Tumbarumba wool grower gets award for finest bale
A wool grower from Tumbarumba in south-west NSW has taken out the prestigious Loro Piana Challenge Cup for world's finest bale of wool in 2011. | The 11.1 micron bale from Suzanne Triplett's property ...
APIC ’12: Asia petrochemical industry players convene in Malaysia
| | KUALA LUMPUR (ICIS)--Malaysia is hosting this year’s biggest petrochemical industry conference in Asia, which draws more than a thousand of delegates from different parts of the glo...
Indian national jailed in Singapore
Singapore: An Indian national has been sentenced to 20 months in jail for drunk driving a lorry which rammed into three pedestrians - all his fellow countrymen, last year, killing one of them. | The l...
Toshiba says stops making LCD TVs in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it has halted domestic production of LCD televisions in the face of price falls. The decision by Japan's leading chip maker to stop producing LCD TVs do...
Malaysia sentences 3 Mexicans to death over drugs
| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian court has convicted three Mexican brothers and two other people and sentenced them to be hanged for drug trafficking. | Judge Mohamad Zawawi Salleh in the ...
Blasting to start on Waioeka Gorge
| Blasting work will start immediately to stabilise part of the slip face in Waioeka Gorge. | This could cause delays of up to 30 minutes for drivers using State Highway 2 between Bay of Plenty and Gi...
Malaysia sentences 3 Mexicans to death over drugs
| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian court has convicted three Mexican brothers and two other people and sentenced them to be hanged for drug trafficking. | Judge Mohamad Zawawi Salleh in the ...
East Timor's 10th Anniversary Comes in a Crucial Year
Dili. Ten years after winning formal independence following a brutal occupation by Indonesia, East Timor is struggling to escape extreme poverty, corruption and an over-reliance on energy revenues. | ...
Commonwealth Bank of Australia stock has held up better than peers
| WHEN it comes to the information drip, bank groupies have been spoiled for choice, given the recent round of half-year reports from the September balance-date from the Big Four banks. | Now the Comm...
PRECIOUS-Gold up, comes off 4-1/2 month low; Greece weighs
| * Gold supported by rebound in euro * Gold to rise to $1,563.56 -technicals * Coming Up: U.S. Jobless claims Weekly; 1230 GMT (Updates prices, adds quotes) By Lewa Pardomuan SINGAPORE, May 17 (Reute...
Malaysia's Khazanah to list $1.5 bln healthcare IPO by end-July-sources
| KUALA LUMPUR May 17 (Reuters) - The planned $1.5 billion listing of Malaysia's Integrated Healthcare Holdings (IHH) is expected to debut on the Malaysian and Singapore bourses by the end of July, tw...
Nikkei slips on Greece fears but Japan GDP supports
| * But Nikkei still on track for 7th weekly fall * Japan economy rebounds in Q1, led by consumer spending * Techinicals show Nikkei in 'oversold' territory By Dominic Lau TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) - Th...
Forced Into Overtime
| There will be blood — and sweat and pucks and balls and spokes and triumph and anguish and a bit of Thunder — all on a single street corner, all in a frantic and fascinating 72 hours in ...
Study suggests lower death risk for coffee lovers
| NEW YORK: Older people who reported drinking a few daily cups of coffee were less likely to die over the subsequent 14 years than were those who abstained from the beverage or rarely drank it, accor...
Sailors honored for heroic efforts
| A tragic vehicle fire in July 2011 has prompted the Navy to recognize two Norfolk-based sailors for heroism, including one who perished that day. | Chief Quartermaster Joseph A. Weschler was driving...
N. Korea Ship Seizes Chinese Boats for Ransom, Global Times Says
| A North Korean ship seized three Chinese boats with 29 fishermen aboard and demanded more than $140,000 to release them, China’s Global Times newspaper reported today. | The fishing boats were cap...
South Korea Ready to Take Action to Calm Markets
| South Korea is prepared to take “prompt” action to stabilize markets should it be needed as Europe’s sovereign debt crisis deepens, the country’s vice finance minister said. | “We are very...
North Korea resumes work on nuclear reactor: report
| SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has resumed construction work on an experimental light water reactor (ELWR) in a move that could extend its capacity to produce more material for nuclear weapons, websi...
Popovic 'honoured' to be first coach of western Sydney team
| Tony Popovic ... "I’m honoured, privileged". Photo: James Brickwood | Tony Popovic has been officially unveiled as the inaugural coach of the A-League's new western Sydney franchise. | Popovic sig...
Fire Service called to Huntly Power Station
| The Fire Service was called to the Huntly Power Station this morning after a fan overheated. | Huntly chief fire officer Craig Bush said the situation was under control when firefighters arrived sho...
Soccer: Popovic unveiled as Western Sydney coach
| Tony Popovic has been officially unveiled as the inaugural coach of the A-League's new Western Sydney franchise. | Popovic signed a four-year deal after finalising talks with Football Federation Aus...
New A-league franchise West Sydney confirms appointment of head coach Tony Popovic and executive chairman Lyall Gorman
| The new West Sydney A-League team finally has a face after the appointments were confirmed today of head coach Tony Popovic and executive chairman Lyall Gorman. | Popovic, who quit a job with Englis...
King Harbor Sea Fair takes place on Sunday, May 20, 2012
| It’s true…summer is just around the corner. Are you ready? | Get prepared for the summer season at the King Harbor Sea Fair happening this Sunday, May 20, 2012. | Sponsored by Blue Pacific Yacht...
