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Straydingo: Amir Taheri was the editor of the Iranian newspaper 'Kayan' when I evacuated to Tehran from Beirut in 1976.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Native groups such as Kayan, Kenyah, Kelabit, Murut and even the Penan claimed the Sape is theirs.
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You’re doubtless already familiar with it (even if the name Kayan Mentarang doesn’t sound familiar): it’s that unusual reddish long-tailed mammal, photographed by a team from the Swiss World Wildlife Fund at a camera-trap in central Borneo, and widely hailed as a probable new species.
Archive 2007-01-01 Darren Naish 2007
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You’re doubtless already familiar with it (even if the name Kayan Mentarang doesn’t sound familiar): it’s that unusual reddish long-tailed mammal, photographed by a team from the Swiss World Wildlife Fund at a camera-trap in central Borneo, and widely hailed as a probable new species.
That’s no mystery carnivore (part I) Darren Naish 2007
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This man was a "Kayan," a tribe inhabiting the interior of Borneo, of whom more anon.
On the Equator Harry De Windt 1894
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Kayan newspaper, a mouthpiece of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, wrote on its front page Tuesday that Bahrain's government was "corrupt and illegitimate, with a Sunni minority sitting on Bahrain's resources for 200 years and oppressing Shiite majority."
Kingdom, Greeting Gulf Soldiers, Is Seen as New Front on Sunni-Shiite Divide Farnaz Fassihi 2011
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I don't rush Kayan down the stairs, I take time to dress up Ava's dolls, and we're all already speaking to each other in slower and softer voices.
Diya Luke: A Minor Diversion: Quiet Hong Kong With Children Diya Luke 2011
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And Kayan decided that this was the exact moment that he was going to remind me that we've failed at potty training.
Diya Luke: A Minor Diversion: Quiet Hong Kong With Children Diya Luke 2011
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Despite all of this, it does get tiring trying to prevent one year old Kayan from flinging rice at the next table, or keeping three year oldAva's theatrical voice at a controllable decibel.
Diya Luke: A Minor Diversion: Hunting Dinner At A Chiang Mai Market Diya Luke 2011
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More bosphorusstrait.com Live: Track the Ship's Location Search 'Kayan 1' under 'Vessel Name' to locate the stricken ship.
Ships Collide in Bosporus Marc Champion 2012
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