Some shipping industry players support open policy The Star | PETALING JAYA: While the local shipowners deem the recently-announced partial relaxation of the cabotage policy as untimely, some quarters of the local maritime industry think otherwise. | The Government had partially liberalise the cabotage policy for containerised transhipment cargo for the sect...
China urges 'joint cooperation' in Spratlys Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines – China called on fellow claimant countries to the Spratlys Islands in the South China sea to enter into a 'joint cooperation' to explore its natural resources. | Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Liu Jianchao said China wanted to settle the Spratlys dispute through peacefu...
Some shipping industry players support open policy The Star | PETALING JAYA: While the local shipowners deem the recently-announced partial relaxation of the cabotage policy as untimely, some quarters of the local maritime industry think otherwise. | The Government had partially liberalise the cabotage policy...
The World's Top 10 Mega-Yachts ABC News By ALAENA HOSTETTER | LONDON, June 18, 2009 | FONT SIZE | As the world's glided out of Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, last week, crowds of onlookers watched the vessel and, perhaps, dreamed of who was onboard the . Mega-yacht Eclipse leav...
Taiwan coastguard may boost The Manila Times | TAIPEI: Taiwan's coastguard said Sunday it was likely to increase its presence in a disputed South China Sea archipelago, in response to a significant rise in the number of foreign fishing boats there. | Taiwan's coastguard, which has a base on Tai...
Toward seafaring excellence The Daily Tribune | EYE CATCHER | 06/10/2009 | Distinguished guests, faculty and staff, alumni as well as media personalities gathered at the Intramuros Corporate Plaza on the occasion of the Philippine Nautical and Technological College’s (PNTC) 15th anniversary cele...
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Time is running out, say rebels Independent online | By Andrew Heavens | Khartoum - Sudan's former southern rebels on Sunday said there had been no concrete progress in talks over a faltering peace deal with the north, and warned t...
Oman oil output, exports reverse years of decline Gulf News | Muscat: Oman last Friday reported a sharp increase in crude oil exports during the first four months of this year, reinforcing a trend in rising production after years of declini...
Too little info from Petronas The Star | When profit falls despite a healthy revenue increase, full explanations are required. However, that has not been forthcoming at Petronas. | DESPITE record revenues, the national ...
Saudi-Indian ties set to grow Arab News | Ghazanfar Ali Khan | Arab News | Faisal Hassan Trad | Saudi Arabia and India are poised to become strong global as well as regional partners with a vision to restore peace and security in the Middle East, Asia and the world at large. "The planned v...
In brief: Food agency short on funds The Oklahoman Comments 0 | ASIA | Food agency short on funds BEIJING — The U.N.’s food agency cannot feed millions of hungry women and children in impoverished North Korea because international donations have dried up and the communist regime has restr...
Report: NKorea Likely to Fire Barrage of Missiles ABC News By JAE-SOON CHANG Associated Press Writer | SEOUL, South Korea July 2, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press | FILE - In this file photo taken , Monday, May 21, 2007, North Korean cargo ship Kang Nam I, is... FILE - In this file photo taken , Monday, May 21...
7,000 expected at trade exhibition The Star | AN ESTIMATED 7,000 architects, interior designers, developers, quantity surveyors, engineers and other building industry professionals are congregating at Archidex 09 (10th Malaysia Architecture, Interior Design and Building Exhibition), which runs until tomorrow at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. | Organised for the 10th consecutive year, Ar...
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