US Marines to 'drink lots of tea' U.S soldiers of Charle Company 173rd Airborne Combat Team wait for Blackhawk helicopter to pick them up before they head out into battle against Taliban insurgents at the U.S. forward operating base Bermel in Paktika, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov 25, 2007. A provincial police official said Sunday that air strikes killed dozens of Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanist AfghanistanDefensePhotosTalibanUS
A Subdued Trading Day in Asia and Europe | Asian shares closed mixed and European shares were essentially flat Friday after unemployment reports released the day before reinforced the idea that a recovery was still a ways off. | Friday's declines were... World Bank directs $6.6 bn to South Asia; $400 mn to India | Text: WASHINGTON: The World Bank Group committed US$6.6 billion in fiscal year ended June 30 to South Asia, where India is the largest borrower, much of i... Malaysia's leader makes bold gambit by rolling back long-preserved affirmative action policies KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The economic downturn is allowing Malaysia's leader to chip away at an affirmative action program for Malay Muslims that has been considered virtually untouchable in the past... Malaysia's leader makes bold gambit by rolling back long-preserved affirmative action policies | KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The economic downturn is allowing Malaysia's leader to chip away at an affirmative action program for Malay Muslims that has been considered virtually untouchable in the pa... INSTANT VIEW 3-Indonesia cuts rates, signals cycle ending (Refiles to fix word in lead to read policy) JAKARTA, July 3 (Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank cut its overnight policy rate by 25 basis points to 6.75 percent on Friday, and highlighted its forward-looking ... UPDATE 1-Indonesia c.bank cuts rate, sees limited easing (Refiles to add link to graphic) * C.bank cuts key interest rate to 6.75 percent, forecast 6.75 percent * C.bank highlights forward-looking monetary policy, limited room for further easing * C.bank sees 2009 GD... Indian HNIs make realty investment on home turf | Text: The Indian HNI (High Net Worth Individual ) is being aggressively wooed The Indian HNI (high net worth individual) is being aggre... India sees economic growth of 6.25pc to 7.75pc | INDIA'S economy is likely to expand 6.25 per cent to 7.75 per cent in the current fiscal year, the government said. | ... Asia first out of recession Asia’s recession appears to have touched bottom and the region is likely to be the first to climb out of the global economic slowdown, the Asian Development Bank’s chief economist said Thursday. | &nb... There goes the first semester | ZOOMING IN | 07/03/2009 | The semester that ended two days ago was a very bad six-month period for this country, economically as well as politically. The economics was bad, and it was made worse by bad politi... In the fast lane | 07/03/2009 | All that jazz | When the Honda Jazz came out in 2004, it was dubbed a revolutionary vehicle. There was nothing like it in its class. Needless to say, it became a huge success. With the recent rel... Tiring, empty boast | EDITORIAL | 07/03/2009 | T | he nation has had enough of Gloria Arroyo and her economic managers penchant for a claimed balanced budget, with the Department of Finance (DoF) even declaring the other day that... BIR accuses BSP of tax evasion | 07/03/2009 | By Ruben Hortelano | The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) demanded yesterday that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) settle its tax obligations worth P1.5 billion for taxable year 2005 alone. ... Oil hovers above $66 after dismal jobs data | ALEX KENNEDY | The Associated Press | SINGAPORE - Oil prices hovered above $66 a barrel Friday in Asia in light holiday trading volume a day after grim unemployment numbers from the U.S. and Europe sent crude... Hike in fuel prices mars Indian budget session | Nilofar Suhrawardy | Arab News | NEW DELHI: The Indian government's monthlong budget session began on a stormy note yesterday with legislators belonging to opposition parties shouting slogans against the hike... Feeding the poor strains India's finances | Finding rice to feed her family is a daily struggle for 30-year-old mother Pushpa. | Pushpa lives with her ailing in-laws, five children and her husband in a crowded slum in east Delhi. | Pushpa's husband ear... India Projects Economic Growth Despite Global Recession | India map India's government says the country's economy could grow more than seven percent this year despite the overall global recession. | The government said Thursday India's economic expansion does d...
UN in freedom mission to Burma The Australian| UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to the remote stronghold of Burma's ruling generals last night to dema...
India's media praises 'gay day' The Australian| NEW DELHI: India's media yesterday hailed Thursday's landmark ruling in the Delhi High Court to decriminalis...
Up a lazy river The Australian| IN the minutes before you realise how foolish you are being, you can imagine yourself as Martin Sheen in Apo...
A Subdued Trading Day in Asia and Europe The New York Times| Asian shares closed mixed and European shares were essentially flat Friday after unemployment reports releas...
Book Review Asia Times| Strength and dishonor | Building the Tatmadaw by Maung Aung Myoe | Reviewed by David Scott Mathieson | There...
Interview Asia Times| Missing the point on Myanmar | By Charles McDermid | HUA HIN, Thailand - Burmese writer and historian Thant ...
US Marines to 'drink lots of tea' Asia TimesBy Ali Gharib | WASHINGTON - After months of planning and putting pieces in order, aspects of the new United S...
A tryst with India's communal past Asia Times| By Siddharth Srivastava | NEW DELHI - The demolition of the Babri Masjid (mosque) by Hindu fanatics on Decem...
A UN crapshoot in Pakistan Asia Times| By Sreeram Chaulia | More than 18 months after the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir ...
A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow Asia Times| By M K Bhadrakumar | In the annals of Russian-American summitry, Moscow has never before choreographed a wel...
