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South East Asia
Filipinos Stage Protest Against Gov’t Reckless Mining, Logging In Mindanao
Police arrest protesters as they attempt to stage a rally at the gates of the Presidential Palace Monday Feb. 4, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. The protesters alleged that large scale mining and logging in Mindanao in southern Philippines under the present government, has contributed to more than 2,000 deaths and…
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East Asia
Cambodian PM Meets With Ha Kum-loul, South Korean Presidential Chief Of Staff
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) meets with South Korea’s Presidential Chief of Staff Ha Kum-Loul at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, Feb. 3, 2013. Ha visited Cambodia to attend the royal cremation ceremony of the late Cambodian former King Norodom Sihanouk, which will be…
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South East Asia
Guilded Chariot Carries Coffin Of Fomer Cambodian King Sihanouk To Crematorium
The coffin of the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in a funeral procession enters the crematorium in Phnom Penh, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. Thousands of mourners accompanied the gilded chariot carrying the body of former King Sihanouk – the dominant figure of modern Cambodia – in the funeral procession…
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South East Asia
Cambodian People Pray For Fomer King Sihanouk Before His Cremation Ceremony
People sit to pay their respects to the late former king Norodom Sihanouk in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Feb. 3, 2013. The royal cremation ceremony of the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk will be held on Monday. <Xinhua/Yao Dawei> A family…
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South East Asia
Human Right Activist Arrives In Los Angeles After Being Freed From Detainment In Ho Chi Minh City
Human rights activist Nguyen Quoc Quan greets with his supporters after his arrival at the Los Angeles International Airport from Vietnam on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Los Angeles. Nguyen has been released after being detained since April 17, 2012 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Human rights activist Nguyen…
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East Asia
A guide to experience skiing at budget price in Korea
People only living in four season countries have the privilege to experience this exciting sport. If you are living in a tropical country, then you will have to fly all the way to one of these countries to be able to experience Skiing. For someone who never tried ski before, it could be…
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East Asia
Global leaders pledge better world for intellectually disabled
PYEONGCHANG – International figures, including Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, committed to fighting discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities Wednesday that she said are deprived of the rights to make choices in their lives. The participants issued a joint declaration, whose core message is to protect rights of…
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South East Asia
Singapore’s Population Is Forecast To Grow To Around 6.9 Million By 2030 From Current 5.3 Million
Passengers exit one of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) stations in Singapore, Jan. 29, 2013. The Singapore government is looking to grow its population to between 6.5 million and 6.9 million by 2030, from the current 5.31 million, it said in a white paper on Tuesday. <Xinhua/Then Chih Wey>
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South East Asia
People Buy Fish At Kyimyindine Central Sanpya Fish Market In Yangon, Myanmar
Fishmongers work at the Kyimyindine Central Sanpya Fish Market in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 29, 2013. Customers buy fish at the Kyimyindine Central Sanpya Fish Market in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 29, 2013. Fishmongers sell fish at the Kyimyindine Central Sanpya Fish Market in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 29, 2013. <Xinhua/U Aung>
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South East Asia
Red Shirt Protesters Call For Release Of Political Prisoners In Jail Since 2010 Anti-Gov’t Rally In Bangkok
A Red Shirt protester holds a poster while gathered with others in front of the Government House to call for the release of political prisoners who have been jailed since the 2010 anti-government demonstrations in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Red Shirt protesters gather in front of the…
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