Experts say protecting about 42 sites across Asia‚ ranging from forests to tropical grasslands‚ could be key to the survival of one of the world’s most iconic and feared wild cats‚ the tiger. Habitat loss and the overhunting of its prey and poaching have caused its numbers to drop from more than 10‚000 in the 1980s to fewer than 3‚500 today. Tiger parts are so prized in Eastern medicine that a dead one can sell for $1‚500 to $3‚500 before its eyes are sold as a cure for epilepsy and malaria‚ its
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Thesis statement: Air Asia flew 33.8 people in 2012. Body: I. More than 1 million of passengers have used the service by Air Asia. A. The passengers increased to 13 per cent for Air Asia Airplanes in year 2011. B. The percentages for load factor remain the same since last year. II. 22 new aircraft was added with Air Asia affiliates. A. Air Asia’s affiliates include Malaysia AirAsia‚ Thai AirAsia and Indonesia AirAsia. B. The increasing of passenger is to add
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‘Athenian marriages were based on usefulness rather than affection’ How far do you agree with this statement? Give the reasons for your views and support them with details from the Athenian sources you have studied. Marriage was one of the key elements of an Athenian society‚ alongside the importance of children; the importance of marriage was just as valued and necessary for Athenians. The purpose of marriage in Athens was to represent a business arrangement between the fathers of the women and
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century phenomenon‚ many who endured the heart-ache of a broken home syndrome may reject committement or marriage and family never realize how cherished this institution was in history. In the history of marriage there was no such exertion of free will until Pius IV’s 1563 bull at the Council of Trent‚ prompted by the Protestant Reformation‚ relaxed rules. More often than not‚ Renaissance marriage arrangements remained pretty much the way they had been set up in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. As this
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CUSTOMER PERCEPTION AND SATISFACTION OF ASIA CAFÉ IN SUBANG JAYA CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction This chapter provides a better understanding of the research topic. This chapter explains the background investigation‚ problem statement‚ research objectives‚ and significance of this study. 1.1 Background of Study 1.1.1 Development of food court in Malaysia Hawker centres sprung up in urban areas following the rapid urbanisation in the 1950s and 1960s. Many hawker centres
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uses‚ see South Africa (disambiguation). Republic of South Africa[show] Flag Coat of arms Motto: "!ke e: ǀxarra ǁke" (ǀXam) "Unity In Diversity" Anthem: National anthem of South Africa Capital Pretoria (executive) Bloemfontein (judicial) Cape Town (legislative) Largest city Johannesburg (2006)[2] Official languages 11 languages[3][show] Ethnic groups ([Note 1][4][5]:21) 79.2% Black African 8.9% Coloured 8.9% White 2.5% Indian or Asian 0.5% other Demonym South African
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the ‘adat merisik’ or called as spying custom for arranging marriages. Then‚ if the groom’s family get the agreement by the bride’s family‚ the adat ‘bertunang’ (engagement custom) will be held at the bride’s home in a date that has been chosen by the two families. After that‚ a Malay wedding proper begins with the ‘akad nikah’ (marriage contract) ceremony. And for the Chinese‚ the process begins with the proposal‚ an elaborate marriage proposal and acceptance. If successful‚ both families will proceed
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Links: below). Air Asia is currently the largest and the most successful budget airline in the whole of Southeast Asia‚ pioneered by Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes. He privately bought Air Asia‚ then an ailing government-linked airline and turned it around as a no-frills budget airline until it was profitable and publicly listed. Possibly the only thing
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airline based in Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia. It is Asia ’s largest low fare‚ and also the first budget no-frills airline in the region. Settle in 2001 – despite the fact that investing in the airline industry was not a good deal to make at that time‚ because of the combined effects of the September 11 terrorist attacks‚ the economic downturn and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) pandemic – AirAsia – pass that over and brought dynamism to Asia airline industry – within three years of operation
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1. Introduction Marriage‚ as a fundamental social and cultural institution and as the most common milieu for bearing and rearing children‚ profoundly shapes sexual behaviours and practices. It is undeniable that early marriage is a controversial yet hot topic that gets the attention of the professionals across many fields such as economy‚ psychology and sociology. The age at first marriage variegates across the globe. Being married before the age of 18 has been a social norm in third world
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