TPPA needs to be tabled in parliament by January: Malaysia
KOTA KINABALU (Bernama) – The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) document needs to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat by mid-January, says International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri...
View ArticleMH17: Russia claims many questions unanswered despite Dutch report
KUALA LUMPUR (NST) – Russia has expressed its dissatisfaction with the Dutch Safety Board’s final investigation report on MH17, and says there are still many questions left unanswered. More details in...
View ArticleNajib facing stern test as parliament returns next week
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak faces the toughest test of his political career so far when parliament reconvenes next week, with the leader facing questions from a...
View ArticleMyanmar signs limited truce with rebels, but fighting persists
YANGON (AFP) – Myanmar on Thursday signed a ceasefire with eight ethnic minority armies in a step towards ending decades of civil war, a move weakened by the refusal of several other rebel groups to...
View ArticlePolitical dynasties to dominate Philippine elections in 2016
MANILA (Reuters) – Election season is under way in the Philippines and investors are in for a wild ride of power-politics dominated by entrenched family dynasties, whose machinations will leave little...
View ArticleChina billionaires overtake US
SHANGHAI (AFP) – The number of billionaires in China has overtaken that of the United States for the first time, an annual survey said Thursday, despite slowing growth in the world’s second-largest...
View ArticleIndian central bank expected to cut rates just once in next 18 months
BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India is forecast to cut its main lending rate just once more over the next 18 months, despite weak inflation and a slowing economy, according to a Reuters...
View ArticleMore VW trouble: 2016 diesels have new suspect software
WASHINGTON (AP) — US regulators say they have a lot more questions for Volkswagen, triggered by the company’s recent disclosure of additional suspect software in 2016 diesel models that potentially...
View ArticleUEFA leaders demand answers on Platini payment at meeting
GENEVA (AP) – UEFA leaders were meeting Thursday to decide whether to continue backing Michel Platini, with some not yet satisfied by his explanation for a payment that led to his 90-day FIFA...
View ArticleMatch-fixing: Nepal captain, players held
KATHMANDU (AFP) – The captain of Nepal’s football team was among five current and former international players who have been arrested over match-fixing allegations, including during qualifiers for the...
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Cardio Tennis is about the sweat, not the net
| Des Bieler | WASHINGTON (WP-BLOOM) – A few months ago, my wife and I acquired a dog, and now she can’t stop comparing me to our canine companion in various respects. I will admit to at...
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Mourinho given stadium ban, fined for comments
LONDON (AFP) – Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been handed a suspended one-match stadium ban and fined £50,000 (US$77,232) by England’s Football Association for misconduct following comments made in...
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Aboriginals hope to sway Canada vote
| Marc Braibant | MONTREAL (AFP) – Canada’s indigenous peoples have long shunned national elections in protest at the colonisation of their lands. But natives are expected to come out en...
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UEFA leaders demand answers on Platini payment at meeting
GENEVA (AP) – UEFA leaders were meeting Thursday to decide whether to continue backing Michel Platini, with some not yet satisfied by his explanation for a payment that led to his 90-day FIFA...
View ArticleTug-of-war championships
| Fadhil Yunus | THE Brunei Darussalam Tug-of-War Association will be organising the Brunei Darussalam Tug-of-War Invitational Championships 2015 from Nov 21-22. The championship will be...
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Easy for Djokovic but Murray claws past Isner
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic sauntered past Spaniard Feliciano Lopez to reach the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters on Thursday but Andy Murray had to claw past big-serving American John...
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Selby outpoints Montiel to keep title
PHOENIX (AFP) – Welsh fighter Lee Selby retained his International Boxing Federation featherweight crown Wednesday with a unanimous decision over former three-division champion Fernando Montiel in a...
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Match-fixing: Nepal captain, players held
KATHMANDU (AFP) – The captain of Nepal’s football team was among five current and former international players who have been arrested over match-fixing allegations, including during qualifiers for the...
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In search of fame & fortune at Myanmar’s finishing schools
| Preeti JHA | YANGON (AFP) – Knees pressed together and sitting bolt upright, Myanmar students watch a demonstration on personal grooming, the latest batch at a Yangon finishing school...
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Eva Peron alive and well in Argentine politics
| Paula Bustamante | BUENOS AIRES (AFP) – Eva Peron died more than 60 years ago but her spirit remains alive and well in Argentina, especially with presidential elections just around the...
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