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South East Asia
Burma : Chinese authorities tell Kachin refugees to move from camps
Major News of <Mizzima> : Chinese authorities tell Kachin refugees to move from camps Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Chinese authorities have ordered more than 4,000 Kachin war refugees staying in camps in China to move within one month, according to the Kachin Independence Organization refugee relief committee. Dwe P Sar…
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East Asia
Kipas Tangan Masih Popular di Pakistan
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia, sedang bermagang untuk The AsiaN. Berikut salah satu berita mengenai keunikan budaya di Pakistan yang dapat anda baca di situs The AsiaN. Disebagian besar wilayah Pakistan, dimana musim panas berlangsung selama sekitar delapan bulan, ditambah dengan kekurangan tenaga listrik berkepanjangan hingga 22 jam sehari,…
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West Asia
Lebanon: pledges to help with Syrian refugee influx
July 25 <The Daily Star>: Lebanon receives pledges to help with Syrian refugee influx BEIRUT: The international community came forth Tuesday with pledges of assistance to the Lebanese government in meeting its humanitarian obligations toward thousands of Syrians displaced by the 16-month turmoil in their country. The move came a…
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Society
[Indonesia Report] Flood at Padang leaves hundreds of evacuees
Padang, the capital of Indonesian’s West Sumatra Province hit by flash flood Tuesday (July24) evening, left hundreds of people evacuated from their homes. Casualties are not yet being confirmed. Previously, Indonesian local media, Tempo.com as cited in The Jakarta Globe reported 8 people missing. Later another local media, Kompas, quoted Fauzi Bahar,…
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Central Asia
Mongolia : O.Enkhtuvshin becomes MPP Chairman
Major News in <Montsame> : O.Enkhtuvshin becomes MPP Chairman A parliamentarin O.Enkhtuvshin has been elected the chairman of the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP). It happened at the sixth conference of the party on Tuesday late evening. Mr. Enkhtuvshin took almost 90 per cent of votes of members. In addition to it, the…
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Central Asia
Central Asia & Caucasus : Rich-Poor Gap Much Wider than Previously Believed
Major News in <Urasianet.org> : Rich-Poor Gap Much Wider than Previously Believed A new report discredits the concept of trickle-down economics, a theory that holds that if ultra-wealthy individuals receive tax breaks and other incentives, they will drive economic growth and promote prosperity for all. Instead of spreading the wealth, the…
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West Asia
Saudi Arabia: King Abdullah launches fund-raising drive for people of Syria
Major News in <Asharq alawsat>: King Abdullah launches fund-raising drive for people of Syria Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, launched the Saudi National Campaign to Support Brothers in Syria with a generous donation of 20 million Saudi Riyals [SR]. Following this, Saudi…
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Korean women marrying Western men on the rise
Korean women who marry Western men from such countries as the United States and Australia, are on the rise. The number of Korean women who marry Chinese and Japanese men during the last three years, has diminished whereas Korean women who marry Western men such as Americans, Canadians, Australians and British are on the…
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West Asia
Syrian City Of al-Qalmoun Under Attack By Helicopter
This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, purports to show a helicopter gunship flying a bombing run in al-Qalmoun, Syria. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Reason To Be Desperate For Rain
An Indian farmer walks through a dry, cracked paddy field on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Indians have grown increasingly desperate waiting for the long-delayed monsoon, the annual rains that replenish rivers and quench crops to keep this agricultural nation of 1.2 billion fed through the…
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