Nearly 19 feet Longest Burmese python captured in Florida

Fox News - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Florida has a long list of problematic invasive species, from the vervet monkey to the lionfish, but the Burmese python might be the state's public enemy No. 1 so much so that residents will hop out of their cars at night to catch one double the normal size. A Miami man wrangled and killed the ...

Brazils CSN could see Asian partners exit Namisa unit -report

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Tue May 21, 2013 8:06am EDT * Asian partners could exercise put option this July * JFE, Kobe, Posco-led group paid $3.1 bln for stake * CSN declines to comment on Valor report on Namisa SAO PAULO, May 21 (Reuters) - A group of Asian steelmakers that owns 40 percent of Brazilian iron ore producer Namisa could exercise an option to sell their stake to majority shareholder CSN as early as July, ...

US scientists family walks out of Singapore inquest

West Australian - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

SINGAPORE (AFP) - The family of a US scientist found hanged last year in Singapore walked out of a coroner's inquiry into his death Tuesday, saying they had "lost faith" in the proceedings.The move came after their star witness, a US pathologist who never examined the body, came under intense questioning for saying Shane Todd may have been killed by assassins after quitting a ...

RPT-Vietnam gives green light for bad debt bank

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Tue May 21, 2013 7:41am EDT (Repeats to more subscribers) * Asset firm aimed at boosting banks' lending * Experts say Vietnam's real NPL ratio far higher HANOI, May 21 (Reuters) - Vietnam's government approved on Tuesday the formation of an asset management firm to buy bad debt from its troubled banks, an official said, a move that could help stimulate an ailing economy growing at ...

RI and PNG consider joint investments in energy and mineral resources

The Jakarta Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Indonesia and Papua New Guinea are sounding out the possibility of joint investments on energy and mineral resources in the border of the two countries."The joint investments could bring benefits to both countries," said Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik after a meeting with Papua New Guinea's State Owned Enterprises and Investment Minister Ben Micah in Jakarta on ...

ANA airlines to introduce ramen noodles on board

The Jakarta Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) will start serving ramen noodles to its passengers starting June 1, 2013.Ramen noodles will be available as a light meal choice for first- and business-class passengers on ANA international flights.The dishes will be prepared exclusively by Hakata Ippudo, the ramen noodle chain based in Kyushu, Japan.Ippudo is one of Japan's most popular restaurants ...

Philippines protests Chinese warships presence

San Diego Union-Tribune - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

CAVITE, Philippines -; The Philippines has protested the presence of a Chinese warship, two surveillance vessels and fishing boats off a shoal occupied by its military in the disputed Spratly Islands, in the latest territorial squabble between the Asian countries, officials said ...

OBEC to meet public over small schools

The Nation - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) Tuesday established a joint committee to handle small schools in collaboration with local communities. The committee comprises academics, representatives from government agencies, small schools, the Council of Alternative Education, community organisations, and local administrative bodies. Education Minister Phongthep Thepkanjana has agreed to ...

Pornthip loses director job at forensic-science agency

The Nation - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Khunying Pornthip Rojanasunan was Tuesday removed as the director of the Central Institute of Forensic Science and transferred to the post of inspector-general for the Justice Ministry. Her transfer was approved by the Cabinet during its weekly meeting yesterday. The Cabinet also approved her appointment as an adviser to the committee in charge of implementing policies to tackle the southern ...

China sweeps Indonesia to reach quarterfinals at Sudirman Cup

Global Times - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Defending champion China beat Indonesia 5-0 in their second and last group match on Tuesday at the 13th Sudirman Cup team badminton tournament.London Olympics champion Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng replaced their young fellows Liu Xiaolong/Qiu Zihan to play against Hendra Setiawan/Angga Pratama. The Indonesian pair took the first game 21- 16 but still failed to handle Cai and Fu. Though absent frommatches ...

Voices in Danger In Pakistan state brutality makes journalism a dangerous business

The Independent - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Umar, a 32-year-old reporter for the Pakistani paper The News, had been on his way home in Islamabad at 3am during Ramadan in September 2010 when two unmarked cars nearly drove him off the road. A dozen men in commando fatigues grabbed him, accused him of running over a pedestrian and forced him into one of the vehicles. They covered his face, handcuffed him and drove him around for an ...

Tepid Thai growth deepens Asian slowdown fears

CNN Asia - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Thailand's economy grew more slowly than expected in the first three months of this year Adds to a slew of recent disappointing data from other Asian economies Thai economy contracted by 2.2 per cent seasonally adjusted from the previous quarter Result of faltering Chinese, eurozone, and US demand as well as a strong ...

DBS Gets Indonesia Nod for Smaller Danamon Stake Than It Sought

Yahoo - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Indonesia 's central bank to acquire a smaller stake in PT Bank Danamon Indonesia than it had sought more than a year ago. DBS, which in April 2012 proposed buying all of Danamon, will be allowed to buy 40 percent, Bank Indonesia Governor Darmin Nasution said in parliament today in Jakarta. DBS spokeswoman Edna Koh declined to immediately comment on the Singapore-based bank's ...

China beat Indonesia to top group

The Standard - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(5 mins ago) Defending champions China trounced arch rivals Indonesia 5-0 to top Group A of the Sudirman Cup on Tuesday, declaring they are ready to face anyone in Thursday's quarter-finals. The Chinese have won the biennial tournament eight times and are chasing their fifth consecutive title, AFP reports. After Tuesday's matches, Chinese coach Li Yongbo said his team is ready to ...

Volvo Philippines launches luxury 5-door 5-seater hatchback

Inquirer Business - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The All-New Volvo V40, a modern expressive car, with characteristics from larger Volvos wrapped in a sleek, compact package, is now in the Philippines. This 5-door, 5-seater luxury hatchback combines trendsetting design with class-leading driving ...

Oil production starts offshore Vietnam

Middle East Times - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Canadian company Talisman Energy said it expects to produce 15,000 barrels of oil per day from its newly launched development offshore Vietnam. Talisman said it started oil production at the offshore Hai Su Trang and Hai Su Den development ahead of schedule. Once the facilities are commissioned, the company expects gross production to reach 15,000 bpd. "We are delighted to have achieved ...

Two women injured in Myanmar Airways aircraft accident

SINA - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Two women were injured in an accident when a Myanmar Airways aircraft carrying 55 passengers was landing at the Monghsat Airport in Myanmar's eastern Shan state Thursday due to the malfunction of the breaking system, official sources ...

UPDATE 1-Indonesia lets DBS buy 40 pct stake in Bank Danamon

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Tue May 21, 2013 6:45am EDT (Adds detail) By Adriana Nina Kusuma JAKARTA May 21 (Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank approved a long-delayed bid by Singapore's DBS Group to buy up to 40 percent of PT Bank Danamon, governor Darmin Nasution said on Tuesday. The approval follows the central bank's earlier ruling that bidders can first take only a 40 percent stake in a local bank. They ...

Seven Muslims Charged for Killing Buddhist Monk in Burma

VOA - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

A court in Burma has convicted seven Muslims for the killing of a Buddhist monk during deadly sectarian riots in a central town earlier this ...

Wave of Violence Continues in Iraq

VOA - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

New attacks in three Iraqi cities have killed at least seven people and wounded more than 60 others. Officials say a suicide bombing followed by clashes between militants and Iraqi troops left three soldiers dead Tuesday in Tarmiyah, north of the capital, Baghdad. Farther north, two car bombs exploded in Tuz Khormato, killing three people, while car bombs in Kirkuk killed at least one ...

Brits buy lease to Broadways biggest theater

The Jakarta Post - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Britain's biggest theater group has reached across the Atlantic Ocean and bought the lease to Broadway's largest theater from Live Nation Entertainment for about $60 million.Ambassador Theatre Group said Monday it has acquired rights to The Foxwoods Theatre, the 2,000-seat current home of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark." The New 42nd Street, a nonprofit organization, approved ...

Ma urges greater Taipei-Manila legal cooperation

Taiwan Today - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

ROC President Ma Ying-jeou meets Philip J. Crowley, former U.S. assistant secretary of state for public affairs, May 20 at the Presidential Office in Taipei City. ...