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Myanmar Gov’t Asked To Restore Peace In Region Hit By Deadly Violence Between Buddhists And Muslims

Rohingya Muslims living in Malaysia hold placards during a rally outside Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and lawmakers from ethnic minority parties are calling on the government to deploy more troops to restore peace and stability…
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[The AsiaN 1st Anniv] The AsiaN proves trendsetter

During my visits to Republic of Korea for two consecutive years in 2007 and 2008 at the invitation of Asia Journalists Association AJA, Mr. Lee Sang-Ki had hinted about taking some new initiatives, but I had no slightest idea that he and his team would be providing another platform for…
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[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Simposium Nuklir: Masa Depan Energi Nuklir di Timur Tengah

Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah ulasan mengenai penggunaan kekuatan nuklir sebagai sumber energi oleh Ashraf Dali, Kepala Biro Timur Tengah The AsiaN. Menurut beliau, terlalu dini untuk membicaakan plantasi energy nuklir di Timur Tengah. Menurut Dali, terdapat 3 alasan mengapa terlalu dini bagi Timur Tengah untuk membicarakan…
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Vietnamese President Talks With Russian PM At His Office In Hanoi

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (R) meets with visiting Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the President Office in Hanoi, Vietnam, Nov. 7, 2012. Dmitry Medvedev is in Hanoi for a two-day visit to Vietnam. <Xinhua/VNA> Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev, left, listens to his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung…
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[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Simposium Nuklir: Energi, Api Suci

Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah ulasan mengenai penggunaan kekuatan nuklir sebagai sumber energi di Tunisia oleh Penasihat Konten The AsiaN, Saida Zoghbi. Menurut Zoghbi, masalah yang dihadapi mayarakat saat ini adalah bagaimana menghadapi sumber daya alam yang tidak lama lagi akan habis. Dan bagaimana kekuatan nuklir merupakan…
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Asian, European Leaders Hold Press Conference During ASEM In Vientiane, Laos

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (L), Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong (C) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attend a press conference of the Ninth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, Nov. 6, 2012. Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) leaders pledged on Tuesday to foster closer relations between Asia…
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[Indonesia Report] Rafflesia Patma, a giant flower, blooms at Bogor Botanical Garden in Indonesia

One of Indonesian unique flower, Rafflesia Patma, recently blooms in Bogor Botanical Garden in Indonesia. Rafflesia Patma is a member of the genus Rafflesia that is known as the largest individual flower in the world. Rafflesia is an endemic plant that occurs only in Sumatra Rainforest, Indonesia. The blooming of…
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[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Simposium Nuklir: Penggunaan Strategi Nuklir yang Damai

Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah ulasan mengenai penggunaan kekuatan nuklir sebagai sumber energi oleh Abderrahim Elallam, Konsultan Hubungan Arab di Afrika Utara untuk The AsiaN. Menurut beliau, sejak awal penggunaan sumber daya nuklir mendatangkan pro dan kontra. Energi nuklir dapat digunakan sebagai sumber daya senjata nuklir maupun…
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Filipino Workers Take To Streets Demanding $3 Across-The-Board Salary Raise

Protesters display placards during a rally outside the Philippine Congress to seek 125-Peso ($3) across-the-board salary increase for workers at suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines, Monday Nov. 5, 2012. The rally coincided with the resumption of session of Philippine Congress following a long weekend. Protesters display placards after…
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Sri Lankan Government Under Blast For Planning To Impeach Chief Justice

Opposition lawmakers and rights activists participate in a protest against the government in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. Hundreds of Sri Lankans staged the protest march to demand that the government halt a plan to impeach the country’s chief justice and condemning what they say is intimidation of…
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