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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Sri Lanka Source.com http://www.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/10/id/303b19022816233b/ en-us Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:57:34 -0500 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:57:34 -0500 30 Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has asked opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar to apologise for his statements on the army. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263944/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:01:01 -0500 ANI http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263944/cs/1/ Pakistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has taken suo moto notice of the target killing of Balochistan lawmaker Bakhtiar Domki's wife and daughter. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263943/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:00:51 -0500 ANI http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263943/cs/1/ Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will travel to Qatar on Monday for talks on the Taliban's plans to set up a representative office in the Gulf state, Pakistani officials have said. al http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203248496/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:40:17 -0500 ANI http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203248496/cs/1/ A group of congressmen has sought the US citizenship for jailed Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi, who helped the CIA track down and kill former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden last year in his Abbottaba http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203248482/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:10:07 -0500 ANI http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203248482/cs/1/ Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said the Balochistan issue is a "grave concern", adding that he is planning to talk to Baloch leaders - even those in exile over the issue. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203248481/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:10:04 -0500 ANI http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203248481/cs/1/ Australian captain Michael Clarke has said his team deserves to be regarded as favourites, ahead of the triangular one-day series against Sri Lanka and India. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203245912/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:30:11 -0500 ANI http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203245912/cs/1/ Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has assured that his government would continue to extend its fullest political, moral and diplomatic support to the Kashmiris to help settle the Kashmir dispute pea http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203244621/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:40:06 -0500 ANI http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203244621/cs/1/ Over 500 million Indians will need new homes in almost a decade, close to the needs of China, North America and Western Europe put together, as the government and urban local bodies focus more on cons http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203243197/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:20:02 -0500 IANS http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203243197/cs/1/ A PAKISTANI billionaire is reportedly behind a bid to buy failed fashion chain Peacocks from administration. Cardiff-based Peacocks, which has 563 stores and 48 concessions, collapsed under debts ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203262719/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:16:39 -0500 IC Wales http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203262719/ Nepal: Health workers in Nepal are to cull thousands of chickens following the discovery of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in the southeastern part of the Himalayan country, officials said ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263082/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:15:30 -0500 Times of Oman http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263082/ MANILA (Reuters) - One child died and a local tsunami alert was issued after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake followed by two aftershocks struck off the Philippines island of Negros on Monday, according ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263081/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:15:21 -0500 West Australian http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263081/ A | The Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) in Central Jakarta suffered at least Rp 1 billion (US$112,000) in damages as a result of the fire that gutted its central medical unit on the 8th floor ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263093/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:14:33 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263093/ A | South Jakarta administration tore down nine plush residences in a housing estate in Jagakarsa district next to Situ Babakan, South Jakarta for building permit violations. "The demolition ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263092/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:14:31 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263092/ A | The newly-established Election Committee (KP) said they would start the screening work of candidates to lead the Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) on Monday. "[On Monday], we will ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263094/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:14:29 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263094/ A fire gutted the 8th floor of the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital's Central Medical Unit on Monday morning, forcing hospital management to evacuate patients to other parts of the medical ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263095/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:14:28 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263095/ Myanmar's Election Commission has given opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi the green light to run for parliamentary by-elections, which are seen as a key test of the long-repressed ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263097/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:13:01 -0500 The Straits Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263097/ MANILA (AFP) - A 6.8 earthquake hit the central Philippines on Monday, killing at least one person and causing panic in cities where buildings shook, authorities said. The quake hit 70km north of ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263096/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:12:58 -0500 The Straits Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263096/ ISLAMABAD -; A rescue official says a three-story factory building has collapsed in a city in eastern Pakistan, killing at least one person and trapping around 40 others. Amjad Hussain says the ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203262949/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:11:30 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203262949/ JAKARTA, Indonesia -; Indonesia has come up with another bizarre plan to keep commuters from riding on the roofs of trains: Swat them with brooms drenched in putrid goop. "For anyone who is ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263109/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:11:13 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263109/ Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha Monday called on the Nitirat group of academics to stop campaigning on lese-majesty law amendment, saying it would lead to confrontation and eventually ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263098/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:07:34 -0500 The Nation http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263098/ Image via Wikipedia Philippine tycoons are circling Philippine Airlines (PAL), a loss-making asset in Lucio Tan’s corporate empire. Potential buyers for Tan’s majority stake include food ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203262740/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:01:20 -0500 Forbes http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203262740/ Indonesia n Crude Price (ICP) had reached US$115.91 per barrel in January, up $5.21 from December, creating more pressure for the government to reduce energy subsidies to avoid a ballooning ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263099/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:55:42 -0500 Asia News Network http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263099/ For the semi-civilian government of President Thein Sein government, it is their proudest moment as they have worked out meticulously to implement the seven-point roadmap kicked off in August 2003. ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263100/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:55:24 -0500 Asia News Network http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263100/ Laos finally has World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership in sight after working towards inclusion in the global body for the past 15 years. Accession to the WTO now looks likely by the end of ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263103/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:55:00 -0500 Asia News Network http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263103/ Philippines , as part of a new government policy aimed at boosting early learning skills among children. Of the 170 region-based tongues spoken, 11 main ones cover most of the population and the ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263101/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:54:56 -0500 Asia News Network http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263101/ In extending the sentence of former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav from 35 years to life in prison in its appeal ruling Friday, the Supreme Court Chamber of the UN-backed Extraordinary ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203262787/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:54:43 -0500 Asia News Network http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203262787/ Asian banks made its way to the top 20 international bank brands of the year 2011, highlighting how they have so far bested the global financial turmoil and their future potential, the latest ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203262772/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:32:43 -0500 IBTimes http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203262772/ Priyanka Gandhi, Congress party's star campaigner in Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, says brother Rahul is not focussed on becoming PM. He is working to "bring in positive change ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203262995/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:28:34 -0500 BBC http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203262995/ HONG KONG: Asian shares rose Monday, tracking gains on Wall Street after strong US jobs data but worries about Greece's unresolved debt crisis -- and default fears -- weighed on markets and the ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263080/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:27:40 -0500 Times of India http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263080/ A | A police officer with the Tomini precinct in Parigi Moutong, Central Sulawesi, identified as Chief Brig. Nurkholik was killed by a homicide suspect on Sunday evening."Nurkholik was ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203261846/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:37:05 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203261846/ Join the discussion The Miami Herald is pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and observations about what's in the news. Some of the comments may be reprinted ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203261751/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:30:11 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203261751/ protest ers claimed that it was straight firing that caused death of two civilians and injuries to four people. The FC sources in Quetta, however, said that personnel opened fire in the air to ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203261848/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:19:35 -0500 Asia News Network http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203261848/ February 5, 2012 A diplomat based in Islamabad said on Sunday that an Israeli attack on Iran would force Pakistan to support a Iranian response, according to the Israeli ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203261827/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:04:38 -0500 Infowars Ireland http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203261827/ Floods continues to threaten Queensland in eastern Australia, with the town of St George expected to be worst hit. Thousands have been evacuated from the area, which is seeing its third major flood ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203261774/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:53:07 -0500 BBC http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203261774/ Pakistan's lucrative pharmaceutical industry is trying to recover its reputation after a scandal in which over 100 patients died from the effects of contaminated heart medicines. Tests now ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203261565/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:53:04 -0500 BBC http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203261565/ Vietnam is not alone in a festering territorial dispute with China. In the near future Indian warships will arrive into the South China Sea. This is a group of destroyers CMD (controlled missile ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203261773/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:22:56 -0500 Pravda http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203261773/ BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets climbed Monday after US unemployment fell to its lowest in three years, suggesting a stronger recovery in the world's No. 1 economy that could benefit the region's ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203261553/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:21:21 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203261553/ YANGON (REUTERS) - A top United Nations envoy warned Myanmar on Sunday not to backtrack on its ongoing reform programme and said the civilian government should acknowledge its past human rights ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203260665/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:59:52 -0500 The Straits Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203260665/ Palanpur, Feb 5 : Twelve Pakistani nationals were held along their two boats from the Harami Nala area off Kutch district near Indo-Pak border, BSF officials said ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203260664/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:56:36 -0500 New Kerala http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203260664/ Editor’s Note: The Vietnam War continues in the depression of many Vietnamese seniors decades after moving to the U.S. Part 2 of series. Read Part ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203260531/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:30:26 -0500 New America Media http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203260531/ Outrage grew on Sunday after Russia and China blocked a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its crackdown on protests, with the opposition saying it handed the regime a "licence ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259266/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:10:37 -0500 Intellasia http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259266/ US Senator John McCain warned China's vice Foreign minister Zhang Zhijun on Saturday that "the Arab Spring is coming to China" and highlighted the number of Tibetans burning ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259265/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:10:36 -0500 Intellasia http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259265/ Dusty roads and makeshift offices are the only hints of the ambitious $50 billion project slated for the thick jungles near Myanmar's southern city of Dawei, billed by its developers as the ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259264/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:10:36 -0500 Intellasia http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259264/ One of Myanmar's most prominent rebel groups on Saturday warned a ceasefire deal seen as a breakthrough in relations with the regime was "fragile", as ethnic unrest continues to cast ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259267/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:10:35 -0500 Intellasia http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259267/ After the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Vietnam suspended its nuclear plans and waited for more than a decade before reviving them. But Vietnam was undeterred by last year's Fukushima ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259269/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:10:34 -0500 Intellasia http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259269/ When Myanmar announced a cease-fire last month with one of the country's most prominent rebel groups, images of longstanding enemies shaking hands across a table were beamed around the globe ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259268/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:10:34 -0500 Intellasia http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259268/ Senior officials arrested in a corruption investigation. Subway commuters trapped underground without light or proper ventilation. Flooded roads in the financial district. It may sound like ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203258840/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:01:42 -0500 CNBC http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203258840/ His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam (R) and His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259259/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:01:03 -0500 The Brunei Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259259/ VENDORS at the first Fruit Festival at the Waterfront have expressed satisfaction and are encouraged by the visitors flow since the start of the five-day ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259258/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:01:01 -0500 The Brunei Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259258/ Some of the female participants at the Maulidur Rasul celebration for women in Temburong district at the Community Hall Complex, in Bangar Town. Picture: BT/ Rasidah ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259260/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:01:00 -0500 The Brunei Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259260/ ), reminded him of his childhood years."It's become part of our culture and tradition that needs to be preserved," he said, adding that the 4.3km procession was a good way to stay fit ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259263/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:00:58 -0500 The Brunei Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259263/ Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (R), with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the Maulidur Rasul celebrations at the Masjid Putra, Putrajaya, yesterday. ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259262/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:00:54 -0500 The Brunei Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259262/ Bandar Seri Begawan - Going out of their comfort zone, nine Universiti Brunei Darussalam students have left the country on Saturday to embark on a journey to impart their knowledge of English and ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259270/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:37:00 -0500 Bru Direct http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203259270/ Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will visit provinces on the flood "trail" next week to inspect the progress of flood-prevention measures, PM's Office Minister Nivatthamrong ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203257786/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:33:18 -0500 The Nation http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203257786/ Children should rate performances of masters in classes, newminister says New Education Minister Suchart Tadathamrongvech sees teachers as service providers in the education industry who should be ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203257787/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:33:15 -0500 The Nation http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203257787/ Pakistan will support every effort to promote reconciliation in Afghanistan, a senior government official said ahead of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's visit to Qatar Monday to discuss ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203257788/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:15:46 -0500 RTB News http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203257788/ Yangon (dpa) – The Myanmar exile-run Mizzima News Agency is preparing to open a branch office in Yangon, reports said Sunday. ';If the government allowed us we could open it straight ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203257789/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:50:06 -0500 bikyamasr http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203257789/ MANILA, Philippines - Manulife Philippines recently celebrated its 105th annitversary – in the same year that its global parent, Manulife Financial Corporation, marks its 125th anniversary. On ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203256663/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:53:27 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203256663/ SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Weakness in Asian prices of jet fuel in the fourth quarter, normally a peak demand period, looks set to persist through 2012 on a dip in air travel caused by ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203256465/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:53:18 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203256465/ True to its name, Brunei Salebration has spoiled the consumers with choices and nation-wide special bargains and give-aways on specific furniture items and electronics. Today, RTB made their way ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203256664/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:38:10 -0500 RTB News http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203256664/ GEBENG, Malaysia--China's chokehold on the rare earths vital for everything from iPads to missiles is widely expected to end soon, thanks in large part to a contentious new plant in ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203255551/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:10:41 -0500 The China Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203255551/ The government in Islamabad says a military convoy struck a roadside bomb in northwestern Pakistan on February 5, killing one soldier. Another 12 Pakistani soldiers were injured when militants ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203254478/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:51:24 -0500 Spero News http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203254478/ Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will visit provinces on the flood "trail" next week to inspect the progress of flood-prevention measures, PM's Office Minister Nivatthamrong ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203254480/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:46:45 -0500 The Nation http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203254480/ Board is not seeking to restrict academic freedom, rector insists After receiving strong criticism, Thammasat University's executive board will next week review its resolution to ban ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203254479/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:46:41 -0500 The Nation http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203254479/ Another policy rate cut is expected at the next meeting of the Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee in March, given the external risks in Europe and the United States. There are some ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203254481/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:46:38 -0500 The Nation http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203254481/ The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has stepped up a probe into a land-encroachment case in Ratchaburi linked to a high-profile murder allegedly ordered by the father of a Cabinet member ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203254483/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:46:32 -0500 The Nation http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203254483/ INTERNATIONAL tourism in Cairns is at risk of a critical blow, as Jetstar threatens to scrap a vital service to Singapore because of laws that would make the route too costly to ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203254484/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:34:01 -0500 Cairns.com.au http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203254484/ Agartala (Tripura), Feb.5 : India and Bangladesh are holding a special three-day film festival titled-'Bangladesh War of Liberation in Celluloid' here to promote cultural diplomacy ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203253356/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:16:15 -0500 New Kerala http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203253356/ New Delhi, Feb.5 : Bangladesh High Commissioner Tariq Ahmed Karim and the president of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Dr. Karan Singh, released Dhaka-based author Anisul Hoque's latest ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203253357/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:15:50 -0500 New Kerala http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203253357/ Turkish soldiers members of the European Union Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, EUFOR, shovel snow from the tracks around a frozen tram as they work to normalize public transport in Bosnian capital ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203252026/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:39:07 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203252026/ Courier SRS shows the confiscated drugs during a press conference held by the Dumai Customs and Excise Office on Sunday. SRS was caught carrying 1,385 grams of acetaminophen and heroin possibly ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203252027/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:39:05 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203252027/ A | A Republican Guard commander warns Iran will target any country where an attack against it is staged. Hossein Salami, deputy commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard, Iran's most ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203252028/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:39:03 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203252028/ England's cricketers will have to fight hard to avoid a first-ever series whitewash at the hands of Pakistan in the third and final Test at Dubai ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203252023/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:36:08 -0500 SBS http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203252023/ England at last saw the back of Azhar Ali, but still need to pull off the second-highest run chase in their Test history to avoid a 3-0 whitewash against ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203252017/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:08:28 -0500 The Independent http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203252017/ Japanese is a foreign language to him, but Vietnamese filmmaker Tran Anh Hung was able to surpass all cultural and language barriers to bring the Japanese novel "Norwegian Wood" to the big ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203252018/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:06:59 -0500 New America Media http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203252018/ Thailand has formally announced its recognition of Palestine as an independent state, making the Southeast Asian country the first country to recognize Palestine in 2012. The Palestinian Authority ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203251977/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:25:48 -0500 Palestine Chronicle http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203251977/ Russia, South Korea and Singapore signed a cooperation deal on developing nanotechnology Thursday.A memorandum of understanding signed Thursday on the sidelines of the 2011 St. Petersburg ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203251918/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:22:34 -0500 People's Daily http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203251918/ Hundreds of pilots of leading carrier Garuda Indonesia staged a strike on Thursday that cause flight delays and cancellations in several airports in the country.The strike started since midnight ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203252019/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:22:12 -0500 People's Daily http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203252019/