NEW YORK – The director of an upcoming Liam Neeson movie said Monday that Neeson showed remarkable professionalism in returning to work so soon after the death of wife Natasha Richardson. Atom Egoyan praised Neeson for returning to the Toronto set of “Chloe” the week after Richardson’s death. Neeson came back for a couple days’ .
By JOHN ROGERS, Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES – Polish piano virtuoso Krystian Zimerman, who had enthralled classical music fans on his most recent U.S. tour, suddenly enraged many of them this week when he announced from the stage that he is so unhappy with the United States that he will not perform in the .
JAKARTA AS INDONESIA’S president courts Islamic parties to form a new coalition, religious and ethnic minorities fear this may undermine a tradition of tolerance in the mainly Muslim but officially secular Southeast Asian nation. Such a shift could have far-reaching social and economic consequences, potentially stoking tensions between the majority Muslims and the minority Christians .
PENAMPANG THE Sabah government has invited investors from China to participate in the various projects under the Sabah Development Corridor (SDC) which, among other things, aims to turn the state into one of the most liveable places in Asia by 2025. “I hope investors from China will share with us their expertise in transforming China .
BANGKOK THAILAND’S prime minister said yesterday he hopes a regional summit meeting will be rescheduled for June after it was canceled earlier this month when anti-government protests stormed the venue. Abhisit Vejjajiva, speaking in his weekly radio and television address to the nation, said the rescheduling of the meeting of government leaders in the Association .
JAKARTA THUNDEROUS cheers and applause greeted Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Sunday when he announced his readiness to seek a second term in the July presidential polls. “Now, we are making coalition talks. When the time comes, we will announce who will be the vice-presidential candidate who will pair up with me as the nominated .
KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIAN Deputy Minister of Federal Territories M Saravanan yesterday “caught” two doctors at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) emergency department reading newspapers and doing their own stuff instead of attending to more than 20 patients in pain waiting for treatment. Saravanan made the shocking discovery yesterday when he went to the hospital to .
Fitri Shahminan BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN INBOUND tour operators have voiced out their support for the recent move made by the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources to venture into marine eco-tourism. They also called for the need to construct a jetty, the training and provision of qualified personnel as well as the possibility of introducing .
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO, Associated Press Writer MEXICO CITY – The World Health Organization raised its global alert level Monday, signaling the swine flu virus was spreading from human to human in community outbreaks, but it stopped short of declaring a full-blown pandemic. The WHO announcement in Geneva followed a decision by the top EU .
By OLGA RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press Writer XONACATLAN, Mexico – The 39-year-old bricklayer fell ill two weeks ago and became one of the first Mexicans to die of swine flu. But no health worker has come to his home outside Mexico City to offer medicine or ask about the neighbors’ pigs. In fact, Gerardo Leyva Lolis’ .
