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KUALA LUMPUR: In Malaysia, pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Najib Razaks government over its response to the floods affecting large swathes of the country. With at least 130,000 people evacuating the flood waters, politicians from both sides of.
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Pan Anjun, deputy head of the municipal flood control and drought relief headquarters appeared at a news conference on the evening of 26 July saying that 77 dead bodies had been counted so far. (���) Online, where news of the floods trended high on microblog searches since the 21 July and witnesses posted pictures and videos to detail the damages, the governments management of the rains was the subject of much criticism. ���The death toll should have been��.
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Of the more than USD7.5 billion in economic losses recorded in Asia, China sustained much of that loss as two separate flood events affected several provinces. The most costly.. With the countrys boisterous news channels turning their attention to detailed discussions of the incident, leaders of all the mainstream parties issued statements harshly condemning the incident. (���).. Japan, South Korea Let Currency Swap Lapse amid Diplomatic Row. Japan and South��.
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In addition to this operation, the Bank has assisted the Government in its flood response through financing the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment and making available US$300 million for fast-disbursing financing of critical flood-related imports and US$20 million for highway... The good news is that Asia is maintaining a strong growth trajectory, and expanding South to South links presents supplementary opportunities for developing Asia, including Pakistan.
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