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alang

(ˈɑːlɑːŋ)
n
(Plants) a type of grass grown in Malaysia and often used for thatching roofs
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Kelantan/Terengganu Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa) director Hashim Alang Abdul Hamid said thus far a total of 434 people from the Orang Asli community in Gua Musang have received the vaccine injections.
Bilaspur district collector Dr Sanjay Alang had recently paid a visit to the central jail for regular inspection.
More than a thousand kites were flown to call for peace in Mindanao during 'Tabanog Festival Alang sa Kalinaw sa Mindanaw (A Kite Festival for Peace in Mindanao)' held in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur province.
'GANNIN' alang the Scotswood Road...' There are few lines which have been sung more frequently or as loud in Newcastle over the years.
However, sources were not sure about the fate of Gadani ship breaking yard on the Makran coast which came into being soon after independence of Pakistan in 1947, ranked as third largest ship demolition yard in Asia among Alang in India and Chittagong in Bangladesh.
'Alang batu, alang balas, ela mayari deng projects under the Build, Build, Build program [There is no gravel, there is no sand so the projects under the Build, Build, Build program will not be completed].
NTUF deputy-general secretary Nasir Mansoor had said that Gadani case was arguably the second largest shipbreaking yard in the world after Alang in India and was close to the Chittagongs.
The villas are crowned with distinctive thatch roofs made from local Alang Alang grass and the rooms encourage breeze cooled outdoor living.
Workers and their supervisors at the world's largest ship breaking yard at Alang, in coastal South Gujarat, are busy these days.
" Hinugot ko lahat ng lakas sa loob aking katawan alang alang sa pagibig ("I took out all the courage within me for the sake of love)," said Jumillo.
Programmes on different topics including Government Emerson College, Abdali Road, Shrine Sultan Ali Akbar Shamsi, Art and Craft Bazaar, Shahi Eid Gah, Government Muslim High School, Aam Khas Bagh, Cantt Railway Station, Fort Kuhna Qasim, Grave Yard Bibi Pak Damin Mai, Nishtar Medical College, Sorij Miani, Faseel Shehr Alang and Darwazay, Bagh Langay Khan, Ghanta Ghar, Hussain Agahi Bazaar and Parhalad Temple.
Meghani, director of International Steel Corporation, a large ship recycling firm based in Alang, said concerns about poor safety and environmental standards in India were misplaced.