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South East Asia
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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Victims Of 2002 Bali Bombings Remembered In 10th Anniversary.
Photographs of Australian victims of the 2002 Bali bombings are displayed on an Australian flag in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. Indonesian police on Wednesday warned of a possible terrorist threat targeting dignitaries planning to commemorate Friday’s 10th anniversary of the Bali bombings, raising the country’s security…
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[Philippines] House OKs bill granting subsidy to political parties during elections
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill which will allow the government to subsidize political parties in order to level the playing field during elections. House Bill 6551 or “An Act Strengthening the Political Party System, appropriating funds therefor and for…
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Philippine Supreme Court Defers Imposition Of Anti-Cybercrime Law Amid Mounting Opposition
A protester holds a mock laptop during a rally against the anti-cybercrime law in front of the Supreme Court in Manila, Philippines, Tuesday Oct. 9, 2012. The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended implementation of the country’s anti-cybercrime law while it decides whether certain provisions violate civil liberties. The law…
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[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Berhenti Campur Tangan dan Nyatakan Afghanistan Negara Netral
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah ulasan mengenai masa depan Afghanistan oleh Ghulam Faruq Achikzad, Analis senior Institut Nautilus. 30 tahun terakhir Afghanistan telah melewati masa paling bergejolak dalam sejarah moderennya. Afghanistan telah berjuang mengatasi efek mengerikan dari konflik bersenjata, pendudukan dan intervensi pihak asing. Lebih dari 5…
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Myanmar Monks Protest Muslim Attacks Against Buddhists In Bangladesh
Myanmar Buddhist monks hold banners as they stage a rally outside the U.S. Embassy Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in Yangon, Myanmar. More than 100 monks protested recent attacks against Buddhists in Bangladesh. Thousands of Muslims there set fire to at least 10 temples and 40 homes due to anger over…
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Philippine President Aquino III Announces Peace Agreement With Muslim Rebel Group
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III delivers a speech on national television at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Aquino said Sunday that his government has reached a preliminary peace agreement with the nation’s largest Muslim rebel group in a major breakthrough toward ending a…
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