Friday 12th March, 2010
11 Siberian tigers die of malnutrition in China zoo
Kyrgyzstan News.NetEleven Siberian tigers have died of malnutrition at a zoo in China in the past three months, a wild life official said.
China accuses Dalai Lama of `separatism' in anniversary speech
Kyrgyzstan News.NetChina Thursday accused the Dalai Lama of showing 'his nature of separating the nation' in a speech to mark the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule.
Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani amongst Forbes top ten Billionaires
Kyrgyzstan News.NetReliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has become the richest man in the Asia-Pacific region and the fourth in world rankings as per the 2010 Forbes list of world's billionaires released on Wednesday.
`Malaysian Indians feel let down by opposition alliance
Kyrgyzstan News.NetMalaysian Indians feel 'extremely let down' by the opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat (PR) they voted for in a big way two years ago, a special report in a Tamil daily here said.
Cambodian Mps Approve Long-awaited Corruption Law
Channel News AsiaPHNOM PENH: Cambodia's parliament approved a controversial anti-corruption law on Thursday, more than 15 years after the legislation was first proposed to tackle graft in the country. Cambodia is cons...
Asian Stocks Fall On China Fears
Gulf NewsSingapore: Asian stocks fell yesterday as investors worried strong loan growth and quickening inflation in China would spur Beijing to tighten monetary policy sooner than expected, while the yen rebou...
Airlines Set For Asian Recovery: Iata
Yahoo!7 NewsLatin American markets , but will show a big overall loss, the airline body IATA said on Thursday.IATA halved its forecast for the overall loss this year to $US2.8 billion ($A3.06 billion) because rec...
Iraq Pm In Tight Contest With Ex-premier Iyad Allawi For Poll Lead
Times of IndiaBAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was in a tight contest to keep his job as he vied with ex-premier Iyad Allawi, initial election results from four of the country's 18 provinces showed T...
Israel Charges 2 Soldiers With Misconduct In Gaza War
Times of IndiaJERUSALEM: Israeli army prosecutors today charged two soldiers for using a young Palestinian boy to check for booby-traps during last year's fighting in Gaza, a military spokeswoman told AFP. Sh...
China Steps Up Security Crackdown In Tibet
Channel News AsiaBEIJING: Chinese security forces have stepped up a crackdown in Tibet's capital Lhasa, two years after protests marking a failed 1959 uprising erupted in deadly violence, police and reports said Thurs...
Scotiabank Boosts Thai Presence, Eyes Asian Growth
London South EastBy Andrea Hopkins TORONTO, March 11 (Reuters) - Bank of Nova Scotia made further inroads into Asia on Thursday in a deal that merges its Thai subsidiary, Thanachart Bank, with domestic rival Siam City...
Number Of Indian Billionaires 'doubled In 2009'
BBCThe number of billionaires in India doubled in 2009, Forbes magazine says.It lists 49 Indian billionaires, up from 24 the previous year. India, which has many of the world's poorest people, also has 1...
Newmarket Technology, Inc. Announces Analyst Update With Reiterated 'buy' Rating And Highlighting $160 Million Odm Opportunity And Expansion Plans Into India And Southeast Asia
Market WireNWMT ) received an analyst report with a 'buy' rating and a $1.47 target price per share last month. The independent analyst with Prime Equity Research is a Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) in accord...
Zurich Picks Perritaz To Replace Howie As Asia-pacific/middle East Cfo
Insurance JournalArticle Reprints Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Pascal Perritaz (37, Swiss citizen) to the position of Chief Financial Officer Asia-Pacific and Middle East (APME), effective April 1, 20...
China Inflation Pushes Most Asian Markets Lower
eTaiwan NewsChinese inflation data showing a sharp jump in consumer prices sent Asian stocks lower yetserday as dealers grew anxious that Beijing would introduce further monetary tightening measures.Trade was als...
Gates Meets With Troops In Southwest Asia
Defense LinkBy Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service A U.S. MILITARY BASE IN SOUTHWEST ASIA, March 11, 2010 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has served eight presidents, and he shared some of his ins...
Sri Lanka General Trial Date Set
BBCThe Sri Lankan military has announced it is putting defeated presidential candidate and former army chief Gen Sarath Fonseka on trial next week.The general faces court martial proceedings on charges o...
Thin Red Line Against Taliban
BBCBBC News, Adezai It is a short walk from Abdul Malik's bullet-scarred home to his grave.His relatives and neighbours make the journey often. They say they are determined to follow in his foots...
Browser Ballot Not On Tap For Asia
CNetOpera Software, the chief complainant in the European Commission browser case against Microsoft, will not be pushing for a similar action in the Asia-Pacific region. The Mozilla Foundation's Open to C...
Fresh Quake Rocks Chile On President's Inauguration Day
Times of IndiaVALPARAISO: A powerful 7.2 magnitude aftershock and four smaller ones rocked central Chile on Thursday, prompting a tsunami warning minutes before Sebastian Pinera was sworn in as the new president...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi Urges Response To 'unjust' Law
Channel News AsiaYANGON : Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday called on Myanmar's people to give a united response to an "unjust" election law, her lawyer Nyan Win told AFP. "The people and politic...
Savvis Names North Asia Exec
Business JournalThomson Reuters in Tokyo, as managing director for North Asia. The company also said it would expand its offerings in the Asia-Pacific region. Smith, based in Tokyo, will promote Savvis’ cloud ...
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