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- Activists, labourers stage anti-G20 protests
- SC hails efforts to develop integrated reporting framework
- G20 governments urged to support private sector in renewable technologies
- Najib recovers, to chair Cabinet meeting Friday: Rosmah
- Tiananmen leader calls for Nobel winner's release
- Hong Kong luxury home sales reach historic highs
- Economy likely to slow to 5% in Q3: Kenanga
- Apec ministers renew commitment to resist protectionism
- Penang govt admits issuing letter on list of Umno contractors
- Cancun last chance to push climate change agenda: India
- Obama says North Korea must show it is serious on talks
- SingTel second quarter net profit down 6.7%
- S.Korea, US leaders say need more time to agree trade pact
- Faith shaken by PKR infighting
- APEC ministers pledge to do utmost against protectionism
- Brake on protectionism
- Myanmar court shuns Suu Kyi appeal, but release hopes remain
- Sri Lanka Parliament under water
- Is Taiwanese a dialect or a language?
- Singapore's Temasek raising stake in China Construction Bank
| Activists, labourers stage anti-G20 protests Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:58 AM PST SEOUL, Thursday 11 November 2010 (Bernama) -- South Korean labour and civic groups joined with international activists Thursday to stage what so far has been a non-violent wave of protests to raise their voice against this week's G20 summit in Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported.
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| SC hails efforts to develop integrated reporting framework Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:56 AM PST The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has hailed International Integrated Reporting Committee's (IIRC) efforts to develop an integrated framework to promote a global standard for reporting both financial performance and sustainability in a single report.
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| G20 governments urged to support private sector in renewable technologies Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:56 AM PST SEOUL, Thursday 11 November 2010 (Bernama) -- The on-going G20 Business Summit recommends the governments of the world's major advanced and developing countries to take actions in supporting the private sector in clean energy technologies, reports China's Xinhua news agency.
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| Najib recovers, to chair Cabinet meeting Friday: Rosmah Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:55 AM PST Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has fully recovered and is ready to chair the cabinet meeting tomorrow, his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor said.
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| Tiananmen leader calls for Nobel winner's release Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:47 AM PST TAIPEI, Thursday 11 November 2010 (AFP) - A former student leader involved in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests on Thursday called on China's authorities to release jailed Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo.
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| Hong Kong luxury home sales reach historic highs Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:36 AM PST HONG KONG, Thursday 11 November 2010 (AFP) - Luxury home sales in Hong Kong have smashed previous records, the city's biggest realtor said Thursday, despite government measures to cool a market that has rebounded after the global financial crisis.
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| Economy likely to slow to 5% in Q3: Kenanga Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:33 AM PST Malaysia's economy is likely to decelerate to around 5% in third quarter 2010 from 8.9% in the second quarter on expectation of a continued slowdown in demand for manufactured goods globally, according to Kenanga Research.
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| Apec ministers renew commitment to resist protectionism Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:32 AM PST YOKOHAMA, Thursday 11 November 2010 (Bernama) -- The 22nd Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Ministerial Meeting has recommended to Leaders to extend their commitment to a standstill on new trade and investment barriers until the end of 2013.
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| Penang govt admits issuing letter on list of Umno contractors Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:31 AM PST The Penang government today said it had issued a letter to all heads of government departments in the state listing contractors that had links with Penang Umno.
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| Cancun last chance to push climate change agenda: India Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:30 AM PST NEW DELHI, Thursday 11 November 2010 (Bernama) -- India today urged global stakeholders to fix the climate change agenda in Cancun, Mexico later this year, or risk the world paying a hefty price for global warming.
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| Obama says North Korea must show it is serious on talks Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:30 AM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday stood by ally South Korea in demanding a change in attitude from North Korea to restart six-party nuclear talks, but held out the prospect of economic aid if it changes. 
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| SingTel second quarter net profit down 6.7% Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:13 AM PST SINGAPORE, Thursday 11 November 2010 (AFP) - Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) on Thursday reported a 6.7% slide in profit during the second quarter after it was dragged down by an Indian associate's losses.
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| S.Korea, US leaders say need more time to agree trade pact Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:04 AM PST SEOUL, Thursday 11 November 2010 (AFP) - The United States and South Korea have failed to settle differences on a sweeping free trade agreement, the leaders of both countries said Thursday, despite a push for agreement before their meeting.
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| Faith shaken by PKR infighting Posted: 10 Nov 2010 11:53 PM PST Looking at such a chaotic political situation, the people must calm down, deeply reflect and carefully think about what step to be taken next. Should they stay and continue fighting? Or walk out from the mess and find another way to change the society?
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| APEC ministers pledge to do utmost against protectionism Posted: 10 Nov 2010 11:36 PM PST YOKOHAMA, Thursday 11 November 2010 (AFP) - Pacific Rim ministers on Thursday took a stand against the spectre of rising protectionism, pledging not to introduce new barriers against free trade for the next three years.
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| Posted: 10 Nov 2010 11:30 PM PST All eyes are on the two-day Group of 20 summit in Seoul, which starts on Thursday 11 November 2010, as it comes amid escalating global tensions over exchange rates.
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| Myanmar court shuns Suu Kyi appeal, but release hopes remain Posted: 10 Nov 2010 11:24 PM PST YANGON, Thursday 11 November 2010 (AFP) - A Myanmar court on Thursday rejected democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's appeal against her house arrest, but hopes remain that she will be freed within days of the country's first election in 20 years.
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| Sri Lanka Parliament under water Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST By Amal Jayasinghe COLOMBO: Sri Lanka sent in troops to rescue thousands of marooned residents in the capital today, after the heaviest rains in 18 years flooded the capital's streets and the national Parliament.Speaker Chamal Rajapakse was forced to go by boat to inspect the Parliament building located on an island in a man-made lake, which can usually be accessed by road. He was expected to cancel today's session. Officials said the Parliament was under three feet (just under a metre) of water after rains dumped 43.5 centimetres (17.12 inches) of rain overnight, making it the worst since June 1992 when 49.7cm fell in a day. "We are deploying troops to rescue people who have been marooned as well as to clear dozens of cars struck in flooded roads," said Colonel Dampath Ratnayake who was coordinating relief at the Colombo Operations Command. He said some troops were cooking breakfasts and lunches for people whose houses were flooded in and around the city centre. "The storm water system is unable to cope with the volume of water and we are also sending troops to help municipal workers clear some of the blocked drains," he said. Boats were deployed by the navy to help stranded residents and police said thousands of houses were under water. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Telephones and Internet connections were also downed because of lightning damage to telecom towers, and the authorities shut most public schools and cancelled a national examination. ATMs shut down Many banks shut down their automatic teller machines as their computer networks were affected by the lightning. Most landline telephone connections were out, while fallen trees brought down power lines. "As soon as we clear the trees and make sure it is safe, we will restore electricity," the Ceylon Electricity Board said. Police deployed additional officers on roads as traffic lights failed and some of the flooded thoroughfares were blocked with stalled vehicles. A government spokesman said flood-affected civil servants would be granted paid leave and urged the private sector to follow suit. The met department said more rain was expected during the day along the island's western coastal regions. "Heavy rains are due to intermonsoonal activity and we can expect more rain," met chief GD Samarasinghe said. Sri Lanka depends on monsoon rains for irrigation and power generation but the seasonal downpours frequently cause loss of life and damage to property in low-lying areas. The island's two main monsoon seasons run from May to September and December to February and rains in between are the result of inter-monsoon activity. - AFP
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| Is Taiwanese a dialect or a language? Posted: 10 Nov 2010 11:19 PM PST Is Taiwanese a dialect or a language? That is a moot question. What we call Taiwanese is Hoklo or Amoy or Min Nan Yu (Ban Lam Wue), the mother tongue of about 80% of the people in Taiwan.
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| Singapore's Temasek raising stake in China Construction Bank Posted: 10 Nov 2010 11:17 PM PST SINGAPORE, Thursday 11 November 2010 (AFP) - Singapore state investment firm Temasek Holdings said Thursday that it will expand its stake in China Construction Bank (CCB) by taking over Bank of America's (BoA) entitlement in a rights issue.
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