Four more Philippine miners rescued after week trapped underground (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Rescuers pulled four more miners out of a flooded tunnel in the northern Philippines Tuesday, raising hopes that eight others might still be found alive after a week underground, officials and rescuers said.
Singapore donates 38,000 bags of fertiliser to Myanmar farmers (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Philippines News)
SINGAPORE: Singapore has donated over 38,000 bags of fertiliser to Myanmar, to help farmers affected by Cyclone Nargis.
Floods, landslides kill 50 in Vietnam, Thailand (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Flash floods and landslides have killed 50 people in Vietnam and Thailand, swept away thousands of homes and inundated farmland, official reports said on Sunday.
Singapore gives aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar farmers (Bangkok Post – Thailand’s English news)
Singapore has donated US$1 million worth of fertilizer to rice farmers in the region of Myanmar devastated by Cyclone Nargis in May, its ambassador said Monday.
Malaysia and Singapore shoud consider passport-free travel (Asia News Network)
Malaysia and Singapore should consider passportless travel to increase tourism, said Malaysia’s Tourism Minister Azalina Othman Said.
12 die, 125 rescued after boat sinks off Malaysia (USA Today)
Twelve Indonesians drowned while 125 others were rescued after their boat capsized Tuesday on its way from Malaysia to Indonesia’s Sumatra province, police said.
Maybank to Buy Indonesian Bank as Temasek Renews Bid (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Malayan Banking Bhd. , which missed the deadline last week on a $2.7 billion takeover of an Indonesian bank, will proceed with the purchase after Temasek Holdings Pte and Kookmin Bank “renewed” the discounted offer.
India, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand: Asia Local Bond Preview (Bloomberg)
Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) — The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Asian local-currency bonds today. Yields are from the previous session.
UN chief comments Thai-Cambodian conflict (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon suggested that the border disputes between Thailand and Cambodia should be settled bilaterally, Foreign Minister Sompong Amornwiwat said Monday.
(Update) “Pablo” crosses south Luzon, Metro Manila under signal 2 (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines – Metro Manila and 12 other areas were placed under Storm Signal No. 2 as tropical storm “Pablo” (Higos) crossed Southern Luzon Wednesday morning.
First Philippine Shares Fall on Unit’s Debt Concerns (Update1) (Bloomberg)
By Francisco Alcuaz Jr. Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — First Philippine Holdings Corp. , owner of the country’s biggest power retailer, fell the most in a week in Manila trading on concern the credit crunch may make it difficult for a unit to refinance debt.
3 Philippine soldiers, 5 rebels killed in clashes (USA Today)
Clashes between Islamic rebels and the Philippine army have killed three soldiers and five guerrillas, both sides said Tuesday, as the rebel chieftain called for unity and sacrifice among his followers.
Manila-based online gambling site busted: SKorean officials (AFP via Yahoo! News)
South Korean prosecutors have busted an online gambling ring operated by Koreans from the Philippine capital Manila which cleared some 100 million dollars over 18 months, officials said Tuesday.
