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facebook comment lands atheist in jail
Bookmarked 720 weeks ago human rights activists and religious scholars in indonesia are demanding the release of a man who wrote on facebook that he did not believe in godalexander an a 31-year-old civil servant is facing five years in prison after being charged with defamation of religionhe says he started to question the existence of god when he was a childalthough the country is officially secular every indonesian has to have a religion and register himself according to one of the official five religionsal jazeera039s step vaessen reports from dharmasraya in west sumatra |
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destructive japan tsunami caught on film
Bookmarked 767 weeks ago local television captures the moment a tsunami destroys a city in north eastern japan follow us on twitter at http:twittercomitn |
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tuna under threat off papua new guinea
Bookmarked 783 weeks ago the tuna industry generates 4bn a year worldwide but as a result the tuna is under threat from overfishing now leaders from eight pacific island nations are planning to form a regional tuna cartel to increase their share of profits from the fish al jazeera039s laura kyle went to papua new guinea and found short term business gains are proving more attractive than long term sustainability mar 01 2010 |
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russia builds first floating nuclear plant
Bookmarked 754 weeks ago russia is building the world039s first floating nuclear power plant for mass productionthe plant is designed to create enough electricity for 45000 people and will have the added ability to purify sea water into fresh waterbut the plan is drawing criticism from environmental groupsal jazeera039s neave barker gained rare access to the first of several plants being built in russia039s st petersburg |
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tfwa - from my viewpoint
Bookmarked 546 weeks ago tfwa asia pacific exhibition amp conference 2015 the 20th event for the duty free amp travel retail industry in asia pacific closed on 14th may in singapore after a very successful weekwith occupied exhibition space topping previous years at 9118 m2 up 9 on 2014 - and 292 exhibiting companies present 12 of which 73 were new to the show there was a huge variety of products on display for the benefit of visiting buyers and agentsvisitor numbers were considered satisfactory by organisers tfwa in a year which has been challenging for the duty free and travel retail industry with aviation accidents a new approach to gift giving and luxury consumption among the all-important chinese travellers financial instability and political tension in several countries and the resulting slowdown in the growth of air passenger trafficto view the multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7484951-20th-duty-free-travel-asia-summit |
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jna awards 2015 honourees announced
Bookmarked 544 weeks ago jna jewellery news asia organiser of the prestigious jna awards has announced the much-anticipated list of honourees or shortlisted finalists across 15 categories for 2015 a total of 49 honourees representing 31 companies from 10 countriesregions have been shortlistedthe jna awards is supported by headline partners rio tinto diamonds and chow tai fook together with honoured partners diarough group gbelin group israel diamond institute group of companies shanghai diamond exchange and guangdong land holdings limited gdlandto view the multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7559651-jna-awards-2015 |
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jna 2018 honouree announcement
Bookmarked 388 weeks ago the jna awards announced the honourees across 12 categories at a news conference held alongside of the june hong kong jewellery amp gem fairthe seventh edition saw a record-breaking 127 submissions from 16 countries and regionsletitia chow chairperson of the jna awards founder of jna and director of business development jewellery group at ubm asia commented competition has never been keener judging from the record-breaking number of entries we received this year to top it off the quality of the submissions remains remarkableto view the multimedia release go to:https:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish8352251-jna-awards-2018-honourees |
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hong kong takes innovation lead in asia report says
Bookmarked 645 weeks ago http:wwwscmpcomnewshong-kongarticle1284972hong-kong-takes-innovation-lead-asia-report-saysdespite lingering weakness in the economy hong kong strengthened its position among the top 10 global markets for innovation according to the latest rankings released yesterdayhong kong was ranked seventh up from eighth place last year in the new global innovation index gii survey it moved ahead of singapore which fell to eighth place from third last yearthe city also sits alongside south korea japan malaysia and mainland china as the top asian markets for innovationthe findings from the sixth edition of the gii - co-published by cornell university insead business school and the world intellectual property organisation - were unveiled at an event hosted by telecommunications equipment manufacturer huawei technologies in shenzhenread more:http:wwwyelpcomtopicsan-francisco-the-haney-group-article-code-85230150609thghttp:phoebionedeviantartcomartthe-haney-group-article-code-85230150609-ch-374567975 |
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rainforest adventure
Bookmarked 558 weeks ago if exploring rainforests is your forte and you think you have visited all of the great rainforest possible then after reading this article you may think otherwise westhill consulting travel and tours have listed some of the most unexplored rainforest wonders in the world now pack up your bag while list this down and you might be up for another adventure sooner or later dont forget to review your list or you might get lost in the vast expanse of trees and greeneries |
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baby travel
Bookmarked 554 weeks ago the idea of flying with kids is probably the biggest single cause of stress for traveling parents nobody looks forward to lugging a lot of luggage through the airport with a tired and unhappy child or children in tow and the prospect of keeping them seated quiet and happy for hours on end can be terrifying while we can039t promise that your kids won039t have a meltdown westhill consulting travel and tours in jakarta travel tips will help streamline your air travel and keep everyone in a better mood |
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spiritual check : religions around asia
Bookmarked 552 weeks ago asia is the worlds largest and most populous continent with millions of different peoples following a wide variety of different religions as a melting pot of culture asia is the birthplace of most of the worlds mainstream religions including christianity islam judaism hinduism buddhism confucianism taoism jainism sikhism zoroastranism as well as many other religions when traveling asia you should be careful in recognizing the religion of the place you are visitingread more http:westhillconsultinginfoblogspiritual-check-religions-around-asia |
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the world is a colorful place
Bookmarked 549 weeks ago i know we all cannot get enough of colors people say that there are mental effects of seeing colors which brighten up moods help stimulate happy hormones in our life westhill consulting travel and tours provides you more colorful places to visit around the world: |
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malaysia street food: amazing instant watermelon juice
Bookmarked 406 weeks ago a street vendor selling watermelon juice made freshly right after ordering the juice is served in the watermelon itself and the flesh is blended using a handheld mixerblender what a way to make watermelon juicedo remember to give it a tryremember to like comment and subscribe to our channel for more similar videos thank you |
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asia continues to attract foreign market
Bookmarked 561 weeks ago according to the asia construction outlook 2014 survey the prospect for both the size and the growth of asian construction market remains positive with 92 respondents in agreement it is expected that the market will continue growing healthier for 50 for the remainder of the yearthe survey results in aecom 2014 indicates that indonesia malaysia and thailand stand out as countries which respondents expect to become increasingly attractive to foreign suppliers of construction service however comparing to the 2014 survey results with those from the 2013 survey indicate that respondents views have become more pessimistic regarding long-term market attractiveness in singapore and india |