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Stakes are huge in Malaysian election
NEW DELHI — Malaysia faces its most significant election in decades Sunday, as voters choose between the longtime ruling coalition touting its steady hand and an untested opposition alliance promising economic and political reforms. The stakes are...Tags: Islam, Elections, Government, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Culture
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Special Report: How textile kings weave a hold on Bangladesh
ReutersDHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's garment boom has made Mohammad Fazlul Azim a wealthy man. Over three decades his empire has grown from a single factory to a string of plants that employ 26,000 workers and clock up an annual turnover of about $200 million....Tags: Dhaka (Bangladesh), Government, Pakistan, Bangladesh, JC Penney Company Inc.
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Liberia denies resource deals violated laws
Reuters* Audit cast doubt on good governance efforts * Minister says no laws violated MONROVIA, May 3 (Reuters) - The Liberian government denied on Friday it had violated its own laws in awarding resource contracts and pledged to implement the...Tags: Liberia, Nobel Prize Awards, Crime, Law and Justice, Entertainment Events
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Insight: As economy flounders, Vietnam banks on debt cleanup
ReutersHANOI (Reuters) - When Nguyen Manh Hung's furniture company Phuc Luc was bustling, orders flew in from wealthy Vietnamese who sought his hand-crafted beds, cabinets and tables, netting him $25,000 a month after costs and wages for 35 staff. Two years...Tags: Central Bank, Government, Stock Market, Economy, Business and Finance, Hanoi (Vietnam)
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George Michael: Pretty blue in blue states
A recent article in the real estate section of MSN.com, written by Kurt Badenhausen of Forbes Magazine, was titled “America’s Most Miserable Cities of 2013.” The article ranked American cities based on metrics that included violent...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Barack Obama, Real Estate, Internal Revenue Service, Rudy Giuliani
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RPT-SPECIAL REPORT-How textile kings weave a hold on Bangladesh
Reuters(Repeats to add video link: Witness: Race to the bottom fuels tragedy in Bangladesh: http://link.reuters.com/sex77t) By John Chalmers DHAKA, May 3 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's garment boom has made Mohammad Fazlul Azim a wealthy man. Over three decades...Tags: Marks & Spencer Ltd., Dhaka (Bangladesh), Pakistan, Bangladesh, JC Penney Company Inc.
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Susan Hahn Susan Hahn was editor of TriQuarterly for 14 years. She is author of a recent novel, “The Six Granddaughters of Cecil Slaughter”; nine books of poetry, including “Self/Pity” and “The Scarlet Ibis”; and...Tags: Movies, Northwestern University, Restaurant and Catering Industry, American Apparel, Authors
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Building a better billboard law in L.A.
Many major thoroughfares in Los Angeles, especially on the Westside and in Hollywood, were a little less glaring this week, a little less distracting, a little — OK, fine, let's come out and say it — less tacky. That's because a judge...
Tags: Local Elections, Elections, Government, Justice System, Laws
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Pakistani court disqualifies Musharraf from parliament elections
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani court on Tuesday barred former President Pervez Musharraf from running in next month’s parliament elections, derailing the onetime general’s bid for an unlikely political comeback in the country he ruled...
Tags: Parliament, Nawaz Sharif, Elections, Government, Karachi (Pakistan)
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Hong Kong shares may weaken; soft U.S., China data weigh
ReutersHONG KONG, May 2 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could return from a mid-week Labour Day holiday weaker on Thursday, after soft China manufacturing data and a disappointing jobs report in the United States heightened concerns about the global economy....Tags: Sheldon Adelson, Xi Jinping, Hong Kong, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
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L.A. County cites 16 'maternity hotel' owners
Following a flurry of complaints, Los Angeles County inspectors have cited 16 "maternity hotel" owners for illegally operating boardinghouses in residential zones. The facilities, all in Rowland Heights or Hacienda Heights, will ultimately be shut down,...
Tags: Los Angeles Hotels, Curt Hagman, Local Government, Don Knabe, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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China's top paper warns against "underground" extravagance
ReutersBEIJING, May 1 (Reuters) - China's top newspaper warned on Wednesday that some government officials were avoiding new President Xi Jinping's graft-busting instructions to be frugal by taking banquets and other lavish displays underground, including hiding...Tags: Xi Jinping, China
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