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Post-tsunami aid was not always on target in Asia
dpa, Published on 25/12/2014
» The houses are not yet 10 years old but already walls and roofs are collapsing on a housing estate in Sirikandurawatte in Sri Lanka.
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Myanmar tourist arrivals set record
dpa, Published on 05/01/2015
» YANGON — Record tourist arrivals and tourism revenue in 2014 surpassed expectations, officials said Monday.
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Tourist arrivals fall 6.6% in 2014
dpa, Published on 08/01/2015
» The number of tourists visiting Thailand fell by 6.6% in 2014 from the previous year because of the kingdom's political tensions and a drop in the value of the Russian rouble, officials said Thursday.
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Nobel prize finalist made redundant
dpa, Published on 02/12/2014
» SYDNEY – A leading chemist tipped to win a Nobel Prize has been made redundant in cutbacks to scientific research by the Australian government, a media report said Tuesday.
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Hagupit: Massive damage, not deaths
dpa, Published on 09/12/2014
» MANILA – Smiling and carrying bags of relief goods, residents of flood-prone areas in the Philippine capital began returning to their homes after staying in an evacuation centre overnight.
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Saha Pathana eyes Philippine factory
dpa, Published on 27/10/2014
» One of Thailand's largest investment holding groups is looking to set up manufacturing facilities in the Philippines, a report said Monday.
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China likely to reject Abe meeting
dpa, Published on 06/11/2014
» TOKYO — Chinese President Xi Jinping is unlikely to hold an official meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next week due to a territorial spat and the premier's visit to a controvrsial war shrine, Japanese media reported Thursday.
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Illegal fishing earns Sri Lanka EU ban
dpa, Published on 14/10/2014
» BRUSSELS – The European Union's executive decided Tuesday to ban fish imports from Sri Lanka over its failure to tackle illegal fishing, in a move welcomed by environmentalists.
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$82 fee for 2nd wife irks Indonesia
dpa, Published on 16/10/2014
» JAKARTA — Indonesia's Religious Affairs Ministry on Thursday urged a local government to revoke a law requiring civil servants to pay $82 to take a second wife.
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India firm gifts cars, jewels as bonuses
dpa, Published on 21/10/2014
» NEW DELHI — A diamond merchant in India's Gujarat state has gifted cars, jewellery and partial payments for flats to 1,200 employees as a reward for meeting targets.
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