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Thailand's Songkhla ranked fourth highest in human-trafficking last updated : 2013-06-19 10:09:47 -> 390 view(s)
The Royal Thai Police revealed that Songkhla ranked fourth in terms of the number of areas most at risk of human-trafficking crimes at 642, after Bangkok's 1,108, Chumphon's 997 and Prachuap Khiri Khan's 848 locations.
This report prompted Social De ....
US offers to help Vietnam fight emerging epidemics last updated : 2013-06-19 10:04:33 -> 415 view(s)
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius has said her country is committed to working with Vietnam to combat emerging epidemics, especially infectious diseases, and to promote the transfer of technology to fight HIV/AIDS.
Received ....
Swiss govt calls Zardari case 'time-barred' last updated : 2013-06-19 09:21:11 -> 297 view(s)
The Pakistan PML-N government opened on Tuesday a letter received from the Swiss government which declared President Asif Ali Zardari a ‘clean' man in a US$60 million money-laundering case closed by a Swiss court after lapse of a specific peri ....
Suicide blast at Pakistan funeral kills 28, including lawmaker last updated : 2013-06-19 09:10:32 -> 352 view(s)
At least 28 people, including a provincial lawmaker of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI), were killed Tuesday when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives during a funeral procession in Mardan district of restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
At le ....
Yudhoyono calls for greater contribution to post-2015 agenda last updated : 2013-06-19 09:02:17 -> 457 view(s)
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono claimed on Tuesday that he had done a good job in cochairing the United Nations-sanctioned High Level Panel (HLP) of Eminent Persons on the Post 2015 Development Agenda and that its final report had been ....
Thai diplomat called back to Bangkok last updated : 2013-06-19 08:51:12 -> 427 view(s)
Thailand's Foreign Ministry has called back a female Thai diplomat who allegedly assaulted an Egyptian woman at a Cairo hotel - as a precaution for her safety, after she was reported to have been threatened.
Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Jakkrit ....
Indonesia's top college in spotlight for corruption last updated : 2013-06-19 08:19:06 -> 386 view(s)
In the wake of recent graft scandals at the University of Indonesia (UI), academics and students are hoping the newly elected rector will have the integrity to manage the campus budget transparently.
In May, the university elected Muhammad Anis to ....
Communists junk Philippine govt's localised peace talks last updated : 2013-06-19 08:02:09 -> 313 view(s)
The National Democratic Front (NDF), the political arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), has ruled out “localised peace talks”, the government’s preferred method of negotiations to deal with the decades-old communist insurgency ....
Embassies accused of sexually exploiting Filipino workers last updated : 2013-06-19 07:57:50 -> 424 view(s)
It’s not just foreign employers who are abusing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Even Philippine Embassy officials are allegedly involved in the sexual exploitation of their countrymen—so says Party-list Akbayan Representative Walden Bello.
Bel ....
Xi calls for 'thorough cleanup' of undesirable work styles last updated : 2013-06-19 07:51:46 -> 307 view(s)
Xi Jinping, leader of the Communist Party of China, said Tuesday that the CPC's upcoming year-long campaign will be a "thorough cleanup" of undesirable work styles such as formalism, bureaucratism, hedonism and extravagance.
"The main task of the ....
East Asia trade pact to help ease tensions last updated : 2013-06-19 09:18:53 -> 486 view(s)
Free trade talks of China, Japan and South Korea to accelerate
China sets 'legal weapons' against pollution offences last updated : 2013-06-19 07:41:32 -> 324 view(s)
China's top court and procuratorate jointly issued an interpretation on the conviction and sentencing standards of criminal cases involving environmental pollution on Tuesday.
Experts said the interpretation will provide "legal weapons" to combat su ....
Pakistan PM gives go-ahead to raise power tariff last updated : 2013-06-18 14:56:42 -> 424 view(s)
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday gave a go-ahead to raise power tariff during a high-level meeting on energy crisis in Islamabad.
The tariff for electricity is likely to be increased from July 1.
Moreover, the meeting also decided to ....
M'sia to review hiring guidelines for foreign workers last updated : 2013-06-18 13:01:26 -> 934 view(s)
The Malaysian government will review its guidelines for hiring foreign workers to curb rampant abuse and improve work conditions that include better insurance packages, medical coverage, housing and pay security, its Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi ....
Malala first signatory to UN-backed education petition last updated : 2013-06-18 12:14:39 -> 451 view(s)
Malala Yousufzai became the first signatory of a new worldwide petition calling for urgent action to ensure the right of every child to safely attend school.
The petition was launched on Monday with the backing of the United Nations Special Envoy fo ....
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