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Proposed Rights Issue on the basis of 1 Rights Share for every 2 Shares held on the Record Date (CASH – Celestial Asia Securities Holdings Limited)
april 23, 2013by latadmin
(Source: CASH – Celestial Asia Securities Holdings Limited) The announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to...
Thai Tycoon Loads Up on Debt for Big Deals
april 23, 2013by latadmin
> Thailand’s richest man is rediscovering the joy of debt. Fresh from leveraging up to buy a stake in the insurer Ping An, Dhanin Chearavanont is borrowing $6...
Burma political prisoners ‘freed’ after EU sanctions move
april 23, 2013by latadmin
At least 56 political prisoners have been freed in Burma, campaigners say, following the EU decision on Monday to lift the last of its sanctions. One of those freed,...
Stench of war lingers for Korean vets
april 23, 2013by latadmin
The smell was the first thing he noticed. An acrid stench, the putrid air of a city under siege. A spry young Des Vinten signed up for the New Zealand military in 1950...
Pakistan government says it won’t charge Musharraf
april 22, 2013by latadmin
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's caretaker government told the Supreme Court on Monday it will not file treason charges against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf...
Pakistan elections 2013: Court allows former PM Ashraf to contest polls
april 22, 2013by latadmin
Lahore: A Pakistani court on Monday allowed former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to contest May 11 polls, striking down a disqualification order by an election...
Timeline: Reforms in Burma
april 22, 2013by latadmin
A process of reform has been under way in Burma since November 2010, when military rule was replaced by a new military-backed civilian government. Here is a timeline of...
French Winemakers Cut Prices to Lure Asian Buyers
april 22, 2013by latadmin
By JASON CHOW France’s top winemakers are cutting prices on the newest vintage by as much as a third from last year’s offering, hoping to spur buying in...
Pakistan polls 2013: Karachi poll stations declared sensitive, 8 shot dead in city
april 22, 2013by latadmin
Karachi: A top police official in Pakistan on Monday said that nearly half of the 3,700 polling stations in Karachi have been declared as sensitive and where the...
Analysis: Myanmar’s conflicting narratives
april 22, 2013by latadmin
On the same day that his government is accused of ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, Myanmar President Thein Sein is being honoured at a fund-raising gala...
