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South East Asia
Brunei : HM bestows titles on 3 Japanese
Top news in <The Brunei Times> : HM bestows titles on 3 Japanese BILATERAL relations between Brunei and Japan reached another historic milestone yesterday when three prominent Japanese figures were bestowed honorary medals during an investiture ceremony at Istana Nurul Iman. Leading parliamentary members Watanabe Kozo and Nikai Toshihiro as well…
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East Asia
China: Rescue hero may lose both legs
Major news in <People’s Daily>: Rescue hero may lose both legs Rail police student who saved man from train says he would do it again A 20-year-old student who risked his life in an attempt to save a suicidal man from being hit by a train could lose both legs…
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East Asia
UAE Oil Pipeline, Built By China, Opens
Mohammed Bin Dhaen al-Hamli (L front), Minister of Energy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), meets with Chinese Ambassador to UAE Huang Jiemin (R front) during the opening ceremony of Habshan-Fujairah oil pipeline which was designed to export Abu Dhabi’s oil bypassing the Strait of Hormuz controlled by Iran, in…
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South Asia
Pakistanis Oppose Reopening Of NATO Supply Route To Afghanistan
Pakistani protesters shout slogans during a protest rally in southwest Pakistan’s Chaman on July 15, 2012, against the reopening of the NATO supply line to Afghanistan. About 5,000 Pakistani Islamists began a march to the border Saturday in protest against the reopening of NATO supply routes into Afghanistan. <Xinhua/Arbaz> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Floating Garbages On Yangtze River
Floating garbage collectors work on the Yangtze River in Zigui, central China’s Hubei Province, July 12, 2012. The garbage collectors working on the water surface to the west of the Three Gorges Dam are local fishermen wanting an extra income to support their families. They scoop out trash flushed from…
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South East Asia
Indonesian Muslims Visit Family Graves Before Ramadan
Indonesian Muslims pray at the graves of their family ahead of the Islamic month of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 15, 2012. <Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Another Mass Killing Takes Place In Syria
In this citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Friday, July 13, 2012, a Syrian woman mourns over the body of a relative in Tremseh, Syria about 15 kilometers (9 miles) northwest of the central city of Hama. The Red Cross statement came as the United…
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South Asia
Pakistan : OGRA jacks up petrol, CNG prices
Top news in <The News> : OGRA jacks up petrol, CNG prices ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has raised the prices of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and petroleum products with the exception of diesel with effect from July 16 for the next fortnight. According to the OGRA notifications, petrol…
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South East Asia
Singapore : Singapore’s economy contracts 1.1% in Q2
Top news in <Strait Times> : Singapore’s economy contracts 1.1% in Q2 The economy continued to expand in the second quarter, even though the pace of growth fell sharply. But while there was growth on a year-on-year basis, the pace of growth slowed considerably. Compared with the first three months…
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South Asia
Ai Muhurte El Nino-r Sombhobona Nei Bole Janalo Abohawa Doptor
Nmoskar,ami Sudhanya Ghosh,Asia Journalist Association,AJA. Swabhabiker tulonaye kom brishtipate deshe El Nino poristhitir ashonka toiri holeo ai muhurte serokome kono sombhobonar kotha dillir abohawa doptor kharij kore diyeche. El Nino o La Niña proti panch bochore ekbar prosanto mohasagorer grishhomondoler upori tole srishti hoye prithibir nana prante chorom abohawa porithitir…
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