Word: chua
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...thousands of schoolchildren buried alive when the earthquake reduced whole towns to rubble. The images of lifeless young bodies lying in piles in the ruins of their schools sickened me. As an overseas Chinese, my heart goes to the bereaved families, who have lost their precious children. Chern-Nee Chua, Singapore...
...also staying hidden and not answering their telephones. Riot police have been deployed on the streets of the capital, Harare. There have been no clashes so far, but the limbo in Zimbabwe leaves residents there, and observers abroad, anxious about how it will end. With reporting by Howard Chua-Eoan/New York
...replaced Suharto's despotic rule. And yet, he leaves behind an edifice as sturdy as that millennium-old temple in Prambanan. The way things are done in Indonesia is the system of patronage he set up and it remains firmly in place to this day. With Howard Chua-Eoan/New York
...root out problems with donors, but he declined to specify the efforts. Likewise, Edwards spokeswoman Colleen Murray said that "every reasonable precaution" is taken to ensure the legality of her campaign's donors. The campaign did not answer when asked to describe those precautions. With reporting by Howard Chua-Eoan...
...more foreign investors are eagerly pouring their resources into this Middle Kingdom. People are seizing the chance to leave and put their lives at risk to send big bucks back home. The lure is great, but it would be better to think twice than live with regrets. Chern Nee Chua, Singapore...