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Lebanon's leaders need to win back the confidence of its citizenry not by announcing reforms, but by actually implementing them properly, the International Monetary Fund's director for the Middle East and Central Asia said. "People are suffering because of the low level of growth, the fact that.... |
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Southeast Asian nations have beefed up security to thwart possible “revenge attacks” after the killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, officials said Monday, even as counter-terrorism agencies in the region felt his death would not dampen the resilience of local militants. |
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IS militants parading in the northern rebel-held Syrian city of Raqa. (AFP pic) MANILA: Southeast Asian countries fighting IS’s influence in the region lauded the killing of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi but said security forces were preparing for a long battle to thwart the jihadist group’s ideology. |
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SINGAPORE -- Japan Airlines , which only recently crawled out from bankruptcy protection, has emerged as one of four finalists to sponsor the turnaround of faltering flag carrier Malaysia Airlines. If selected, JAL will lend capital support and expertise to help the Southeast Asian airline turn profitable. |
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Negotiations on a sweeping 16-nation free trade deal and a code of conduct for the hotly contested South China Sea are expected to take center stage at a summit of Asian leaders in Bangkok next month. The leaders of all 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are due.... |
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Staff Reporter. Lahore. SAARC Chamber Sunday stressed the urgent need for fully exploiting immense trade avenues and investment potentials for economic integration in the region as South Asia holds strategic position in the world. According to a message received here from Colombo the leader of.... |
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The US Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of South and Central Asia in the State Department told the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week that the appointment of Shavendra Silva to the head of Sri Lanka’s army had “deeply concerned” Washington. “We are deeply concerned by the appointment of Lt. |
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WASHINGTON, DC — Since 2010, economic growth in low- and middle-income countries has been two to three times faster than in high-income countries. The ten economies with the highest projected growth rates for the next four years are all in Africa or Southeast Asia. |
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HSBC’s interim chief executive on Monday said the banking giant was underperforming in parts of Europe and the United States, as third-quarter profits slipped and the lender warned of further headwinds.
The Asia-focused behemoth has been trying to lower costs as it faces the double uncertainties.... |
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Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: SIX) has named Mike Spanos as president and chief executive officer, the company announced last week. Effective Nov. 18, the former CEO of PepsiCo, Asia, Middle East and North Africa, will become the leader the world’s largest regional theme park company and largest operator of waterparks in North America. |
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The India-Pakistan enmity is possibly the world’s most intractable and obdurate, with a mutual misreading of history made extremely volatile with the brandishing of nuclear weapons. Despite having two giant militaries at each others’ throats, the more immediate existential challenges that India and.... |
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Singapore. LAZADA appears to be following in the footsteps of e-commerce giants such as Amazon as it doubles down on its ambition to build South-east Asia's largest logistics network. The Alibaba-owned player has over 30 fulfilment centres across 17 cities in South-east Asia, with... |
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Disappointing third quarter results largely occurred on the watch of Quinn’s axed predecessor John Flint. But Flint cannot be held responsible for an unbalanced business under which 93.6pc of profits are generated in Asia, whereas 50 per cent of total assets of $426 billion are deployed in Europe and the US. |
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HONG KONG Ever dreamed of becoming a rich man overnight? It happened to one man in Asia, albeit with some help from his parents. According to a statement released by Sino Biopharmaceutical, the parents of 24-year-old Eric Tse, through a series of transfers on October 22, gave a total of 2.7 billion shares of the company to Tse. |
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“Jeffrey cut a seismic swath across the country and through the art world,” says Terry Graff, an artist and the former director of Fredericton’s Beaverbrook Art Gallery. “He developed this extensive network of artists, collectors, dealers and supporters, not just here but also in the States, Europe and Asia. |
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By: JJ Burton CLEARWATER, Fla. — The debate over kratom continues. Now Clearwater leaders are researching to see if they should ban it.
The kratom tree comes from Southeast Asia. It's been at the center of controversy for years. But that hasn't stopped those who like kratom from using it. Shane Cox Sr. |
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The Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum was addressing Year 13 students at a high school prizegiving ceremony in Tailevu on Saturday. He said Fiji lost many of its professionals to migration. "We are importing workers from Bangladesh, the Philippines and Indonesia because we have a shortage of people who know how to lay tiles professionally. |
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Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts was recently shortlisted for the International Travel & Tourism Awards 2019 (ITTA) under the Best Digital Campaign in Tourism category for its innovative Travel Blogger Conference Asia (TBC Asia) - a pioneering digital strategy implemented to enhance Cinnamon’s digital footprint across the global travel market. |
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October 28, 2019, 9:05 pm Situated along the pristine southern coast of the island, the stunning Mosvold Villa was very recently named the winner as Sri Lanka’s leading boutique hotel at the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA), Asia and Oceania 2019. |
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October 28, 2019, 9:24 pm Sri Lanka skipper Harshitha Samarawickrama has been in good nick having posted back to back half-centuries in the Women’s Emerging Asia Cup. Sri Lanka Cricket had been investing a lot on women’s cricket in recent times and the results can be seen as they have reached the finals of Women’s Emerging Asia Cup. |
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October 28, 2019, 9:04 pm Capital Alliance Securities (Pvt) Ltd, in joint collaboration with AKD Securities, Pakistan and LankBangla Securities Ltd, Bangladesh, is set to organize the Annual South Asia Investor Conference (SAIC) on November 5 at the Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore. |
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The Ernakulam District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) on Monday hosted a reception for Miss Asia contestants from 34 countries. The contestants of the show, slated to take place on November 1, were treated to performances of Kathakali, Kalaripayattu and Chakyarkoothu at Greenix Village in Fort Kochi. |
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Dr Irfan Raja. THE 70-year-old Kashmir conflict was once again a part of the United Nations General Assembly’s agenda in New York. Since the “abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status” on August 5, millions of Kashmiris have been living in the world’s biggest concentration camp. |
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The decade beginning the year 2010 has seen some rapid growing military initiatives around the globe, especially in South Asia and Middle East Asia, where the land and air forces of the countries have been strictly occupied with direct and indirect tactical conflicts among themselves. |
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. The writer is a Senior Research Fellow at South Asian Strategic Stability Institute. Her area of interest include Pak-China Bilateral Relations, Strategic Stability in South Asia, Geo-politics in Middle East and Global Refugee Crises etc.
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