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South East Asia
Film star brings anti-trafficking message
Major news in <The Myanmar Times> : Film star brings anti-trafficking message CHINESE action film star Jackie Chan brought his trademark sense of humour to Myanmar last week to campaign for a serious issue: child trafficking. The actor arrived on July 5 in his role as goodwill ambassador of the United Nations…
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Season For Entrance Exam Begins In Vietnam
Participants of university entrance examinations come out of the exam venue in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 9, 2012. Over 600,000 Vietnamese people took part in the university entrance examinations this year. <Xinhua/Ho Nhu Y> news@theasian.asia
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Drugs Worth $18 Mil. Confiscated In Malaysia
A Malaysian customs officer displays newly seized Erimin 5 pills during a press conference in Port Klang near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 9, 2012. Malaysian customs announced the seizure of nearly three million Erimin 5 pills estimated at around 58 million ringgit (around 18 million USD) on Monday. <Xinhua/Chong Voon…
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Thailand, New flood barrier at Bang Pa-in Industrial Park ‘ahead of schedule’
Major news in <The Nation> : New flood barrier at Bang Pa-in Industrial Park ‘ahead of schedule’ The imposing structure, 11 kilometres long and 6.4 metres high, may have caused worries for nearby residents that floods will hit their areas even more heavily, but it could potentially save both Thai-…
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Indonesia Still Struggling With Too Many Pre-Term Births
Major news in <Jakarta Globe> : Indonesia Still Struggling With Too Many Pre-Term Births Linda Rullis sold her motorcycle and borrowed money from relatives to cover neo-natal treatment for her daughter, who was born after only 24 weeks of pregnancy, barely weeks within the threshold of survival. The baby girl is…
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Raul Castro In Hanoi For Official Visit
Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (R) and visiting President of Cuba’s Council of State and the Council of Ministers Raul Castro Ruz hold talks at the Presidential Palace in Vietnamese capital Hanoi on July 8, 2012. Raul Castro Ruz arrived in Hanoi on July 7 for a four-day visit to…
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Unique Fashion Carnival In Indonesia
A model performs during Jember Fashion Carnival, an annual event to showcase creations by local fashion designers, in Jember, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, July 8, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Exhibition Of Housing Materials In Ho Chi Minh City
Visitors stroll around the International Exhibition of Construction, Building Materials, Housing and Interior Decoration in southern Ho Chi Minh City, some 1,130 km south of capital Hanoi, in Vietnam, July 5, 2012. <Xinhua/Dinh Tung> news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Singapore on July 6 : More couples got married last year, divorces also up
Major news in < Straits Times> : More couples got married last year, divorces also up More couples got hitched last year, even as the trend of divorce continue to inch upwards in 2011. The figures on divorces and marriages in 2011 were released on Thursday morning by the Department…
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Major news in Malaysia on July 5: “Taxi drivers are our image ambassadors”
Major news in <New Straits Times> : Taxi drivers are our image ambassadors: Najib PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today hailed taxi drivers as an important group that can portray a good image of the country. He said they could form in the public, particularly foreign tourists,…
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