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Denis Oswald to run for IOC president
The race for the IOC presidency is getting crowded, with Switzerland's Denis Oswald becoming the fifth declared candidate to succeed Jacques Rogge.Citing his long experience as an Olympic athlete and administrator, the 66-year-old lawyer and president of the international rowing federation announced his decision Friday to run for election."My 40 years of service to the Olympic movement ...
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By the way ... Meat may not be murder but it is still a crime
Paper Edition | Page: 1 It is easy for vegetarians to consider themselves morally superior than to the meat-eating crowd.It is easy to dislike meat simply because it is the most mainstream food item in almost every culture and civilization.In modern times, the voice of the gospel of vegetarianism has grown louder not least because of the ill that is modern cattle farming.Industrial farming, ...
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City council to question Jokowi over popular healthcare program
Paper Edition | Page: 2 A number of lawmakers from the Jakarta Legislative Council have put their signature to support the planned political move to interpellate or question Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo over the popular free healthcare program for Jakartans. Democratic Party councilor Taufiqurrahman said that 32 lawmakers, including himself, had so far given their support to the ...
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Jakarta gets top marks
Students sign their names on the announcement board at SMA 38 high school in Jakarta on Saturday. All of the school's 270 students passed the National Examination ...
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Buddhists pray for end to Rohingya conflict
Paper Edition | Page: 2 Thousands of Buddhists celebrating Waisak, or Buddha's Day of Enlightenment, in the yard of Mendut Temple in Mungkid, Magelang, Central Java, on Saturday prayed for an end to the Rohingya ethnic conflict in Myanmar."Hopefully the Myanmar government will be able to end the conflict soon," one of the Buddhist monks said as he led the prayers at an altar in ...
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US teenager accused of planning to bomb school
A US teenager who intended to blow up his school will be charged with attempted aggravated murder after six bombs were found in his bedroom, a prosecutor said late Saturday. Grant Acord, 17, planned to attack his school in Oregon in a plot "forged and inspired" by a 1999 mass shooting at a high school in Columbine, Colorado, said Benton County District Attorney John ...
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World Bank to help develop village tracts in southern Myanmar
The World Bank (WB) will provide assistance worth of 27,000 US dollars annually for the development of village tracts in Kyunsu township, Myanmar's southern Tanintharyi Region, local daily reported Sunday.An initial assistance for three years worth of 81,000 dollars will be spent for education, health and social affairs for the township, said the 7-Day Daily.In February this year, the ...
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Bitter election creates long-term headache for Malaysias Najib
KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) - Malaysia's divisive election has left a bitter taste for millions of people that risks creating a long-term problem of legitimacy for Prime Minister Najib Razak's long-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. The outrage was clear at a busy intersection across from one of Kuala Lumpur's fanciest shopping malls, where a huge poster of Mr Najib and his ...
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Young Lions frustrate DPMM FC
Hougang United FC last Wednesday."I'm not happy with the result, but I'm happy with how we played."I couldn't have asked for more from my players."We were horribly unlucky but I don't ...
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Teams prepare for Shell Eco-Marathon
A group photo of all participants from PLM, UBD and SVSB with BSP MD Ken Marnoch (12th R, standing) at the blessing ceremony and test run held for Shell Eco-Marathon Asia participants at UBD. Picture: BT/Ikhwan ...
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Minister sees chairman of Nanjing Congress
Minister of Home Affairs YB Pehin Dato Ustaz Hj Badaruddin (R) receives a courtesy call from the visiting Chairman of the Nanjing People's Congress Standing Committee, China, Chen Shaoze. Picture: BT/Sally ...
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Brunei Japan US tie-ups in halal initiative
Minister of Industry and Primary Resources YB Pehin Dato Hj Yahya (3rd L) attending the signing ceremony for the MoUs on 'academic exchange and research collaboration' in halal science yesterday at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, Berakas.Picture: BT/Ubaidillah ...
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HRH receives two new ambassadors
HRH Prince Mohamed Bolkiah (R), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade receiving in audience His Excellency Mohamed Saad Ibrahim Ebeid (L) the newly-appointed Egyptian Ambassador to Brunei. Both audiences were held at Balai Penghadapan, Bukit Kayangan. Picture: BT/Md Asdeny ...
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HM presents receives credentials from envoys
Darussalam yesterday presented letters of credence to five newly-appointed Brunei envoys and received letters of credence from two non-resident envoys to the country.His Majesty presented the letters of credence ...
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HRH urges fresh grads to help nation progress
IGS College for their commitment and dedication towards helping graduates achieve success in becoming valuable assets to the country. He highlighted that creating high calibre human resources with necessary skills essential in nation building is the main objective of the country's education system.He also paid recognition to the college's collaboration with Limkokwing University of ...
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Man dies in 6.40am car crash 14-vehicle pile-up at midday
TWO accidents occurred yesterday; the earlier one resulted in a fatality while the multi-vehicle pile-up in the afternoon caused a massive traffic jam.In the first accident, four foreign males were involved in a car accident along ...
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Myanmar state imposes two-child limit on Muslims
YANGON, Myanmar -- Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath of sectarian violence.Local officials said Saturday that the new measure would be applied to two Rakhine townships that border Bangladesh and have ...
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Fake Psy Party Crashes in Cannes
CANNES -- A man pretending to be South Korean rapper Psy talked his way into glitzy parties at the Cannes film festival and posed with fans until he was spotted drinking champagne by the real Psy's manager. Psy, in Singapore on Thursday night to perform at the inaugural Social Star awards, said that Scooter Braun spotted the imposter, took a photo and sent it to ...
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Rogers Signs Multi-Year Contract with Los Angeles Galaxy
Former U.S. soccer international Robbie Rogers has joined Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy, the team said on Saturday, making him the latest openly gay male athlete in an American professional team sport. Rogers, who came out in February on the same day he retired from the game, will be on the Galaxy's roster for Sunday's home match against the Seattle Sounders if his ...
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A Region in Myanmar Limits Births of Muslims
YANGON, Myanmar ...
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U.S. Shift Poses Risk to Pakistan
Pakistani leaders who have long demanded an American exit from their region may get their wish, but a broader disengagement is also likely to diminish the financing, prestige and political importance Pakistan held as a crucial player in global counterterrorism efforts, and could upset its internal ...
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Flash Flood Warning Issued in San Antonio Texas
The city of San Antonio, Texas is under a flash flood warning with more heavy rain expected Saturday night in the already flooded area. As much as 39 centimeters of rain has fallen in some parts of the city since early Saturday. At least one person was killed when floodwaters swept away her car. Rescuers have spent much of the day pulling more than 100 people from their flooded cars and ...
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Obama to Console Oklahoma Tornado Victims
U.S. President Barack Obama makes a poignant visit Sunday to the city of Moore, Oklahoma which is just starting to recover from last week's deadly tornado. President Obama will meet with and console residents of the midwestern town where 24 people were killed and more than 200 others hurt. Some people lost everything they owned when the twister obliterated entire neighborhoods. The ...
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Cambodian Documentary Wins Cannes Prize for Innovative Cinema
CANNES -- A documentary using small clay figurines to tell the story of how Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh's family perished under the Khmer Rouge regime won the top prize in the second most important competition at ...
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British Police Arrest 3 New Suspects in Soldiers Killing
British police have arrested three new suspects in connection with Wednesday's murder of a British soldier in London. Scotland Yard issued a statement saying three men in their 20's were arrested Saturday, two of them at a residential address in southeast London and one on a London street. Officers used stun guns in two of the arrests, but no one was hospitalized. All three were ...
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Laos looking ahead
The new stock exchange in Laos may be a sign of changes to come in our otherwise centrally-run economy.
Laos is one of the poorest countries in South East Asia, but as the globally economy recovers and commodity prices pick up, the country looks set for a future of relatively strong growth, if not widespread prosperity, and this has been exemplified in the government’s recent decision to open a stock exchange in the country, which it is hoped will bring much-needed capital flowing into the country to fund investment projects in industry and infrastructure, catalysts for further growth in the economy. Read more
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