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Reuters - Business News, 23.04.13 09:36 UTC

Indonesia warns multinationals not to be greedy over resources

By Dayan Candappa and Jonathan Thatcher SINGAPORE | Tue Apr 23, 2013 5:24am EDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indonesia's president told major investors in his country's natural resources not to be greedy, ...

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 09:13 UTC

Myanmar hails EU lifting of sanctions

Myanmar on Tuesday hailed a European Union decision lifting political and economic sanctions against the former pariah state, pledging to continue its reforms and march toward democracy.

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NPR, 22.04.13 07:42 UTC

How Coffee Brings The World Together

Coffee is more than a drink. For many of us Ã¢ÂÂ OK, for me Ã¢ÂÂ it's woven into the fabric of every day. It also connects us to far corners of the globe. For instance, every Friday, a truck ...

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Reuters - Business News, 19.04.13 18:01 UTC

Booming Thai banks wary of credit bubble

By Khettiya Jittapong BANGKOK | Fri Apr 19, 2013 1:42pm EDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's booming banks are warily watching for signs of a credit bubble, even as they rake up record profits on ...

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Reuters - Business News, 15.04.13 07:09 UTC

ING targets May launch of $1.2 billion Thai bank stake sale: sources

By Saeed Azhar and Denny Thomas SINGAPORE/HONG KONG | Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:52am EDT SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - ING NV (ING.AS) is aiming for May to launch the sale of its $1.2 billion stake in ...

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Seattle Times, 14.04.13 14:52 UTC

Myanmar's leader: Nation needs to learn from past

Myanmar's president said Sunday his country needs to learn from the violence and instability that has wracked the Southeast Asian nation over the last two years if it is to overcome the challenge of democratization.

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Wired, 11.04.13 13:08 UTC

Gaming Company Certificates Stolen and Used to Attack Activists, Others

Map showing the locations of game developers whose digital certificates were commandeered by hackers to attack other targets. Courtesy of Kaspersky Lab A rash of breaches at companies that develop ...

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Reuters - Business News, 10.04.13 17:16 UTC

Exclusive: Carlyle taps UBS banker to launch its first Indonesia office

By Janeman Latul, Stephen Aldred and Michael Flaherty JAKARTA/HONG KONG | Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:05pm EDT JAKARTA/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Carlyle Group LP has hired a former UBS banker to launch an ...

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Telegraph, 07.04.13 07:09 UTC

Cambodia's football betting Mecca fuels rise in match-fixing scandals

A seedy Cambodian border town is revealed today as a key hub in the massive illegal betting industry that is fuelling what soccer officials say is a match-fixing "pandemic".

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Reuters - Business News, 07.04.13 03:06 UTC

State firms loom over Malaysian poll despite pledge to divest

By Stuart Grudgings and Siva Sithraputhran KUALA LUMPUR | Sat Apr 6, 2013 10:47pm EDT KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Wan Abdullah Wan Ibrahim, managing director of Malaysia's UEM Land's thought it was a ...

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