Protests aimed at toppling Bangladesh govt

Asia News Network - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat led 18-party alliance patronised the Hefajat-e Islam's May 5 rally in Bangladesh with the aim of toppling the government. Junaid Babunagari, detained secretary general of Hefajat, revealed this in his confessional statement to Metropolitan Magistrate Harun-ur Rashid of Dhaka in the sub-inspector Shahjahan murder case yesterday afternoon. The ...

Pakistan leader Imran Khan leaves hospital for home

Times of India - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Imran Khan left hospital on Wednesday, two weeks after breaking bones in his back in a fall at an election rally, a hospital spokesman said. The 60-year-old was ordered to remain immobile in bed after he fractured vertebrae and a rib in a dramatic tumble just days before the May 11 general election, where his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party made a major breakthrough. Khwaja Nazir, a ...

Pathologists testify young American found dead in Singapore killed self

The Standard - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

(1 hr ago) Two US pathologists said an American scientist found hanged last year on the island committed suicide and was not murdered as his family believes. Medical examiners David Fowler of Maryland and Valerie Rao of Florida testified as independent experts a day after the family of the late researcher Shane Todd walked out of a coroner's inquest in Singapore saying they had lost faith ...

IHT Rendezvous Tensions Flare in Asian Seas Now Involving Taiwan

New York Times - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Residents of Taichung in Taiwan, led by a Taiwanese lawmaker, Lu Shou-yen (center, in purple shirt,) chant slogans demanding an apology from the Philippine government for the death of a Taiwanese ...

Death toll rises to 28 in Freeport Indonesia mine accident

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Workers from Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc gather during a protest over an accident where 39 workers attending an underground training were trapped when a tunnel collapsed, at Mile 72, near the mining area in Tembagapura of Papua province May 15, ...

China PM looks to boost trade ties with Pakistan

Times of India - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday for a two-day visit where he will meet Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif as the long-time allies. Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party swept to victory in the May 11 general election on a promise to revitalise Pakistan's struggling economy and help from its giant neighbour to the north will be important ...

Philippines Brazil agree on new flights

Inquirer Business - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

MANILA--Daily flights between the Philippines and Brazil, South America's largest country, may start soon following the approval of new air rights between the two countries this week. The on Wednesday announced that the Philippine and Brazilian governments had signed an air agreement. Under the accord signed by the Philippine air panel this week, a total of seven flights a week are now ...

U.S. Myanmar sign trade framework agreement

Middle East Times - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Thein Sein . The agreement will create "a platform for ongoing dialogue and cooperation on trade and investment issues between the two governments," the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said on its website. It was signed Tuesday in Washington by acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis and Myanmar's Deputy Commerce Minister Pwint San. The agreement calls for ...

Freeport reviewing safety at Indonesia mine after tunnel collapse

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

JAKARTA | Wed May 22, 2013 1:38am EDT JAKARTA May 22 (Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc is reviewing the safety of its underground operations at its Indonesian mine in Papua after a tunnel collapse last week that killed 28 people, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday. Freeport closed the remote Papua mine on Wednesday last week, a day after a training tunnel ...

5 Chinese arrested in Malaysias Kulim over fortune telling fraud

whatsonsanya - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Five "fortune tellers" who have been conning their victims of money by "helping" to rid them of bad luck are themselves in a fix after police moved in on them. Authorities stormed into their hotel room in Kulim and arrested the gang from China, comprising four women and a man, at about 3.30am on Friday. State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan said the ...

Afghan Interpreters to Receive British Visas

VOA - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

The British government says about 600 Afghan interpreters who worked with the British troops in Afghanistan will be allowed to settle in ...

Study says India Jordan Bangladesh Hong Kong worlds most racially intolerant

whatsonsanya - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

INDIA, Jordan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong are among the the most racist countries in the world - but Britain is among the most accepting of different races, a survey has found. The World Values Survey asked people in more than 80 countries what type of people they did NOT want as neighbours. More than 40 per cent of those quizzed in India, Jordan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong said they didn't ...

Local carriers open more routes to meet growing demand

The Jakarta Post - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia and several other local airlines have opened their new domestic routes this month to further tap into the country's growing air transportation.Garuda recently launched its Jakarta-Tanjung Pandan and Jakarta-Bengkulu routes in a bid to strengthen its networks in Sumatra. The airline provides daily flights for both routes on a Boeing b737-500 aircraft ...

Acset sees Rp 3t in contracts eyes MRT Jakarta subcontracting

The Jakarta Post - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Paper Edition | Page: 13 Construction company PT Acset Indonusa is expecting more property and infrastructure projects, including development in the capital city.Finance director Agustinus Hambadi said on Tuesday that the company was targeting work on projects worth Rp 3 trillion (US$307 million) in total by the year end, a 10 percent increase compared to a year earlier.He said the company had ...

Cardig Aero to soar on new wings in airline biz

The Jakarta Post - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Paper Edition | Page: 13 PT Cardig Aero Services (CASS), a company providing in-flight catering, is targeting to post a 29 percent revenue increase by year's end as it has secured new clients.Cardig CEO Nurhadijono Nurjadin said on Tuesday that the company's revenues floated up by 29 percent in the first quarter of the year to Rp 301.3 billion (US$30.7 million) from the same period ...

Editorial Uphill tasks for Chatib

The Jakarta Post - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Paper Edition | Page: 6 M. Chatib Basri -- who was installed on Tuesday as the new finance minister to replace Agus Martowardojo, who is to head Bank Indonesia (Central Bank) -- had all along been the front-runner and most qualified candidate to lead the fiscal management all along.Chatib fulfills all the fundamental requirements to lead the fiscal management --he is not affiliated with any ...

Malaysia FA Police to Investigate Match-Fixing Claims

New York Times - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

(Reuters) - Claims of match-fixing in a Malaysian league fixture will be investigated by the country's Football Association (FAM) and sports minister on Thursday, local media reported, with the police urged to protect players from bookmakers. The second tier Malaysian Premier League match between Kuala Lumpur and Sime Darby was under suspicion, local daily The Star reported. The ...

Indian Shares Rise On Asian Cues

RTT News - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Indian shares edged higher on Wednesday, tracking firm Asian cues amid expectations that the Fed would stick to its $85 billion monthly bond-buying program until next year to bolster the economic recovery.Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan concluded its two-day policy meet with Governor Haruhiko Kuroda pledging to conduct money market operations so that the monetary base will increase at an annual ...

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks cheered by Fed reassurance BOJ stands pat

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Wed May 22, 2013 1:14am EDT * Asian stocks firmer, buoyed by record highs on Wall St * Fed officials play down speculation of ending stimulus anytime soon * BOJ keeps policy unchanged as expected * JGB futures dip after BOJ, limited reaction in yen, Nikkei By Masayuki Kitano and Vidya Ranganathan SINGAPORE, May 22 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Wednesday following a positive lead from Wall ...

The June 7-8 Obama-Xi Summit Likely Start Of A New Asian Order

Forbes - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

US President Barack Obama (2nd R) and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (2nd L) speak alongside translators during meetings in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 14, 2012. The White House on Tuesday welcomed China's likely next leader Xi Jinping, with President Barack Obama looking to push Beijing on a range of concerns yet also work for smoother future ...

Exchange rate policy still relevant for Singapore monetary authority chief

Asia News Network - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

exchange rate policy remains Singapore's most potent tool against inflation, its government is relying more on special policy tools to nip bubbles in the bud before they form. The use of such macroprudential policies, including the recent property cooling measures, is becoming increasingly important in an era of cheap money, said Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) managing director Ravi ...

Thai PM to address Lankan Parliament

Asia News Network - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is scheduled to address the Sri Lankan parliament on May 31. Prime Minister Shinawatra is scheduled to arrive in the country on May 30 on an official tour and she will be the third female state leader to address the parliament, according to sources. Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and British Prime Minister Margret Thatcher had ...