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Mongolia : Regulatory Risk : Fines on petroleum importers for gasoline price increases will be raised to $15m. :: Indonesia : Individuals : In Bali, a group of prisoners rioted inside Kerobokan jail, and took over control of most of the sections. :: Zimbabwe : Political : Finance minister Tendai Biti blamed poor working conditions in some government offices on the awarding of tenders to incompetent companies. :: Bangladesh : Political : The Bangladesh Transport Workers Federation went on a 72 hour strike in eight districts of Rajshahi to press its eight point demand. :: Malaysia : Property : A Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur found 16 people guilty of illegal assembly for organising an anti-ISA rally near Masjid Negara in 2009. :: Australia : Political : BHP Billiton said that it would raise $5.25bn in the US bond market to repay debt and for expansion purposes. :: Turkey : Detention & Discrimination : In Ankara, Turkey, protestors from the Uighur minority group burnt Chinese flags near where Xi Jinping was meeting with Turkish officials. :: South Korea : Individuals : South Korean President Lee Myung-bak asked China's government to follow international norms in dealing with North Korean defectors. :: Australia : Political : OneSteel said that it would cut its workforce by 430 jobs after posting a $74m loss in the first half of the current fiscal year. :: China : Political : In Sanya, Hainan, officials destroyed 15,000 square meters of residential buildings that were illegally built.