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Sales tumble at annual Myanmar gem expo
dpa, Published on 07/07/2015
» YANGON — Myanmar's annual gem emporium took in about €1 billion this year, but fell far short of last year's record-breaking fair, news reports said Tuesday.
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.
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.
Indonesia's Surabaya airport reopens
dpa, Published on 17/07/2015
» JAKARTA — The airport in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city, reopened Friday after being closed for a day due to a nearby volcano eruption, as thousands were travelling for the festivities to end Ramadan.
Vietnam monk gets year in jail for gambling
dpa, Published on 17/07/2015
» HANOI — A court in central Vietnam has jailed a monk for gambling, a news report said Friday.
Hun Sen urges tycoon to return, face assault charges
dpa, Published on 16/07/2015
» PHNOM PENH — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday called on a Cambodian business tycoon hiding in Singapore to come home quickly or risk returning in "handcuffs" for his role in an assault last week.
Zach Johnson wins Open in playoff
dpa, Published on 21/07/2015
» ST ANDREWS, Scotland - Zach Johnson of the United States won the 144th Open Championship after a four-hole play-off at St Andrews Monday with Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa and Marc Leishman of Australia.
22 Pakistanis arrested in Malaysia drug raid
dpa, Published on 27/07/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Twenty-two Pakistanis have been arrested in Malaysia following a drug raid near the capital, a senior police official said Monday.
VW passes Toyota as No. 1 carmaker
dpa, Published on 29/07/2015
» TOKYO / BERLIN — Germany's Volkswagen has taken the crown as the world's top carmaker after its sales overtook those of Japanese rival Toyota during the first half of the year.
Nepal priests move to cancel next mass animal sacrifice
dpa, Published on 29/07/2015
» KATHMANDU —The next mass slaughter of cattle in a Nepalese religious ceremony could be called off, Hindu priests in charge of it said Wednesday.