Asia Pacific News – Kapur shoots 67, moves to tied second at Cambodian Open (New Kerala)

Kapur shoots 67, moves to tied second at Cambodian Open (New Kerala)
Siem Reap (Cambodia), Nov 20: Indian golfer Shiv Kapur in his bid to retain his Asian Tour card put himself in a position to end his four-year title drought with a five-under 67 that put him shared second place at the midway stage of the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open here Friday.

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-11-21 05:51 Japan may use postal savings for rural firms-media (Interactive Investor)
TOKYO, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Japan’s government and ruling parties are considering using money from state-owned Japan Post’s massive savings and insurance units to make loans to regional businesses, a Japanese newspaper said on Saturday. Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance together hold around 300 trillion yen ($3,376 billion) in assets, a large portion of which is held in Japanese government …

Kapur slips to tied 6th after Rd3 of Cambodian Open (Press Trust of India)
Siem Reap (Cambodia), Nov 21 (PTI) On a day when sub-par cards came at a premium, Shiv Kapur’s fortunes also took a tumble as he turned in a two-over 74 to slip to the tied sixth spot after the penultimate round of the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open golf tournament here today.

Republic of Marshall Islands—2009 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission (IMF)
1. This statement summarizes the mission’s preliminary views and policy recommendations based on meetings in Majuro from November 10–18, 2009. Prior to the consultations, President Jurelang Zedkaia formed a new coalition government.

Japanese man wanted for fraud over shopping jobs in Thailand+ (Thailandnews.net)
TOKYO, Nov. 21 (AP) – (Kyodo)The Thai police have placed a Japanese man on an international wanted list on suspicion of fraud allegedly for not paying expenses and wages to people who bought bra…

Japan: U.S. Soldier Says He May Have Run Over Man (New York Times)
An American soldier has admitted that he may have run over a Japanese man who was found dead two weeks ago on the southern island of Okinawa.

Thai, Cambodian military leaders to meet (UPI)
BANGKOK, Nov. 20 (UPI) — Thai and Cambodian military leaders will meet next week amid growing tensions over Phnom Penh’s appointment of a fugitive former Thai premier as an adviser.

If Thaksin quits, Thai-Cambodian standoff will be eased: Thai deputy PM (People’s Daily)
The diplomatic tension between Thailand and Cambodia will be eased, if Thaksin Shinawatra resigns as an economic adviser to the Cambodian government, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said Friday. “The diplomatic tie will improve if Thaksin resigns,” Thai News Agency quoted Suthep as saying. Thaksin, the ousted Thai premier, has been appointed as the economic advisor to the Cambodian …

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