Manila, Philippines – Five Filipino boxers will compete in the Asian Men Boxing Championships slated April 1-8 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Crack boxers from more than 40 countries are seeing action in the tournament, a qualifying event for the 2012 London Olympics.
“We will send a maximum of five boxers to have a good chance getting an Olympics slots,” ABAP executive director Ed Picson told TEMPO.
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Scat Air of Kazakhstan is making two chartered flights to Langkawi to bring tourists to the tax free island resort.
The first arrived Wednesday while the other is scheduled for Jan 14.
A traditional welcome complete with ‘kompang’ (small hand-held drum) beating greeted the 200 passengers when the plane landed at the Langkawi International Airport at about 10am this morning.
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Etihad Crystal Cargo – the cargo division of award-winning Etihad Airways – is preparing to launch a second weekly dedicated freighter operation between Abu Dhabi and Almaty in Kazakhstan.
The additional freighter service will commence January 8th 2012, using an Airbus A330-200F freighter with a payload of 59 metric tonnes.
“The success of our initial freighter service to Almaty which we launched back on July 28th has exceeded our expectations,” said David Kerr, vice president of Etihad Crystal Cargo.
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