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South East Asia
Malaysians Shop Various Items To Celebrate End Of Ramadan
A Muslim man is reflected in a mirror as he tries on a songkok cap at a Ramadan bazaar in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. During the holy month of Ramadan, a daily bazaar offers various selections of clothing, food, prayer mats and other religious items…
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South East Asia
Flood Submerges Whole City Of Baguio, Philippines
Houses are submerged in floods at City Camp Lagoon in Baguio City, northern Philippines, Wednesday Aug. 15, 2012. A second tropical storm in as many weeks battered the northern Philippines on Wednesday as forecasters warned that the still-reeling capital could see more flooding. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Indonesians Head For Home To Celebrate End Of Ramadan
A Muslim woman fans herself inside a train as other passengers are reflected on a window, at Senen train station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. The mass exodus out of the capital and other major cities in the world’s most populous Muslim country is underway as millions are…
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South East Asia
Singapore Diamond Exchange Attracts Women’s Attention
A model browses through diamond displays at the Singapore Diamond Exchange premises at the Singapore Freeport secured facility, Wednesday Aug. 15, 2012 in Singapore. The Singapore Diamond Exchange is currently organizing a private auction which ends Friday. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
A Model Wearing Hijab Ready For Islamic Fashion Show
JAKARTA– A merchant helps a costumer to wear accessories on her hijab during the 3rd Indonesia Islamic Fashion Fair (IIFF) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 11, 2012. <Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
U.S., Vietnam Begin To Clean Toxic Legacy Of Vietnam War
With the backdrop of a field contaminated by dioxin, Vietnamese delegates attend a ceremony marking the start of a project to clean up dioxin left over from the Vietnam War, at a former U.S. military base in Danang, Vietnam Thursday Aug. 9, 2012. The U.S. and Vietnam on Thursday launched…
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South East Asia
Die-In Performance To Protest Violence Against Muslim In Myanmar
Covered in mock blood, Muslim protesters perform a die-in during a rally outside the embassy of Myanmar in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Dozens of people staged the rally calling for an end to the violence against ethnic Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State of Myanmar. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Singapore Celebrates Independence Day
Performers are seen during a national celebration on Thursday Aug. 9, 2012 in Singapore which celebrated its 47th year of independence. Singapore declared independent on August 9, 1965. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Fireworks To Celebrate 47th National Day Of Singapore
Fireworks explode during a national celebration in Singapore, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, to mark 47th anniversary of independence. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Malaysia : PM arrives to break fast in Terengganu
Major News of <New Strait Times> : PM arrives to break fast in Terengganu He arrived in a special aircraft at the Sultan Mahmud airport at 5.50 pm and was greeted by Terengganu Menteri Besar and chairman of the State Umno Liaison Committee Datuk Seri Ahmad Said, who led more than…
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