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President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is famous for his lack of interest in foreign affairs but when he attends the special Asean-South Korea summit in Busan this week, he needs to remember that the danger of nuclear war will no longer just come from North Korea, but also from the regional grouping's key partners: South Korea and Japan. |
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Mr Milton Cheng’s solid track record of helping build the storied law firm’s business in East Asia – and the region’s prospects for growth – helped pitchfork the lawyer into the leadership role of the 70-year-old firm, capping a three-decade-old career that began as a summer internship. ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID. |
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TOKYO (REUTERS) – Pope Francis visits Nagasaki and Hiroshima on Sunday (Nov 24) to preach the dangers of nuclear weapons against the backdrop of two cities uniquely associated with the devastation of the atomic bomb. The pope arrived in Japan late Saturday on the second leg of an Asia tour that.... |
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Credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has lowered its outlook on Singapore-listed Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MNACT) to negative from stable. The downgrade reflects the uncertainty surrounding the earnings and operating performance of MNACT's largest asset, the Festival Walk.... |
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KOTA KINABALU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The Sumatran rhino is now extinct in Malaysia, as the last known specimen, a cancer-ridden female named Iman died at the Borneo Rhino Sanctuary on Saturday (Nov 23). "It is with great sadness that the Sabah Wildlife Department announces the death of Iman, the last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, at 5. |
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Pope Francis arrived in Japan on Saturday as part of a week long trip to Asia the second-ever papal visit to the country and the first in 38 years.
He came with an anti-nuclear message and offered prayers for Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the only cities in the world to have suffered an atomic bombing. |
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The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia has died, leaving the smallest species of rhino, which once roamed across Asia, surviving in small numbers mostly in Indonesia.
Key points: Malaysia's last male Sumatran rhino died in May this year; Conservationists estimate that only about 30 to 80 Sumatran.... |
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Members of the Civic Party chat with residents during a campaign event outside a mall in Hong Kong Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. Sunday's low-level polls have emerged as a pivotal bellwether on public support for increasingly violent protests, that had disrupted life in Asia's top financial hub for months. |
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On November 14, 2011, The Jamestown Foundation held a conference on Central Asia entitled, “Central Asia, Afghanistan and the New Silk Road: Political Economic and Security Challenges” at the University Club in Washington, DC. This full-length transcription covers three conference panels and keynote remarks featuring: A keynote speech by Amb. |
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Malaysia's last Sumatran rhino has died from cancer, meaning the species is extinct in the South Asian country. Iman had suffered from uterine tumours since she was captured in March 2014. Augustine Tuuga, director of the wildlife department in eastern Sabah state on Borneo island, said tumours on.... |
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Malaysia's last Sumatran rhino has died from cancer, meaning the species is extinct in the South Asian country. Iman had suffered from uterine tumours since she was captured in March 2014.
Augustine Tuuga, director of the wildlife department in eastern Sabah state on Borneo island, said tumours on.... |
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Malaysia on Saturday reported that the Sumatran rhinoceros had become extinct in the Southeast Asian country, following the death of the last female from cancer. The Wildlife Department in eastern Sabah state on Borneo island said the rhino, named Iman, died of natural causes due to shock in her system. |
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Malaysia on Saturday reported that the Sumatran rhinoceros had become extinct in the Southeast Asian country, following the death of the last female from cancer. The Wildlife Department in eastern Sabah state on Borneo island said the rhino, named Iman, died of natural causes due to shock in her system. |
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By Joe FREEMAN and Sippachai KUNNUWONG (AFP) Nov 21, 2019 in World Gripped by nervous excitement, young Muslim singers from Thailand's conflict-plagued south gather for choir practice ahead of a performance of a lifetime -- for Pope Francis himself, who is in Bangkok as part of his whirlwind Asia tour. |
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* MSCI Asia ex-Japan +0.1%; Nikkei +0.1% * ANZ analysts see 'trade-headline fatigue' * Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4. By Andrew Galbraith. SHANGHAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Asian equities rose on Friday, bouncing from a three-week low touched a day earlier, but gains were capped by.... |
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But the Cabinet and ministerial papers show the government rejected UNHCR and MBIE recommendations to take more refugees from Africa and the Middle East and fewer from areas with lower refugee numbers, such as South America and the Asia Pacific.
UNHCR had asked for the proportion of African.... |
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Even among smokers, people who eat more fibre and yogurt may be less likely to develop lung cancer than those who don’t consume much of these foods, a research review suggests. Researchers examined pooled data from 10 previous studies that included a total of almost 1.45 million adults in Asia, Europe, and the United States. |
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The pope arrived in Japan late Saturday on the second leg of an Asia tour that began in Thailand, and his four-day visit is expected to focus heavily on the theme of peace and religious tolerance. Even before his arrival in Japan, the Argentine pontiff railed in a video message to the Japanese people against the "immoral" use of nuclear weapons. |
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Malaysia on Saturday reported that the Sumatran rhinoceros had become extinct in the Southeast Asian country, following the death of the last female from cancer. The Wildlife Department in eastern Sabah state on Borneo island said the rhino, named Iman, died of natural causes due to shock in her system. |
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The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia has died, leaving the smallest species of rhino, which once roamed across Asia, surviving in small numbers mostly in Indonesia. The 25-year-old female rhino, named Iman, who has been cared for in a wildlife reserve since her capture in 2014, died of cancer in the state of Sabah on the island of Borneo. |
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The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia has died, leaving the smallest species of rhino, which once roamed across Asia, surviving in small numbers mostly in Indonesia.
The 25-year-old female rhino, named Iman, who has been cared for in a wildlife reserve since her capture in 2014, died of cancer in the state of Sabah on the island of Borneo. |
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A "generational clash" between young and older nudists is fuelling growth in nude events, ranging from pop-up dinners in bars and art gallery tours to mini-golf and ten pin bowling. Josh McNicol, the general manager Asia Pacific at Eventbrite, said the number of nude events on the platform had grown 265 per cent across Australia over four years. |
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The defending champions of the Emerging Teams Asia Cup, Sri Lanka, were knocked out of the Emerging Asian Cup cricket tournament after they lost their third and final game against Afghanistan Emerging at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. At the start of the tournament, Sri Lanka’s so-called emerging players.... |
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The Disrupt Asia Conference and Technology Innovation Festival is a one-of-a-kind conference organised by the Information Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA). The event, held for the fourth consecutive year, was aimed at showcasing and promoting Tech startups and Small and Medium Sized Entrepreneurs (SMEs). |
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The importance of gender equality and male engagement for social inclusion was highlighted at the Sub-regional Conference on Deconstructing Masculinities: Engaging Men and Boys for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion organised by the Asian Development Bank in Colombo recently. |
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