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Dato' Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi (born November 26, 1939 in Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang) is the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He is also the President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest political party in...

Wong Kan Seng (simplified Chinese: 黄根成; pinyin: Huáng Gēnchéng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ng Kun-siaⁿ; born 1946) is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he served as the country's Deputy Prime Minister from 2005 to 2011....

Liu Zhijun (simplified Chinese: 刘志军; traditional Chinese: 劉志軍; pinyin: Liú Zhìjūn; born January 1953, Ezhou, Hubei) is a Chinese politician. He was the Minister of Railways in the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2011. He was removed from...

Sydney Hillel Schanberg (born January 17, 1934 in Clinton, Massachusetts) is an American journalist who is best known for his coverage of the war in Cambodia.

Dato' Seri Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu (Tamil: சாமிவேலு சங்கிலிமுத்து) (More recently: Semi Value by Malaysian political newspaper) (born 8 March 1936), is the longest serving president of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the Barisan Nasional coalition. He...

Kevin James Andrews (born 9 November 1955) is an Australian politician and member of the Liberal Party of Australia. He is a member of the House of Representatives, and was Minister for Immigration and Citizenship in the Howard Government, having...

Dith Pran (September 27, 1942 – March 30, 2008) was a Cambodian photojournalist best known as a refugee and Cambodian Genocide survivor and was the subject of the Academy Award-winning film The Killing Fields (1984). He was portrayed in the...

Hui Liangyu (simplified Chinese: 回良玉; traditional Chinese: 回良玉; pinyin: Huí Liángyù : born October 1944 in Yushu, Changchun, Jilin) is the Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China in charge of agriculture in China.

Dr. Haing S. Ngor (Traditional Chinese: 吳漢, March 22, 1940 – February 25, 1996) was a Cambodian American physician, actor and author who is best known for winning the 1985 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in...

Kyaw Swe born Mg Maw Ni (February 10, 1924 - August 15, 1982 in Yangon) was a Burmese actor and film director.