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Household debt keeps Thailand Southeast Asia's sick man
AFP, Published on 11/02/2015
» Sinking in heavy repayments to loan sharks, Non says payday is nothing more than a cruel reminder of his dire finances.
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Suu Kyi leads rally honouring father
AFP, Published on 13/02/2015
» NATMAUK, MYANMAR — Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi addressed a crowd of thousands Friday in the biggest celebrations honouring her independence hero father in memory, underscoring her legacy months before leading the opposition to momentous elections.
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'Beer clubs' fuel Vietnam's binge-drinking problem
AFP, Published on 13/02/2015
» A scantily-clad deejay gyrates to ear-splitting music as the crowd of drinkers order more towers of lager: Welcome to The Hangover, one of a new crop of “beer clubs” raising concerns about Vietnam's drinking culture.
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Many perils for online love seekers
AFP, Published on 14/02/2015
» WASHINGTON - Advice for people seeking love on the Internet for Valentine's Day: keep looking, but watch for scams and other risks.
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Cyber thugs taking data hostage
AFP, Published on 26/02/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Marriage therapist Valerie Goss turned on her computer one day and found that all of her data was being held hostage.
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Young adults want news, not the newspaper
AFP, Published on 17/03/2015
» WASHINGTON - America's young adults want news, but few want to read a newspaper. And most stumble onto news while on Facebook or other social networks.
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20 years after Tokyo subway attacks, Japan remains baffled
AFP, Published on 20/03/2015
» Japan today commemorated the 20th anniversary of the fatal nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, but experts say the horrifying case still leaves more questions than answers about what motivated the killings.
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Time runs out as Iran nuclear talks hit deadline day
AFP, Published on 31/03/2015
» LAUSANNE - Marathon talks aimed at stopping Iran from getting nuclear weapons reach the finish line Tuesday as global powers scramble to clear the final hurdles hours before a midnight deadline for a framework deal.
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Myanmar farmers dream of resurrecting Asia's rice bowl
AFP, Published on 09/04/2015
» Dressed in Chelsea football shorts and a wide-brimmed hat, Than Tun toils away in his paddy field on the outskirts of Yangon, sweat pouring down his sinewy arms.
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Cambodia's self-taught doctors, a Khmer Rouge legacy
AFP, Published on 10/04/2015
» When the phone rings, former Khmer Rouge soldier Ken Mon grabs a bag stuffed full of medicine, jumps on his motorbike and heads for an impoverished Cambodian village with the haste of any diligent local doctor.
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