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South East Asia
Journalists in Myanmar have become freer than before under the gov’t reform process
Journalists work in the newsroom of The Voice daily newspaper in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The reform process under President Thein Sein, who took office two years ago this month, has included the abolition of direct censorship of local media. On Monday, independent daily newspapers will be able…
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South East Asia
Filipino devotees make the Stations of Cross as a religious rite during Holy Week
Filipino devotees make the Stations of the Cross as they carry wooden crosses at the Philippine Center of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina on Thursday, March 28, 2013 in suburban Quezon city, east of Manila, Philippines. Devotees practice different religious rites during the Holy Week in this predominantly Roman Catholic country.…
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South East Asia
Muslim people protest against Mass Organizations Bill in Jakarta
People of muslim organizations protest against Mass Organizations bill in front of the Indonesian parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 28, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Veri Sanovri>
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South East Asia
People visit war museum in Hanoi on 40th anniversary of American troop withdrawal from Vietnam
Visitors to the Vietnam Military History Museum walk around the remains of an American fighter jet that was shot down or crashed close to Hanoi during the Vietnam War on Thursday, March 28, 2013, in Hanoi, Vietnam. Friday, March 29, is the 40th anniversary of the withdrawal of American combat…
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South East Asia
A boy sells flowers at a pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar
A boy sells fresh flowers to Buddhist devotees at Mahamyatmuni pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar, Thursday, March 28, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Gemunu Amarasinghe>
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East Asia
Indonesian students asked to join a conference slated for July in Daejon, South Korea
Are you an Indonesian? We are calling for Indonesian Students, Academicians, and Practitioners around the globe to join our conference and research paper competition in K-Pop country, Korea! Indonesian Student Association in Korea (PERPIKA) calls for scientific paper submission for our 6th Conference of Indonesian Students Association in Korea (CISAK -2013). Conference…
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South East Asia
A senior Myanmar oppositionist speaks at the Armed Forces Day ceremony amid attendance of Aung San Suu Kyi
Tin Oo, a senior member of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party, speaks during a ceremony to mark the 68th anniversary of Armed Forces Day at the party’s headquarters Wednesday, March 27, 2013, in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar’s commander in chief Senior Gen. Min Aung…
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South East Asia
Heavy rain forces Indonesians to wade flooded street in Bandung
Indonesians wade through a flooded street in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Heavy rain triggered floods in the area Wednesday, submerging hundreds of houses and forcing residents to flee. <AP Photo/NEWSis>
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East Asia
S. Korea ranked top investor in Cambodia
South Korea stood out as the largest foreign investor in Cambodia in 2013. Korea replaced the UK as the number one investor with $287 million injected, 12.5 per cent of the total foreign direct investment, The Phnom Penh Post reported by quoting data from the Council for the Development of…
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South East Asia
An ethnic minority artisan in Vietnam performs a gong, a UNESCO Cultural Heritage
An ethnic artisan performs a gong in Buon Ma Thuot City of Dac Lac province, Central Highlands, Vietnam, March 26, 2013. The gong culture among the ethnic groups in Vietnam’s Central Highlands was declared as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations…
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