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SCG seeks to raise Laos investment
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 12/12/2016
» VIENTIANE: SET-listed Siam Cement Group (SCG), the country's biggest cement producer, says construction of its factory in Laos will soon be finished and could begin commercial operation in the first quarter of next year.
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Absorbing Rohingya becomes a regional challenge
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/12/2016
» The Myanmar army crackdown in Rakhine state has overwhelmed the border area of Bangladesh and also eliminated the possibility of sending Rohingya migrants in Thailand back to Myanmar. As a result, Thailand must consider other solutions such as new shelter arrangements or reuniting families in Muslim-majority Malaysia, suggests the Migrant Working Group (MWG).
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'Decent work' still a dream for many in Asean
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/12/2016
» Thailand, Asean and the Mekong Subregion still do not have decent rights-based regulations and safety nets in place to ensure justice for migrants, say non-government organisations.
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Peaceful coexistence
Asia focus, Published on 12/12/2016
» Like spots on a leopard's hide, small wooden houses and tiny fenced plots dot the sprawling Grandis Timber teak plantation in western Cambodia.
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'Hamilton' mixtape beats Stones on US album chart
AFP, Published on 12/12/2016
» NEW YORK - A compilation inspired by the Broadway smash hit "Hamilton" opened at number one Sunday on the US album sales chart, easily outpacing the first Rolling Stones album in a decade.
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Bill English elected to replace New Zealand PM Key
AFP, Published on 12/12/2016
» WELLINGTON - New Zealand's ruling National Party appointed Bill English as the country's new prime minister on Monday following last week's shock resignation of his predecessor John Key.
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Surging methane emissions imperil climate goals
AFP, Published on 12/12/2016
» PARIS - A decade-long surge of the potent greenhouse gas methane threatens to make the fight against global warming even harder, top researchers warned Monday.
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Reindeer are shrinking: warming threatens Xmas icon
AFP, Published on 12/12/2016
» PARIS - If Santa is recruiting helpers to haul Christmas presents around the world this year he had better take a few extra, said researchers Monday who warned that reindeer are shrinking.
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IMF chief Lagarde on trial in France over tycoon case
AFP, Published on 12/12/2016
» PARIS - IMF chief Christine Lagarde goes on trial in France on Monday over a massive state payout to a flamboyant tycoon when she was finance minister in a case that risks tarnishing her stellar career.
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Qantas to fly Australia-London non-stop
AFP, Published on 12/12/2016
» SYDNEY - Qantas plans to operate non-stop flights from Perth to London, the world's first regular passenger service linking Australia directly to Europe in a move hailed by tourism groups Monday.
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