Alexander in Central Asia The Persian king was no longer in control of his destiny‚ having been taken prisoner by Bessus‚ his Bactrian satrap and kinsman. As Alexander approached‚ Bessus had his men fatally stab the Great King and then declared himself Darius’ successor as Artaxerxes V‚ before retreating into Central Asia to launch a guerrilla campaign against Alexander. Darius’ remains were buried by Alexander next to his Achaemenid predecessors in a full regal funeral
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South Asia contains seven nations: India‚ Pakistan‚ Nepal‚ Bhutan‚ Bangladesh‚ Sri Lanka‚ and Maldives. The combined area of these seven nations is approximately 1.7 million square miles‚ and it contains 1.3 billion people. South Asia has five times the population of the United States in an area that is only one-half the size of the United States . South Asia is made up of three topographic regions. The Himalaya‚ Karakorum‚ and Hindu Kush mountain ranges and their southern slopes ‚the Indo-Gangetic
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EUROPEAN COLONIES IN ASIA BRITISH EMPIRE IN ASIA • The British Empire comprised the colonies‚ protectorates‚ and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. • At its height‚ it was the largest empire in history and‚ for over a century‚ was the foremost global power. • At the peak of its power it was often said that "the sun never sets on the British Empire" because its span across the globe ensured that the sun was always shining on at least one of its numerous territories
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West Asia Syria and Lebanon As in other parts of Asia‚ there was an upsurge for freedom in West Asia also immediately after the Second World War. You have read in the previous chapter about the movement of the people of Syria against the French rule. After the war‚ the French tried to restore their authority over Syria and Lebanon but‚ in the face of opposition from the people of these countries and the world opinion‚ they were forced to withdraw. Both Syria and Lebanon became independent by the
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Native animals of Asia Treeshrews : native to the tropical forest of Southeast Asia. Spalacidae : native to eastern Asia‚ the Horn of Africa‚ the Middle East‚ & south-eastern Europe. Civets : native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. Natural Wonders Mt. Everest : On the Nepal-Tiber border looms the world’s highest peak‚ Mt. Everest (29‚028 ft.)‚ along the Himalayan Range. Dead Sea : The world’s lowest land area is
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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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achieved by maximizing passenger number per flight • MAS‚ under Idris Jala cut several unpopular flight routes due to irregular number of passengers and increased number of flights in high demand routes to cut unnecessary expenses and costs • Air Asia benefits from the lowest flight cost‚ USD$0.02 ASK* (Southwest Airline [US LCC] – USD$0.04‚ MAS - $0.41‚ Cathay Pacific $0.59) b. Technological Change i. Technology is a key determinant however change is not very rapid ii. Releases of new aircraft
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Proceedings of the Fifth Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Conference 2004 LEAN STRATEGIES FOR FURNITURE MANUFACTURING S. Sabri and E. Shayan Industrial Research Institute Swinburne (IRIS) Swinburne University of Technology‚ Australia EShayan@groupwise.swin.edu.au ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to explore the various requirements needed for the implementation of lean strategies in a job shop environment‚ which is a significant sector in the manufacturing industry
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AirAsia Berhad: The Rise and Rise of Asian Aviation ______________________________________________________________________________ Contents AirAsia Berhad: Sustaining a Competitive Advantage .................................................................. 2 AirAsia: A brief historical perspective ......................................................................................... 2 Company Growth Forecasts ......................................................................
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low-cost airline that provides both domestic and international flights. AirAsia started operating on 18 November 1996‚ it pioneered low cost travelling in Asia. In 2001‚ the airline which was heavily indebted was purchased by Tony Fernandes’s company Tune Air Sdn Bhd. Under his charge‚ AirAsia has become one of the biggest low cost airlines operating in Asia today. Its main hub is based in the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). As such‚ AirAsia consumers tend
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