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Australia's ban on foreign carriers to stay
| SINGAPORE Airlines will remain shut out of the trans-Pacific route when the federal Government launches its long-awaited aviation green paper tomorrow. | The draft blue... (photo: GFDL / Terence Ong) The Australian
Australia Aviation Business Industry Photos

The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protester shows a picture of Thai king and queen during an anti-government rally at the besieged Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Airlines were flying dozens of empty planes out of Bangkok's international airport Monday as authorities struggled to clear it of protesters to reopen international links and move 100,000 travelers stranded by the crisis, the airport sai

Bangkok postpones ASEAN summit
| THE political turmoil gripping Thailand has forced the postponement until next year of the ASEAN summit scheduled to start next week in the northern city of Chiang Mai.... (photo: AP / Vincent Thian) The Australian
ASEAN Photos Politics Society Thailand

New Zealand Batsman Daniel Vettori, left talks with coach John Bracewel(bp4)

Vettori has right to feel affronted
| BY its rank ineptitude the New Zealand cricket team has publicly offended its captain, Daniel Vettori, and rendered Test cricket another disservice. | Young, raw and na... (photo: AP Photo) The Australian
Cricket New Zealand Photos Sports Star

Kein Rudd speeds up security rethink
| KEVIN Rudd is expected to commission a new government counter-terrorism white paper this week in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, which killed at least 172 peo... (photo: creative commons / ) The Australian
Australia India Leader Photos Politics

Singapore - Cargo Ships - Shipment - Vessels - Economy - Port. (ps1)

Somali pirates to free Yemen cargo ship
| BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) - Somali pirates have agreed to release a Yemeni cargo ship without ransom after successful negotiations between the hijackers, local elders ... (photo: WN / patricia) The Star
Economy Export Photos Trade Yamen

Anti-government protestors cheer during a rally at the besieged Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008.

Thai protesters reinforce airport siege as country's political crisis heightens
| BANGKOK, Thailand - Protesters trying to force the prime minister's resignation brought in thousands of reinforcements to occupy Bangkok's two besieged airports Monday,... (photo: AP / Vincent Thian) Star Tribune
Airport Photos Protest Thailand Violence

Vista SP2 to land in April 2009-ish?
| Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) looks set to hit manufacturers in April next year. | According to Malaysian website , which has been rather good at playing the Micro... (photo: AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) The Register
Computer Microsoft Photos Software Technology

Smoking cure gets health warning
| AUSTRALIA's drug regulator has issued a new warning about the popular quit-smoking pill Champix, which it linked to depression, aggression and suicidal thoughts and beh... (photo: WN / Geeta) Sydney Morning Herald
Health Photos Science Smoking Women

River 'killed' by pollution feeds city water supply
| A SECTION of the Coxs River in the Blue Mountains that supplies drinking water to Sydney is so polluted by industrial run-off that it is effectively dead, independent w... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Sydney Morning Herald
Photos Pollution River Supply Water

Japan set to tackle lending costs
| The Bank of Japan (BoJ) will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to tackle rising corporate borrowing costs amid Japan's deepening economic crisis. | The Bank is comin... (photo: AP / Toshifumi Kitamura, Pool) BBC News
Bank Economy Finance Japan Photos

Sydney Opera House, clearly showing the outline of its "sails".

Sydney Opera House darkens in mourning
| By ROHAN SULLIVAN | Associated Press Writer= SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - The distinctive white sails of the Sydney Opera House darkened Sunday night to mourn the death of ... (photo: GFDL / ) The Guardian
Architect Country Minister Photos Sydney

Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa, left, speaks at a news conference with Japan's Central Bank Governor Masaaki Shirakawa Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, in Was

Japan central bank to hold extra meeting Tuesday
| The Associated Press | TOKYO - Japan's central bank will hold an unscheduled monetary policy meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss ways to help companies raise money ami... (photo: AP / Kevin Wolf) Philadelphia Daily News
Banks Economy Japan Market Photos

Japanese car sales in worst fall since 1970s
| Japanese car sales have plummeted at a pace not seen since the bleak economic days of the early 1970s. | Confirming new fears that Japan has crashed into its sharpest d... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Times
Economy Japan Manufacturers Photos Toyota

Acer plans netbook with 10.2-inch screen
| Acer, the world's third largest PC vendor, is planning to launch a netbook next year with a 10.2-inch screen, the largest netbook screen from Acer so far, a company rep... (photo: WN / Geeta) The New York Times
Acer Companies Netbook Photos Shipments

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Liquigaz, LPGMA to cut prices by P1-P2
| MANILA, Philippines—As world oil prices continue to go down, bulk liquefied petroleum gas supplier Liquigaz Philippines Corp. and the LPG Marketers Association announce... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Inquirer
Lpg Philippines Photos Prices Supplier

Sheraton readies 30-story hotel for seaside premiere in Vietnam's Nha Trang
Sheraton Hotels and Resorts have targeted May 2009 as the debut for its hotly anticipated Nha Trang property. The 281-room, 30-story Sheraton Nha Trang Hotel & Spa will b... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) TravelDailyNews
Market Photos Sheraton Tourism Travel

An unusual road at London Heathrow Airport, England. Traffic is held at the barrier while a British Airways Boeing 777-200 is towed across the road on its way to the maintenance hangars cg1

Air traffic decline continues
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international air traffic for October showing a second consecutive month of global decline. International pas... (photo: Public Domain file) TravelDailyNews
Economy Market Photos Tourism Travel

Platinum slides 7% on soft auto data
| Platinum tumbled 7 per cent in Europe on Monday as weak Japanese auto sales data further emphasized poor demand from carmakers, while gold came under pressure from a fi... (photo: Public Domain Photo / Aram Dulyan) Globe and Mail
Auto Maker Economy Market Photos Platinum

One-Two-GO Airlines - One-Two-GO Boeing 757-200 (operated by Orient Thai) at Bangkok International Airport. /aaeh

Thousands still stranded as empty planes leave Thai airport
| Empty planes were flying out of Thailand's main international airport today while thousands of tourists remained stranded in the country. | Around 30 planes flew out of... (photo: GFDL) The Independent
Airport Government Photos Thailand Transport

Australia's bowler Mitchell Johnson, left, celebrates with teammate Mike Hussey after taking the last wicket, of West Indies' Fidel Edwards, to win the final One Day International cricket match in Basseterre, St. Kitts, Sunday, July 6, 2008. Australia's batsmen blasted a record-breaking total of 341 for eight to seal a 169-run victory over the West Indies and complete a 5-0 sweep in the ODI series following their 2-0 win in the preceding test series.

Australia post crushing victory over New Zealand
| 1 Dec 2008, 1548 hrs IST, IANS | Text: ADELAIDE: Brett Lee took five wickets as Australia beat Ne... (photo: AP / Andres Leighton) The Times of India
Australia Cricket Photos Sport Star

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