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East Asia
Chinese Legislators Visit Cambodia To Strengthen Bilateral Ties
President of Cambodia’s National Assembly Heng Samrin (R) shakes hands with Chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee of the China’s National People’s Congress Hu Kangsheng in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Dec. 3, 2012. A group of Chinese legislators led by Hu Kangsheng is visiting Cambodia to strengthen and…
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South East Asia
Silvery Gibbon Is One Of Animals Endandered Due To Commercial Deforestation
A Silvery Gibbon holds her two-week-old baby at the Bali Zoo in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. The Silvery Gibbon (Hylobates moloch) is currently listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). They are in danger mostly because of commercial deforestation. It…
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East Asia
Asiana receives highest medal from Cambodia
Asiana Airlines has received the Cambodian government’s highest medal for foreigners for its contribution to the Southeast Asian country, the airline said Monday. The firm’s main contribution in Cambodia includes the establishment of solar street lamps and financial support for local schools there. The Royal Order of Sahametrei, Grand Cross,…
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South East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Rencana Jepang Menutup Plantasi Nuklir
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai rencana pemerintah Jepang dalam penggunaan sumber daya nuklir di Jepang setelah kecelakaan plantasi Nuklir di Fukushima. Setelah kecelakaan diplantasi nuklir di Chernobyl pada 1986 dan di Fukushima pada 2011 yang lalu, walaupun tidak ada korban jiwa pada bocornya plantasi nuklir…
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South East Asia
[Indonesia Report] Death of human rights activist 8-year ago still remains unresolved
After 8 years of the death of Indonesian prominent Human Rights Activist, the probe of the case has not been completed and the mystery behind the murder remain. Metrotvnews.com published an article on a remembrance of the activist’s fights and his mysterious death. According to the article, law enforcers have sentenced number of those related…
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South East Asia
People Protest Against Violent Police Crackdown On Monks At Copper Mine In Myanmar
Demonstrators protest against a violent crackdown on monks by Myanmar police at Letpadaung copper mine in Monywa, northwest Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar’s government has appointed a commission led by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to investigate the recent violent dispersal of peaceful protesters at…
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South East Asia
Cambodians Pray For The Late King Sihanouk Scheduled To Be Cremated On Feb. 4
Cambodian offer prayers for the late King Norodom Sihanouk in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. King Sihanouk’s body is scheduled to be held an officially cremated on Feb. 4, 2013. King Sihanouk died Oct. 15 at age 89. A local worker, center,…
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South East Asia
Suu Kyi Arrives In Troubled Copper Town To Hear People’s Grievances
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi waves to her supporters as she arrives in Monywa town, northwestern Myanmar, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. Security forces used water cannons, tear gas and smoke bombs Thursday to clear protesters from a copper mine in northwestern Myanmar, wounding villagers and Buddhist monks just hours…
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South East Asia
Annual Tazaungdine Hot Air Balloon Festival Opens In Taunggyi, Myanmar
Contestants prepare paper lamps to decorate under hot air balloons during the annual Tazaungdine hot air balloon festival in Taunggyi, southern Shan State, Myanmar, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. In this photo taken on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, festival goers watch as contestants prepare to release a hot air balloon during…
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South East Asia
Bangladesh’s Alliance Of 18 Opposition Parties Holds Grand Rally In Dhaka
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister and Chairwoman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Khaleda Zia attends a grand rally in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, Nov. 28, 2012. Bangladesh’s main opposition alliance of the 18 opposition parties led by BNP, will observe a road blockade program on Dec. 9 across the country…
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