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Athletics Add Two Gold Medals And A Sea Games Record
Athletics added two more gold medals to the Malaysian contingent's medal tally, through Tan Song Hwa and veteran walker Teoh Boon Lim in the men's 20km walk, respectively. Comment?
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PM's Message To Malaysian Athletes At SEA Games
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Tuesday congratulated Malaysian athletes who won medals at the ongoing SEA Games in Vientiane. Comment?
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Investigators are convinced the massive arms shipment found on a cargo plane intercepted by Thai authorities on Sunday while refuelling at Don Mueang airport was headed for a Middle East country. Comment?
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Protest looms over island talks
The threat of a large-scale protest of nearly 100,000, employing flash mobs and remote-controlled planes, was announced by Taiwan's pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party to possibly thwart the anticipated cross-Straits talks next week. Comment?
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Three conditions for renewing ties
The Cambodian government has to meet three conditions before the Thai government will send its ambassador back to Phnom Penh, government spokesman Panithan Wattanayakorn said on Tuesday. Comment?
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Canadian NGO Wins Prestigious Skoll Award and Endorsement from US Leadership in Afghanistan
Eikenberry and Gen. McChrystal issue joint memo directing all US government agencies to use PDT operations in Afghanistan. Comment?
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New update expands Runes of Magic game world with the Zurhidon Stronghold
Berlin, 15 December 2009: The Zurhidon Stronghold, a new raid instance in Runes of Magic, will open tomorrow for all players. Comment?
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Flexibility over retirement 'a manpower fix'
Options to retire earlier or later in life with flexible work arrangements should be promoted more among the public and private sectors as the city faces increasing manpower shortages, according to an influential think tank close to Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen. With people living longer and many couples choosing to have fewer children, ... Comment?
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Sea bridge goes long way to link key zones
CONSTRUCTION of the world's longest cross-sea bridge linking China's southern economic hub of Guangdong Province to Hong Kong and Macau began yesterday, a project expected to strengthen economic ties. Comment?
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Private and public services urged at four new hospitals
Four planned private hospitals should offer both private and public services, with doctors working in them serving both, the Hospital Authority chairman says. Comment?
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Vietnamese Premier Bolsters Trade Links
Dung officially invited Russia to participate in the construction of his country's first nuclear power plant, as Rosatom, the state's nuclear arm, positions itself as a major player in the world's nuclear power industry. Comment?
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Russia, Vietnam sign nuclear, other energy deals
Russia on Tuesday penned a deal to build Vietnam's first nuclear power plant, and the countries' respective oil and gas giants forged a joint venture, increasing Moscow's outreach into southeast Asia, Russian news agencies reported. Comment?
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China calls Uighurs who fled after riots criminals
... be reached for a response Tuesday afternoon. The Phnom Penh office is the closest UNHCR office to China in Southeast Asia. Ilshat Hassan, the U.S.-based director of interior affairs for the World Uyghur Congress, has said the group of 22 Uighurs is ... Comment?
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President Ivanov at Copenhagen Climate Change Conference
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President Gjorge Ivanov will participate at the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen from Dec. Comment?
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Myanmar: Child soldiers and opium cultivation, two faces of Burma's dark pit
Yangon The number of child soldiers and the surface devolved to opium cultivation have increased in Myanmar. Comment?
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Barack Obama statue attacked by Facebook critics
AKARTA, Indonesia - A statue of President Barack Obama as a boy erected in a Jakarta park has been targeted in a Facebook campaign by thousands who say it should be removed. Comment?
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Philippines wins marathon double at SE.Asian Games
The Philippines won a marathon double at the Southeast Asian Games Tuesday to boost their medal haul but Thailand reached a half-century of golds and remained well clear of the chasing pack. Comment?
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Worawi Makudi, the Football Association of Thailand president, revealed he would be ready to step down from the post if the majority voice would like him to go following the Thai team's disastrous campaign in the men's soccer competition of the 25th SEA Games tournament. Comment?
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Thai Olympic boss questions firing of marksman
National Sports Shooting Association president Pongpol Adireksarn said yesterday that he never wanted marksmen Jakkrit Panichpatikum and Opas Ruangpanyawut at the Laos SEA Games in the first place. Comment?
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Germany's Merkel voices concern over pace of Copenhagen talks, says she's "somewhat nervous"
German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced concern Tuesday about the pace of climate negotiations in Copenhagen and said she is "somewhat nervous" about prospects of success. Comment?
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