar said it abhors detention without trial and views the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2015 (POTA) as a repressive law that is an affront to the rule of law and repugnant to the principles of natural justice. M...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Malaysian Insider : Malaysia
The goods and services tax (GST), which has been implemented by the federal government is part of social justice, according to Kelantan Mufti Datuk Mohamad Shukri Mohamad. He said certain quarters had erred in claiming that the GST was n... - Monday, April 6, 2015 from NationMANILA - The Commission on Elections has suspended the second round of bidding for the lease of 410 units of Direct Recording Electronic machines for the 2016 elections. This, following concerns whether the use of such voting technology ...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from NationMANILA - Malacanang prefers to see the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey in a positive light despite the 28-percentage-point drop in President Aquino's satisfaction rating.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Malaysian Insider : Malaysia
The Malaysian Bar has urged Putrajaya to withdraw the recently tabled Prevention of Terrorism Bill 2015 (Pota) and bring all other legislation into line with its commitment to respect the rule of law and principle of natural justice. Mal... - Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Malaysiakini :: NEWSVT Sambanthan's widow and Devaki fight to preserve Vivekananda ashram.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - TopstoriesTHE smog situation in Chiang Rai has worsened again and is causing visibility and health problems.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
KUCHING, April 5 ― Even as it seeks to broaden its appeal as a party for all races, Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) is pushing the envelop on its core Dayak voter base in the run-up to the state election. The Dayaks comprising the Iban, Biday... - Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » NewsKUALA LUMPUR, April 5, 2015: Datuk Tan Huat Seang was a very humble person, according to a former minister who was also his friend. Tan Sri Chor Chee Heung said that the late SP Baiduri Sdn Bhd chief executive officer had great business ...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Asia
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific NewsBali Nine ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have lost their appeals against the presidential decision to deny them clemency.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific NewsMalaysia's Ministry of Transport sets up an investigation team headed by Department of Civil Aviation's director of flight operations, Yahaya Abdul Rahman.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from AsiaThe question of whether parents should be held liable for accidents caused by their children has been raised ahead of a Supreme Court ruling to be made Thursday in a closely watched case involving an elderly man's death. In the first and...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Independent :: Online EditionBNP-backed candidate of Dhaka North City Corporation polls Abdul Awal Mintoo filed a writ with the High Court on Sunday challenging the cancellation of his nomination paper.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)By Sahil Mangal on 05 April 2015 GARDEZ/ TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Three local policemen were killed in a roadside explosion in southeastern Paktia province, an official Sunday. Separately, a powerful blast left intelligence official and police...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific NewsJailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim leaves prison for a few hours on Sunday (Apr 5) to pay last respects to his father, Ibrahim Abdul Rahman.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific NewsTODAY reports: The proportion of freethinkers is set to decline in the Asia Pacific region, while North America and Europe are experiencing the reverse with a projected spike in people unaffiliated with any religion, according Pew Resear...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from AsiaThere are two kinds of ramen in this world. There's the packaged staple of dorm-room cuisine, one of the most processed, industrialized foods ever invented. And then there's the trendy, artisanal, handmade soup that fans line up for hour...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific NewsSingapore will collaborate with Sri Lanka by sharing lessons, experiences and best practices in urban development.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)By on 05 April 2015 KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): In the face of lack of resources and budget crunch, the University of Kandahar has been progressing well and on top among educational institutions, Dr Hazrat Mir Totakhel, the varsity’s vice chance...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Asia
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from bdnews24.com - BangladeshThe gold was hidden in their baggage
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from AsiaJAKARTA - An Indonesian court Monday dismissed the latest appeal by two Australian drug smugglers facing imminent execution, taking them a step closer to the firing squad. The State Administrative Court in Jakarta said it did not have th...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific NewsBritain's Prince Harry arrived in Canberra on Monday ahead of a one-month attachment with the Australian Army, as he moves towards his retirement from the British military.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from bdnews24.com - BangladeshThey have been staying there with the party chief since January
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from AsiaJAKARTA - An Indonesian court will rule on Monday on an appeal against President Joko Widodo's refusal of clemency for two Australian drug convicts who are facing execution by firing squad. Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan were convicted...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from TOLOnews.com RSS FeedThe National Directorate of Security (NDS) has announced that the deadly suicide bombing in eastern Khost province was carried out by the Haqqani Network. NDS—the Afghan intelligence agency—said in a statement on Sunday that Shah Ghulam,...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Haveeru Online - HeadlinesShaheen Mia’s brutal murder and the acts of violence against migrant workers have sent ‘shockwaves across Bangladesh’ and show a lack of security and safety for expatriates, said former Bangladeshi High Commissioner to the Maldives Selin...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from SingaporeSINGAPORE - He may be famous for being a 'rich kid of Instagram' but 22-year-old Sheikh Shujah says he gave up his rebellious ways after serving National Service with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). The half-Burmese-half-Singap...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific NewsSri Lanka's new government has ordered a criminal investigation into alleged corruption at the state-run national airline that it says involved "billions of dollars".
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from AsiaIt's sumo wrestling season again in Japan, but many fans are yearning for a Japanese star to wrestle the championship from foreign-born fighters. The number of foreign wrestlers, especially in the top classes, has risen in recent years a...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific NewsChinese property group Shanghai Zendai is building a US$7 billion mini city on the outskirts of Johannesburg in one of the largest real estate deals made by a Chinese company in South Africa.
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from AsiaHong Kong - Sammi Cheng and Andy Hui have married at long last, but it was not the celebrity couple who announced the good news. Hong Kong stylist and musician Clarence Hui revealed the engaged couple's new status in a Weibo post on Thur...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)By Hassan Khitab on 05 April 2015 KABUL (Pajhwok): Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Murad Ali Murad on Sunday pledged to simultaneously fight decisively against elements posing threat to national security and go for negotiations in la...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from SingaporeSINGAPORE - Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a 73-year-old man last seen at Merlion Park on Saturday afternoon. Mr Bhinde Chandramohan Madhavji was seen at the tourist spot at 2:30pm wearing a navy blue shirt an...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from AsiaThen: Old Rituals In Chinese tradition, a funeral is a complicated and solemn rite. People made preparations for the afterlife in advance, choosing a site for their burial and preparing a coffin and burial clothes. Emperors would spend d...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Himalayan Times RSSPOKHARA: UCPN-Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that all the protest programmes would be withdrawn from today itself if Prime Minister Sushil Koirala dared to promulgate a new constitution on the basis of spirit of the Comprehensiv...
- Monday, April 6, 2015 from Asia
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from The Himalayan Times RSSCHITWAN: The General Assembly of the Forum for Protection of Consumer Rights concluded issuing a 25-point declaration here today. The convention elected a 35-member new executive committee led by Jyoti Baniya for the next three years. Kr...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from World Bulletin / CaucasusSecond round of Syria talks in Moscow to focus on humanitarian issues. Participants say they do not expect any big breakthrough towards ending a conflict that has killed more than 220,000 people in Syria since early 2011.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesThe world knows that it is inevitable to agree and interact with Iran, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesA blast went off on a bridge in central Cairo Sunday, killing at least three people, including a policeman.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesA district government in northeast China's Liaoning Province lost a lawsuit and has been ordered to pay compensation for levelling the family tombs of a resident
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Uzbekistan News - UzReportThe commercial launch of the network of UZMOBILE GSM in Tashkent and the Tashkent region will be held on April 10, 2015, the press service of the company said.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Uzbekistan News - UzReportMessages with sincere congratulations and warm wishes on the occasion of the election of President Islam Karimov of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the elections held on 29 March 2015 continue to come from heads of foreign countries and go...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Uzbekistan News - UzReportAs previously reported, the World fencing championship among cadets and juniors is being held in Tashkent from April 1 to 9. During the ongoing competition, correspondent of UzReport TV met with Alisher Usmanov, the President of the Inte...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from World Bulletin / CaucasusMoscow tables draft resolution at UN Security Council calling for pause in Saudi-led Yemen air strikes, according to state-run Russian media.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from UzDaily.comNational mobile communication operator of Uzbekistan Uzmobile will launch a GSM network to the commercial exploitation on 10 April 2015.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesIranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani urged the MPs to acquire full knowledge of the matter and consult experts before they address the nuclear case, said Iraj Abdi, secretary of one of the conservative parliamentary factions.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the sides involved in the country's nuclear negotiations will convene next week to start working out the final agreement on Tehran's nuclear program.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesThe ongoing floods in central China have already affected about 240,000 people, also damaging crops and halting traffic.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesThe number of mosques in France should double in the next two years
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesThe medical personnel working at Lufthansa carrier failed to inform the German Federal Aviation Office, the Luftfahrtbundesamt (LBA) that co-pilot of the crashed Germanwings flight Airbus A320 Andreas Lubitz had severe depression.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that there is a difference between lifting the international sanctions on Iran and undoing UN resolutions on the country.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Tehran on April 7, despite severe protests from Iranian conservative lawmakers who argued the foreign ministry to cancel the visit over his statements accusing Iran of seeking to create a...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesThe Central Bank of Iran does not intend to prevent from the falling trend of foreign currency prices.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesEU authorities were worried about Germany’s oversight of airlines long before the Germanwings jet crash in the French Alps
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Uzbekistan News - UzReportThe International Festival of Jazz will be held in Uzbekistan from April 8 to May 8. The festival is organized by the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan, the State Jazz Orchestra of Uzbekistan named under B. Zakirova and theater "Ilkh...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Uzbekistan News - UzReportA joint Japanese and Uzbek tea ceremony "Sakura and almond blossoms" took place in the capital's Japanese garden yesterday.
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Uzbekistan News - UzReportThe Republic of Uzbekistan is one of two countries in the world, which is separated from the world's oceans by the territories of minimum two states. In this regard, the development of international transport corridors is particularl...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesForeign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that ideals set by the late Imam Khomeini and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei were embodied in the nuclear talks held in the Swiss city of Lausanne
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesA total of 21 people were confirmed dead after a mid-size bus plunged into a river Saturday night in southwest China's Guizhou Province
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesAn armed person has attacked a bus carrying players of the Fenerbahce football club near Arakli
- Saturday, April 4, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Saturday, April 4, 2015 from hetq.am RSS -Some older readers may recall a statement by one of the self-described “Velvet Revolutionaries” in Eastern Europe a quarter of a century ago, to the effect that there is no such thing as proletarian democracy or bourgeois democracy; rath...
- Saturday, April 4, 2015 from UzDaily.comSouth Korea wins gold medal at mixed team competitions of World Fencing Championships
- Saturday, April 4, 2015 from Armenian Weekly » News
Representatives Join Senators in Sending Bipartisan Letters to the White House WASHINGTON—Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have sent a bipartisan letter to President Barack Obama, encouraging him, this April, to properly affi... - Saturday, April 4, 2015 from Chronicles of Turkmenistan
This article continues the topic initiated by a practicing Turkmen educator. We have received a letter from another teacher – a supervisory teacher, who expresses her opinion about the situation in the education system. Hello! I sat down...
