Myanmar detains Thai villagers in unclear border area

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• Myanmar detains Thai villagers in unclear border area
• Pena Nieto's win confirmed by Mexico vote count
• The Next Best Thing To Being On Mars
• Myanmar detains Thai villagers in unclear border area
• US objects to SKorean whaling plan
• Syria Defector's Little-Traveled Path
• Emerging Investors in Africa: Africans
• Chinese Scholars Call for Revision of One-Child Policy
• German Economists Protest Summit Deal
• Roger Federer's Wimbledon Bluff
• Fiat Chief Retools Italian Car Maker
• Finance Face Tricky Questions
• Denmark Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates
• FSA's Policing of Libor Is Under Fire
• U.K. Lawmakers Back Libor Probe
• Traders' Messages Provide Grist for Investigators
• Worker Classification Issue Can Be Worse Than Disallowed Deductions
• How The New Ron And Rand Paul 'Technology Revolution' Manifesto Gets It Wrong
• Official count confirms Pena Nieto win in Mexico
• Social Value and CoreValue: Small Businesses and Local Communities

Myanmar detains Thai villagers in unclear border area Posted: 05 Jul 2012 10:29 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Myanmar's army has detained 75 Thai villagers suspected of encroaching on Myanmar soil in an area where the border is not properly demarcated, a Thai deputy prime minister said on Friday. The villagers were rounded up by Myanmar soldiers on Wednesday night from land by Kra Buri district in Ranong province, 570 km (350 miles) southwest of the Thai capital, Bangkok, Yutthasak Sasiprapa told a news conference. "We are in discussions with Myanmar to find a way out of this situation. ...

Pena Nieto's win confirmed by Mexico vote count Posted: 05 Jul 2012 10:43 PM PDT Mexico took a big step toward resolving its contested presidential election with the official confirmation of the victory by Enrique Pena Nieto, the candidate seeking to return the former autocratic ruling party to power after a 12-year hiatus.

The Next Best Thing To Being On Mars Posted: 05 Jul 2012 06:31 PM PDT It took nearly 5 months for Mars rover Opportunity to take this gorgeous panorama of the surface of Mars.

Myanmar detains Thai villagers in unclear border area Posted: 05 Jul 2012 10:29 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Myanmar's army has detained 75 Thai villagers suspected of encroaching on Myanmar soil in an area where the border is not properly demarcated, a Thai deputy prime minister said on Friday.

US objects to SKorean whaling plan Posted: 05 Jul 2012 09:39 PM PDT The United States says it doesn't support a South Korean plan to restart whale hunting for purportedly scientific purposes.

Syria Defector's Little-Traveled Path Posted: 05 Jul 2012 09:52 PM PDT A Syrian oil official who defected to Turkey attributed the lack of high-level civilian defections largely to steppedup security measures.

Emerging Investors in Africa: Africans Posted: 05 Jul 2012 06:31 PM PDT As U.S. and European companies retrench from their efforts to bankroll projects across Africa, a cohort of homegrown companies has mounted an unprecedented expansion drive.

Chinese Scholars Call for Revision of One-Child Policy Posted: 05 Jul 2012 09:55 PM PDT A group of prominent Chinese scholars issued an open letter on Thursday calling for a rethink of the country's one-child policy, the second high-profile challenge to the long-standing law this week.

German Economists Protest Summit Deal Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:34 PM PDT About 160 academics published a petition Thursday calling on German citizens to put pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel to block any further moves toward European integration.

Roger Federer's Wimbledon Bluff Posted: 05 Jul 2012 04:49 PM PDT Roger Federer is known for wondrous shots that few players in history have been able to execute. If he wins Wimbledon this year, though, it will be because of another skill: Federer knows how to bluff.

Fiat Chief Retools Italian Car Maker Posted: 05 Jul 2012 07:31 PM PDT Fiat is on an austerity plan in Italy, restructuring factories in order to squeeze more cars out of a leaner workforce.

Finance Face Tricky Questions Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:26 PM PDT Euro-zone finance ministers meet Monday with a host of tricky items on their agendas.

Denmark Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:38 PM PDT Denmark's central bank cut its main interest rates, including slashing one rate to a negative level for the first time, to prevent further appreciation pressure on the krone.

FSA's Policing of Libor Is Under Fire Posted: 05 Jul 2012 10:30 PM PDT The scandal over banks' attempts to manipulate a key interest rate is raising questions about whether the U.K.'s financial regulator missed warning signs.

U.K. Lawmakers Back Libor Probe Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:29 PM PDT The House of Commons voted to support the coalition government's proposal for a parliamentary committee of inquiry into the rigging of Libor, but Labour's proposal for a lengthier, independent judge-led inquiry was defeated.

Traders' Messages Provide Grist for Investigators Posted: 05 Jul 2012 11:03 PM PDT Regulators probing the manipulation of key interest rates are zeroing in on a pile of potentially incriminating messages from traders at banks under investigation.

Worker Classification Issue Can Be Worse Than Disallowed Deductions Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:31 PM PDT Video The poster child for IRS attacks on hobby losses is probably the horse breeding business.  I don't exactly live in horse country, so most of what I have learned about the business has been from reading Tax Court decisions.  There is a serious sampling problem in making inferences from that [...]

How The New Ron And Rand Paul 'Technology Revolution' Manifesto Gets It Wrong Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:13 PM PDT Although news that Ron and Rand Paul will be focusing on internet freedom is welcome, their new manifesto is strangely partisan. Techdirt's Mike Masnick explains why. Rand Paul (via Daylife) Earlier I wrote about the new "Technology Revolution" manifesto released by Rand and Ron Paul, detailing how the libertarian Republicans plan to [...]

Official count confirms Pena Nieto win in Mexico Posted: 05 Jul 2012 08:54 PM PDT The official count of Mexico's presidential election confirmed the victory of Enrique Pena Nieto, the candidate seeking to return the former autocratic ruling party to power after a 12-year hiatus, the country's electoral authority reported Thursday night in a major step toward the resolution of the contested vote.

Social Value and CoreValue: Small Businesses and Local Communities Posted: 05 Jul 2012 04:57 PM PDT "When small to mid-sized businesses shut down, the losses to the economy, especially the local economy, can be lasting and profound...Employees may experience prolonged unemployment and costly relocation, and local economies and local government revenues can be severely affected. History has shown us that it can take decades for a [...]

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