Finance
Inflation pressures building in Southeast Asia
Inflationary pressures across Southeast Asia are growing -- from resource-rich Indonesia to the export-dependent economies of Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore -- as commodity and food prices climb and the region rebounds.
8 Feb, 2010 - 7:12:00 AM
Regional
Japan says primary deficit to narrow to 7pct of GDP
Japan’s primary fiscal deficit will probably narrow to 7.1 percent of gross domestic product in the year ending March 2011, according to estimates released by the Cabinet Office.
8 Feb, 2010 - 7:11:00 AM
Regional
Malaysia's exports rose 9.2pct in December
Malaysia's exports for December 2009 expanded by 9.2 per cent to RM54.67 billion from the preceding month.
8 Feb, 2010 - 7:10:00 AM
Resources
Vietnam oil & gas’s production exceeds target, Thoi Bao says
Vietnam Oil & Gas Group produced almost 1.22 million metric tons of crude oil in January, Thoi Bao Kinh Te Vietnam newspaper reported, citing the state-owned company.
8 Feb, 2010 - 7:09:00 AM
Regional
Thai PM downplays fears of Thaksin 'People's Army'
Thailand's prime minister Thursday played down threats by a retired general allied to ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra to form a "People's Army" and topple the government.
8 Feb, 2010 - 7:08:00 AM
Regional
Philippines sees Burma vote 'farce' in September
Myanmar is likely to hold elections around September but they are shaping up to be a "farce" with democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi unable to run, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo said Friday.
8 Feb, 2010 - 7:07:00 AM
Regional
Singapore opposition welcomes US envoy's democracy remarks
A Singapore opposition leader on Friday urged the US ambassador-designate to push for reforms that would lead to a "genuine multi-party democracy" in the affluent city-state.
8 Feb, 2010 - 7:06:00 AM
Society
Indonesia's controversial Obama statue to be moved
A statue of a young President Barack Obama that drew a public backlash after it was given a prominent position in a Jakarta park will be moved to the elementary school he attended while living in the Indonesian capital, officials said Friday.
8 Feb, 2010 - 7:05:00 AM
Society
Tokyo's John Lennon Museum to close
The world's only authorised John Lennon Museum, on the outskirts of Tokyo, will close its doors in September when a deal with his widow Yoko Ono ends, the operator said Thursday.
8 Feb, 2010 - 7:04:00 AM
Society
Thai army says Burma refugees' return halted
The Thai army said that the planned return of more than 100 ethnic Karen refugees to military-run Myanmar _ opposed by rights groups as dangerous _ was halted Friday.
8 Feb, 2010 - 7:03:00 AM
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