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EU urges Myanmar's military leaders to let international aid for cyclone victims
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - European Union nations urged Myanmar's military leaders Tuesday to let in international aid to cyclone victims, saying that failure to do so could amount to a crime against... (photo: NASA )

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The Star
Mudajaya to build hotel for Tune Hotels in Sepang
PETALING JAYA: Mudajaya Group Bhd has received a letter of intent from Tune... (photo: WN / patricia)
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The Times Of India
Indonesia, EU meet to lift flight ban: Officials
JAKARTA: Indonesian officials met counterparts from the European Union on Tuesday in an effort to get the bloc to lift a blanket ban on Indonesian airlines from flying in its airspace,... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
Airlines EU Indonesia Photos Travel

The Star
Philippines dangles cash rewards for troops
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has begun offering cash rewards to soldiers to help defeat communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels in the final two years of President... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Government Military Philippines Photos Rebels

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The Star
Thai rice arriving in June to beef up stockpile
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 200,00 metric tonnes of rice will arrive from Thailand latest by the end of next month, a move that will beef up the country' stockpile and help... (photo: WN / patricia)

Economy Food Photos Society Thailand

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The Star
Farmers urged to breed cattle
JOHOR BARU: Plantations have been told to maximise their land by breeding cattle in their oil palm estates. Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said that practice... (photo: USDA NRCS / )
Breed Farming Food Oil Photos

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The Times Of India
Now, Lalu to lecture management students in Singapore
NEW DELHI: On Monday, railway minister Lalu Prasad will once again play management guru and explain to students of INSEAD Business School at Singapore the... (photo: PIB)
Delhi Photos Railway Singapore Students

Terror Watch

	'al-Qaeda on the run'—Pakistan The Manila Times
	US charges Russian 'arms dealer' BBC News
	Barack Obama The Populist? (Part One) WorldNews.com

Politics and Security

	Aid strategy for cyclone victims The Washington Times
	Hindraf wants ISA abolished and leader given treatment The Star
	Tear down Burma's bamboo curtain The Australian

Economic Integration

	Salamander Expands Portfolio with Working Interests, Acquisitions Rig Zone
	Striking a balance Khaleej Times
	Kuan Yew: Asean will be like EU The Star

Society & Life

	Electricity rates unreasonably high The Manila Times
	1 of 2 Filipino families rates self as 'poor,' says SWS The Manila Times
	IRAQ: Local aid groups support UNHCR appeal for more funds IRINnews
	Thousands rally against fuel price hikes in Indonesia � Business Day

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Surging food prices bite across Asia

Women in blue helmets

Gas - LPG - Stove - Cooking. (ps1)

Brunei commits to continued stable supply of LNG to Japan+

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Toshiba launches stylish notebook PCs

ARF plans statement on providing aid to Myanmar+

ARF plans statement on providing aid to Myanmar+

Govt may support federalism to break long impass The Manila Times
Asians told to rein in prices The Manila Times
Orangutans facing extinction News24
Mindanao's referee is walking out The Manila Times
Hun Sen says rice cartel could help settle global rice marke AOL
Minister cancels tour of disputed Taiping island Taipei Times
Philippines looks to develop disputed island International Herald Tribune
Thirteen Asian nations agree to set up 80 billion dollar cri Turkish Press
MILF open to British mediation The Manila Times
MILF: We stand firm on self-determination The Manila Times
Japan, China, S. Korea to launch consultative body for AOL
Philippine officials eye disputed Spratly islands as a touri AOL
ASEAN committed to free trade pact with Australia, NZ: minis Turkish Press
Japan, China, S. Korea finance chiefs agree to create new wo AOL
Worrisome IMT poker game The Manila Times
Villar bats for P1-B fund to bring home OFWs in The Manila Times
Filipino soldiers paid extra for being lonely on the frontli AOL
Taiwan's planned Spratlys tour 'provocative' The Manila Times
Philippine senator calls for protest over Taiwanese plan to AOL
US Senate confirms Asean envoy Dawn

MERALCO - ELECTRICITY - PHILIPPINES

FILIIPINA - PHILIPPINES - WOMEN

Tragedy of OFWs' maltreatment

May 12, 2008 - People's Strike in Davao City, Philippines

Transport strike wavers in Metro

Japex Gives Up Philippine License SC46 Block Rig Zone
'Govt still owns Meralco' The Manila Times
RP to send doctors, offers sympathy to Chinese The Manila Times
Maguindanao, RP fall behind education The Manila Times
Tsinoys also faced hardship The Manila Times
Tripartite body with judiciary formed The Manila Times
MNLF holds 3-day peace summit The Manila Times
Trashing privatization The Manila Times
Son of Mindanao is new AFP chief The Manila Times
Accurate billings? The Manila Times
Philippines pardons coup leaders BBC News
Beer stock flies high at PSE The Manila Times
Fueling change The Manila Times
Arroyo pardons convicted coup leaders Independent online (SA)
Bishops: High food prices to last until 2013 The Manila Times
Philippine president pardons 9 coup plotters, says country t San Diego
A time bomb in the South The Manila Times
President pardons 9 convicted coup leaders The Manila Times
Difficult times call for action, The Manila Times
Debate grows with Philippine population Chicago Tribune

Yangon International Airport, Rangoon

Burma relief efforts still at a trickle�

Secretary-General Chairs First UN Global Food Crisis Task Force Meeting

UN chief slams Myanmar junta for slow response

Enterprise High School after a tornado

In Myanmar, food aid only at the junta's behest

Myanmar Victims May Be Getting Rotten Food CBS News
Myanmar regime 'stealing aid' News24
EU top aid man granted Burma visa BBC News
Two disasters, contrasting reactions BBC News
Military aid 'an option' in Burma BBC News
Aid agencies ready to help China with quake Canoe
Brian Rudman: Only right that matters in Myanmar is the righ NZ Herald
Aid still reduced to trickle Otago Daily Times
Candlelit vigil for Myanmar NZ Herald
Situation: critical. Action taken: minimal NZ Herald
Time Running Out for Burmese Cyclone Victims Voa News
Burma remains defiant on relief workers Mail Guardian South Africa
Don't divert aid for Myanmar because of Chinese quake, agenc Canada Dot Com
Rescue Task Force official trying to enter Myanmar San Diego
Myanmar cyclone victims getting low-quality supplies San Diego
UN warns of 'second catastrophe' in Myanmar Khaleej Times
WHO says no cholera among Myanmar cyclone victims San Diego
U.S. pilots who flew aid to Myanmar get virtual hero's welco San Diego
Burma's cyclone response deemed 'callous' National Post
UN warns of Myanmar "catastrophe" Al Jazeera

RICE - FOOD - WHEAT - COMMODITY

Asian rice market uncertain ahead of meeting on possible cartel

RICE - FOOD - WHEAT - COMMODITY

Asia rice exporters to discuss cartel

NFA Rice - Philippines

Rice market unstable as cartel threat looms

William Pesek: Why a "rice cartel' would never work Asbury Park Press
Hmong general who helped U.S. now accused of terrorism International Herald Tribune
Make amends for Asia blunder The Australian
'We cannot jail drug users' Independent online (SA)
Zoo Babies almost here The Enquirer
Thailand drops rice cartel plan amid opposition China Daily
The Crucifixion of Jeremiah Wright Infowars
A long-overdue salute to 163 vets Asbury Park Press
Report Says Basic Medical Care Could Save Lives of 6 Million Voa News
Thailand drops plan for rice cartel that would have fixed pr Star Tribune
Thailand drops idea for rice cartel International Herald Tribune
To Mandalay and Beyond: Behind Myanmar's bamboo veil The Miami Herald
Stores impose limits as rice stocks shrink NZ Herald
Thailand drops plan for rice cartel, citing humanitarian con Canoe
10M children worldwide die from lack of health care AOL
10 million children die from lack of health care every year, AOL
Thailand drops plan for rice cartel that would have fixed pr Lexington Herald-Leader
A Deadly Harvest of Cluster Bombs in Laos Common Dreams
Report: 10M children die from lack of health care every year USA Today
Cookbook couple turn their attention to China's ethnic minor Canada Dot Com

Rice,Price Increases,Malaysia.

Malaysia charts new steps to keep rice prices low, supply high

Cyclone Bangladesh 1.723 people dead

UN nows says Myanmar toll 100,000

Iraq´s soccer team members warming up during a training session in Jakarta, Friday, July 27, 2007. Iraq will pay against Saudi Arabia in their final match of the Asia Football Cup 2007 in Jakarta on July 29. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) (tmg1)

Iraqi stars unlikely for Roos qualifier

Iran report pushes oil to new record, gas jumps above $3.73 San Diego
EU man on a mission to get Burma military leaders to accept The Times
Dangers of reporting on Myanmar's cyclone Buffalo News
Accounts: Burma junta steers bad food to cyclone victims USA Today
Gas prices jump to record above $3.73 as oil rises The Miami Herald
Asia mixed, despite major disaster CNN
Myanmar cyclone victims getting spoiled food instead of high Star Tribune
Oil prices edge up after earlier drop on profit-taking, but Star Tribune
Oil prices rise after brief drop Syracuse
Oil prices up after earlier drop on profit-taking International Herald Tribune
Myanmar regime accused of hoarding cyclone aid Examiner
Oil below $124 a barrel as eyes turn to China Examiner
China counts earthquake costs Asia Times
Why Myanmar's junta steals foreign aid Asia Times
Heat wave is on horizon, will increase fire danger San Diego
No bail for N.J. man in Thailand child porn case The Examiner
China Earthquake Death Toll 12,000 and Rising Voa News
China: Quake kills over 10,000 Kenya Broadcasting Corp
UN says most victims without relief, others accuse Myanmar r International Herald Tribune
Myanmar Accepts More U.S. Aid; U.N. Says Needs Aren't Being Wall Street Journal

Agriculture farm rice farming.(ai1)

Indonesia sets aside 10,000 sq km land for rice farms

Villagers on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, catch boxes of food tossed from a US Navy (USN) helicopter during Operation UNIFIED ASSISTANCE, the humanitarian operation effort in the wake of the Tsunami that struck South East Asia on December 26, 2004.

US help could save thousands of lives

The G8 Heads of State and Government on the pier at Heiligendam cg1

G-8 labor officials gather in Japan to seek environment-friendly working style

NEC CORPORATION: NEC Wins Contract for Submarine Cable Syste Insurance Newsnet
ENGLAND INTO QUARTER-FINALS Sporting Life
Credit where it's due The Australian
Asian stocks close mostly up as oil price eases The Times Of India
Asian telecoms drawing investor interest International Herald Tribune
Australian Budget highlights TVNZ
US Navy moves ships toward Myanmar, offers aid Buffalo News
Myanmar's junta stuck in WWII ditch The Columbus Dispatch
US airlifts aid to Myanmar, UN presses junta Fresno Bee
The problem with dictators and disasters Asia Times
US plane lands in Myanmar, critics ponder airdropping aid to AOL
Gulf Telco Starts Asian Satellite Service Business Week
Tsunami-style aid effort awaits Myanmar green light Globe and Mail
Myanmar cyclone death toll jumps to 31,938 The Boston Globe
ENGLAND SET UP NIGERIA CLASH Sporting Life
Pan Orient Announces Indonesian Acquisitions Rig Zone
Burma: China Should Push to Get Aid in Human Rights
US Delivers Cyclone Aid to Myanmar AOL
US airlifts aid to Myanmar, UN urges junta to cooperate Examiner
Anti-stress dolls made in SC cheer deployed troops The Examiner

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