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01 July 2012
Publication Date : 01-07-2012
An earthquake rocks northwest China with 41 injured and 22,000 residents affected, China Daily says. Taiwanese businessman Terry Gou calls for health care reform, The China Post reports. Opposition lawmakers tell Thai PM that the ruling party must rein in red shirt supporters, says The Nation. The Philippine Daily Inquirer reports that the Philippine government is not doing enough to punish abusers according to a human rights watchdog. Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad says enforcer officials must be fair and tactful when discharging their duties so as not to aggravate the prevailing negative perception of Islam, The Star says.