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Myanmar counts cost of flood disaster
Published on 28/08/2015
» Recent monsoonal floods and landslides have taken a dreadful human toll, leaving at least 117 dead and 1.6 million people displaced, in 12 states and regions across Myanmar.
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Bag backlash
Asia focus, Bloomberg News, Published on 10/10/2016
» After charging customers a nominal fee for plastic bags since February, an Indonesian minimart chain has made the bags free again, in a setback to government-backed efforts to curb waste.
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Malaysia blocks whistle-blower website
Published on 20/07/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian authorities said they had blocked a UK-based website that had published corruption allegations against Prime Minister Najib Razak, but the portal vowed Monday to press on with its exposes.
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China urges Suu Kyi to maintain positive ties
Published on 11/06/2015
» BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping told Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday that he hoped Myanmar would maintain a consistent and positive position on relations, state media said, regardless of any changes in Myanmar's domestic politics.
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Scholars and dollars
Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 04/05/2015
» Having a child is an investment in the future of the family, and education is one of the biggest investments in a child's future. There was a time when parents who wanted — and could afford — the best for their children had to send them abroad, but today in Asia, families can have the best of both worlds: an international education close to home.
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Frantic search for Nepal quake survivors
Published on 26/04/2015
» KATHMANDU — Rescuers in Nepal searched frantically Sunday for survivors of a huge quake that killed more than 2,000, digging through rubble in the devastated capital Kathmandu and airlifting victims of an avalanche at Everest base camp.
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Asean to push for South China Sea code
Published on 24/04/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Southeast Asian leaders will seek to speed up plans for a binding code of conduct with China governing behavior in the disputed South China Sea at a summit, Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said on Friday.
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China rejects Taiwan as AIIB founding member
Published on 13/04/2015
» BEIJING/TAIPEI — Taiwan is not able to become a founding member of the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) but is still welcome to become an ordinary member in the future, the Chinese government said on Monday.
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Man shoots, kills self near US Capitol
Published on 12/04/2015
» WASHINGTON — A man holding a protest sign shot and killed himself Saturday near the steps of the US Capitol at the height of tourism season in Washington, triggering a brief lockdown of the congressional building.
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Myanmar up-close and personal
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 22/03/2016
» 'Welcome to the Guesthouse. The small space is made to set you free from anxiety. But first you need to leave your old perceptions behind. You need to open your mind for new memories," says Kyaw Luck, a guide for the exhibition "Myanmar Up-Close", which opened last week at Museum Siam.
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