Myanmar's economic promise faces pitfalls: experts |
- Myanmar's economic promise faces pitfalls: experts
- Dissident Myanmar monk to face trial: state media
- EPF announces 6% dividend
- ALIS can address issue on phantom voters: Hishammuddin
- US army general says striking Iran bad move
- Australian PM Gillard defiant under pressure over leadership
- Jazz maestro Ahmad Jamal still hits the blue notes
- Cyberjaya selected one of Japan's FutureCities
- Elected reps, district offices do not decide on BR1M applications: Salang
- Lim reiterates quitting on land issue if proven wrong
- People the ultimate winner in debate: Chua
- Wildfires kill 339,000 people per year: study
- Aftershocks put N. Zealand quake city rebuild on hold
- China's Xi shows US new style but questions linger
- Stars pay tribute to Whitney Houston
- Rio awash with revelers for Carnival street bash
- Bodyguards and business secure peace in Afghan west
- European cold snap tests Gazprom's reach
- Private jet makers woo Asia's super rich
- Chinese firms buy into Europe
| Myanmar's economic promise faces pitfalls: experts Posted: 18 Feb 2012 11:22 PM PST Resource-rich Myanmar is seen as a hot new business frontier as reforms tempt investors, but with currency distortions and a banking system in tatters, analysts warn the economy could be slow to bloom.
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| Dissident Myanmar monk to face trial: state media Posted: 18 Feb 2012 11:22 PM PST A leading dissident Buddhist monk who was among hundreds of political prisoners released last month is to face trial in Myanmar, state media said Sunday.
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| Posted: 18 Feb 2012 11:12 PM PST The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) today announced a six per cent dividend for the year ended Dec 31, 2011. EPF chairman Tan Sri Samsudin Osman said in a press statement issued in Kuala Lumpur that it is the highest in the last 10.
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| ALIS can address issue on phantom voters: Hishammuddin Posted: 18 Feb 2012 11:11 PM PST The Agency Link Up System (ALIS), launched last December, is capable of addressing the issue on phantom voters, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said today.
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| US army general says striking Iran bad move Posted: 18 Feb 2012 10:17 PM PST
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| Australian PM Gillard defiant under pressure over leadership Posted: 18 Feb 2012 06:35 PM PST SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard insisted on Sunday she was the right person to lead the country, dismissing as "gossip" talk of a possible leadership challenge from within her party after months of poor polls. 
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| Jazz maestro Ahmad Jamal still hits the blue notes Posted: 18 Feb 2012 09:24 PM PST (PARIS-AFP) - Pianist Ahmad Jamal is one of the last survivors of his generation of American jazz greats that includes Miles Davis and Stan Getz. At 81, he still cultivates his special relationship with Paris, where he's releasing his new album and taking his quartet on stage. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.
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| Cyberjaya selected one of Japan's FutureCities Posted: 18 Feb 2012 08:24 PM PST Cyberjaya, selected as one of Japan's 2011 FutureCities, has been invited by the Japanese government to its international forum on the "FutureCity Initiative" on Feb 21.
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| Elected reps, district offices do not decide on BR1M applications: Salang Posted: 18 Feb 2012 08:23 PM PST Elected representatives or district offices do not decide on the approval or rejection of applications for the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M), Deputy Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Joseph Salang said here.
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| Lim reiterates quitting on land issue if proven wrong Posted: 18 Feb 2012 08:22 PM PST Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng again offered to quit from politics today if there is evidence that the sale of the Bayan Mutiara Land in the state was done through negotiation instead of an open tender.
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| People the ultimate winner in debate: Chua Posted: 18 Feb 2012 08:20 PM PST The people has emerged as the ultimate winner in the debate between the MCA and DAP here today as it allowed the Malaysian public to evaluate for themselves the policies and stands of the Barisan Nasional (BN) and the opposition.
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| Wildfires kill 339,000 people per year: study Posted: 18 Feb 2012 07:59 PM PST Wildfires, peat fires and controlled burns on farming lands kill 339,000 people worldwide each year, said a study released on Saturday that is the first to estimate a death toll for landscape fires.
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| Aftershocks put N. Zealand quake city rebuild on hold Posted: 18 Feb 2012 07:58 PM PST Dangerous aftershocks have left the battered city of Christchurch struggling to rebuild 12 months after a devastating earthquake and raised doubts over its economic future.
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| China's Xi shows US new style but questions linger Posted: 18 Feb 2012 07:58 PM PST After a long-awaited trip, Americans have learned that China's likely next leader enjoys basketball and the fresh Midwestern air but are still in the dark on how he will handle rising tensions.
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| Stars pay tribute to Whitney Houston Posted: 18 Feb 2012 07:57 PM PST Hollywood stars, music greats and loved ones praised the "sweet miracle" of Whitney Houston at a moving funeral service in her home town Saturday, a week after the pop singer's sudden death.
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| Rio awash with revelers for Carnival street bash Posted: 18 Feb 2012 07:56 PM PST The Rio Carnival came alive Saturday with more than two million revelers in outlandish costumes staging a mammoth, frenzied samba-driven street festival in the city center.
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| Bodyguards and business secure peace in Afghan west Posted: 18 Feb 2012 07:55 PM PST Afghan businessman Seros Alaaf paid a $300,000 ransom to free his uncle from the clutches of the mafia who once stalked Herat. Now he takes no chances, with five bodyguards at his side.
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| European cold snap tests Gazprom's reach Posted: 18 Feb 2012 07:55 PM PST Gazprom's inability to pump extra gas to Europe during the big winter chill has cast clouds over the Russian giant's vision of becoming the world's fail-safe supplier of last resort.
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| Private jet makers woo Asia's super rich Posted: 18 Feb 2012 07:54 PM PST If you have money and want to flaunt it, mansions, limousines and yachts are no longer enough. For the super rich of Asia, owning a private jet has become the ultimate status symbol.
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| Posted: 18 Feb 2012 07:53 PM PST Chinese automakers have returned in force to Europe, buying up brands and plants after early efforts to get a foothold in one of the world's largest car markets failed.
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WASHINGTON, Feb 19: The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Martin Dempsey said Saturday that an Israeli strike on Iran "wouldn't achieve its long-term objectives" and would be "destabilizing."
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