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Column
Children of sex workers bring honor for Bangladesh
The young Karate team from Bangladesh, achieved marvelous success in the just concluded 18th International High School Karate and Kick Boxing Champion-ship in Katmandu, Nepal. The competition was held from 24th May, 2012 to 1st June, 2012 with a total of 375 participants from eleven countries. Among the eleven participating…
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Chasm in South China Sea
The controversy about China’s juridical claim over the 3.5-million sq.km South China Sea is hotting up, following US defence secretary Leon Panetta’s visit to India, earlier this week. Termed as the ‘US pivot to Asia’ in which Panetta wanted India to play ‘a lynchpin’, the important Asia-Pacific region will witness…
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Politics
Jordan to launch humanitarian operation center to deal with influx of Syrian refugees
AMMAN, June 7 (Xinhua) — Jordan is planning to open a humanitarian operation center in the city of Mafraq near the border with Syria to deal with influx of Syrian refugees, Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said Thursday. More than 120,000 Syrians entered Jordan since the unrest in their country in…
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UNESCO expert “Better ways needed to achieve oceanic sustainable development”
PARIS, June 8 (Xinhua) — The public and policymakers should pay more attention to ocean and coastal areas, so as to find ways to improve the sustainable management and protection of the marine environment, a senior UN marine expert has said. Raising the public and decisionmakers’ awareness of oceanic sustainable…
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Nepali gov’t starts designing 400 bridges
KATHMANDU, June 8 (Xinhua) — Nepali government has started the designing of 400 bridges to be built in the next fiscal year in around five dozen districts. According to the Department of Roads (DoR), 70 percent of bridges are for local roads and rest for the Strategic Road Network (SRN).…
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S. Korea demands DPRK pay back loan debt
SEOUL, June 8 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s state-led bank on Friday urged the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to pay back loans offered by the two liberal predecessors of President Lee Myung-bak. The Export-Import Bank of Korea sent a message earlier in the day, reminding the DPRK’s Chosun Trade…
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West Asia
Major news in Syria on Jun 8
Top news in <SANA>: Al-Jaafari: Arab, Regional capitals support armed groups which Boast of committing terror acts in Syria news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Sri Lanka on Jun 8
Top news in <Daily News>: Speaker gets tough with two UNP MPs news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Singapore on Jun 8
Top news in <Strait Times>: Ex-principal jailed for sex with underage prostitute out of prison news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Major news in Afghanistan on Jun 8
Top news in <Outlook Afghanistan>: Armed Kuchis Invasion in Behsud; Mosque, Hundreds of Holy Quran Ablazed news@theasian.asia
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