Indonesian forest savior among Magsaysay winners
July 26, 2012 - 10:41am
An Indonesian mountaineer who faced death threats while battling illegal loggers and a Bangladeshi lawyer who fought to keep old rusty ships from being dumped in her homeland are among this year's winners of the...
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Bangladesh arrests 4 in killing of Saudi diplomat
July 25, 2012 - 5:02pm
Bangladesh police announced Wednesday that they have arrested four suspects accused of killing a Saudi diplomat in Dhaka earlier this year and it appears the incident was a street crime gone wrong.  
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$1 social business app for smartphone users
April 14, 2012 - 12:00am
Uniqlo has announced the release of The Value of $1 Android application for smartphones, the latest initiative in its growing social business program.
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More fire hydrants in interior areas
By The Ear | March 16, 2012 - 12:00am
FIRE HYDRANTS.
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Huge gathering of Muslims ends in Bangladesh
January 15, 2012 - 4:45pm
One of the world's largest Muslim gatherings has ended outside the Bangladeshi capital with a call for peace and the revival of Islamic tenets.
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SL Agritech defers IPO plan indefinitely
By Marianne V. Go | November 21, 2011 - 12:00am
SL Agritech Corp. is indefinitely putting off its plan to do an initial public offering (IPO) due to unstable market conditions.
Business
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Body of last oil worker found in Gulf of Mexico
September 16, 2011 - 10:27am
 The Mexican navy has recovered the body of the last of 10 oil workers who abandoned a disabled rig during Tropical Storm Nate and spent three days in the Gulf of Mexico before rescuers located their raft.
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Bangladesh to enhance award money given for heroic deeds
July 21, 2011 - 6:06pm
The Bangladeshi government has decided in principle to enhance award money given to the armed force personnel and law enforcing agencies' members for their heroic deeds, an official said Thursday.
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Bangladesh landslide kills at least 5 people
July 1, 2011 - 2:16pm
A fire official said a landslide triggered by days of incessant rain has killed at least five people in a southeastern Bangladeshi city.
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Diplomacy only
By Korina Sanchez | May 25, 2011 - 12:00am
Defense secretaries from the Philippines and China have vowed to avoid “unilateral actions that would cause alarm” with regards to both countries’ claim over the disputed Spratly Islands.
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