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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1615 GMT, March 29

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Australia has decided to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which would allow Australia to become a founding member of the bank, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Sunday.

In a joint statement with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Treasurer Joe Hockey, Abbott said the MOU will enable Australia " to participate as a prospective founding member in the negotiation of setting up the bank." (Australia-AIIB)

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SINGAPORE -- Singapore held state funeral for its founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in the downpour on Sunday at the University Cultural Center (UCC), National University of Singapore.

Braving the rain, thousands thronged the streets to bid farewell to Lee Kuan Yew. (Singapore-Lee Kuan Yew-Funeral)

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JAKARTA -- Rescuers have found 12 bodies after a landslide hit West Java of Indonesia on Saturday night, official said on Sunday.

Heavy downpours triggered collapse of a hill in Tegal Panjang village of Sukabumi district at 22:30 p.m. Jakarta time Saturday ( 1530 GMT) and buried 11 houses, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the national disaster management agency. (Indonesia- Landslide)

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KABUL -- At least three persons were killed while eight people, including a lawmaker, were wounded in a suicide bombing in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday, an official source said.

"A suicide bomber struck the vehicle of Gul Pacha Majidi, a member of lower house of parliament, leaving three killed and eight others injured," a security source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Afghanistan-Bombing) Endi