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South East Asia
Myanmar Lawyers Stand Up Against Gov’t Plan To Convert A Time-Honored Building Into Hotel In Yangon
Myanmar lawyers hold placards and march as they protest against the sellout of Yangon’s 101-year-old High Court and a plan to convert the city’s imposing old police headquarters into a Chinese-owned hotel in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. <AP Photo> news@theasian.asia
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HIV-Infected People In Myanmar Hard To Get Medication Due To Lack Of Trained Medical Staff
In this Sept. 1, 2012 photo, an HIV patient rubs his face near a poster showing a sculpture of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi at an HIV/AIDS hospice founded by a member of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy, the country’s opposition party led by Suu Kyi,…
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South East Asia
[Philippine] Gov’t, MILF panels go back to work
MANILA, Philippines—Although the dividends of peace may have to wait a little longer, the goodwill generated by the signing on Monday of the preliminary agreement for the creation of Bangsamoro continues to fire up both sides as they look forward to the next round of talks to complete the peace…
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South East Asia
New Leadership Of Myanmar’s Ruling Party Elected At Conference In Nay Pyi Taw
Representatives attend the first conference of Myanmar’s ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), in Nay Pyi Taw on Oct. 16, 2012. President U Thein Sein, who is also Chairman of USDP, was re-elected as the party’s chairman at the party’s first conference which continued in Nay Pyi Taw on…
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Filipino Children Take Part In Relay Marathon Called “Race For Survival”
A Filipino boy dashes out of the starting line during a relay marathon called “Race for Survival” at Antipolo city in the eastern province of Rizal, Philippines on Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012. Organized by Save the Children and its partners, the Race for Survival, the world’s biggest children’s race, is…
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South East Asia
Buddhist Monks’ Protest Makes Myanmar Gov’t Reverse Its Plan To Open OIC Liaison Office
Myanmar Buddhist monks display anti-OIC banners during a rally in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Myanmar’s government said Monday it won’t allow the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to open a liaison office after thousands of Buddhist monks and laymen marched to protest the plan. Myanmar and the OIC…
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Poor Mental Patients In Indonesia Confined To Cages Or Shackles In Their Homes
A relative gives a cigarette to an Indonesian man identified as Jimun who is mentally ill as he sits inside a bamboo cage at his family residence in Trenggalek, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. Thousands of Indonesians with mental health issues are spending their lives in shackles or…
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Filipino Muslims Welcome Peace Pact To Be Signed Between Gov’t And Muslim Lebel Forces
Filipino Muslim women march during a rally outside the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Sunday Oct. 14, 2012. Philippine officials and rebels say about 200 Muslim guerrillas led by their elusive chief have arrived in Manila for the signing of a preliminary peace pact to end one of…
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Aung San Suu Kyi Surrounded By Well-Wishers When Visiting Provincial Office Of Her Party
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, leaves a branch office of her National League for Democracy party during her visit to Thone Gwa township in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. <AP Photo/Khin Maung Win> news@theasian.asia
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Philippine Children Learn How To Wash Hands Prior To Global Handwashing Day
Children wash hands prior to the observance of the Global Handwashing Day in Manila, capital of the Philippines, Oct. 10, 2012. The 5th Global Handwashing Day, which aims to educate more children on the importance of handwashing with soap to avoid diseases, will be celebrated on Oct. 15. <Xinhua/Rouelle Umali>…
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