- Why fans will keep on loving Salman Khan
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The DiplomatThe U.S. State Department just approved a $3 billion arms deal with Japan.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The DiplomatState Department clears fresh sales for two key Southeast Asian partners.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaAt least 24 cockatoos have been discovered stuffed into 1,500 ml plastic water bottles at an Indonesian port during an anti-smuggling operation.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificSabeen Mahmud’s business was opening minds. She paid with her life.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Asia - Los Angeles TimesAn Afghan court on Wednesday sentenced four men to death in the mob killing of a woman who was falsely accused of burning the Koran, an episode that sparked outrage in Afghanistan and around the world.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)Several hundred people rescued by Nigeria's military from Boko Haram strongholds are now recovering in clinics.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaAn Afghan judge sentenced four men to death Wednesday in the mob killing of a woman accused of burning the Quran in March.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaMigrant worker groups have reacted angrily to Indonesia's move to ban its citizens from working as domestic helpers in 21 countries, mainly in the Middle East.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaBollywood star Salman Khan is freed on bail for two days, hours after being convicted of culpable homicide in a 2002 Mumbai hit-and-run case.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The DiplomatThe status quo on the Korean Peninsula is inching the US-ROK alliance closer to a crisis.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)PM Cameron and rival Miliband traverse country in scramble for votes but no party is expected to win a majority.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The DiplomatGiven the political sensitivities involved, Zhou’s trial is expected to be a tightly choreographed affair.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The DiplomatThe Diplomat speaks to two social entrepreneurs who are addressing Pakistan's shortage of schools.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaThe horse in Java that doubles as a library
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)Reports say pilot who crashed jet in the French Alps tried out "controlled, minute-long descent" on an earlier flight.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The DiplomatWashington should start imposing costs on Beijing for its behavior.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The DiplomatAssistant Secretary Daniel Russel on the U.S. rebalance to Asia, the South China Sea, the TPP, and more.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificThe judge also released on Wednesday many of the 49 people charged in the March killing of a woman who had been falsely accused of burning a Quran.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaA twelve-year-old girl who was injured in the earthquake in Nepal and was missing for five days is being treated in a field hospital, with her brother by her side.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)Local volunteers form protection unit to stop the violence against their foreign friends.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The DiplomatA racially based definition of "Chineseness" keeps China from becoming a truly globalized nation.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)An insight into the glamorous world of hijabi fashion and how it reflects social change in Turkey.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaAustralia's stocks led losses across Asian markets after disappointing trade figures from the US raised fears over growth in the world's largest economy.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Asia-Pacific0 France’s Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian met his Indian counterpart today for final talks on the sale of 36 Rafale fighter jets to India. After three sales of French company Dassault's star product since the beginning of the ...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The DiplomatWhat was behind Nepal’s call this week for foreign teams to leave the country?
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Asia news, all the latest and breaking Asian newsOutpouring of sympathy among Bollywood elite as Salman Kahn found guilty of culpable homicide, negligence and driving under the influence of alcohol over killing of a homeless street sleeper in 2002
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The DiplomatCriticisms of Abe's congressional speech overlook at the progress made during the rest of his lengthy U.S. visit.
- East Asia & World News
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS[International] : Tokyo is ramping up efforts to have its controversial Meiji era industrial sites included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. [more...]
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Standard - Breaking NewsThe Central Policy Unit and the National Academy of Economic Strategy of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences will hold the international forum on C...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Standard - Breaking NewsThe French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, under armed security and a cloud of conflicted opinions and emotions, was presented a freedom of expressi...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Standard - Breaking NewsChinese authorities have visited a second office of Internet taxi-hailing service Uber, an official said Wednesday, widening an apparent crackdown o...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Chosun IlboIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will come to Korea for a state visit on May 18 and 19 after visiting China and Mongolia. President Park Geun-hye will sit down with Modi on May 18 and discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from DailyNK - Brightening the future of KoreaFulbright Korea fellows and volunteers with Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR) are hosting a jointhappy hour event on Saturday, May 9th as part of the “Running forResettlement (R4R)” initiative. NKHR is a non-profit,...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Standard - Breaking NewsGoogle, Yahoo and other major American technology companies are far more inclined to hire Asians as computer programmers than to promote them to becom...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Standard - Breaking NewsMost of the 650 seats in Britain’s House of Commons will not change hands tomorrow. Instead, the election is likely to hinge on the results in a few d...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Chosun IlboHistoric sites of the Baekje Kingdom in southwestern Korea that date back to the 7th century A.D. are expected to be added to UNESCO's world cultural heritage list. The Cultural Heritage Administration on Monday said the International Co...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS[Economy] : A new report has found that South Korea ranks 14th among the 34 member states of the Organization ... [more...]
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Standard - Breaking NewsConflicts and violence in places like Syria and Ukraine have displaced a record 38 million people inside their own countries, equivalent to the tota...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Chosun IlboSinger Roy Kim was the subject of a lengthy profile in the Magazine section of Friday's edition of the Washington Post. The winner of the fourth season of the audition-based talent show "Superstar K" in 2012, Kim now enjoys relative anon...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Standard - Breaking NewsSeven party leaders are in the fray in Britain's elections tomorrow. Among them is David Cameron, 48, of the Conservative Party. Accused of fightin...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Standard - Breaking NewsGerman authorities carried out raids today, seizing explosives and arresting four people accused of founding a right-wing extremist group to attack mo...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » WorldAlthough the Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for the assault on a Texas cartoon contest that featured images of the Prophet Muhammad, counterterrorism experts said IS has a history of asserting involvement in attacks i...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Standard - Breaking NewsChina will further lift controls on the prices of commodities and services, said the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on Wednesday. ...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Standard - Breaking NewsSeven party leaders are in the fray in Britain's elections tomorrow. Among them is Nicola Sturgeon, 44, of the Scottish National Party. The steely an...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS[Politics] : The government will develop a revised special pardons system by next month. Choo Kyung-ho, ... [more...]
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Standard - Breaking NewsLondon's stock market steadied and eurozone share prices recovered today as investors balanced Britain's upcoming general election against events ac...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Chosun IlboThe annual Green Film Festival in Seoul opens in the capital on Thursday for a weeklong run. In its 12th year, the festival will feature 113 films from 47 countries. Chief organizer Kim Won said, "We have striven to reflect social change...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Standard - Breaking NewsSeven party leaders are in the fray in Britain's elections tomorrow. Among them is Leanne Wood, 43, of Plaid Cymru. They may only win a handful of s...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS[Politics] : South Korea and the United States will begin excavation work in the Imgokni area of Masan, South Gyeongsang Province to search for the remains of soldiers killed during the Korean War. [more...]
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Chosun IlboChina's growing competitiveness in international trade is hurting Korean exports, according to a report released Tuesday by the Korea Development Institute. Traditional strengths like high-end TVs, audio recording and telecommunications ...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Standard - Breaking NewsThe UK Independence Party has suspended a candidate in Britain's election after he said he would shoot his Conservative opponent. Robert Blay was r...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Chosun IlboSales of small hatchbacks, once shunned by Korean drivers, are increasing here. According to industry data released Tuesday, hatchbacks accounted for 26.1 percent of total sales of three domestically made compact cars -- the Hyundai Acce...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from DailyNK - Brightening the future of KoreaReunification is the final objective of policyon North Korea. Long term stability on the Korean Peninsula, and perhaps NortheastAsia, will not be possible without reunification; anything else will only bringtemporary stability. An implic...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS[Politics] : The military will stage a drill on the country’s easternmost islets of Dokdo and its surrounding waters this month to prevent the landing of external forces. [more...]
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Chosun IlboAn advisory body to UNESCO has recommended 23 Japanese sites for World Cultural Heritage status, local media reported. They include factories where Korean forced laborers produced weapons and other materials for the Japanese war machine ...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS[International] : Anchor: Following Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's failure to apologize for his country's ... [more...]
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » WorldA widening scandal over claims that Germany helped the U.S. spy on European targets triggered tensions in Angela Merkel’s coalition Tuesday, which analysts said could potentially prove dangerous for the “untouchable” ch...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » WorldEmergency workers have recovered the bodies of 60 people — including nine foreigners — who were killed when Nepal’s earthquake triggered a mudslide that buried a village in the scenic Langtang Valley popular with touris...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Chosun IlboU.S. alpine skiing star Lindsey Vonn is in Korea to be appointed honorary ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. She will also sign an agreement between the Korea Ski Association and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Associatio...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS[International] : Visiting Washington to meet with his U.S. counterpart, South Korea's top nuclear envoy said five members of the six-party talks will attach no conditions to exploratory discussions with North Korea. Despite the consensu...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Standard - Breaking NewsSeven party leaders are in the fray in Britain's elections tomorrow. Among them is Ed Miliband, 45, of the Labour Party who born a Jew. Written off...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » WorldTwo decades after dead American soldiers were dragged through the streets of Mogadishu, John Kerry on Tuesday became the first secretary of state to set foot in Somalia, a symbolic visit to show support for the African nation’s fle...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from DailyNK - Brightening the future of KoreaYvonne Bormann (left), head of Saram, sat down with Eun-kyung Kwon (right) of ICNK at Unification Media Group's office in Seoul. Image: Unification Media GroupYvonne Bormann , who was born in SouthKorea but adopted by a German famil...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » WorldModern birds may have evolved 6 million years earlier than thought, said Chinese paleontologists Wednesday after analyzing the fossil remains of a previously unknown prehistoric relative. The extinct species, of which two fossils were di...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Chosun IlboA purported satellite command center stands about 400 m from former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's residence in Pyongyang, satellite imagery suggests. Kim died in 2011. The imagery matches an aerial picture of the facility shown on th...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » WorldThe French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, targeted in a deadly attack earlier this year by Islamist gunmen, was being honored on Tuesday at a New York gala under heavy security, organizers said. The award from the PEN American Center co...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS[Politics] : The government has launched the second phase of its regulatory reform campaign. The government on ... [more...]
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Standard - Breaking NewsThe impact of hip-hop's arrival on the pop music scene eclipsed that of the Beatles-led British invasion of 1964, a computer analysis of 17,000 songs ...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » WorldThe world’s largest particle smasher resumed colliding protons Tuesday as it gradually reboots following a two-year upgrade, Europe’s physics lab CERN said. The low-energy collisions took place in the Large Hadron Collider (L...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Chosun IlboSamsung Electronics led India's smartphone market in the first quarter of this year, claiming a 27.8 percent share, Counterpoint Technology Market Research said on Friday. The Korean firm was well ahead of local manufacturer Micromax, wh...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Chosun IlboActor Song Il-gook made a number of generous donations on Tuesday to mark Children's Day, contributing W100 million to help children in earthquake-stricken Nepal, another W100 million to help sick children here and a further W100 million...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » WorldAstronomers have discovered a galaxy that is farther away than any galaxy ever seen and was among the universe’s first generation of galaxies, from 13.1 billion years ago. Yale and University of California Santa Cruz scientists use...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Standard - Breaking NewsBritain's political leaders began a final push for votes ahead of tomorrow's general election, while gearing up for the likelihood of drawn-out nego...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Chosun IlboAbout 170 kids celebrated Children's Day, a national holiday, with President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday. Elementary school students from across the nation, including some from remote island areas, were invited to Cheong Wa Dae to hear Park...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Chosun IlboActor Lee Min-ho has donated W100 million to UNICEF to aid victims of last month's devastating earthquake in Nepal (US$1=W1,081). Lee's management agency said Monday that the actor donated W100 million to the UNICEF Korean committee to h...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS[Politics] : President Park Geun-hye has appointed the former Ambassador to Kenya as the new head of the Korean Intellectual Property Office. [more...]
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » WorldAustralian Sen. Christine Milne unexpectedly resigned as leader of the small but influential Greens Party on Wednesday, raising questions over the future of an important political bloc outside the two mainstream parties. Milne, who took ...
- India & World News
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NDTV News - Top StoriesThe government on Wednesday enhanced the Foreign Investment Promotion Board's powers to recommend FDI proposals of up to Rs 3,000 crore.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalBollywood actor Salman Khan received tremendous support from the Bollywood fraternity, which expressed shock over his conviction, but the limelight was shared by some of his high-profile sympathiz...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalChina said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China will push forward strategic partnership between the two countries.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalIran's cooperation with India on the development of the strategically important Chabahar port would open a new chapter in bilateral ties, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday while inviting Indian investments in the oil-rich count...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalArguments continued for the second day before a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Justice J.S. Khehar over petitions challenging the NJAC law replacing the Collegium system.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from World News, News of World, Top World News, World Breaking Headlines - Times of IndiaDreaded Islamic State terror group has purportedly opened its own 5-star hotel complete with 262 rooms, restaurants, ballrooms and gym in Iraq's Mosul city for its Jihadist commanders, according to a media report.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of IndiaA disaster management program, to train people physically and mentally to manage disasters on a national scale, was launched by a company at New Delhi on Wednesday.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from World News, News of World, Top World News, World Breaking Headlines - Times of IndiaLandmark judgement sees UK High Court rule that a baby girl should be removed from her mother and live with her father and his boyfriend instead. This is the first time that an adoption order has been given to a single dad through surrog...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalIndia and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with regards to the development of the Chabahar Port in the Islamic Republic.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from World News, News of World, Top World News, World Breaking Headlines - Times of IndiaThe oldest umbrella organisation for 565,000 Hindus in Britain is now under scrutiny for asking its followers to vote for the Conservative Party.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalGovernment on Wednesday approved amendment in the Whistleblowers Protection Act 2011 to keep issues of national security out of its purview.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NDTV News - Top Stories"Salman's well-being is more important to us right now. Logistics of Bajrangi Bhaijaan will be discussed later with his team. Our prayers are with his family," Krishika Lulla of Eros International sai...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Hindu - National“If Salman is punished, I will not be benefitted in any way. My leg is not going to heal nor do my problems vanish. Instead, we expect some compensation that will help us”
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalPutting up a strident case for the new system of judges appointment, government on Wednesday submitted before the Supreme Court that the collegium method has failed because it was an "opaque mechanism" which has "stifled democracy".
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalFrenzied mobs, adulating fans including a lookalike, dejected family members, reminiscent eyewitnesses and a showdown between police and journalists, much happened around the Salman Khan verdict p...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NDTV News - Top StoriesSalman Khan's case came to signify a perceived culture of celebrity impunity in India, and the decision was hailed by some as a victory of the common man over the wealthy and the powerful.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Hindu - InternationalSyrian President Bashar Assad acknowledged Wednesday what he said were recent “setbacks” in the war against insurgents trying to topple him, promising a comeback by his troops still entangled in h...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalDharmapuri MP told Mr. Stalin that since DMK is involved in corruption, everything seemed corrupt to them.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from World News, News of World, Top World News, World Breaking Headlines - Times of IndiaLabour party rakes in Rs 46 crores through donations in past month followed by Conservatives who received Rs 34 crores.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NDTV News - Top StoriesRoyal Challengers are desperate to get back into the top four of the IPL 2015 points table. The team faces Kings XI Punjab - a side equally desperate even if it is to pick itself up from the bottom. C...
- South/Southeast Asia & World News
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsThe sixth southern folk singers'contest will begin today in the southern province of Dong Thap.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News » Nation
ROMPIN: The Barisan Nasional (BN) has retained the Rompin parliamentary seat after its candidate Datuk Hasan Arifin won […] - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - TopstoriesNEW DELHI (AFP) - Nepal's earthquake should act as a wake-up call to neighbouring countries which have failed to learn lessons from their own disasters and where shoddy construction and rapid urbanisation could lead to death on an even g...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsViet Nam has the fourth highest number of clean development mechanism (CDM) projects in the world and it has received the ninth highest number of certified emissions reduction (CER) units.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsThe Finance Ministry is drafting a circular regulating the sale of the entire or more than 50 per cent of on-auction shares of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to a single investor.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionKANGAR, May 6 (Bernama) -- Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) managed to win 16 gold medals at the Statutory Bodies Association Sports Championship (SUKANUN) which ended in Sabah on May 2.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - NationalPeople wrongly jailed for possessing small amount of drugs, academics say
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Thai PBS English NewsPol Col Angkoon Klaikloeng, deputy commander of the Crime Suppression Division, said Tuesday that the suspect, Chotipat Wutthihpanpokin travelled to Malaysia on April 25 to attend a meeting of Ufun’s networkers in Malaysia and has gone i...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionBy Nabilah Saleh KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) and Russia's TASS news agency can play a role in bringing the people of both countries closer, says Russian Ambassador to Malaysia Valery N. Y...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Cambodia News latest RSS headlines - Cambodian Times.comAt some point in the early twentieth or late nineteenth century, when France still ruled over vast swathes of the globe, a colonized woman in modern-day Southeast Asia was filmed as she encountered ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Breaking News - RSS Khaosod EnglishBANGKOK — Thailand's military junta will retain its ban on political activities, which was imposed nearly one year ago following the May 2014 coup d’etat, despite calls from the leader of the Pheu Thai party to repeal the prohibition.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - NationalNearly a decade ago, 14-year-old Komsan Sakulchatthong left home to work in a Samut Sakhon seafood plant, where he was eventually persuaded to work on a fishing boat with the promise of a bigger paycheque.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — The success of retaining the Rompin parliamentary seat in Pahang reflects the continuous public trust and confidence in Barisan Nasional (BN) as a party that fights for the people, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sr... - Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Star Online News HighlightsBEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah's leader said on Tuesday his Lebanon-based militant group will launch an attack inside Syria against al Qaeda-linked insurgents in the mountain region along the countries' border.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionKUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) -- Prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak congratulated Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah on his enthronement as the Sultan of Perak XXXV.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsBusinesses are looking to save power to lower expenses and avoid increasing prices after the cost of electricity rose 7.5 per cent in mid-March.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionKUALA KANGSAR, May 6 (Bernama) -- Distance is not a factor for almost all Perakians today in witnessing the enthronement of the XXXV Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah at the Istana Iskandariah here.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - NationalPOLICE are considering measures to promote bicycling safety after two accidents claimed the lives of four riders recently.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NST Online Latest News - AllSHAH ALAM: A 37-year-old man was murdered in his home along Jalan Kampung Jawa, Section 36, here, yesterday evening.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionIPOH, May 6 (Bernama) -- Sultan Nazrin Shah Almarhum Sultan Azlan Shah, who was born on Nov 27, 1956, is a wise, modest and people-oriented ruler.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Bangkokpost.com : Top StoriesThe government will begin an overhaul of the lottery distribution system next month to tackle overpricing of retail lottery tickets and put an end to the monopoly of influential people in lotteryquotas.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Star Online News HighlightsBERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to reassure Germans on Tuesday that the government was working smoothly despite a spat between her conservatives and their Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners over the activities of ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has congratulated Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Datuk Hasan Arifin on the BN’s success in retaining the Rompin parliamentary seat in the by-election today. ‘... - Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - NationalTHE United States, which has censured Thailand for failing to act against human trafficking, called on Monday for a speedy and credible inquiry into the discovery of a mass grave containing more than two dozen bodies thought to be ethnic...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionKUALA KANGSAR, May 6 (Bernama) -- A ruler protects the sovereignty of the country and must treat every citizen fairly regardless of race or religion, said Sultan Nazrin Shah.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsResidents in several areas of Ha Noi would face water shortage this summer, the Ha Noi Water Supply Company said.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - TopstoriesManila (dpa) - A Thai national faced deportation from the Philippines after insulting the locals on Facebook, news reports said Tuesday.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionAbdul Aziz Harun KUCHING (Bernama) -- Sarawak, is blessed with fertile soil, vast rainforest, temperate weather, its mountain ranges and long and wide rivers.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » NewsROMPIN, May 5, 2015: Barisan Nasional (BN) retained its Rompin parliamentary seat tonight, but admitted that the significantly lower majority vote is a message sent by the people who want to have their voices heard. Pahang Menteri Besar ...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsDeputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai on Monday asked the Ha Noi People's Committee to speed up projects on restoring water flows and reducing pollution in major rivers in the city.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsEnterprises in the circulation of imported goods in the market should follow important regulations on invoices, documents (showing their type and time limits on production), and the handling of violations.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NST Online Latest News - AllSultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah will be crowned as the state's thirty-fifth ruler today.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Malaysia TodayAnd are you telling me that Najib does not know this? Dr Mahathir already complained about Najib giving in to Singapore. So why would Najib do what he did and... READ MORE
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Malaysia Today(The Rakyat Post) – The upcoming Permatang Pauh by-election would be the best time for voters to “rebel” against Pakatan Rakyat. This was said by Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BNBBC)... READ MORE
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsThe Russian Centre of Science and Culture is hosting an art exhibition titled Russia – My Country. The event aims to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Russia's Victory Day (May 9, 1945).
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsTop Vietnamese badminton players will leave on Sunday to compete in the Sudriman Cup 2015, to be held in Dongguan in China, from May 10 to 17.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - NationalABUSE of fishery workers is found mostly in deep-sea fishing - on vessels a long way from law enforcement, rather than on boats in coastal areas, a labour rights activist has said.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionKUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has reiterated that all State Parties have the inalienable right to develop, research, produce and use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsA newly published book, entitled Ba Muon Nuoi Con Bang Sua Me (Dad Wants to Raise Baby with Breast Milk), has been winning people's hearts with its moving story.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Cambodia News latest RSS headlines - Cambodian Times.comthe "fight of the century" when Floyd Mayweather Jr. beat Manny Pacquiao , including that of an international leader. Passionate about Pacquiao, Hun Sen, the Prime Minister of ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldMIAMI - The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday approved an unknown number of licenses for passenger ferry service between the United States and Cuba, a Treasury Department official told Reuters. One of the licenses was issued to Baja Fe...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Inquirer News » NationMANILA, Philippines–The alleged recruiters of Mary Jane Veloso were placed under arrest on Tuesday by the National Bureau of Investigation after they were positively identified by the parents of Veloso as the couple who recruited h...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from bdnews24.com - BangladeshIn a major shakeup, government reshuffles 104 officials
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsThe United States wants a team of United Nations investigators to determine who is to blame for chemicals weapons attacks in Syria in a bid to pave the way for Security Council action against those responsible, diplomats said on Tuesday.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsBritain's political leaders on Tuesday began a final push for votes ahead of this week's knife-edge general election while preparing for the likelihood of drawn-out negotiations once polls close.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from SingaporeSINGAPORE - What should have been a 15-minute trip to the bank dragged into a one-hour wait for a mother of two. Mdm Siew Li, who went to a bank branch to update her children's passbooks, was unable to do so as the passbook update machin...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from bdnews24.com - BangladeshThe Bangladeshi origin Labour MP is seeking re-election from East London’s Bethnal Green and Bow
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from SingaporeHOUSTON, May 5 - Targa Resources Partners LP is working closely with Noble Group as Asia's biggest commodity trader evaluates whether to move forward a deal to support a Targa-built condensate splitter, a new terminal or both in Texas, T...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from philstar.com - WorldLAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao could face disciplinary action from Nevada boxing officials for failing to disclose a shoulder injury before his fight with Floyd
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Inquirer News » NationMANILA, Philippines–About 11.4 million families remained poor in the first quarter of the year, while some 7.9 million Filipinos rated themselves food-poor, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. The survey, ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldOne was an extrovert drawn to basketball and Islam, who had been identified by the authorities as a jihadist terror suspect and was once a regular at Friday prayers at a mosque near his Phoenix apartment. The other was quieter, ran a car...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from bdnews24.com - BangladeshProf Shahiduzzaman is shown in the video slapping another participant, a retired major general
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldKUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition has comfortably retained the Rompin parliamentary seat in the by-election for the Pahang south-eastern constituency, albeit with a much lower majority that could put more p...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldCan humans really be motivated by altruism? My new book, The Most Good You Can Do, discusses the emerging new movement called Effective Altruism, and, in doing interviews about the book, I am surprised by how often that question is asked...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from bdnews24.com - BangladeshAmbassador Bernicat lauds Bangladesh's measures at a conference in Honolulu
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldBEIRUT - Hezbollah's leader said on Tuesday his Lebanon-based militant group will launch an attack inside Syria against al Qaeda-linked insurgents in the mountain region along the countries' border. Local media and Syrian opposition have...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Singapore(Adds White House comment, opinion poll, background) WASHINGTON, May 5 - U.S. Senate Republicans plan to push ahead with legislation key to sealing a Pacific trade pact as soon as possible, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Inquirer News » NationMANILA, Philippines–President Aquino’s peace council told senators on Tuesday there was “no silver bullet” that could end violence in Mindanao but the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) could usher in a regime of peace, end corrup...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsThe French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, targeted in a deadly attack earlier this year by Islamist gunmen, will be honoured on Tuesday at a New York gala under heavy security, organizers said.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from GMA News Online / News / WorldAt least one journalist is killed around the globe per week according to newly published statistics from the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldBAMAKO - Suspected northern rebels attacked a town in central Mali on Tuesday, leading to clashes with government troops in which 10 assailants and one soldier died, the government said in a statement. A rising wave of violence in the We...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsDemocratic presidential candidates, including frontrunner Hillary Clinton, will square off in six televised debates, beginning later this year, during their battle for the 2016 nomination, the party announced on Tuesday.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldAt the conclusion of the recent Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Malaysia, the Chairman's statement read: "We share the serious concerns expressed by some leaders on the land reclamation being undertaken in the S...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Inquirer News » NationMANILA, Philippines–A nephew of former Sen. Joker Arroyo is the latest to be dragged into the ever widening Senate subcommittee investigation of the alleged financial impropriety and corruption of Vice President Jejomar Binay and h...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from SingaporeSINGAPORE - Ties between Singapore and Malaysia run very deep and go back a long way, and these ties will continue to bring tangible economic benefits to the peoples of both countries, said Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday....
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsPresident Barack Obama nominated Marine General Joseph Dunford as chairman of the joint chiefs on Tuesday, choosing an officer with battlefield experience in Iraq and Afghanistan for the military's top job.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NationalDhaka, May 5 (UNB) – The board of directors of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) led by its president Hossain Khaled on Tuesday placed the chamber's budgetary proposal for FY2015-16 to the National Board of Revenue (NBR...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldBEIJING - China's labour force is shrinking and the "migrant miracle" that powered its industrial rise is mostly exhausted, removing the factors that propelled the country's meteoric development, according to leading economists. The tran...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from SingaporeThe Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore also measures another metric, the True Non-Complaint Rate, which tracks the proportion of customers who did not complain because they had no reason to. This also factors in other reasons for n...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from WorldPHNOM PENH - Manny Pacquiao's defeat by Floyd Mayweather in boxing's "fight of the century" left a lot of sore losers - but few as intriguing as Cambodia's Prime Minister. Mr Hun Sen, the former Khmer Rouge commander and Premier of more ...
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- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -A painting Vincent van Gogh created while briefly working side by side with his friend Paul Gauguin in the south of France brought in $66.3 million at auction Tuesday.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -His Holiness will visit the communities of Washington, New Jersey, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Detroit, Chicago and the other communities of USA.
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- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Home | ArmeniaNow.comArmenia’s pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale is located on the Island of St. Lazzaro and is called “Hayutyun” (Armenity). Its official opening was scheduled for today, May 5.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -"Today's action was a great step forward," said Joseph Hinson, president of the Miami- based United Americas Shipping Services.
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- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -The US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group James Warlick expressed pleasure on the occasion of meeting the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan in Washington.
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YEREVAN (Arka)—Armenia’s lawmakers gave their approval to two agreements signed with Russia that aim to prolong the operation of Armenia’s Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant through the provision of loans and grants. In December 2014, Russia a... - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
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- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -Lenhardt made the announcement during a trip to Nepal, where he surveyed the damage caused by the April 25 earthquake, observed the distribution of lifesaving aid, and met with officials from the Government of Nepal involved in the disas...
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- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Home | ArmeniaNow.comAn Armenia-India business forum has got underway in Yerevan and at a related exhibition Indian businessmen have displaced their products to Armenian consumers.
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BY HARUT SASSOUNIAN On my way back from the Centennial events in Yerevan last week, I stopped in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to attend the inauguration of an unprecedented exhibit of Armenian artifacts rescued by Russian ethnographers from... - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
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STEPANAKERT—The University of California Election Observation and Technical Assistance Team issued Tuesday a statement regarding the parliamentary elections in Artsakh on Sunday, in which the team acted as observers. The Nagorno-Karabakh... - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
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- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -Seyran Ohanyan highly appreciated the work of Mrs. Epprecht and wished success in her future activities.
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