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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Bangladesh Sun.com http://www.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/303b19022816233b/ en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:51:34 -0500 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:51:34 -0500 30 A meeting of high-level group of eminent experts from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries to strengthen the anti-terror mechanism got underway here on Thursday. http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203356855/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:40:15 -0500 ANI http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203356855/cs/1/ Pakistan rookie Awais Zia has vowed to perform to the best of his potential following his selection for the limited-overs series against England in the UAE. http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203351219/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:40:14 -0500 ANI http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203351219/cs/1/ Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TUSAS) has delivered three modernized F-16 aircraft to Pakistani Air Forces. http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203350891/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:30:33 -0500 ANI http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203350891/cs/1/ Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, who took 24 wickets for Pakistan in the three Test series against England, has surprised the International Cricket Council with the claim that it had given him specia http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348740/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:40:22 -0500 ANI http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348740/cs/1/ Former US military chief Admiral Mike Mullen has written a letter to the Pakistan Supreme Court to appear before the judicial commission investigating the Memo Gate scandal. http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348738/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:40:13 -0500 ANI http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348738/cs/1/ Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene has claimed Australia's bowling attack is their weakness, and his team would look to expose it in Friday's one-day international at the WACA. http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348715/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:09 -0500 ANI http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348715/cs/1/ The executive director of Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE), Piara Powar, has been branded a racist for calling an Asian fan a "coconut". http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348663/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:00:06 -0500 ANI http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348663/cs/1/ The Islamabad High Court has rejected former defence secretary Lieutenant General (retired) Khalid Naeem Lodhi's plea to temporarily restore him to his post by staying the implementation of his remova http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348650/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:30:07 -0500 ANI http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348650/cs/1/ Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has urged Saaed Ajmal to ignore criticism of his bowling action and focus on destroying the opposition. http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348639/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:20:23 -0500 ANI http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348639/cs/1/ The Pakistan Supreme Court has directed lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan to remove 'objectionable' paragraphs from his appeal in connection with a contempt of court case against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348635/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:20:08 -0500 ANI http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348635/cs/1/ England captain Andrew Strauss and middle-order batsmen Ian Bell plan to reach Sri Lanka, a week earlier than the rest of the England team in a frantic move to prevent another debacle against spin bow http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348464/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:01:19 -0500 ANI http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348464/cs/1/ Pakistan cricketer Hammad Azam has vowed to regain the selectors' confidence through his performances to retain his berth in the Pakistan squad. http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348454/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:00:36 -0500 ANI http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203348454/cs/1/ The Human Rights Watch has called on the United States to pressure the Pakistan government to curb crimes in Balochistan province, including extra-judicial killings, torture, illegal detention, disapp http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203347116/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:10:01 -0500 ANI http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203347116/cs/1/ KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) -- Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors the equivalent of 22 cents each to see ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203361532/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:47:06 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203361532/ A senior militant, believed to be the head of al-Qaeda in Pakistan, was killed in a US drone strike early on Thursday morning, according to security officials. Badar Mansoor had been a link man ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363675/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:46:27 -0500 Ya Libnan http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363675/ BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's ruling party has proposed a controversial plan to amend the country's constitution, which was drafted after a 2006 coup that ousted Thaksin Shinawatra from ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363683/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:44:52 -0500 WHP CBS 21 http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363683/ Bangladesh's inaugural Twenty20 league opened on a sour note yesterday when a leading player revealed he had received a spot-fixing proposition. Mashrafe Mortaza, the ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363703/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:40:00 -0500 The National http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363703/ Afghanistan cricketers, seen here after qualifying for the World Twenty20 in 2010, will play their first one-day international against Pakistan in Sharjah on ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363704/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:39:43 -0500 The National http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363704/ Pakistan's North Waziristan region killed four people yesterday, including a senior militant commander with links to Al Qaeda, Pakistani intelligence officials and Taliban sources said. Badar ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363702/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:52 -0500 The National http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363702/ A | Two weeks after Manchester United was knocked out of the FA Cup by Liverpool, the defending Premier League champions get the chance for some payback when they host their traditional rivals ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363687/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:16 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363687/ A | The Central Kalimantan administration is planning to develop a 183-kilometer long railway tracks in 2013, spanning from Puruk Cahu of Murung Raya Regency to Bangkuang of South Barito ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363686/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:14 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363686/ A | U.S. stock futures are falling after Greek leaders failed to accept the entire batch of new austerity measures demanded by creditors, leaving its bailout in limbo.Dow Jones industrial futures ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363688/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:12 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363688/ A | Sarnubi, aka Fisal, 36, believed that his amulet gave him supernatural protection while reportedly on the job as a robber. But the amulet appeared to have no power against three Duren Sawit ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363689/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:11 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363689/ Maldives' former President Mohamed Nasheed gestures as he speaks on the phone at his residence in Male, Maldives on Thursday. A Maldives court issued an arrest warrant Thursday for Nasheed, who ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363690/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:09 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363690/ A | Bonds issued by consumer goods giant PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk (INDF) have earned an AA+ rating from local ratings agency PT Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia (Pefindo).Indofood plans to issue a ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363691/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:07 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363691/ A | Two employees of mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia's subcontractor, CV Yawapu, Benny Yamamo and Phiter Tumoka, were shot on Thursday by an unidentified person at Mile 37 while driving ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363692/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:06 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363692/ Members of the Jury Jake Gyllenhaal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Jury president Mike Leigh share a joke during the jury photo call for the 62 edition of International Film Festival Berlinale, in ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363693/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:05 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363693/ JAKARTA (AFP) - An alleged mastermind of Indonesia's deadliest terrorist attack that killed more than 200 people in Bali a decade ago will stand trial on Monday, a court spokesman said. Umar ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363694/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:34:44 -0500 The Straits Times http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363694/ In Nepal where one of the biggest childhood killers is water-borne diseases, officials are slowly adopting decentralized ways of treating urban wastewater. There is currently one fully ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363672/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:34:00 -0500 Spero News http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363672/ Kashgari Hamza, 23, the day before the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed published a comment on Twitter: " I do not like the halos of divinity around you. I shall not pray for you ". Forced ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363014/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:33:31 -0500 Spero News http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363014/ 2/9/2012 2:46 AM ET (RTTNews) - Indonesia's central bank unexpectedly slashed its key policy rate by a quarter-point on Thursday to boost economic growth amid deteriorating global economic ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203360614/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:30:11 -0500 RTT News http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203360614/ 2/9/2012 8:22 AM ET (RTTNews) - Unidentified gunmen on Thursday looted around PKR 60 million ($0.661 million) from a Qatari Minister in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Thursday. Qatar's ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363712/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:29:55 -0500 RTT News http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363712/ 2/9/2012 4:39 AM ET (RTTNews) - Asian shares ended on a mixed note on Thursday, as optimism that Greek leaders are nearing an agreement on a rescue plan partially offset disappointing data on ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363711/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:29:50 -0500 RTT News http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363711/ Prisonplanet.com Thursday, February 9, 2012 Vietnam here we come! At least that is what biotech giant Monsanto is saying. The multinational agricultural corporation most known for creating the ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203360932/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:27:06 -0500 Prison Planet http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203360932/ Manila, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) Philippine authorities on Thursday confirmed 63 victims in the 6.7-magnitude earthquake on Richter's open scale that shook the island of Negros, in the central ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363677/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:25:51 -0500 Prensa Latina http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363677/ New Delhi, Feb 9 : Pakistan and Bangladesh have stayed away, for unspecified reasons, from attending a two-day SAARC anti-terror meeting that began in the capital ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363668/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:22:58 -0500 New Kerala http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363668/ A delegation of the Turkic-speaking countries Parliamentary Assembly (TURK PA), led by Secretary General Ramil Hasanov, will attend an OSCE - Thailand Conference. The conference on strengthening ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363713/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:22:32 -0500 News.Az http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363713/ Bangkok Open champion Vania King of the United States dropped just four games in overcoming Russia's Alla Kudryavtseva 6-1 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the US$220,000 PTT Pattaya Open ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363697/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:21:23 -0500 The Nation http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363697/ The Appeals Court yesterday upheld the 20-year prison sentence on Police Lt Gen Chalor Kerdthes, the former crimebuster who was at the centre of the infamous Saudi Blue Diamond case, for abusing ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363698/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:21:19 -0500 The Nation http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363698/ A pickup bomb exploded in the heart of Pattani town yesterday morning, killing a pensioner and injuring 11 other victims. Two children, aged just two and five, were among the injured. The blast ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363699/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:21:16 -0500 The Nation http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363699/ The government has earmarked Bt10 million for today's garden party held under the theme "Love Thailand, Forward Thailand" to thank all sides for flood relief efforts. "The ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363701/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:21:13 -0500 The Nation http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363701/ Government whips and the red shirts Thursday submitted separate drafts seeking changes to the Constitution's Article 291 to pave the way for amendments to the post-coup charter. Chief ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363700/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:21:10 -0500 The Nation http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363700/ broad expansion of its Asia network , says it expects to complete expansion of a multipurpose terminal at the Thailand gateway port of Laem Chabang by the fourth quarter. The third phase build-out ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203361908/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:10:26 -0500 Journal of Commerce http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203361908/ DERA ISMAIL KHAN -; A U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region Thursday, killing five suspected militants, intelligence officials said. The Taliban ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363685/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:54:10 -0500 CTV http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363685/ TIMIKA, Indonesia — Unidentified gunmen have attacked a group of workers near Freeport-McMoRan's gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia, wounding several of them. Company spokesman ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363662/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:41:32 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363662/ A suspected U.S. drone strike Thursday, the second in two days in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region, killed four people, Pakistani officials said. Two missiles fired by the drone ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363708/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:16:23 -0500 UPI http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363708/ Daniela Hantuchova., shown in a match in May 2011, was among the winners Thursday in second-round play at the PTT Pattaya Open tennis tournament in Thailand. UPI/David ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363707/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:15:56 -0500 UPI http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363707/ Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said he had been approached by an unnamed player regarding potential spot-fixing when he turns out as skipper of the Dhaka Gladiators in the Bangladesh ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363670/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:04:30 -0500 IOL http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363670/ MANILA (Reuters) - The United States is seeking more access to Philippines ports and airfields to re-fuel and service its warships and planes, diplomatic and military sources said on Thursday, ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363659/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:57:33 -0500 Reuters http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363659/ PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A US drone strike on a house in northern Pakistan killed at least four suspected militants, and is suspected to have killed Al Qaeda's Pakistani leader Badar Mansoor, ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363710/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:48:13 -0500 Fox News http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363710/ The Foreign Minister of Singapore has warned the U.S. against the rising tide of anti-Chinese rhetoric coming out of Washington D.C., ahead of a visit to the U.S. by Chinese Vice President Xi ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363715/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:42:19 -0500 IBTimes http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363715/ JAKARTA - The Indonesian airline industry has made progress toward mending its reputation - amid soaring demand - after a series of spectacular crashes in recent years drew international attention ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203359285/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:40:09 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203359285/ One of the most senior al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan, Badar Mansoor, has been killed in a US drone strike, local officials say. The attack took place in Miranshah in North Waziristan tribal area, ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363068/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:30:57 -0500 BBC http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363068/ A new government policy in northern Indonesia will enable wives of civil servants to have direct access to their husbands' salaries, officials say. The Gorontalo provincial government in ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363069/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:30:53 -0500 BBC http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363069/ Manila (dpa) - Tourist arrivals in the Philippines hit a record high last year, reaching nearly 4 million visitors, the government said Thursday. A total of 3.92 million tourists visited during ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363714/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:23:21 -0500 bikyamasr http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363714/ Philippine officials conceded Wednesday that there was little hope of finding any survivors among 71 people still buried in landslides set off by a powerful earthquake, as jittery residents stayed ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203361413/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:03:24 -0500 Insurance Journal http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203361413/ Prof. Sandhu will be delivering lectures at the National Conference on Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, to be held on the 17th of February 2012 at Gulf Medical University in Ajman. The conference ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203362457/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:54:07 -0500 AME Info http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203362457/ COLOMBO, Feb. 9 (Xinhua)-- The family of former Maldivian President Mohammad Nasheed have sought refuge in Sri Lanka following the unrest in the Maldives. Sources at Sri Lankan President's ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363680/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:45:50 -0500 SINA http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363680/ By Bertil Lintner BANGKOK - Myanmar is winning more foreign friends while international criticism of the current and previous government's abysmal human rights records has all but ceased. ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363657/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:43:13 -0500 Asia Times http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363657/ By Joel D Adriano MANILA - Official efforts to promote the Philippines as a foreign investment and tourism destination have suffered from a series of foreign kidnappings, including two European ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363658/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:43:06 -0500 Asia Times http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203363658/ By Syed Fazl-e-Haider KARACHI - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has criticized Pakistan's economic projections, saying the country's economic vulnerabilities will further ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203360464/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:42:56 -0500 Asia Times http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203360464/ Taliban leaders have havens in Quetta and Peshawar in Pakistan, said retired Army Gen. Jack Keane, ';A lot of these guys command from the rear, if you will, telling their guys by orders what to ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352777/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:11:23 -0500 Washington Times http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352777/ A | The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) called on Batam authorities to devote extra attention to food and drugs allegedly smuggled into the city, citing that such products often carry ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352745/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:07:13 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352745/ A | Indonesia's central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 5.75 percent to counter a weakening global economy.Bank Indonesia spokesman Difi Johansyah ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352746/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:07:11 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352746/ A | Principal of state elementary school SD Kemasan, Sugiono, 52, was found dead in a room with a sex worker at Dadapan brothel in Ngasem, Kediri, East Java on Wednesday evening."We ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352747/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:07:09 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352747/ National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia applies lower limits on work hours than those stipulated in governmental regulations to keep its pilots fit and healthy."The official regulation applies a ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352748/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:07:07 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352748/ The House of Representatives' finance commission approved Bank Indonesia's (BI) request to increase its annual budget to cover a planned raise in employee salaries, including those of ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352749/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:07:05 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352749/ A | The tsunami that hit Fukushima Prefecture on March 11 was particularly high--possibly up to 21 metres--along the coast in the centre of the prefecture where the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352750/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:07:04 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352750/ Liam Lacey interviews Christian Marclay about his video installation: a 24-hour loop of clocks, watches and other timepieces, in which the images on screen are arranged to coincide with real ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352783/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:06:53 -0500 The Globe and Mail http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352783/ ROC President Ma Ying-jeou points out Feb. 8 that the 16 deals signed between Taiwan and mainland China are part of the institutionalization of cross-strait peace. ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352754/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:05:53 -0500 Taiwan Today http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352754/ Independent mainland Chinese visitors from an additional eight cities across the strait could begin visiting Taiwan as early as March if talks between the two sides in Hong Kong Feb. 9 bear fruit. ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352755/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:05:50 -0500 Taiwan Today http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352755/ Taiwan Today By Meg Chang Restructuring Taiwan's economy will be a top priority for the ROC government in 2012, according to Council for Economic Planning and Development Minister Yiin ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352756/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:05:48 -0500 Taiwan Today http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352756/ Taiwan Today Computex Taipei 2012, Asia's largest computer exhibition and procurement platform, and Display Taiwan, the world's biggest display technology fair, are set to be held during ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352758/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:05:42 -0500 Taiwan Today http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352758/ Spent fuel from Taiwan's nuclear power plants is stored safely, in accordance with International Atomic Energy Agency regulations, according to the AEC. ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352759/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:05:40 -0500 Taiwan Today http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352759/ YALA, Thailand (AFP) - A car bomb killed at least one person and wounded another 15 in Thailand's violent deep south on Thursday, local hospital officials said. The bomb was hidden in a ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352751/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:03:51 -0500 The Straits Times http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352751/ United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday welcomed activists from Myanmar including a comedian recently freed from prison as part of Washington's efforts to encourage reform ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352752/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:03:45 -0500 The Straits Times http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352752/ WASHINGTON (AFP) - United States lawmakers moved forward on Wednesday on a bill that would curb aid to Vietnam unless it improves its human rights record, raising concern over the treatment of ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352753/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:03:42 -0500 The Straits Times http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352753/ Former powerhouse Indonesia has taken a backseat in world badminton to China and Malaysia but has still managed to win a gold at every Games since it became an Olympic sport in ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203351093/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:59:10 -0500 SBS http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203351093/ Thailand's consumer confidence index in January rose for two consecutive months, thanks chiefly to government and financial institutions' measures to help relieve flood impacts, according ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352760/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:50:33 -0500 The Nation http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352760/ SYDNEY (AFP) – Singapore Airlines' new long-haul budget carrier Scoot said Australia's Gold Coast would be its second destination, having already announced routes to Sydney. Scoot ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203351106/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:44:09 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203351106/ FORT WAYNE – Fort Wayne’s Burmese Advocacy Center has reopened in a new location, a move its leadership said reflects a commitment to the ongoing needs of the local refugee and immigrant ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352726/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:39:14 -0500 Journal Gazette http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352726/ MANILA, Feb 9, 2012 (IPS) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues have generally been ignored in the Philippines, or worse, negatively portrayed to spice up mainstream media ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203351065/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:38:17 -0500 IPS http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203351065/ The United States lifted one of its many sanctions against Myanmar in recognition of recent positive moves toward political reform in the country after decades of direct military rule. US Secretary ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352763/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:37:50 -0500 Intellasia http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352763/ Aung San Suu Kyi was met by thousands of cheering supporters in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta Tuesday on her second campaign trip ahead of by-elections that could sweep her into ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352764/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:37:48 -0500 Intellasia http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352764/ Commercial lending may be the saviour of bank profits this year, as investment banking continues to struggle. As such, Singapore lenders are benefiting. Last year, rising expenses like salaries, and ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352765/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:37:46 -0500 Intellasia http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352765/ The Asian retail property sector is expected to remain bullish this year with eager international retailers seeking expansion in Asia, lured by the region's growing wealth and tourism ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352767/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:37:44 -0500 Intellasia http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352767/ Bloomberg Brief today announced the launch of Economics Asia and the addition of Tamara Mast Henderson, a former International Monetary Fund economist, to the group's staff. The daily Economics ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352768/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:37:42 -0500 Intellasia http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352768/ An increasing number of Australians are choosing to spend their vacation time enjoying ... http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352731/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:25:41 -0500 Travel Blackboard http://story.bangladeshsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203352731/