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Forced labour shows back-breaking lack of reform in Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 03/07/2015
» BUTHIDAUNG, MYANMAR — In the fertile river valleys near Myanmar's border with Bangladesh, stateless Rohingya Muslims say there is no let-up in soldiers forcing them into hard labour, despite the government launching a campaign three years ago to end the practice.
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Frustrated Jokowi launches charm offensive on investors
Reuters, Published on 02/07/2015
» JAKARTA — Exasperated by the performance of his economics team, Indonesia's president has personally taken on the job of promoting Southeast Asia's largest economy to sceptical investors, said palace officials and economists.
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Japanese hotels offer tight space for a tight budget
Business, Reuters, Published on 09/06/2015
» TOKYO: With Japan's tourist numbers and hotel prices on the rise thanks to a weaker yen, developers are getting creative with a new niche line in stylish but cheap accommodation in bunks, cabins and pods of all shapes and sizes.
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Gangnam Style: South Korea set to demolish slum in shadows of Seoul glitz
Reuters, Published on 05/05/2015
» SEOUL – Close by the luxury highrises of Seoul's most expensive neighbourhood, 80-year-old Kim Ok-nyo burns charcoal to heat her two-room shack in Guryong, a shantytown of 2,000 residents.
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Southeast Asia's borrowers wince as deflation looms
Reuters, Published on 01/04/2015
» JAKARTA — Loans to businesses and households in Southeast Asia are growing at their slowest pace in five years, but the region's most indebted economies aren't becoming any less leveraged. Because of deflation, borrowers are at risk of shouldering heavier debt burdens.
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Starbucks campaign brews up backlash
Business, Reuters, Published on 20/03/2015
» LOS ANGELES/SEATTLE: Starbucks Corp chief executive Howard Schultz has deftly navigated thorny issues such as gay marriage, gun control and congressional gridlock, but his move to weigh in on US race relations has brewed up a social media backlash.
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Decades after war, Vietnam, US battle legacy of bombs
Reuters, Published on 06/03/2015
» TRIEU PHONG, VIETNAM — Red skull-and-crossbones markers dot the horizon in a barren patch of land in Vietnam where missteps could be fatal.
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