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East Timor bids to join Asean
Kyodo News, Published on 27/10/2017
» DILI: East Timor's Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri said Thursday his country is "doing our best" to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, but...
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Tears flow openly at historic cremation
Post Reporters, Published on 27/10/2017
» In a national outpouring of grief, Thais across the country turned up late on Thursday night to bid a tearful and final farewell to their beloved King Bhumibol...
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As heavens clear, netizens post eulogies of love
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/10/2017
» Social media saw an outpouring of grief unmatched in modern memory yesterday as netizens brought a visceral intensity to their posts after viewing in person,...
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Sweden says farewell to its honorary knight
News, Published on 27/10/2017
» A ceremony was held in Stockholm on Thursday to honour the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who received the Knight of the Swedish Royal Order of the Seraphim on...
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Women fail to crack glass ceiling in Communist Party
News, Published on 27/10/2017
» Every time China's ruling Communist Party convenes a major gathering, like the congress that just ended in Beijing, the list of delegates is hand-crafted in part...
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King will always be in athletes' hearts
Sports, Published on 27/10/2017
» Thai athletes on Thursday paid their last respects to the revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej as the country bade its final farewell to the monarch, who passed away...
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Voters want a bit more 'Abenomics'
News, Noah Smith, Published on 27/10/2017
» Japan's long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party has figured out a novel and interesting way to stay in power -- govern pragmatically, focus on the economy and give...
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India's banks need more than a bailout
News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 27/10/2017
» India has long been faced with a slow-motion bank crisis.
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Explaining Thainess
News, Postbag, Published on 27/10/2017
» As the final farewell observance for the late King Bhumibol takes place, it seems necessary to provide a few explanations about Thailand to foreigners, so they...
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Islamic State's fall in Iraq reshapes region
News, Published on 27/10/2017
» Islamic State has been routed in Iraq. On Oct 5, the militant group lost the northern town of Hawija -- its last urban stronghold after Iraqi forces recaptured...