Rising seas threaten 21 mega-cities
Cities around the world are facing the danger of rising seas and other disasters related to climate change. -AP
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Bangkok has that sinking feeling
Monsoons threaten to submerge Thailand's sprawling capital of more than 10 million people within this century. -AP
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Newborn flung from flats
A newborn baby boy was stuffed into a plastic bag before being flung from a high-rise building in Air Itam. A post-mortem revealed that all the bones in the body were broken. -NST
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Not all alerts were working: Thai crash investigators
PHUKET - THAI officials pored over evidence on Wednesday trying to piece together what caused the plane to crash, as it emerged that alerts to detect dangerous winds were not fully working.
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China to launch state investment company
SHANGHAI - CHINA'S long-awaited state investment company, which is set to manage part of its massive foreign exchange reserves, will be formally launched on Sept 28, state press said on Wednesday.
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BoJ keeps interest rates steady
TOKYO - THE Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday as investors in Tokyo sent Japanese stocks soaring in reaction to a bigger-than-expected cut in US rates overnight.
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Khmer Rouge 'Brother No 2' under house arrest
PAILIN (Cambodia) - THE most senior surviving leader of the Khmer Rouge, 'Brother Number Two' Nuon Chea, was placed under house arrest on Wednesday and was expected to be moved to Phnom Penh soon, his son and officials said.
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Typhoon loses strength after hitting China
SHANGHAI - TYPHOON Wipha made landfall in eastern China on Wednesday, knocking out power and water supplies to tens of thousands of residents, but promptly lost strength as it travelled inland.
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Scientists aim to barcode world's species
They are creating a global database of up to half a million of the world's species using DNA barcoding technology. -AFP
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Khmer Rouge 'Brother No 2' under house arrest
PAILIN (Cambodia) - THE most senior surviving leader of the Khmer Rouge, 'Brother Number Two' Nuon Chea, was placed under house arrest on Wednesday and was expected to be moved to Phnom Penh soon, his son and officials said.
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New Bangalore airport exposes India's infrastructure challenge
Getting there could prove a nightmare for travellers facing more chaos on clogged roads. -AFP
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Pilot sacked for Top Gun stunt
The pilot of a Cathay Pacific flight took his brand new plane for a aerial stunt, swooping 10m above the runway for an impromptu fly-by. It cost Captain Ian Wilkinson his job, but several netizens loved the spontaneous act. -TNP
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Airplane swerves in Manila landing, no one injured
Faulty brakes forced an airplane carrying 32 passengers to swerve on landing at Manila's domestic airport, triggering an emergency evacuation of passengers. -Reuters
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China urges Paris store boycott: state media
Staff of Galeries Lafayette had wrongly accused a young Chinese couple of trying to pay with a fake banknote. -AFP
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Crash! But victim can't stop giggling
HK driver allegedly flees scene, leaving drunken girlfriend behind.
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He turns hobbies into gold
First, the 41-year-old made his love for golf a million-dollar business; now, he has started The Flying Club, as a hobby for the well-heeled.
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Weaker yen draws record tourist numbers to Japan
Visitors turning to offbeat attractions such as ninja and drumming classes. -ST
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Japan Airlines to hike fuel surcharge
Increases on international routes from the start of April because of rocketing energy costs. -AFP
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Sky-high discounts and offers from M'sian airlines
Customers stand to benefit as Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia offer massive price cuts on tickets. -The Star
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Guerrilla fighter turned tour guide
As a rebel fighter, Marjuni Ibrahim hid out in Aceh's jungle. These days he leads "guerrilla tours" taking visitors with a taste for extreme hiking and an interest in Aceh's turbulent past over the same terrain. -Reuters
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Must have proportional face, elastic muscles...
China women auditioning to be Olympic hostesses or medal presenters have stringent requirements to meet, including some bizarre rules on facial features. One rule stipulates that 'the distance from the forehead to the base of the nose, from base to tip of the nose, and from tip of nose to chin should be equal'. -TNP
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Japanese cafe chain sues over low guide rating: firm
Chat Noir, which operates 175 Caffe Veloce outlets in Japan, sued major publisher Kodansha, demanding $141,000 in damages & public advertising of an apology. -AFP
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M'sian stuns girlfriend with RM54,000 marriage proposal
Proposal came with a RM14,000 (S$6,139) diamond ring and a huge billboard advertisement which was used to publicly declare his intentions. -The Star
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Nothing fishy about this business
They have mood swings and they even sulk at times, said their keeper and farm owner, who is breeding thousands of Arowana fish at an aquaculture farm in Perak, Malaysia, for export.
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Train drives everybody off the rails
What you see here is a daily occurance. And nobody gets hurt. Strangely enough, the Maeklong market in Thailand's Samut Songkhram province has straddled the state railway line for more than two decades. -TNP
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Pesticide found on gyoza packs in Japanese Co-op store
Pesticide suspected to have circulated in the air and adhered to packages. -The Yomiuri Shimbun, ANN
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Experts say gyoza cases exaggerated
They believe many people mistakenly attributed symptoms to food poisoning. -The Yomiuri Shimbun, ANN
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Man arrested for destroying S Korea's top treasure
69-year-old suspect, identified only by his family name Chae, confessed to burning down a 600-year-old gate because he was angry about a compensation payment. -Reuters
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M'sian hotel with foreign frontline workers under fire
Tourism Minister says hiring foreign workers as janitors is acceptable but not as waiters. -NST
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Cathay to resume flights to Sri Lanka
Service was suspended last year over security fears. -AFP
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