The twin-engine plane that will make the journey uses a modified system that burns 25% less fuel than other aircraft of a similar size
Fast-growing Asian economies may be flush with money but filthy toilets remain a blight across the region despite rising standards of living.
Burma has said that democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi may be freed after November 7 elections, as it attempts to deflect a barrage of criticism.
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/ 27 October 2010
Burma has come under pressure from its neighbours to address what Indonesia says is a "credibility deficit" surrounding its November 7 elections.
Software piracy cost technology companies more than $50-billion around the world last year, an industry report said on Tuesday.
Thousands of Thai anti-government protesters smashed their way into a summit of Asian leaders on Saturday, forcing the postponement of the meeting.
Burma insisted on Sunday that there must be ”no strings attached” to foreign aid destined for its hundreds of thousands of cyclone victims, triggering a sharp reaction from donor countries. Deputy Defence Minister Aye Myint told a regional security forum in Singapore that authorities were trying their best to help their people.
Oil smashed past $135 a barrel for the first time on Thursday, continuing its astonishing rise following unexpected drops in United States crude and petrol stocks in a tight market, dealers said. Large institutional investors continued to pile money into oil, which is giving better returns than investments in stocks and bonds, further heating up prices, they said.
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/ 25 October 2007
Singapore will make history when it stages the first Formula One night race next year after the sport’s governing body gave the go-ahead, the race promoter said on Thursday. Singapore GP Ltd said the Federation Internationale de L’Automobile (FIA) gave its approval for the night race through the Singapore Motor Sports Council.
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/ 16 November 2005
United States President George Bush arrived on Wednesday in South Korea ahead of a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders as a joint statement from the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum sought to pressure the European Union into making more concessions on agricultural subsidies.