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Oct 02 2018 | 05:08 pmNeither rich nor crazy: film noir sheds light on Singapore’s migrant labourers
Singapore: A world away from the opulence showcased in hit rom-com “Crazy Rich Asians”, a critically acclaimed film noir is shedding light on a less well-known side of Singapore — th...
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Oct 01 2018 | 05:09 pmOn patrol with India’s anti-plastic ‘blue squad’
Mumbai: Wearing matching blue Nehru jackets, the dozen inspectors fan out across Mumbai’s hectic Crawford Market, each scouring for violators of an ambitious plastic ban. It doesn’t take M...
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Jul 10 2018 | 01:46 pmAll 12 boys, football coach rescued from flooded cave in northern Thailand
Bangkok: All 12 boys and their football coach have been rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand after being trapped for 18 days, rescuers said on Tuesday.
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Jul 09 2018 | 06:11 am4 boys trapped in Thai cave rescued, next operation within 10 to 20 hours: official
Bangkok: Four boys out of a total of 12 young soccer team members and their coach have been rescued after being trapped in a cave in northern Thailand for more than two weeks, a Thai official in charg...
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- Neither rich nor crazy: film noir sheds light on Singapore’s migrant labourers
- On patrol with India’s anti-plastic ‘blue squad’
- All 12 boys, football coach rescued from flooded cave in northern Thailand
- 4 boys trapped in Thai cave rescued, next operation within 10 to 20 hours: official
- Trump, Kim arrive for US-North Korea summit
- Italy, Malta standoff leaves migrant rescue boat stuck at sea
- With khukris and assault rifles, Singapore’s Gurkhas to guard Trump-Kim summit
- Amid high expectation, Belt and Road Initiative brings more win-win results to Europe
- 55 Palestinians killed in bloody day of clashes in eastern Gaza
- France’s Macron dines with Saudi crown prince on global tour
Features
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Art capital of Nepal unveils statue of legendary artist Arniko
By Shristi Kafle LALITPUR: The full-length statue of renowned Nepali artist Arniko, who is also known as a national hero, was unveiled here on Saturday.
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China-assisted int’l airport in Nepal to attract more tourists, business opportunities
By Shristi Kafle Pokhara: The arrivals of tourists to Nepal have grown the highest as the country welcomed over half a million tourists in the first half of 2018, while the arrivals of Chinese tourists have grown by 35.35 percent.
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Italy, Malta standoff leaves migrant rescue boat stuck at sea
Malta: Hundreds of people on board a migrant rescue boat have been stranded in the Mediterranean between Italy and Malta in a standoff between the two nations, with both refusing to allow the vessel to dock. Some 629 people, including pregnant women ...
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With khukris and assault rifles, Singapore’s Gurkhas to guard Trump-Kim summit
Singapore: When U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet for their historic summit in Singapore later this month, they will be protected by men from one of the fiercest warrior tribes in the world – the Gurkhas of Ne...
Opinion
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Biodiversity and sustainable tourism in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
By Janita Gurung and Anu Kumari Lama Biodiversity and tourism linkages Biodiversity is the basis for many tourism activities in th...
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Brexit, a sign of anti-elite revolt: Analysts
PARIS: It was Britain’s poorer and less-educated citizens — angry at not having shared in the economic benefits of a n...
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Oct 03 2018 | 02:24 pmKidney patient gets aid from Nepali immigrants
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Oct 03 2018 | 01:01 pmFive rapists get 10-year jail sentence
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Oct 02 2018 | 05:08 pmNeither rich nor crazy: film noir sheds light on Singapore’s migrant labourers
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Oct 01 2018 | 05:09 pmOn patrol with India’s anti-plastic ‘blue squad’