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- Bangladesh's Hindu women fight for divorce rights
- Competitive eater from Canada retains hamburger title
- No live telecast of debate
- Melaka assembly suspends 5 DAP reps for 6 months
- Exclusive - Myanmar poised for cabinet shake-up, MPs say
- VIDEO: Czech summer camp for pensioners
- Over 100 villagers flee as flash flood hit S. Philippine town: military
- Heavy rainfall forces 25,000 people to evacuate in SW Japan
- Myanmar president calls for national reconsolidation for reform
- Indonesian court upholds clemency for trafficker
- Corruption is not so serious?
- Hong Kong nabs man with cocaine in underpants
- S. Korea to punish activist for N. Korea trip
- Huge China art gift boosts Hong Kong culture district
- Giant Uzbek artwork, 66 metres long, seeks to stun Europe
- May total trade up 11.1%
- 4 July 2012
- Sea funerals in fashion in Hong Kong
- Exclusive - Myanmar poised for cabinet shake-up, lawmakers say
- Peru clash over Newmont mine kills three
| Bangladesh's Hindu women fight for divorce rights Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:16 AM PDT Unlike her Muslim compatriots, Tarulata Rani is unable to inherit anything from her family, cannot divorce and cannot claim maintenance from her absent husband -- all because she is a Bangladeshi Hindu.
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| Competitive eater from Canada retains hamburger title Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:08 AM PDT A one-time anorexic from Toronto turned world-class competitive eater clinched his fourth straight hamburger title in Washington on Tuesday on the eve of New York's iconic hot dog classic.
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| Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:01 AM PDT There will be no live telecast during the second debate between MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng on July 8.
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| Melaka assembly suspends 5 DAP reps for 6 months Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:49 PM PDT The Melaka State Assembly today suspended five DAP assemblymen for six months for defiance and causing a commotion at its sitting today.
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| Exclusive - Myanmar poised for cabinet shake-up, MPs say Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:42 PM PDT NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - Myanmar President Thein Sein plans to reshuffle his cabinet and appoint a new vice-president soon to reduce the influence of anti-reform ministers and accelerate changes in the former pariah state, several members of parliament said. 
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| VIDEO: Czech summer camp for pensioners Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:09 AM PDT Summer camp is often associated with school children going away for fun and activities, but an organisation in the Czech Republic has begun offering the country's first of its kind for the over 65s.
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| Over 100 villagers flee as flash flood hit S. Philippine town: military Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:57 PM PDT At least 100 people fled their homes as flash floods brought by heavy rains swept a southern Philippine town early Wednesday, military officials said.
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| Heavy rainfall forces 25,000 people to evacuate in SW Japan Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:57 PM PDT About 25,000 people were forced to evacuate homes in Japan's Kyushu island Wednesday due to threats of landslides or flooding caused by heavy rainfall that continued from Tuesday morning, local press said.
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| Myanmar president calls for national reconsolidation for reform Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:56 PM PDT Myanmar President U Thein Sein has called for effort to promote national reconsolidation, saying that it is basic foundation to achieve political and economic reforms for the development of the country, official media reported Wednesday.
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| Indonesian court upholds clemency for trafficker Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:42 PM PDT An Indonesian court on Wednesday threw out an anti-drug group's legal challenge against a presidential decision to slash the jail term of Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby.
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| Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:41 PM PDT The prison still remains as dark even 23 years have passed. It will continue to decay if the curtain is not drawn back to reveal the culprits.
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| Hong Kong nabs man with cocaine in underpants Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:59 PM PDT Hong Kong authorities said Wednesday they had arrested a suspected drugs smuggler at the city airport with cocaine stuffed in his specially adapted underpants.
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| S. Korea to punish activist for N. Korea trip Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:31 PM PDT South Korea said Wednesday it would sternly punish a Seoul activist when he returns from an illegal trip to North Korea, despite assertions from his organisation that the visit was justified.
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| Huge China art gift boosts Hong Kong culture district Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:30 PM PDT The donation of a major collection of Chinese art has breathed new life into plans for a cultural development on Hong Kong's waterfront that more than once appeared to be on the brink of collapse.
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| Giant Uzbek artwork, 66 metres long, seeks to stun Europe Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:14 PM PDT It's longer than an Olympic swimming pool, took two-and-a-half years to complete and fulfils a 40-year dream -- a new mega-canvas by one of Uzbekistan's best-known artists, inspired by the folk tale collection "One Thousand and One Nights".
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| Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:02 PM PDT Malaysia's total trade in May rose 11.1 per cent to RM112.95 billion, riding on the upward export momentum, said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.
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| Sea funerals in fashion in Hong Kong Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:21 PM PDT (Hong Kong-AFP) - House prices in Hong Kong are among the highest in the world, and that even applies to final resting places. With cemetery plots scarce and costly, more and more families in this southern Chinese territory are opting for funerals at sea. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.
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| Exclusive - Myanmar poised for cabinet shake-up, lawmakers say Posted: 03 Jul 2012 07:46 PM PDT NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - Myanmar President Thein Sein plans to reshuffle his cabinet and appoint a new vice president soon to reduce the influence of anti-reform ministers and accelerate changes in the former pariah state, several lawmakers with close ties to the government said. 
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| Peru clash over Newmont mine kills three Posted: 03 Jul 2012 07:42 PM PDT LIMA (Reuters) - Three people were killed and 21 injured on Tuesday when Peruvian police clashed with protesters opposed to a $5 billion gold mine planned by Newmont Mining, officials in the northern region of Cajamarca said. 
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