Korea’s Lee visits Burma memorial

May 15, 2012 | NEWS

Lee Myung-bak meets Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi and visits a mausoleum in Rangoon, 29 years after a deadly North Korean bomb attack there. (read the story…)

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Cricket meeting over ‘corruption’

May 15, 2012 | NEWS

India’s cricket authorities call an emergency meeting after a television channel alleges extensive corruption in Indian Premier League cricket. (read the story…)

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India ex-telecoms minister bailed

May 15, 2012 | NEWS

A court in India grants bail to former Telecoms Minister Andimuthu Raja after 15 months in jail. (read the story…)

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Beijing ups foreigner visa checks

May 15, 2012 | NEWS

Beijing authorities say they have launched a 100-day crackdown on foreigners residing or working in the city illegally. (read the story…)

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China ‘raises Australia-US ties’

May 15, 2012 | NEWS

China has raised concerns over growing military ties between Australia and the US, says the Australian foreign minister as he meets officials in Beijing. (read the story…)

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Asia’s new elite — Shaun Tan

May 15, 2012 | NEWS

MAY 15 — “Any city, however small, is in fact divided into two; one the city of the poor, the other of the rich; these are at war with one another.” — Plato, The Republic It can be said that the walls around gated communities mark the borders of a foreign country. Of course,...

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Prime Asia/UV nasugpo

May 15, 2012 | NEWS

Mga duwa karon: 5:00 pm- San Marino/USPF batok Lion Tiger/USJR 6:45 pm- Prime Asia/UV batok Gaisano Tisa/UC GIPAKGANG sa Lion Tiger Katol/University of San Jose Recoletos (USJR) Jaguars ang kainit sa defending champion Prime Asia Pawnshop/University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers, 85-82, sa… (rwad on here …)

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Australian to embark on tsunami debris mission

May 15, 2012 | NEWS

Australian environmentalist Paul Sharp is about to set off on the fishing trip of a lifetime. (rwad on here …)

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China accuses Dalai Lama of deceit after murder plot claim

May 15, 2012 | NEWS
China accuses Dalai Lama of deceit after murder plot claim

China has accused the Dalai Lama of “deceiving the world” and “spreading false information” after Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader said he was warned of a plot by Chinese agents to assassinate him. (rwad on here …)

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Asia stocks fall as Greek worries rattle investors

May 15, 2012 | NEWS

Asian stock markets fell Tuesday, rattled by a political impasse in Greece that could lead the debt-stricken country to a disorderly and destabilizing exit from the euro currency union. (rwad on here …)

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Australian FM China talks dominated by US military ties

May 15, 2012 | NEWS
Australian FM China talks dominated by US military ties

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s first visit to China has been dominated by concerns over Canberra’s ties to Washington with Beijing criticising their close military alliance, according to reports. (rwad on here …)

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Pakistan signals end to blockade of NATO supplies

May 15, 2012 | NEWS
Pakistan signals end to blockade of NATO supplies

Top Pakistani leaders will on Tuesday discuss ending a blockade of foreign military supply routes into Afghanistan and repairing US relations, signalling a rapprochement ahead of a NATO summit. (rwad on here …)

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WWF says over-consumption threatens planet

May 15, 2012 | NEWS
WWF says over-consumption threatens planet

The spiralling global population and over-consumption are threatening the future health of the planet, according to conservation group WWF. (rwad on here …)

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