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Jica proposes underground railway in Yangon
Published on 11/08/2015
» The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) will provide US$250 million (8.8 billion baht) to upgrade Yangon’s circular railway and has also proposed building two underground railway lines, as well as a light rapid transit system to improve the flow of traffic around the city.
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Snares which leave their mark
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 06/03/2022
» Paula White, a wildlife biologist, was examining lion skulls to estimate the animals' ages when she noticed something strange about their teeth. Instead of just showing the normal, gradual wear that happens over time, a sharp, V-shaped notch was cut into the back edge of some of the big cats' canines.
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Myanmar central bank urges govt to reduce dollar use
Published on 03/06/2015
» The Central Bank of Myanmar is urging government organisations to only use kyat payments to reduce US dollar demand and prevent dollarisation of the economy.
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Hun Sen quits smoking after 14 years
Published on 25/09/2014
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday he had quit smoking after struggling hard to stop for more than 14 years.
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How world's largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia has been reborn
Published on 19/12/2023
» YOGYAKARTA - I'm tiptoeing reverentially around the Candi Borobudur temple, stopping to take in ancient stone panels and beautiful bell-shaped stupas, and to ponder the Buddha statues sitting in meditative repose.
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PM backs Sustainable Development Goals at summit
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/09/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday confirmed Thailand's commitment to realising the Sustainable Development Goals at the SDG Summit 2023, saying the country has issued two sets of sustainability bonds that have raised US$12.5 billion in green and social investments at the national level.
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French 'getaway king' on trial for helicopter jailbreak
AFP, Published on 05/09/2023
» PARIS - A convicted burglar who escaped prison in 2018 aboard a hijacked helicopter in a jailbreak that astonished France went on trial in Paris on Tuesday, facing life in prison over his brazen getaway.
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France to ban wearing Islamic abayas in schools: minister
AFP, Published on 28/08/2023
» PARIS - French authorities are to ban the wearing in school of abaya dresses worn by some Muslim women, the education minister said Sunday, arguing the garment violated France's strict secular laws in education.
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Ancient priest's remains are a first-of-a-kind find for Peru team
AFP, Published on 28/08/2023
» LIMA - A group of Japanese and Peruvian archaeologists have discovered the 3,000-year-old tomb of a priest alongside ceramic offerings in northern Peru.
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UN: Time running out in war on plastic pollution
AFP, Published on 16/05/2023
» PARIS: The world must halve single-use plastics and slash throwaway consumption to stem the tide of environmental pollution, according to a UN report on Tuesday that warns the next few years are critical.
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