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Australia ends ban on wind energy investment
dpa, Published on 13/12/2015
» SYDNEY - Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has ended the controversial ban on government investment in wind energy, the Sun-Herald newspaper reported Sunday.
Launch of Myanmar bourse delayed
Business, dpa, Published on 14/07/2015
» Yangon — The planned opening of Myanmar's first stock exchange will be delayed for months due to upcoming elections.
Greek banks 'closed until Monday'
dpa, Published on 09/07/2015
» Athens - Banks in Greece will remain shuttered through Monday as the country seeks to come to terms with its financial crisis, a source in the banking industry tells dpa.
Malaysia to launch consumption tax
dpa, Published on 24/03/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — The Malaysian government will implement a new tax on goods and services starting next week despite public opposition, a report said Tuesday.
Firms eye place on Myanmar exchange
dpa, Published on 02/06/2014
» Yangon — Myanmar will allow five companies to be listed on the Yangon Stock Exchange when it is launched next year, local media reports said on Monday.
Abhisit: Govt undermining economic stability
dpa, Published on 26/11/2013
» Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva accused the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of undermining economic stability though its populist policies as he launched the debate on the opposition's censure motion in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
China gives Laos $81m in aid, loans
dpa, Published on 05/09/2013
» VIENTIANE - China has agreed to give Laos 300 million yuan (US$49 million) in grant aid and 200 million yuan ($32.6 million) in interest-free loans this year, news reports said on Thursday.
'No obstacle' to Laos-China rail link
dpa, Published on 11/04/2013
» There are "no obstacles" to Laos' planned high-speed rail link from China, the country's transport minister was quoted as saying Thursday, days after the Asian Development Bank called the project "unaffordable" for the developing country.
Tougher sex crime laws approved
dpa, Published on 04/02/2013
» India announced Monday tougher laws on sexual crimes, including the death penalty for rapists, following the gang rape and murder of a student in New Delhi.