Gulf bloggers: a new breed of Arab activists
DUBAI, June 14, 2006 (AFP) - Internet blogs are giving rise to a new breed of Arab activist as ordinary residents increasingly use them to press for more …
DUBAI, June 14, 2006 (AFP) - Internet blogs are giving rise to a new breed of Arab activist as ordinary residents increasingly use them to press for more …
NEW DELHI, June 13, 2006 (AFP) - Trucks, buses and some train services were halted Tuesday as part of a nationwide one-day strike against the government's hike …
TOKYO, June 13, 2006 (AFP) - International accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers set up a new firm in Japan on Tuesday after its Japanese partner came under …
PHNOM PENH, June 13, 2006 (AFP) - A rat which bumbled into one of Cambodia's largest power plants was blamed for blacking out the entire capital Phnom Penh and …
June 12 (LBO) - Rubber prices in Sri Lanka are expected to stay strong this week as bad weather and a resulting supply crunch drive prices upwards, brokers …
SYDNEY, June 11, 2006 (AFP) - The Australian wine industry is drowning in a glut of grapes, as it struggles to sell up to one billion litres of wine sloshing …
JAKARTA, June 10, 2006 (AFP) - Indonesian officials Saturday said they have arrested more than 100 illegal immigrants from Sri Lanka in the latest crackdown on …
June 09 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is in talks with Russia to lower import duties on tea, as Russia begins freeing up trade in a bid to enter the World Trade …
HARARE, June 9, 2006 (AFP) - The inflation rate in economically-ravaged Zimbabwe soared to a new record high of 1,193.5 percent for May, officials said on …
HIKKADUWA, Sri Lanka, June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Eighteen months after the tsunami uprooted centuries-old cinnamon plantations in a country where the golden cash …
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Americans have to wait probably another year before they can relish succulent Indian mangoes. buy cymbalta online …
June 7, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea crop for the four-months to April grew to an all time high of 2.9 percent or 108.52 million kilos, helped on by good …
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2006 (AFP) - The shattered dream of an Indonesian domestic maid, who lost her fingers and toes, following torture by her employer in the …
BANGKOK, June 6, 2006 (AFP) - Thailand is offering to waive landing fees at Bangkok's new international airport to attract low-cost airlines to the facility …
NEW DELHI, June 5, 2006 (AFP) - Visitors to Indian zoos often throw stones at animals, many of whom are already in pain and enclosed in filthy, concrete boxes, …
SINGAPORE, June 5, 2006 (AFP) - Asians buy more designer wallets than any other region but luxury-brand loyalty varies from country to country, a global …
NEW DELHI, June 5, 2006 (AFP) - Bountiful early monsoon rains are raking in millions of dollars for Indian bookies taking bets on the amount of rain that will …
June 05 (LBO) - After pressure from Japan, the Sri Lankan tea trade is drawing up a uniform declaration for exporters to clear their tea shipments as free …
DHAKA, June 5, 2006 (AFP) - A Bangladesh city will impose taxes on polygamists to deter the "outdated" practice of marrying more than one wife, an official …
A budding cinnamon plant that's growing after the tsunami. PERALIYA, June 3, 2006 (LBO) -- Wearing a red crash helmet to beat the sun, Punya Sena crouches on …