... Tuesday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina denounced the opposition as militants. She said activists were not engaging in politics but terrorism. Both leaders have frequently called for general strikes an ...More
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... d down as prime minister in 1990. He has written several books, including two volumes of memoirs. Lee thinks it behooves him to share with youngsters his experience and thoughts in nurturing and leadi ...More
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... 0,000. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore, a small city-state, draws about US$1.8 million a year even after taking a pay cut from 2012, the report noted. -- Contact us at [email protected] ...More
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... . "To the prime minister of Japan: Although you are more than 8,500 kilometers away from the Islamic State, you willingly have volunteered to take part in this crusade," said the militant, who spoke i ...More
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... his boss, Prime Minister David Cameron, was in the doghouse. He had met with the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, in May 2012 and was being boycotted by China. Beijing canceled a visit to Lon ...More
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... Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. US President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and German chancellor Angela Merkel all draw less salaries compared to Leung, he said. The gover ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-19
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may visit Pearl Harbor during a planned trip to the United States this spring, Examiner.com reported, citing Japan's Mainichi Shimbun. Abe's US visit is part of acti ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-16
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls was not speaking metaphorically when he said that France is at war with radical Islam. There is, indeed, a full-fledged war underway, and the heinous terrorist attac ...More
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... effort by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his conservative government to revive patriotism at home and enhance Japan’s image overseas by toning down negative depictions of its wartime activities, the ne ...More
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... Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s request for a visit to China, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson replied with the name of a Chinese movie "Feicheng Wurao" (if not sincere, do not disturb). This w ...More
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... Tawadkar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sports and youth affairs minister, told reporters. "We will have centers for them, like Alcoholics Anonymous centers.” He said the government will “train them ...More
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government approved a record US$42 billion military budget on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Outlays are rising for a third year to counter China's rising military m ...More
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... with the prime minister. It would reflect the warming economic relations between China and Britain even though political tensions persist, the report said. Swire said he'd spoken to the ambassador ab ...More
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A Singapore court has ordered a blogger to pay S$29,000 ($21,700) to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as legal costs after Lee won a defamation case against him late last year, Reuters reporte ...More
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... g British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah II, joined the start ...More
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... product. Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to boost its contribution to 25 to 30 percent of the GDP to help create a million jobs a month in a country with a population of 1.3 billion, the newspaper ...More
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... purred by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vow to provide a house to every Indian family by 2022. "Scale and growth of businesses like [online retailer] Flipkart are a proxy that consumers in India are ...More
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... utlets in prime districts such as Tsim Sha Tsui and Central. The stores include two Laneige and five Sulwhasoo shops. Soaring sales have supported the company’s aggressive expansion. Amore Pacific Hon ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-09
... percent. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’s government has failed, and now, owing to the parliament’s inability to choose a new Greek president, an early general election will be held on Jan. 25. The l ...More
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... , Chadian Prime Minister Kalzeubet Pahimi said on Wednesday. The Sunni jihadist group has been waging an insurgency to establish an Islamic state for more than five years. -- Contact us at english@hke ...More
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