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Soccer-German Schaefer ousted as Thailand coach - reports
ReutersMay 18 (Reuters) - German Winfried Schaefer is on his way out as Thailand's head coach after a trio of key defeats, local media reported on Saturday. The 63-year-old, who has also coached Cameroon, has failed to arrest a recent dip in form since Thailand...Tags: Thailand
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Special Report - In Myanmar, apartheid tactics against minority Muslims
ReutersSITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Muslim boy lay dying on a thin metal table. Bitten by a rabid dog a month ago, he convulsed and drooled as his parents wedged a stick between his teeth to stop him from biting off his tongue. Swift treatment...Tags: Burma, Political Systems, Politics, Government, Tuberculosis
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Soccer-Singapore appoint German Stange as head coach
ReutersMay 15 (Reuters) - Former Belarus manager Bernd Stange will take over as the head coach of Singapore on a two-year contract, the country's soccer association said on Wednesday. The 65-year-old German, who has also coached East Germany and Iraq, will...Tags: Germany, Singapore
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The ASEAN bid: policy risk to the fore
ReutersTags: Malaysia, Philippines, Central Bank, Finance, Credit Ratings
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Your Scene: A touch of color along the Mekong River
Linda Beuret and her husband, Peter, traveled to Vietnam and Cambodia in January to sail on the Mekong River, which had been a dream of theirs. "We were amazed at the Mekong River and all the people who live on the river without stepping on land," she...
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Indonesia to extend ban on forest clearing - govt
ReutersJAKARTA, May 10 (Reuters) - The president of Indonesia, home to the world's third-largest tropical forests and a powerful palm oil industry, has agreed to extend a ban on forest clearing, a government official said on Friday. Southeast Asia's largest...Tags: Indonesia, Petroleum Industry, Credit and Debt
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Metlife, Manulife said to bid for Malaysia AMMB life insurance unit
ReutersHONG KONG/SINGAPORE, May 9 (Reuters) - Manulife Financial Corp and Metlife Inc are among the suitors to submit first-round bids for the life insurance unit of Malaysian lender AMMB Holdings Bhd, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, in a deal that...Tags: ACE Ltd., Manulife Financial Corporation, Personal Income, Malaysia, Insurance
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Chevron to appeal imprisonment of Indonesia contractor
ReutersBy Fergus Jensen JAKARTA, May 8 (Reuters) - Oil firm Chevron on Wednesday criticised the sentencing of one of its Indonesian subcontractors to five years in jail for breaching environmental laws, citing irregularities in the investigation and trial,...Tags: Trials, Prisons, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources
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CORRECTED-Chevron criticises imprisonment of Indonesian contractor
Reuters(Corrects headline and first paragraph saying Chevron itself would appeal) By Fergus Jensen JAKARTA, May 8 (Reuters) - Oil firm Chevron on Wednesday criticised the sentencing of one of its Indonesian subcontractors to five years in jail for breaching...Tags: Prisons, Trials, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources
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The vagabonds: No home, just travel
Working as a night-life photographer had its perks, but Matthew Karsten was tired of life in South Florida. Looking at a friend's pictures from a trip through Southeast Asia, Karsten yearned for a bigger world. So he set out to discover it. There are...
Tags: Mexico, Rentals, Trips and Vacations, Travel, Thailand
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Survey: Many Muslims want sharia, but differ on what that means
In Afghanistan, Iraq and many other countries across the globe, most Muslims support making sharia, or Islamic law, the official law of the land, according to a sweeping survey released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center. But sharia means different...
Tags: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Suicide, Pakistan, Malaysia, Belief and Faith
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Stakes are huge in Malaysian election
NEW DELHI — Malaysia faces its most significant election in decades Sunday, as voters choose between the longtime ruling coalition touting its steady hand and an untested opposition alliance promising economic and political reforms. The stakes are...Tags: Social Sciences, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Politics, Government
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