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- Celebrating Songkran to kill homesickness
- Perodua, Proton can still cooperate on auto parts venture
- Cabinet meeting outside Putrajaya has advantages: Najib
- Three bombs kill 2, wound 15 in Iraq's Kirkuk
- Blast heard in Russia's Chechnya - Ifax
- Military talks between rival Koreas "collapse" - official
- Thai PM says plans election in first half if peace holds
- Philippines vows to cut poverty
- Inter-Korean military talks collapse: Seoul official
- How a lost file led astronaut’s wife to locate Noah’s Ark
- Egypt protesters hang on to square after huge demo
- Thai FM to address UN on Cambodia border dispute
- Malaysian scholar-scientist who does country proud abroad
- Three die in fire at India's Tata Group HQ
- Thai PM eyes election in first half of 2011
- Ghost villages left as 36,000 Afghans flee war
- Taiwan detains general in China spy case
- Light plane crashes in Sydney street
- AirAsia says no fuel surcharge before oil hits $100
- Court to decide Feb 17 on bid to strike out Tiong's suit
| Celebrating Songkran to kill homesickness Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:54 AM PST Three Thai women who have set up their families in Malaysia for more than a decade have been celebrating the Chinese New Year with the families of their husbands year in and year out.
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| Perodua, Proton can still cooperate on auto parts venture Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:33 AM PST All is not lost although the proposed merger between national car manufacturers Proton Holdings Bhd and Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) is unlikely to materialise following the government's decision not to force them to merge.
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| Cabinet meeting outside Putrajaya has advantages: Najib Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:32 AM PST Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today holding the weekly Cabinet meeting outside Putrajaya had its advantages for the government.
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| Three bombs kill 2, wound 15 in Iraq's Kirkuk Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:40 AM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three car bombs killed two people and wounded 15 others in Iraq's oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk on Wednesday, police sources said. 
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| Blast heard in Russia's Chechnya - Ifax Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:40 AM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - A blast was heard in the centre of the Chechen capital Grozny in Russia's North Caucasus on Wednesday, Interfax news agency reported citing law enforcement sources. 
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| Military talks between rival Koreas "collapse" - official Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:40 AM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - Military talks between the rival Koreas have "collapsed," a unification ministry official in Seoul said on Wednesday, dealing a setback to efforts to defuse tensions on the divided peninsula. 
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| Thai PM says plans election in first half if peace holds Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:40 AM PST BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Wednesday he plans to hold an election in the first half of this year, providing peaceful polls can be guaranteed. 
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| Philippines vows to cut poverty Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:23 AM PST MANILA, Wednesday 9 February 2011 (AFP) - The Philippines said Wednesday it aimed to lift eight million people out of poverty within four years, after fresh data showed economic growth over the past decade had mostly benefited the rich.
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| Inter-Korean military talks collapse: Seoul official Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:10 AM PST SEOUL, Wednesday 9 February 2011 (AFP) - Military talks aimed at easing high tensions between North and South Korea collapsed Wednesday when the North's delegation walked out, Seoul's defence ministry said.
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| How a lost file led astronaut’s wife to locate Noah’s Ark Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:02 AM PST Mary Irwin's extensive research on Noah's Ark will be revealed in her upcoming book. While she is convinced she knows where it is, she presents the research in a way that will allow readers to form their own conclusions.
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| Egypt protesters hang on to square after huge demo Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:02 AM PST CAIRO, Wednesday 9 February 2011 (AFP) - Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators were camped out Wednesday in central Cairo's Tahrir Square, maintaining their vigil after the biggest protests yet against President Hosni Mubarak's regime.
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| Thai FM to address UN on Cambodia border dispute Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:00 AM PST BANGKOK, Wednesday 9 February 2011 (AFP) - Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya will brief the UN Security Council next week on a deadly border dispute with Cambodia, and could meet his Cambodian counterpart, an aide said Wednesday.
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| Malaysian scholar-scientist who does country proud abroad Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:36 PM PST Professor Keh Kooi Kee, a well-known expert in stem cell bio regeneration research, is a Malaysian scholar-scientist who has been working abroad for more than 20 years. He is back to celebarte the Chinese New Year with his parents in Johor.
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| Three die in fire at India's Tata Group HQ Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:16 PM PST MUMBAI, Wednesday 9 February 2011 (AFP) - Three people died when fire broke out on Wednesday at the headquarters of Indian conglomerate Tata Group in Mumbai, the city's fire department said.
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| Thai PM eyes election in first half of 2011 Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:15 PM PST BANGKOK, Wednesday 9 February 2011 (AFP) - Thailand will hold a general election in the first half of this year if there is no fresh political violence, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Wednesday.
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| Ghost villages left as 36,000 Afghans flee war Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:14 PM PST KHAKAI, Wednesday 9 February 2011 (AFP) - There is no-one drinking tea or tending animals outside their homes in Khakai, one of the ghost villages of southern Afghanistan -- just lots of collapsed mud walls and an eerie quiet.
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| Taiwan detains general in China spy case Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:12 PM PST TAIPEI, Wednesday 9 February 2011 (AFP) - A Taiwanese general has been detained accused of spying for China, the defence ministry said Wednesday as it scrambled to limit the damage from what it called the worst espionage case in 50 years.
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| Light plane crashes in Sydney street Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:10 PM PST SYDNEY, Wednesday 9 February 2011 (AFP) - A light plane crashed into a Sydney street Wednesday, cutting power to thousands of people but miraculously causing no injuries.
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| AirAsia says no fuel surcharge before oil hits $100 Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:09 PM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday 9 February 2011 (AFP) - Southeast Asia's largest budget carrier AirAsia said Wednesday it has no immediate plans to impose fuel surcharges despite sharply higher oil prices.
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| Court to decide Feb 17 on bid to strike out Tiong's suit Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:08 PM PST Port Klang Authority (PKA) Chairman Datuk Lee Hwa Beng will have to wait until Feb 17 in his bid to strike out the suit by former chief executive officer of Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB) Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing against him over articles published in newspapers relating to the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal.
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