Philippines files new travel ban request on Arroyo

Philippines files new travel ban request on Arroyo


Philippines files new travel ban request on Arroyo

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:03 AM PST

MANILA, Nov 18 ― The Philippines today sought a new ban on Gloria Macapagal Arroyo leaving the country as the election commission filed charges of electoral sabotage against the former president, ahead of a Supreme Court ruling on an earlier block on travel. The court is holding a special session today to consider a government motion against its ...



Obama opens door to new US ties with Myanmar

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:35 PM PST

NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Nov 18 — President Barack Obama said today that he saw "flickers of progress" in Myanmar and dispatched Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to visit the isolated country next month to explore new ties. Obama, in Indonesia for a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders, said he had spoken for the first time with Myanmar democracy leader ...



China’s Wen seeks to reassure Southeast Asia

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 10:36 PM PST

NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Nov 18 — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao today sought to reassure Southeast Asia about his country's peaceful intentions towards the region, pledging to deepen trade and economic ties with a part of the world that has looked nervously at China's ambitions. Meeting with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ...



Singapore ruling party member quits over Muslim insult

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:20 AM PST

A member of Singapore's ruling party has been forced to quit and is under police investigation after using a Facebook post to describe Muslim children in a school bus as terrorists in training.

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Obama claims lion's share of Boeing deal credit

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:18 AM PST

President Barack Obama Friday seized on Boeing's biggest-ever deal for commercial jets as a multi-billion dollar vindication of his bid to mine booming Asia for American jobs.

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Gas, coal to remain major energy sources for SEA: ExxonMobil

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:16 AM PST

Natural gas and coal will continue to be the main energy sources in Southeast Asia, says ExxonMobil Corporation.

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DiGi to offer Gmail SMS

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:45 PM PST

DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd has announced a strategic partnership with Google to offer Gmail Short Messaging Services (SMS) effective today.

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VIDEO: Greek PM to present austerity budget

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:58 PM PST

Investor focus will once again be on Greece today where new prime minister Lucas Papademos faces his first major task.


VIDEO: Divisions as Cameron and Merkel meet

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:56 PM PST

David Cameron and Angela Merkel are to meet in Berlin to hold talks set to be dominated by the eurozone debt crisis.


Obama says US "looking out" for Philippines

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:21 PM PST

US President Barack Obama on Friday told Philippine President Benigno Aquino, who is embroiled in a territorial spat with China, that the US was "looking out" for his country.

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Bus driver in China crash flouted traffic rules

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:21 PM PST

The driver of an overloaded kindergarten bus that collided with a truck in northwestern China, killing 19 kids, was driving on the wrong side of the road above the speed limit, state media said Friday.

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Philippine Supreme Court insists Arroyo can travel

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:20 PM PST

The Philippine Supreme Court on Friday ordered the government to allow ailing ex-president Gloria Arroyo to travel abroad, while threatening the justice secretary with arrest for defying court orders.

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Suu Kyi party backs Myanmar political comeback

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:17 PM PST

A meeting of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party backed an official political comeback on Friday after years of marginalisation, the latest sign of tentative progress in military-dominated Myanmar.

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Huge Mideast, Asia orders boost Boeing, Airbus

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:15 PM PST

Two record orders for Boeing aircraft from Dubai and Indonesia underscore a shift in the global market to quickly growing Asian and cash-rich Middle East carriers.

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China warns against South China Sea interference

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:14 PM PST

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned on Friday against outside interference over the South China Sea, in a challenge to the United States which wants to discuss the issue at an Asian summit.

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Wall Street protesters march into third month

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:13 PM PST

Occupy Wall Street marched into its third month Friday after protests in several US cities and parts of Europe, with 250 arrests and clashes with police in the movement's New York epicenter.

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VIDEO: Footage shows Bolivia tornado

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:28 PM PST

A tornado tore metal sheeting from roofs, demolished buildings and uprooted trees in the city of Cochabamba in central Bolivia on Wednesday.


CAFTA provides room for growth of China-Asean cooperation

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:11 PM PST

The China-Asean Free Trade Area( CAFTA), which has boosted two-way bilateral ties between the country and the grouping, has further room to grow, says Xu Ningning, executive vice secretary-general of the China-Asean Business Council.

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Military action not solution to Somali piracy: China

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:10 PM PST

A Chinese diplomat said here on Thursday that a fundamental settlement to the Somali piracy issue hinges on the country's political stability, economic development and social tranquillity, reports Xinhua news agency.

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Singaporean sentenced to death for murder

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:09 PM PST

A Singaporean was sentenced to death by the High Court here today after he was found guilty of murdering his stepson three years ago.

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