Inquirer 23 million Filipinos living below Asia-Pacific poverty line | MANILA, Philippines— The new poverty line for Asia-Pacific is $1.35 a day and about 23 million Filipinos, or 27 percent of the Philippine population, are living below it. | Using the regional povert... (photo: WN)
The Times of India Buyers snap up jewellery as festive season begins | SINGAPORE: Jewellery makers in India, the world's largest consumer of gold, paid a premium to secure scarce supplies of the metal to meet... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)
Dawn Malaysian palm oil lower | BANGKOK, Aug 26: Malaysian crude palm oil futures fell 7.3 per cent to a one-week low on Tuesday as fears of defaults by Chinese buyers amid rising supply encouraged players to sell contracts heavil... (photo: WN / patricia) BangkokCommoditiesMalaysianPalmoilPhotos
Asia Times The UN at dead-end in Myanmar | By Larry Jagan | BANGKOK - While the United Nations heaps praise on Myanmar's ruling junta for its collaborative spirit in dealing with the Cyclone Nargis disaster, the... (photo: AP / Democratic Voice of Burma, HO) DemocracyJuntaMyanmarPhotosUN
Wall Street Journal When Good Lizards Go Bad: KAMPUNG KOMODO, Indonesia -- At least once a week, an unwelcome intruder crawls under a clapboard wall and, forked tongue darting, lumbers its way into Syarif Maulana's c... (photo: GNU) AnimalsIndonesiaPhotosSocietyWildlife
The Manila Times Asean to pursue more FTAs | SINGAPORE: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is set this week to finalize a free trade agreement with India and hold talks with Australia and New Zealand, ... (photo: AP /Bullit Marquez) AseanBusinessEconomyPhotosTrade
