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South East Asia
Cambodian national election body rejects opposition leader’s bid to vote and run
Cambodia’s national election body on Monday rejected a late bid by the country’s opposition leader to register as a candidate and vote in the general election this coming weekend. The National Election Committee said in a letter to Sam Rainsy, head of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, that he had…
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Thai people celebrate arrival of three-month retreat ‘Vassa’ with candles
Boats decorated with flowers sail on a canal in Ayutthaya province, Thailand, July 22, 2013. People celebrated the arrival of Vassa with candles and flowers on Monday in Thailand. This day is also called “Candle Festival” in English by foreigners. Vassa is the three-month annual retreat observed by monks and…
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South East Asia
Myanmarese devotees pour water on Buddha statue to celebrate Full Moon day
Buddhist devotees pour water on a Buddha statue at Shwedagon Pagoda during celebrations of the Full Moon day of Warso, the fourth month of Myanmar calendar, Monday, July 22, 2013, in Yangon, Myanmar. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Khin Maung Win> Buddhist devotees visit Shwedagon Pagoda during celebrations of the Full Moon day of…
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South East Asia
Philippine President Aquino III urges Congress to pass economic reform bills
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III urged Monday the Congress to immediately pass a number of economic bills that will help further improve the economy and continue with the reforms in the government. In his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA), Aquino called on the Congress to pass the proposed…
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South East Asia
Myanmar’s gov’t and parliamentary group meet to discuss current peace process
Myanmar’s government and parliamentary peace making group met at the Myanmar Peace Center here Sunday to discuss the current peace process. The rare joint meeting was participated by Speaker of House of Representatives (Lower House) U Shwe Mann, Chairperson of the House’s Committee for Rule of Law and Tranquility Aung…
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South East Asia
Myanmar’s President Thein Sein visits France to seek support and investment
French President Francois Hollande met his Myanmar counterpart Thein Sein for talks to cement ties between their two countries here on Wednesday. Thein Sein is paying his first state visit to France after ending his official trip to Britain, with an aim to seek further support and investment from western…
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Giant stingrays moved to new enclosure at Singapore’s River Safari
Workers check the freshwater giant stingray at its new enclosure at the River Safari in Singapore, July 17, 2013. The River Safari welcomed a female freshwater giant stingray to its Mekong River zone exhibit on Wednesday. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Then Chih Wey> Workers move a freshwater giant stingray to its new enclosure at…
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Environment ministers from 5 ASEAN nations meet to discuss ‘haze pollution’
A delegation from Singapore is scheduled to attend the 15th Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee (MSC) on Transboundary Haze Pollution in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Wednesday, aiming at enhanced cooperation on smoke haze problem, the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources said on Tuesday. The delegation will…
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18 people killed in boxing spectators’ riot protesting against local player’s loss
Eighteen people were killed in a stadium stampede after spectators rioted to protest a local boxer’s loss in a championship match in eastern Indonesia, officials said Monday. Youth and Sports Minister Roy Suryo said the victims – 11 of them women – were trampled to death as about 1,500 spectators…
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South East Asia
Cambodian workers attend election campaign for upcoming July 28 election
Garment and footwear workers attend a rally in Phnom Penh July 14, 2013. Around 10,000 garment and footwear workers took part in the rally on Sunday to round up votes for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party ahead of the fifth National Assembly elections on July 28. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Phearum>
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