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Australia: Kimberley multi-billion gas hub plan collapses

By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Fri, Apr 12, 2013 3:36PM UTC 0 Comment

Western Australia’s fantasy of making Kimberley the next Dubai and the world’s largest gas hub suddenly came crumbling down following Woodside Petroleum’s announcement today it is dumping its $45 billion LNG investment in James Point Price. Woodside CEO Peter Coleman admitted the gas project is economically unviable saying the company has been under cost pressure. He said James Point Price...

UK Scholarship Award 2012 launched

By Le Cordon Bleu Australia Sat, Nov 03, 2012 9:35PM UTC 1 Comment

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Kimberly gas hub sparks nationwide protests

By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Wed, May 16, 2012 7:26PM UTC 0 Comment

The dream of Western Australia to transform Broome into a dazzling New Dubai faces no paved road. The multi-billion Woodside Petroleum’s gas hub has ignited intermittent tensions between local residents and the police. The State Government dispatched a strong 140-200 police to James Price Point this week alerting  Green activists nationwide to join forces with Broome residents...

Filipino performer experiences own Mideast crisis

By AP News Sat, Apr 07, 2012 7:09PM UTC 0 Comment

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The last thing Filipino performer Carlos Celdran expected at the largest art fair in the Middle East was to be picked up by security officials, questioned, and ordered to remove political and religious references from his show. “It never occurred to me this would be sensitive,” Celdran said of his act...

How Ice Cream Is Served in Dubai

By Weird Asia News Sat, Mar 24, 2012 2:00PM UTC 0 Comment

Scooping and serving ice cream isn’t supposed to be this crazy, but employees in this Cold Stone Creamery store in Dubai seem to be more than just mere minimum-wage workers. Dazzling their customers with their unorthodox way of serving their frozen goods, they toss and juggle scoops of ice cream as if they were balls....