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Yahoo - Associated Press – Thu, May 28, 2015 Myanmar restricts journalists after photos show sleeping MPs Associated Press Photo By Khin Maung Win Thu, May 28, 2015 YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Journalists were negotiating with Myanmar officials Thursday to restore their access to the Parliament chamber after being pushed out... 

MERS Virus SEOUL, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Fears of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have spread from South Korea to China on a combination of carelessness among individuals and medical staff, as well as the bungling of initial response by the South Korean government. As of Sunday, the number of South Koreans infected... 

DPM Tharman Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that the hike in petrol duties was to "encourage less car usage and reduce carbon emissions" ("Petrol duty up but there's a one-year road tax rebate"; Feb 24). I wonder if the Finance Ministry has done a study to see if there has indeed been a...