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- Nigeria ruling party sets primaries for mid-October
- Malaysian behind the exciting exotic menu
- Philippine panel to seek charges in Hong Kong hostage fiasco
- Improvised bomb explodes in Spain's Basque region: police
- MMEA detains nine Vietnamese fishing boats
- Comptroller of Kelantan Royal Household in hospital
- Main suspect in Sosilawati murder case linked to other cases
- Indonesia police kill two in Papua road riot
- India's central bank hikes interest rates
- Kuala Besut to be developed into a modern tourist town
- Transformation not an unattainable wish, says Najib
- Mexico celebrates its bicentenary
- 50 foreign GRO detained, two under-aged girls saved in raid
- Najib praises police for solving cosmetics queen's murder fast
- Foreign banks lag domestic rivals in China: report
- S.Korea to cut fiscal deficits due to recovery
- Taiwan, China hold biggest ever search and rescue drill
- India to try 'new strategy' to pacify Kashmir
- Investors shun Malaysia for neighbours
- UN-backed tribunal indicts 4 Khmer Rogue leaders
| Nigeria ruling party sets primaries for mid-October Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:37 AM PDT ABUJA, Sept 16 — Nigeria's ruling party will hold primaries in mid-October to select its presidential nominee for January elections, in what is set to be one of the fiercest contests since the end of military rule just over a decade ago. The People's Democratic Party (PDP) agreed late on Wednesday that it would hold primaries for the presidential ...
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| Malaysian behind the exciting exotic menu Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:42 AM PDT Charlie Dang says he focuses on giving customers what they want. -- Photos provided to China Daily By HUANG YULI Charlie Dang couldn't help but smile when the woman sitting next to him on the plane began to chat about how much she enjoyed brunch at the Westin. It happens from time to time in Dang's countless flights but he rarely identifies his part in their pleasure.
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| Philippine panel to seek charges in Hong Kong hostage fiasco Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:39 AM PDT MANILA, Thursday 16 September 2010 (AFP) - Philippine investigators said Thursday they are to seek charges against up to 10 people, including police officers, over a hostage siege in which a lone gunman killed eight Hong Kong tourists.
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| Improvised bomb explodes in Spain's Basque region: police Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:27 AM PDT MADRID, Thursday 16 September 2010 (AFP) - A small, improvised bomb exploded overnight in an industrial zone of Vitoria in Spain's Basque region, local police told AFP Thursday, attributing the attack to ETA sympathisers.
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| MMEA detains nine Vietnamese fishing boats Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:23 AM PDT The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained nine Vietnamese boats with 95 crew, including the skippers, for conducting illegal fishing activities in Malaysian waters during the last fasting month.
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| Comptroller of Kelantan Royal Household in hospital Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:21 AM PDT The Comptroller of the Kelantan Royal Household, Datuk Abdul Halim Hamad, has been admitted to the Perdana Specialist Hospital for fatigue.
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| Main suspect in Sosilawati murder case linked to other cases Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:19 AM PDT The main suspect in the murder of cosmetics queen Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya is believed to be involved in a number of missing person, murder and commercial crime cases in the Kuala Langat district, Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said today.
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| Indonesia police kill two in Papua road riot Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:17 AM PDT TIMIKA, Thursday 16 September 2010 (AFP) - Indonesian police opened fire and killed two men and injured a woman as a dispute over a traffic accident spun out of control in the restive province of West Papua, officials said Thursday.
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| India's central bank hikes interest rates Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:17 AM PDT MUMBAI, Thursday 16 September 2010 (AFP) - India's central bank raised its main interest rates more than expected on Thursday, springing the fifth hike in six months to tame inflation in Asia's third-biggest economy.
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| Kuala Besut to be developed into a modern tourist town Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:15 AM PDT Kuala Besut, which is known as a fishing village, will be developed into a modern tourist town under a special programme by 2015.
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| Transformation not an unattainable wish, says Najib Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:14 AM PDT Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today dismissed any notion that the transformation being implemented by the government was a mere daydream or unattainable wish, saying it was a well thought out and carefully planned programme.
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| Mexico celebrates its bicentenary Posted: 15 Sep 2010 08:22 PM PDT Tens of thousands attend the celebrations in Mexico City to mark the 200th anniversary of the country's independence from Spain.
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| 50 foreign GRO detained, two under-aged girls saved in raid Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:10 AM PDT Fifty women of foreign nationals, including two under-aged girls working as guest relation officers (GRO), were detained in a raid a restaurant and karaoke lounge here last night.
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| Najib praises police for solving cosmetics queen's murder fast Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:08 AM PDT Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today congratulated the police force for its efficiency in solving quickly the murder of cosmetics queen Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya.
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| Foreign banks lag domestic rivals in China: report Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:06 AM PDT BEIJING, Thursday 16 September 2010 (AFP) - The earnings of major foreign banks in China plunged last year even as their Chinese rivals turned big profits, underlining the challenges facing overseas firms in the country, a report said Thursday.
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| S.Korea to cut fiscal deficits due to recovery Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:04 AM PDT SEOUL, Thursday 16 September 2010 (AFP) - South Korea's economic recovery will allow a spending increase in next year's budget and help curb its fiscal deficits and state debts, the government said Thursday.
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| Taiwan, China hold biggest ever search and rescue drill Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:01 AM PDT TAIPEI, Thursday 16 September 2010 (AFP) - Taiwan and China Thursday staged their biggest ever joint maritime search and rescue drill, near waters where the two sides fought fierce battles half a century ago, officials said.
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| India to try 'new strategy' to pacify Kashmir Posted: 16 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT SRINAGAR, Thursday 16 September 2010 (AFP) - Indian security forces said they have drawn up a new plan to tackle deadly unrest in Kashmir amid criticism of the government on Thursday over its handling of the crisis.
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| Investors shun Malaysia for neighbours Posted: 15 Sep 2010 11:26 PM PDT Malaysia is ow the "least favoured market" in Asia Pacific for investors after nearly doubling its underweight rating from last month, according to a recent Bank of America Merrill Lynch report.
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| UN-backed tribunal indicts 4 Khmer Rogue leaders Posted: 15 Sep 2010 11:58 PM PDT PHNOM PENH, Sept 16 — A UN-backed war crimes tribunal has indicted four senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime blamed for the deaths of more than 1.7 million Cambodians three decades ago, a court official said today. The trials of former President Khieu Samphan, the regime's second in command, Nuon Chea, ex-Foreign Minister Ieng Sary and his ...
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