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- Protests planned for Chinese premier's Macau visit
- Hong Kong tycoon told to take 'devil' remark as joke: report
- MCA refutes claim it is bidding for Pan-Malaysian Pools
- Malaysia accepts 'far from flattering' graft index findings
- Singapore grounds superjumbos over engine woes
- MAS on schedule to take delivery of A380
- Blasts target Iraq Christians, 3 dead, dozens hurt
- FACTBOX - Facts about Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi
- China court sentences melamine milk activist to jail
- FACTBOX - Highlights from Obama's Indonesia speech
- US tells APEC to open markets, not rely on American buyers
- Najib expected to resume duties soon
- September IPI up 5.6%
- US waiitng to see Indonesia's role in Myanmar democratisation
- Anwar's suit against Wee set for final case management Dec 28
- Not for individuals to determine leaders' position: Azmin
- Soul-searching for Obama in Asia
- Indonesian volcano's ash disrupts more flights
- Staying opposition forever
- 28 more suspects plead not guilty over Philippine massacre
| Protests planned for Chinese premier's Macau visit Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:50 AM PST HONG KONG, Wednesday 10 November 2010 (AFP) - A group of Hong Kong lawmakers Wednesday said they will rally in Macau this weekend as China's premier visits the city, to call for the release of Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo from prison.
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| Hong Kong tycoon told to take 'devil' remark as joke: report Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:50 AM PST HONG KONG, Wednesday 10 November 2010 (AFP) - Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-shing has telephoned church officials after a Catholic priest called him a "devil", but the tycoon was told to treat the remark as a joke, a report said Wednesday.
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| MCA refutes claim it is bidding for Pan-Malaysian Pools Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:49 AM PST The MCA refutes a report in The Malaysian Insider claiming that the party is bidding for Pan-Malaysian Pools Sdn Bhd, the gaming unit of Tanjong Bhd.
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| Malaysia accepts 'far from flattering' graft index findings Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:28 AM PST Malaysia on Wednesday accepted the "far from flattering" findings by an anti-graft watchdog that showed the country had slipped in its Corruption Perception Index (CPI) score.
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| Singapore grounds superjumbos over engine woes Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:10 AM PST SINGAPORE, Wednesday 10 November 2010 (AFP) - Singapore Airlines on Wednesday joined Qantas in grounding several A380 superjumbos because of engine problems, piling more pressure on European aircraft maker Airbus and Britain's Rolls-Royce.
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| MAS on schedule to take delivery of A380 Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:07 AM PST Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is on schedule to take delivery of Airbus A380 despite recent engine explosion as it believes the manufacturer will take necessary precautions to ensure the safety of the jumbo jet.
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| Blasts target Iraq Christians, 3 dead, dozens hurt Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:34 AM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombings and mortar attacks targeting Christians killed at least three people and wounded over two dozen in Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraqi security sources said, 10 days after a brazen assault on a Catholic cathedral that killed 52. 
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| FACTBOX - Facts about Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:34 AM PST Here are some facts about Suu Kyi, who went from being an housewife in England to a Nobel peace prize laureate incarcerated for 15 of the last 21 years because of her fight for democracy in the former Burma. 
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| China court sentences melamine milk activist to jail Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:01 AM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court on Wednesday handed down a two-and-a-half year jail sentence to a man who organised a website for parents of children who became ill from drinking tainted milk after his own son became sick. 
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| FACTBOX - Highlights from Obama's Indonesia speech Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:01 AM PST JAKARTA (Reuters) - Following are selected highlights of a speech on Wednesday given by U.S. President Barack Obama at the University of Indonesia: 
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| US tells APEC to open markets, not rely on American buyers Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:44 PM PST TOKYO, Wednesday 10 November 2010 (AFP) - The top US trade official urged Asia Pacific nations Wednesday not to rely on US consumers to buy their exports, calling on them to stimulate domestic demand to cultivate balanced global growth.
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| Najib expected to resume duties soon Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:41 PM PST Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will resume normal duties soon as his ulcers have healed, said Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican.
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| Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:40 PM PST The Industrial Production Index (IPI) in September rose by 5.6% year-on-year due to increases in all indices, but fell 0.8% month-on-month, said the Statistics Department today.
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| US waiitng to see Indonesia's role in Myanmar democratisation Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:40 PM PST JAKARTA, Wednesday 10 November 2010 (Bernama) -- The United States is waiting for Indonesia's role as chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for 2011 with regard to democratisation in Myanmar, Indonesia's Antara news agency reported.
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| Anwar's suit against Wee set for final case management Dec 28 Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:39 PM PST The High Court here set Dec 28 for final case management of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's RM10 million defamation suit against Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong for allegedly uttering defamatory words.
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| Not for individuals to determine leaders' position: Azmin Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:38 PM PST Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Vice-President Mohamed Azmin Ali said today positions of leaders in the party were determined by the members and not any individual.
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| Soul-searching for Obama in Asia Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:26 PM PST For US President Barack Obama, whose Democratic Party took a "shellacking" in the midterm election, his 10-day trip to Asia, that began on Friday 5 November 2010, should be one of soul searching. But that has not seemed to be the case so far.
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| Indonesian volcano's ash disrupts more flights Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:22 PM PST JAKARTA, Wednesday 10 November 2010 (AFP) - Ash from the eruption of Indonesia's most active volcano, which has killed 151 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more, caused more disruption to flights on Wednesday.
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| Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:09 PM PST For those who are not willing to be corrupted by power, it seems like there is only one path to follow, that is to stay in the opposition forever.
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| 28 more suspects plead not guilty over Philippine massacre Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:09 PM PST MANILA, Wednesday 10 November 2010 (AFP) - Another 28 suspects, most of them policemen, pleaded not guilty Wednesday over the Philippines' worst political massacre in which 57 people were killed.
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