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Singapore must redouble efforts towards accident free workplaces, says PM
SINGAPORE, May 21: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called to redouble efforts towards making Singapore accident-free workplaces. In his address at the launch of the 2013 National Workplace Safety and Health campaign at the Cube, Asia Square at the Marina Financial Centre here Monday, Lee said: “Workplace safety is very important. Every injury means pain, suffering and perhaps disability ...Full Article
Obama praises Myanmar reform but warns on ethnic unrest
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Monday saluted Myanmar President Thein Sein for his leadership in pushing through startling political reforms, but warned ethnic violence in the country must stop. As ...Full Article
India, China vow to end long-running border dispute
NEW DELHI: India and China on Monday pledged to resolve a border dispute that has soured ties for decades, saying good relations between the two Asian giants were key ...Full Article
Pakistan’s Sharif supports Taliban peace talks
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday threw his support behind peace talks with the country’s Taliban insurgents, saying it would be a top priority for ...Full Article
President Obama to meet Chinese president in California in June
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will hold his first summit with President Xi Jinping in California next month, with Sino-US relations rattled by alleged Chinese cyber spying and tensions in the Pacific. ...Full Article
Thailand on dengue fever alert
BANGKOK, May 20 : Hospitals across Thailand are on alert for dengue fever, which has already affected more than 2,000 people, Thai News Agency (TNA) reported. Deputy permanent secretary ...Full Article
India strengthens bilateral ties with Qatar
DUBAI, May 20 : India’s Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, on Sunday held discussions with Qatar’s Emir and the Minister of Economy and Finance, seeking to enhance bilateral trade and ...Full Article
Ecuador’s Andean Parliament Members sworn in
QUITO, May 20 : Ecuador’s five representatives to the Andean Parliament, the decision-making body for the Community of Andean Nations (CAN) composed of Peru, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador, were ...Full Article
4.6-magnitude quake strikes Southern Peru
LIMA, May 20 : An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale rattles southern Peru’s Moquegua region early Sunday morning. Peru’s Geophysical Institute (IGP) said the quake occurred at ...Full Article
Venezuela in rare diplomatic overture to America
CARACAS – Venezuela on Sunday made a rare diplomatic overture to the United States, suggesting it could be time for better ties. “We are going to remain open to ...Full Article