FOCUS: Troops' suicides weigh on Japan defense forces+
TOKYO, Sept. 18 Kyodo - The Japanese Self-Defense Forces are struggling unsuccessfully to curb suicides of their members as the issue has been a serious problem which has haunted the
SOMCHAI IS THAILAND'S 26TH PRIME MINISTER By D.Arul Rajoo
BANGKOK, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Somchai Wongsawat, a former judge and the brother-in-law of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, was Wednesday elected the 26th prime minister of Thailand, and the fourt
RAMADHAN IN A NINGXIA VILLAGE By Tham Choy Lin
YINCHUAN, Sept 17 (Bernama) - It was still several hours away to the breaking of fast but the three women work swiftly, two of them chopping up green vegetables while the third prepares the dough t
S. Korea sets up carbon exchange company By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will set up a dedicated carbon exchange company that can help regulate the country's greenhouse gas emissions, the government said Wednesday.
SEPT 16 - THE BOMB THAT NEVER EXPLODED
By S. Retnanathan
FOCUS: Lehman Brothers' fall sparks concern for Japanese economy
TOKYO, Sept. 16 Kyodo - The collapse of major U.S. securities house Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
UN recommends taking expansion negotiations to Gen Assembly
Dharam Shourie
M'SIAN EMERGES 1ST RUNNER UP IN PUBLIC SPEAKING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
By V. Sankara
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (Bernama) -- Like Cuban American singer Gloria
News Focus : GOVT'S CREDIT SCHEME UNABLE TO SATISFY MICRO-BUSINESSES By Andi Abdussalam
Jakarta, Sept 14 (ANTARA) - The government's smallholder's business credit scheme (KUR) is basically helpful for financing the informal business sector but to cover the country's over 42 million sm
