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Monk's lucky charms fire Leicester to title
Spectrum, Published on 25/12/2016
» Leicester City's English Premier League championship triumph is a fairytale of a small football club that manages to win big with a little help from mythical amulets ... sort of. Of course, the much coveted title was the product of the hard work of the players and manager Claudio Ranieri. But support from the three magic amulets given by a senior Thai monk might also have helped.
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NCPO reclaims the streets
Spectrum, Published on 25/12/2016
» Some might perceive omnipresent street food and pavement vendors as part of Bangkok's charm. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), however, thought that some of these vendors might have gone too far in occupying public spaces.
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PM says aid for farmers not limitless
News, Published on 08/11/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called on farmers not to simply rely on the government's financial aid, saying the state coffers must to be used to take care of people nationwide.
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Scores feared buried alive after new Japan quake
Kyodo News, Published on 16/04/2016
» KUMAMOTO, JAPAN — Scores of people were feared buried alive on Saturday after two powerful earthquakes hit southern Japan a day apart, killing at least 35 people, and as a forecast storm threatened more devastating landslides.
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The New Chinese migrants making waves
Spectrum, Published on 25/12/2016
» Any news stories about the Chinese grabbed people's attention easily this year. Whether addressing the large number of Chinese tourists -- and their reportedly unruly behaviour -- the building of mega-dams on the Mekong River, the spread of banana contract farming or zero-dollar tours, anything about the Chinese seemed bound to sweep the top spot for most views or shares on social media.
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NZ govt to boost Kiwi bird numbers
Published on 04/06/2015
» SYDNEY — The New Zealand government will boost the number of native Kiwi birds through implementing new measures and expanding existing initiatives to save them from extinction, Conservation Minister Maggie Barry said Thursday.
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Nepal projects 40% drop in tourist arrivals
Published on 17/06/2015
» KATHMANDU — Massive earthquakes in April and May that killed 8,792 people and caused extensive damage to cultural heritages and infrastructure along key trekking routes in Nepal are projected to decrease the number of tourist arrivals by at least 320,000 in 2015, the Tourism Ministry said Wednesday.
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Four injured in Jakarta explosion
Published on 08/04/2015
» JAKARTA — An explosion occurred in a busy area in central Jakarta on Wednesday afternoon, injuring four people, police officers said.
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Singaporeans call for Changi airport to be renamed
Published on 09/04/2015
» SINGAPORE — Nearly 12,500 people have signed an online petition calling on the Singapore government to rename Changi airport after Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew who died last month, the organiser of the petition said this week.
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