Event: MUAR: The Government will not trade off Malaysia's dignity and lead it to bankruptcy in regard to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations held in Kota Kinabalu last week. Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Hamim Samuri said the government would not ink any agreement without considering the views of all concerned parties and safeguarding the people's rights. "This is evident from the nation's earnings of around…

Headlines: France Defends Ban on Islamic Veil despite Riots Turkey against Kurdish Autonomy in Syria US Delays Delivery of F-16 Jets to Egypt after General's Call for Mass Protests Filipino Women Teachers are Banned from Wearing Veils in Classroom Pakistanis Lean towards China, US out of Favour: Pew Survey Details: France Defends Ban on Islamic Veil despite Riots: The Interior Minister of France defended the country's ban on wearing full-face…

Event: Jakarta - Education Minister Muhammad Nuh wonders how pornographic material was included in textbooks for elementary students. All parties involved, may be sanctioned. "I wonder why this book reached the school. Ought not be," Nuh said at the State Palace, Veteran Street, Jakarta, Thursday (07/11/2013). Nuh had sent a team in the field to check on how the book can be circulated. Nuh was also surprised by the elementary…

News: The governments of Tanzania and Britain have agreed to launch a new UK-Tanzania prosperity partnership aimed at increasing trade and investment, support Tanzania's development and generate prosperity and employment opportunities for both countries. Speaking at the end of his two day visit to Tanzania, the UK Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds said that a high level prosperity partnership discussion with President Jakaya Kikwete also agreed that the partnership will…