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Rising drug trade threatens Myanmar's aspirations
Associated Press, Published on 25/03/2013
» THON MIN YAR, Myanmar - Deep in the lawless mountains of the Golden Triangle, sloping fields of illegal poppies have just been scraped dry for opium. This is the peak season for producing drugs here, and in Myanmar's nascent era of democratic change, the haul has only gotten bigger.
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Muslims hide amid Myanmar unrest
Associated Press, Published on 02/10/2013
» Terrified Muslim families hid in forests in western Myanmar on Wednesday, one day after fleeing a new round of sectarian violence that erupted even as the president toured the divided region for the first time since clashes flared there last year.
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Myanmar opium fight failing
Associated Press, Published on 17/03/2014
» NAMPATKA, Myanmar - Every morning, more than 100 heroin and opium addicts descend on the graveyard in this northeastern Myanmar village to get high. When authorities show up, it is for their own quick fix: Soldiers and police roll up the sleeves of their dark green uniforms, seemingly oblivious to passers-by.
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Philippine ship evades China blockade
Associated Press, Published on 29/03/2014
» SECOND THOMAS SHOAL — A Philippine government ship slipped past a Chinese coast guard blockade Saturday and brought food and fresh troops to a marooned navy ship used as a base by Filipino troops to bolster the country's territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea.
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'Dire crisis' for Rohingya
Associated Press, Published on 01/04/2014
» YANGON - International relief organisations forced to flee western Myanmar after being targeted by Buddhist mobs say it will be almost impossible to return without strong diplomatic pressure on the government to depoliticise the distribution of aid: Until then, they say, the lives of more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims in overcrowded, dirty camps will be at risk.
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Workers race to clean up oil spill
Associated Press, Published on 09/04/2014
» Authorities are racing against time to prevent further damage in the Gulf of Thailand after an oil spill from a small tanker that sunk in Samut Sakhon province.
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Looming protests a test for Vietnam
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2014
» HANOI - Vietnamese anger toward China is running at its highest level in years after Beijing deployed an oil rig in disputed waters. That is posing a tricky question for Vietnam's leaders: To what extent should they allow public protests that could morph into those against their own authoritarian rule?
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Thai surrogate wants Gammy's twin returned
Associated Press, Published on 05/08/2014
» A Thai surrogate mother left with a Down’s Syndrome baby abandoned by his Australian biological parents said Tuesday she would like the baby's healthy twin returned after reports that the father is a convicted paedophile.
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Debris spotted off Indonesia coast; possible link to AirAsia
Associated Press, Published on 30/12/2014
» SURABAYA — Several pieces of debris seen floating in the sea off Borneo island might be linked to the missing AirAsia jetliner, an Indonesia National Search and Rescue spokesman said Tuesday.
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Overfishing driving slavery on Thailand's seafood boats
Associated Press, Published on 26/02/2015
» SAMUT SAKHON — Urine pools under a bed where an emaciated Myanmar man lies wearing only a t-shirt and a diaper.
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