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SE Asia Standard
Wed 08/20/2008 15:59
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 | Thai protestors demand Thaksin back from UK for trial
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Around 2,000 protesters from the anti-government civil group the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) on Tuesday marched to the British Embassy in Bangkok, demanding the British government to extradite ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife back to Thailand. |
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 | News Release - Sept 17, 2007 | | HANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnam is considering removing the limitation on the number of foreign employees in enterprises, which is now capped at 3% of total labourers. The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) is compiling a draft decree on recruitment and management over foreign labourers in Vietnam, which is expected to replace the currently applied Decree 105 on the same issue. The draft decree compilers plan to make a breakthrough by removing the cap on the number of foreign labourers in enterprises. (VietNamNet) | | News Release - Sept 14, 2007 | | SINGAPORE -- From January next year, employers will have to buy and maintain insurance for the medical expenses of all foreign workers on Work Permit or S Pass. This follows the withdrawal of healthcare subsidies for foreigners. The requirement will apply to both new and existing workers and will also include foreign domestic workers. The Manpower Ministry said the coverage must be at least S$5,000 a year for each worker's inpatient care and day surgery, while staying in Singapore. (CNA) |
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| | paul577:
This is really SICK.....Indonesia send the wrong message by reducing sentences fro those who aided and abetted MASS MURDER...and at the same time dares to try to intimidate Australia for accepting refugees fleeing from Irian jaya from the murderous Indonesian military. Indonesia needs to get serious about combatting terrorism or be ostracised by the world community. I don't support death... |
| | | Hoang Huu Hao, Hanoi:
This morning I was stunned by the article on typhoon Chanchu. I was stunned not because of the number of over 200 people missing, but because it was not forecast; a harsh truth that I had a hard time believing.
Thousands of fishermen work at sea and they only rely on weather forecasts from Vietnam. Then incorrect and late information about the storm led many... |
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| And...it's Asia
The flight to Singapore was uneventful and I basically moped the whole time while trying to convince myself that there are still good things ahead. | | Dear wonderful world
Today I went to the trial lesson of yoga at the sports club, because recently I don't do any execise at all. Now in Japan execises like yoga and quite popular. The new schools are opening, We can see many articles about yoga in magazines.My impression is that it was so hard for me because I am anatomically inflexible. |
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 | DPRK to sign non-aggression pact with ASEAN
SINGAPORE -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Monday said it warmly welcomed the impending accession by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) as a strong signal of the DPRK's commitment to the peace and security of the region. |
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 | South Korea aims to become global leader in mobile industry
SEOUL, Korea -- South Korea aims to become the global leader in the mobile industry in terms of market share within five years and increase cooperation with other Asian countries to develop next-generation technological standards, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said Tuesday. |
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