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- Thaksin sister, eyeing office, urges no Thai coup
- Growth slows in emerging Asia
- N. Korea says it rejected S. Korea summit proposal
- Toyota recalls 100,000 Prius cars
- Bakun power purchase agreement backbone to SCORE
- RHB Cap to discuss proposed talks with CIMB, Maybank
- China suspends imports of tainted food products from Taiwan
- Japan arrests man over record cash robbery
- China to phase out substandard electric bikes
- Saudi plans to build 16 nuclear reactors by 2030
- UN report puts focus on Japan nuclear plant flaws
- Despite warning, Karzai knows US is an ally, says Gates
- Gates travels to Asia with message of continuity
- Mladic to face genocide charges within days
- Egyptian charged with NY sex assault granted bail
- UN report highlights Japan nuclear plant flaws
- UN agency: Japan underestimated tsunami hazard for nuclear plants
- Shuttle Endeavour lands in Florida after final flight
- North Korea says rejects South offer for summits
- June 8 hearing for PKR's bid to challenge ROS decision
| Thaksin sister, eyeing office, urges no Thai coup Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:27 AM PDT The sister of fugitive ex-Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra urged the army Wednesday to refrain from staging another coup as she gains momentum in her bid to become the country's first female premier.
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| Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:23 AM PDT Asia's emerging economies appear to be slowing, with data Wednesday showing manufacturing activity easing further last month as governments grapple with persistent inflation.
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| N. Korea says it rejected S. Korea summit proposal Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:22 AM PDT North Korea said Wednesday it had rejected a South Korean proposal to hold a series of three summits to ease tensions on the peninsula.
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| Toyota recalls 100,000 Prius cars Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:22 AM PDT Toyota said Wednesday it would recall some 139,000 vehicles globally, including 106,000 first-generation Prius hybrid vehicles because of a problem with the steering system.
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| Bakun power purchase agreement backbone to SCORE Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:15 AM PDT Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the power purchase agreement signed between Sarawak Hidro Sdn Bhd and Sesco Bhd today for electricity generated from the Bakun hydroelectric project, will serve as the backbone of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE)'s success.
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| RHB Cap to discuss proposed talks with CIMB, Maybank Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:14 AM PDT RHB Capital Bhd says it has been formally notified by CIMB Group Holdings Bhd and Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) that Bank Negara Malaysia has no objection in principle for them to commence talks with the group and its substantial shareholders for a possible merger of their businesses.
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| China suspends imports of tainted food products from Taiwan Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:13 AM PDT China announced on Wednesday that as of June 1 the mainland will suspend imports of beverages, food products and food additives from Taiwan that are produced by companies suspected of using a cancer-causing plastic additive, Xinhua news agency reported.
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| Japan arrests man over record cash robbery Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:07 AM PDT Japanese police arrested a man Wednesday and put out a warrant for another over the country's biggest ever cash robbery, in which $7.5 million was stolen from a Tokyo security company last month.
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| China to phase out substandard electric bikes Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:06 AM PDT China will phase out battery-powered electric bikes that exceed national speed and weight restrictions -- even as Beijing seeks to reduce pollution and ease chronic traffic jams in major cities.
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| Saudi plans to build 16 nuclear reactors by 2030 Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:05 AM PDT DUBAI, June 1 — Saudi Arabia plans to build 16 nuclear power reactors by 2030 which could costs more than US$100 billion (RM303 billion), a Saudi-based newspaper reported today, citing a top official. The world's top crude exporter, Saudi is struggling to keep up with rapidly rising power demand. It has considered boosting its domestic energy ... 
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| UN report puts focus on Japan nuclear plant flaws Posted: 31 May 2011 11:35 PM PDT TOKYO, June 1 — Less than a week after touring the radioactive rubble of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, a team of international safety inspectors today plans to hand Japan's government a preliminary review of what triggered the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. The report, from an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team led by ... 
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| Despite warning, Karzai knows US is an ally, says Gates Posted: 31 May 2011 11:15 PM PDT HONOLULU, June 1 — Afghan President Hamid Karzai recognises that the United States is a friend and ally even as he warns that civilian casualties in Afghanistan risk making US-led troops appear to be an occupying force, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday. Gates, who spoke to reporters in Hawaii while en route to an Asian security ... 
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| Gates travels to Asia with message of continuity Posted: 31 May 2011 10:29 PM PDT HONOLULU, June 1 — Defense Secretary Robert Gates headed to Asia for a final time as Pentagon chief yesterday, looking to reassure allies that the United States is committed to regional security despite tightening defense budgets and his own imminent departure. Gates, due to leave his post at the end of June, will meet his counterparts from ... 
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| Mladic to face genocide charges within days Posted: 31 May 2011 06:03 PM PDT THE HAGUE, June 1 — Former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic, extradited to the Netherlands from Serbia yesterday after 16 years on the run, will face genocide charges at the UN war crimes tribunal within days. The 69-year-old former general was taken to a detention centre outside The Hague from Rotterdam airport yesterday evening. His ... 
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| Egyptian charged with NY sex assault granted bail Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:41 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Egyptian banker was granted bail early on Wednesday after being arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a hotel maid at a luxury New York City hotel. 
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| UN report highlights Japan nuclear plant flaws Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:41 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan underestimated the risk of tsunamis and needs to closely monitor public and workers' health after the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, a team of international safety inspectors said in a preliminary review of the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. 
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| UN agency: Japan underestimated tsunami hazard for nuclear plants Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:41 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan underestimated the tsunami hazard for its nuclear plants, a U.N. nuclear safety team in Japan said on Wednesday in a summary of its report on the nuclear crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. 
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| Shuttle Endeavour lands in Florida after final flight Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:41 AM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - The space shuttle Endeavour landed smoothly at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, completing the second-to-last mission of the U.S. space shuttle program. 
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| North Korea says rejects South offer for summits Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:41 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - Isolated North Korea rejected on Wednesday an offer by rival South Korea to hold a series of three summits in a bid to defuse tensions on the divided peninsula, state news agency KCNA reported. 
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| June 8 hearing for PKR's bid to challenge ROS decision Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:49 AM PDT The High Court has set June 8 for Parti Keadilan Rakyat's (PKR) application for leave to seek a judicial review of the Registrar of Societies' (ROS) attempt to deregister the party.
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