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South East Asia
Indonesians protest against gov’t plans to raise fuel price
Policemen fire tear gas during clashes with anti-oil price hike demonstrators outside parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 17, 2013. Lawmakers gathered to decide on budget amendments that will pave the way for the first fuel price hikes since 2008. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Zulkarnain> Indonesian protestors shout slogans outside the parliament during a demonstration…
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South East Asia
Thais wearing white masks participate in anti-gov’t protest
Anti-government movement featured by the white masks has recently developed into a nationwide campaign in Thailand, mounting pressure on the Yingluck Shinawatra administration which is accused of corruption and incompetence. The new campaign was launched in the capital Bangkok earlier this month when about 700 white-masked protesters took to the…
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South East Asia
Thai pig farmers object to gov’t plan to import pork from US
Thai pig famers protest outside the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, June 11, 2013. About 500 pig farmers protested against the government’s plan to import pork from the United States, claiming that it will destroy their business and lives. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Rachen Sageamsak>
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South East Asia
Five week-old meerkat cubs sit at Bali’s Safari and Marine Park in Indonesia
Five-week-old meerkat cubs sit at Bali’s Safari and Marine Park in Giayar, Indonesia on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Firdia Lisnawati> A five-week old meerkat cub sits beside its mother at Bali’s Safari and Marine Park in Giayar, Indonesia, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Firdia Lisnawati> Micheal, 3 week-old Sumatra…
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South East Asia
Cambodia-Thailand agree to establish two special economic zones
Cambodia and Thailand on Tuesday agreed to work together towards establishing two special economic zones in border areas in order to boost trade and investment and improve livelihoods of the peoples along the border of the two countries. “We agreed to set up special economic zones – one is in…
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East Asia
Myanmar’s Buddihists receive tooth-relic stupa donated by China
People carry Sakyamuni tooth-relic stupa donated by China at Maha Myat Muni Pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar, June 10, 2013. China has donated three Sakyamuni tooth-relic stupa replicas to Myanmar to enhance ties between the two countries’ Buddhist circles and people. The three stupa replicas will be displayed in the cities…
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South East Asia
Cambodians demand opposition party to apologize for remarks on genocide
Journalists take photographs in front of the National Rescue Party’s (CNRP) office while Chum Mey, a former S-21 prison survivor, unseen, submits a petition demanding Kem Sokha, the party’s vice president, apologize for allegedly saying that exhibits at a Khmer Rouge-era genocide museum in Phnom Penh were faked, in Phnom…
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Censorship concerns rise as Singapore online media required to obtain licenses
About 1,000 Singaporeans rallied Saturday to protest a new government policy that requires some news websites to obtain licenses and possibly remove offensive content. The policy that took effect this month has triggered criticism that authorities in this Southeast Asian city-state are trying to enforce online media censorship. Newspapers and…
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South East Asia
Myanmar’s Kachin activists mark 2nd anniversary of ethnic civil war
Activists wearing T-shirt with the flag of Kachin Independence Army (KIA), march during a ceremony to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of the fighting between Myanmar government troops and KIA, in Yangon, Myanmar Sunday, June 9, 2013. The fighting began June 9, 2011 when government troops allegedly shelled a Kachin base…
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South East Asia
Filipino women perform traditional hand embroidery on pineapple fabric
In this April 18, 2013 photo, a woman does hand embroidery on pineapple fabric outside their house in Lumban town, Laguna province, south of Manila, Philippines. In this small town in the Philippines, women are keeping a centuries-old tradition of hand embroidery alive. But while Lumban town continues to be…
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