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South East Asia
Malaysian National Day Celebrated In Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian students wave their national flags during National Day celebrations at Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Malaysian King Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, left, and Queen Haminah Hamidun wave their national flags during National Day celebrations at Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Aug.…
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West Asia
Members Of “Welcome To Palestine” Stage Anti-Israel Protest
Foreign activists, members of the international movement “Welcome to Palestine”chant anti-Israel slogans from inside the Police vehicle after been arrested for approaching the Israeli embassy, in solidarity with the Palestinians during a protest in front of the Israeli embassy, in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Foreign activists, members of…
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South Asia
A Sri Lankan Boy And Wild Elephants
A Sri Lankan child holds bananas to feed wild elephants, separated by an electric fence at the Udawalawa Wildlife Sanctuary, in Udawalawa, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Sri Lanka: Munneswaram animal sacrifice halted
Major News in <Daily News> : Munneswaram animal sacrifice halted Presence of Sacred Kapilavastu Relics had bearing: Acceding to a request by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, tomorrow’s animal sacrifice at Munneswaram Kaali Kovil has been halted. The decision was taken by kovil administrators considering the Exposition of the Sacred Kapilavastu Relics…
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South East Asia
Malaysia : 13th GE will determine UMNO and BN’s survival, Najib reminds
Major News in <New Strait Times> : 13th GE will determine UMNO and BN’s survival, Najib reminds BALING: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today reminded party members that the upcoming 13th general election would determine Umno and Barisan Nasional’s (BN) survival. He also reminded them to learn from the…
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West Asia
Jordan: Activists urge Lower House to reject media law amendments
Major News in <The Jordan Times> : Activists urge Lower House to reject media law amendments AMMAN — Scores of press freedom activists and online media practitioners on Wednesday staged a two-hour sit-in outside Parliament to protest against the government’s proposed amendments to the Press and Publications Law. Holding banners…
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South East Asia
Argentina Dance Troupe Performs In Singapore
A performer of group Fuerzabruta from Argentina dances while hanging in the air on a crane as part of performance “La Argentina” for the media preview of the Night Festival’s second weekend show, on Aug. 29, 2012. <Xinhua=Then Chih Wey> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Hu Kangmei’s Calligraphy Works On Exhibition
A citizen views Hu Kangmei’s calligraphy work at an exhibition in Changchun, capital of northeast China’s Jilin Province, Aug. 29, 2012. Over 60 pieces of calligraphy works of Hu Kangmei, vice chairman of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, were displayed at the exhibition. <Xinhua=Xu Chang)> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Celebration Of National Children’s Day In Indonesia
Children cheer as they participate in celebrations for Indonesian National Children’s Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 29, 2012. Some 1,200 children on Wednesday celebrated the children’s day at the city’s Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), a culture-based recreational area in East Jakarta. A disabled child sits on a wheelchair as…
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West Asia
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Meets Top Iranian Leaders In Tehran
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, left, meets with Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, under a portrait of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, shakes hands with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, at the start of their meeting in Tehran,…
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