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Kuwait cancels plan to build refinery in Indonesia
december 10, 2013by latadmin
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) will likely cancel plans to build a refinery processing 300,000 barrels of crude per day worth Rp90 trillion in Indonesia, an official...
Sri Lanka rally to protest against disappearances
december 10, 2013by latadmin
Hundreds of Sri Lankans have held a demonstration in Colombo, demanding to know the whereabouts of two activists who disappeared two years ago. Lalith Weeraraj and Kugan...
Beijing announces theme, priorities of APEC conferences
december 10, 2013by latadmin
China, the host country of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forums in 2014, announced on Tuesday the theme and priorities of the organization’s meetings of...
Thai protesters claim authority over government
december 10, 2013by latadmin
BANGKOK — The head of Thailand’s protest movement on Tuesday extended his extraordinary claims to holding power over government activities, issuing orders to...
Apple offering free computer coding classes as part of ‘Hour of Code’ initiative
december 10, 2013by latadmin
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Australia seeks ‘more resilient’ G-20
december 09, 2013by latadmin
THE group of 20 (G-20) rich and developing countries, of which South Africa is a member, needs to increase infrastructure development efforts and strengthen the...
Analysis: How to get aid to remote Philippine typhoon survivors
december 09, 2013by latadmin
MANILA, 9 December 2013 (IRIN) – A number of remote Philippine islands are still cut off from sufficient aid, electricity and water nearly one month after the...
Shrinking the financial fallout of natural disasters
december 09, 2013by latadmin
TOKYO, 9 December 2013 (IRIN) – Relief will be more easily and quickly available, and the economic fallout much more manageable, if governments project and plan...
Myanmar’s Kachin IDPs seek land justice
december 09, 2013by latadmin
MAI JA YANG, 5 décembre 2013 (IRIN) – Even if a nationwide ceasefire is signed between the Burmese government and armed opposition groups, people displaced by...
