I.M.F. Turns on the Charm in Asia The New York Times | BEIJING — That warm glow and soft purring emanating from South Korea was the International Monetary Fund trying, yet again, to put the Asian financial crisis behind it. | The I.M.F. needs Asia on its side. As the fastest-growing part of the world economy, the region will wield increasing clo...
Sunset hunters The Star | Sunset cruises are fun. | The 19-course BBQ dinner was delicious, the drinks beckoned from the open bar and the guests happily chatted away. But I could only look on morosely, wishing I wasn't so green from the rolling swells of the ocean. | Sea legs are not an asset of mine. | "That's it! I'm goi...
Khir hints at irregularities in royalties The Star | KLANG: Former Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Khir Toyo wants his successor Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim to stop protecting the state government's sand mining company. | He said there was evidence of foul play by Kumpulan Semesta Sdn Bhd (KSSB), as the money ...
Asia Tepid on Bank Test Results Wall Street Journal By COLIN NG And WEI-ZHE TAN | SINGAPORE—Asian stock markets were mostly higher at midday Monday, but had trimmed earlier gains. In Australia, a profit-warning from QBE Insurance and weakness in some retailers capped that market's rise. | The ri...
Exco: Iron ore project in Perak is safe The Star | IPOH: The state government would not have approved the proposed iron ore distribution centre project in Teluk Rubiah, Lumut, if it is damaging to the environment, said state senior exco Datuk Hamid Osman. | "The local community in Teluk Rubiah need...
Botswana Bushmen denied access to water Scoop Thursday, 22 July 2010, 4:14 pm | Press Release: International Solidarity Movement | Outrage as Botswana Bushmen denied access to water | There was outrage today as Botswana’s High Court denied the access to water. | The Judge ruled that the B...
Preserving Kampar's past The Star | TIN miner-turned-developer Tan Sri Hew See Tong, who has given Kampar a new lease of life by getting Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman to set up its campus in the once sleepy town, now has a new goal — to establish a tin mining museum on a 0.4ha plot. ...
S'gor MB writes to DPM to clarify sand mining issue The Star | SHAH ALAM: Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim has written to Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin clarifying the issue of sand mining in the state. | He said copies of the letter were forwarded to Home Minister Datuk Seri ...
Asia Tech Stocks Climb Wall Street Journal By MATTHEW ALLEN and LESLIE SHAFFER | SINGAPORE—Asian shares climbed Wednesday, amid broad-based gains led by the technology sector after Wall Street notched its sixth consecutive rise Tuesday and investors cheered Intel's strongest quarterly r...
I.M.F. Turns on the Charm in Asia The New York Times | BEIJING — That warm glow and soft purring emanating from South Korea was the International Monetary Fund trying, yet again, to put the Asian financial crisis behind it. | The I.M.F. needs Asia on its side. As the fastest-growing part of the world economy, the region will wield increasing clout at global institutions like the I.M.F. and prov...
