Archive for May 6th, 2008

Vietnam considers joining OPEC-style rice cartel

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Vietnam can join a rice cartel whose model is similar to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) if the future organization ensures the harmonization of interests of both Vietnam and the international community, local newsp ...

Water supply resumes in Myanmar biggest city

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Water supply has started to resume in some areas of Myanmar's biggest city of Yangon since Monday night after the city's electricity-run water works, hit by a recent deadly cyclonic storm, re-operated with the installation of a high-wattage ...

India sending two relief ships to cyclone-hit Myanmar

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

With the death toll in the Myanmar cyclone now standing at around 15,000, India has dispatched two naval ships loaded with relief supplies to the cyclone-battered nation, with more relief assistance to be sent by air, according to The Times ...

Philippines appoints military top posts

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

The Philippine government on Tuesday announced appointments to military top posts following an expected retirement of the chief commander of the Philippine armed forces, Gen. Hermogenes Esperon. Incumber army chief Lt. Gen. Alexande ...

Australian govt announces $3.45 mln to overcome climate change

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

The Australian government announced 3.45 million Australian dollars (3.24 million U.S. dollars) on Tuesday to help local governments and professionals plan for the potentially devastating effects of climate change. Federal Climate C ...

Clinton delivers "Top 10" list on Letterman show

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton of New York appeared on Monday on the "Late Show with David Letterman" to deliver the "Top 10" reasons she loves America, which included the ability to order her trademark pantsuits around the clock on the Inter ...

Israeli airstrike kills Hamas gunman in N Gaza

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

An Islamic Hamas movement militant was killed and another was seriously wounded early Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza Strip, witnesses and medics reported. Mo'aweya Hassanein, chief of emergency and ambulance servic ...

Israeli army imposes general closure on West Bank

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has instructed the army to impose a full closure on the West Bank in light of the Remembrance Day for Israeli soldiers and Independence Day, said an army announcement released on Tuesday. The clos ...