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South East Asia
Major news in Indonesia on June 25: Mukomuko needs tsunami warning sirens
Top news in <Antara News> : Mukomuko needs tsunami warning sirens Mukomuko (ANTARA News) – The Mukomuko district in Bengkulu province needs tsunami warning sirens for the local people to remain alert of tsunami disaster at any moment, district head Ichwan Yunus said here on Sunday. “Mukomuko is in need…
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Business
Property market swooning
The government has introduced new policies to stimulate the housing market seven times in the past 18 months in an unapologetic display of desperation and kitchen-sink policymaking. But the ongoing dearth of transactions has critics wondering whether officials have been operating on a dead patient. To get across the sorry…
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Monkeys are not the terrorists
The population of monkeys in Pakistan is estimated around 15000. They are found in Chitral, Swat, Nathia Gali and other mountain forest areas in Northern parts of country. The monkeys are even found in Margala Hill forests of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. When someone passes through the roads near…
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Business
‘Visible hand’ beaten
Court rules against government measure to regulate large retailers The government is under fire for its hasty measures to limit the operating hours of large retailers in an attempt to protect small stores, as the court has ruled that the new regulation is illegal. The government introduced a series of…
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Business
Blade & Soul gets even with Diablo 3
NCsoft’s new massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Blade & Soul started an open beta test Thursday and was virtually level with Blizzard’s Diablo 3 in popularity over the weekend. According to game research firm Gametrics, as of Sunday morning, Blade & Soul held 17.38 percent for Internet cafe user…
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West Asia
Israeli Female Soldiers Relax Under Sun
Three Israeli female soldiers enjoy the sun on the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, June 24, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Column
Truth about Rwanda
KILGALI ― Ongoing unrest between rival military factions in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has triggered a predictable barrage of innuendo, fabricated leaks, and outright lies regarding Rwanda’s role. It began 10 days ago, with a single BBC story on a leaked United Nations report that was said…
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Politics
US, N. Korea sowed seeds of doubt
Six decades ago, the U.N. forces led by the United States fought against the North on Korea battlefields, not only with guns but also with thought tactics to defeat the enemy with fewer causalities. Psychological warfare such as propaganda leaflets, posters, and radio shows were widely used during the bloody…
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Romney on North Korea
Despite U.S. concerns of proliferation and security threats, North Korea is not a critical issue that will affect the outcome of the American presidential election in November. The North is not likely to provoke military trouble serious enough to make a difference during the rest of this presidential election year…
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Cargo drivers to go on strike Monday
Truck drivers will go on a nationwide strike at 7 a.m. Monday in protest of the government’s lack of efforts to improve their working conditions. The Korean Cargo Transport Workers’ Union said it has “waited long enough” after 80.6 percent of its 380,000 members approved of the walkout in the…
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