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AsiaBulletin.com Sunday 5th July 2009 Edition 186/2009
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"Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times."
Joseph Jackson
The father of Michael Jackson and the family patriarch was speaking after the sudden death of his son.

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China, Yuan Renminbi 0.146 0.104 - 14.07 0.181
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26 killed in Thai bus, car pile-up
32 militants killed in Afghanistan
Illinois wants to work with 'exceptionally important' India
UNCTAD Chief calls for Asian monetary fund
UN chief meets Myanmar junta chief

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New AIT chief welcome
Condo road caves in
Electronics sector looking up again with more demand
PM confident Malays will accept liberalisation measures too

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Dubal shows commitment to Far East, Asian Markets
Asian markets mixed after grim U.S. jobs data
G8 united in not shifting reserve currencies-source
Japan stocks sag on dismal US jobless data
Brazil's central bank calls auction to buy dollars

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China has 176.5 million motor vehicles, 188.8 million drivers
Lanka denies arms deal with China
Taliban's 'disabled' teenage suicide bombers may target Chinese nationals in Pak
Saudi exporters demand duty on Chinese imports

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Breaking News
North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative
South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast...

Industries being reinvented in Pearl River Delta
The role of design in reinventing the world's factory was in the spotlight at a recent conference organised by the Hong Kong Design Centre....

North Korea cements military ties with Myanmar
A leaked report purportedly drafted by authorities in Myanmar’s military government describes a top-secret visit to North Korea late last year by Myanmar's top brass, during which the two sides pledged to significantly expand cooperation in military training and arms production, Radio Free Asia (RFA)...

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Swiss banks cutting U.S. clients loose
Swiss banks are shunning business from the U.S. amid concerns over legal issues and prospects for tighter...

Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday, when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan...

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657 billion cigarettes a year sold on black market
The global tobacco industry is under attack from pirates that are ripping the heart out of cigarette...

Obama still popular despite weakening economy, employment
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...

European equities mixed, U.S. markets closed
Some markets in Europe closed higher Friday, while others...

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    Tom Cruise gifts daughter a toy kangaroo
    Zac Efron, Megan Fox get cosy
    Beckhams spend $81,660 on luxury eco-spa
    Peter Andre cosies up with 'Big Brother' winner Chantelle Houghton
    Peter Andre finds break-up with Jordan to be worst time of his life
    Posh's chat-up line kicked off her love story with Becks

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    Fashion piracy causing concern in Hong Kong
    150,000 evacuated as storms batter southern China
    North Korea tests seventh missile, says South Korea
    North Korea fires two more missiles
    India, Japan to work for early FMCT, fast-track economic pact
    Ashes 2009, a series too close to call, says Roebuck

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    Now the June 30 deadline has arrived and US troops have evacuated Iraqi cities and towns, what do you think will be the outcome?


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    Driving along the main coastal highway, on the edge of the main township of Paihia, in the heart of the Bay of Islands, lay the...


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    Crash of Pakistan military helicopter kills 27
    New Zealand reports first swine flu deaths
    British immigration officials pass Pak visas in just 11 minutes
    'Top PCB officials have no knowledge about sports management'
    UAE contributes 500,000 dollars to UN for Bhutto's assassination probe
    'Influential' Musharraf gives assurance to detained Pak family