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November 12, 2009 12:21 PM

Myanmar Prez to visit Sri Lanka to boost bilateral ties

<br/>The President of Myanmar General Than Shwe will arrive in Sri Lanka on Thursday for a four day visit to further strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries.<br/><br/>The two countries are expected to sign several MoUs during the visit.<br/><b...

November 12, 2009 10:47 AM

Nigeria to stop gas flaring by January

Nigeria will introduce a total ban on gas flaring, the environmentally hazardous practice of burning gas extracted together with oil. Nigeria's minister of state for foreign affairs Bagudu Hirse told reporters in Abuja, that January 2010 has been set as the deadline for ending the practice in t...

November 11, 2009 9:13 PM

Sri Lanka: General Fonseka may emerge as presidential candidate

Amidst growing speculation of the Chief of Defence Staff General Sarath Fonseka likely to emerge as the consensus presidential candidate of the opposition in the eventuality of the Presidential elections being announced, President Mahinda Rajpaksa yesterday said if General Sarath Fonseka submitted h...

November 11, 2009 9:10 PM

Nepal: security beefed up in view of opposition demonstrations

Nepal government has beefed up security measures around Singh Durbar, the main government secretariat including the office of the Prime Minister in view of the two-day long picketing and demonstration announced by the opposition Unified CPN(Maoist)from tomorrow.The proposed picketing and encircling ...

November 11, 2009 8:24 PM

Australian PM’s visit : Many issues to be discussed

Racial attacks on Indian students in Australia , maritime security and cooperation in the field of energy are expected to be high on the agenda of talks the Australian Prime Minister Mr Kevin Rudd will have with Indian leaders during his two day visit to New Delhi beginning today . Trade and economi...

November 11, 2009 7:39 PM

Tonga: Reformers for a constitutional monarchy

Political leaders in the South Pacific nation of Tonga have finished a wide ranging review of the Constitution and have recommended that the powers of the monarchy be largely dismantled. Under the present system, the King and hereditary aristocrats control the Parliament. Many Tongans have been dema...

November 11, 2009 7:38 PM

China opposed to foreign leaders' meeting Dalai Lama

China today expressed its firm opposition to foreign leaders' contact with the Dalai Lama. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua news agency that the Chinese position on this issue is consistent and clear. The Chinese statement assumes significance as i...

November 11, 2009 7:37 PM

President Abbas again rules out peace negotiations with Israel

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas has once again ruled out peace negotiations with Israel without a halt of settlement activity. Addressing a large Palestinian crowd gathered in Ramallah to mark the fifth anniversary of iconic leader Yasser Arafat's death, he said that it is our right to deman...

November 11, 2009 7:37 PM

Boat damaged in clash: tension mounts between Korean navies

South Korea's military is on high alert after a North Korean patrol boat was damaged yesterday during a clash between the two Korea's navies. A spokesman for South Korea's Joint Chiefs Of Staff said the South's army, navy and air force are closely monitoring the activities of the...

November 11, 2009 7:11 PM

Campaign against Pharma industry : India lodges protest

India has lodged a complaint to the UN intellectual property rights body, that some multinational firms have launched a campaign against the country's pharmaceutical industry. The Commerce and Industry Minister Mr.Anand Sharma informed , the Director General of Geneva-based World Intellectual P...

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