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Germany voices Rohingya concerns
dpa, Published on 11/02/2014
» YANGON - German President Joachim Gauck on Tuesday raised concerns over clashes between Myanmar's majority Buddhist and minority Muslim communities, especially the Rohingyas.
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Ex-Burma Communists in dispute
dpa, Published on 07/04/2013
» Former comrades of the defunct Burma Communist Party and their offspring are squabbling over the use of property granted them 55 years ago, media reports said Sunday.
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India PM reaches out to Africa
Business, dpa, Published on 02/11/2015
» New Delhi: Indian Premier Narendra Modi has announced US$600 million and a line of cut-price credit in development aid for Africa as he called for expanded trade, all part of an effort to limit China's influence on the continent.
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AEC set to miss deadline for free-trade bloc
dpa, Published on 20/11/2015
» The Asean Economic Community was scheduled to set up a free-trade bloc by the end of 2015 to rival the European Union or the United States. But legislative foot-dragging and obstructive border practices have effectively prevented the free movement of goods, services and workers, with no chance to meet the deadline, experts say.
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Cambodia garment unions push for minimum wage rise
dpa, Published on 25/09/2015
» PHNOM PENH -- Negotiations on raising the minimum wage for hundreds of thousands of workers in Cambodia's vital garment sector were set to begin in the capital Friday.
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Australia looks to Philippines to take Nauru refugees
dpa, Published on 09/10/2015
» SYDNEY -- Australia is seeking a deal with the Philippines to take refugees held in Australian-run detention centres, the government confirmed Friday, as local media said the potential agreement could be worth more than US$100 million.
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Poverty study earns Princeton economist Nobel prize
dpa, Published on 12/10/2015
» STOCKHOLM -- Work exploring the interrelationship of consumption, poverty and welfare helped win Scottish-American economist Angus Deaton the 2015 Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences.
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Myanmar traders suspend rice exports as floods hit
dpa, Published on 03/08/2015
» YANGON – Leading Myanmar rice exporters decided to temporarily suspend exports Monday in an effort to stop prices rising during heavy floods across the country, traders said.
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Sales tumble at annual Myanmar gem expo
dpa, Published on 07/07/2015
» YANGON — Myanmar's annual gem emporium took in about €1 billion this year, but fell far short of last year's record-breaking fair, news reports said Tuesday.
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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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