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Singapore
Investors have Asia firmly in their sights, and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund (SWF) appears to be acutely aware of this fact. In July, Temasek issued its inaugural sterling-denominated...
2010-07-29Indonesia
Evaluation of nine months' performance of ministers and heads of state institutions has resulted in an 'F' grade for 25% owing to their poor performance, reports Jakarta Globe quoting...
2010-07-29Philippines
Rebels from the communist New Peoples' Army (NPA) in the Philippines have seized a soldier and a militiaman from government troops in Compostela Valley. This took place four days after...
2010-07-01Malaysia
Malaysia is being used by Islamic and non-Islamic militant groups to strengthen their causes and hire new members, a senior minister in charge of domestic security, Hishammuddin Hussein,...
2010-07-01Indonesia
The anti-terror campaign in Indonesia, with US-trained forces at its core, has come under fire because of its high kill-to-capture ratio. The latest attention is focusing on the May...
2010-06-30Cambodia
Union officials announced that a three day strike to pressure the government to raise minimum wages for garment workers by 40% will begin in June. BMI expects the strike to exert pressure...
2010-06-03Indonesia
Indonesia's former chief detective General Susno Duadji was arrested on May 11 on charges of accepting bribes amounting to IDR500mn (US$55,000) in 2008. Police spokesman Edward Aritonang...
2010-06-02Singapore
Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to enhanced elements of the Points of Agreement (POA) signed in 1990 on KTM Berhad land in Singapore. Malaysia agreed to relocate its railway station...
2010-06-02
