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Indonesian parliament speaker declared suspect in graft case

Speaker of Indonesian parliament, Setya Novanto, was declared a suspect in national ID card project that cost the state some 2.3 trillion rupiah (about 172.9 million U.S. Dollars) as he was indicated of ‘herding’ the project contract to a person when he served as a legislator when the case was being discussed in the parliament from 2011 to 2013.

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Indonesian parliament speaker declared suspect in graft case

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Thai cabinet nods for sino-Thai high speed train project

Thai cabinet greenlighted the construction of the first phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed train project linking Bangkok to the gateway town of the country's northeastern region on Tuesday.

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Thai cabinet nods for sino-Thai high speed train project

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Thailand approves first phase of $5.5 bln railway project with China

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China just built a cute solar plant shaped like a panda

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2nd unit of China-built 1,320MW power project inaugurated in Pakistan

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Man behind futuristic elevated bus detained for illegal fund raising

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Man behind futuristic elevated bus detained for illegal fund raising

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