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Pakistan mulls 'flood taxes' | Sep 3, 2010 Pakistan mulls 'flood taxes' | By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | KARACHI - The government in Islamabad may impose a 2% tax on all imports to generate about 50 billion rupe... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad) Asia Times Finance Floods Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: 2010 Pakistan floods |
Cracks in India's nuclear law | Sep 2, 2010 Cracks in India's nuclear law | By Indrajit Basu | KOLKATA - Pleasing neither supporters nor its critics, India this week passed a Nuclear Liability Bill, openin... (photo: AP / Gurinder Osan) Asia Times India Nuclear Photos US Wikipedia: Section 123 Agreement |
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BP to sell Malaysian ethylene and polyethylene interests to Petronas | BP today announced that it has agreed to sell its interests in ethylene and polyethylene production in Malaysia to PETRONAS. The agreement concerns BP’s 15 per cent i... (photo: WN / deniseyong) The Examiner British Business Malaysia Oil Photos |
Why are South China Sea tensions rising? Imagine an exchange of fire between Chinese and Vietnamese navies in the South China Sea. | Or just an accidental bump between Chinese and American warships, as high-stak... (photo: AP / Pat Roque) BBC News Asia Defence Photos US Wikipedia: South China Sea |
BP removes cap from plugged oil well | BP overnight removed a massive cap which had stemmed the flow of oil from its ruptured well deep in the Gulf of Mexico in a key step toward killing the well once and fo... (photo: WN / marzena) The Australian Economy Energy Environment Photos Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill |
Tata Power-led consortium to set up 240-mw project in Indonesia MUMBAI: A consortium led by Tata Power, India’s largest private power utility, will develop a 240 mw-geothermal power project in Indonesia. Since the programme would in... (photo: WN / Rajkumar Senapati) The Times Of India Energy India Indonesia Industry Photos |
Oil sheen spreading after rig blast, fire | A 2KM-LONG oil sheen spread overnight from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP's massive spill. | Coa... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) The Daily Telegraph Australia Disaster Oil Photos US Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon explosion |
Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security | LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some relief for a government overwhelmed ... (photo: AP / Kevin Frayer) The Star Floods IMF Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: 2010 Pakistan floods |