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.
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.
Tropical storm kills 3 in central Vietnam (USA Today)
Tropical Storm Mekkhala slammed into central Vietnam on Tuesday, killing three people and leaving 10 others missing, disaster officials said.
(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.
Solve Thai-Cambodian disputes bilaterally: UN chief (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
United Nations SecretaryGeneral Ban Kimoon has suggested that the border disputes between Thailand and….
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.
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.
Slow recovery for Burma’s cyclone victims (The Christian Science Monitor)
Aid trickles in, but locals struggle to find food before winter’s harvest.
THAI Ground Customer Services Department receives ISO 14001 Certificate from Bureau Veritas Certification (Thailand) (Thaipr.net)
Thai Airways International s Ground Customer Services Department has been officially awarded ISO 14001 certification for its outstanding work to protect the environment. The award was made at a ceremo
Indonesian envoy: Use legitimate transportation (The New Straits Times)
SHAH ALAM: Indonesians who live and work in Malaysia have been urged to use yesterday’s barge tragedy as a lesson against resorting to illegal means to return home.
Thai film delves into murky Muslim insurgency (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Five years on, the insurgency in Thailand’s mainly Muslim south continues to defy attempts to placate it and a new Thai documentary uses the brutal death of a young Buddhist art teacher to examine why.
