Southeast Asia – CNN – Jolie Asks Thailand To Aid Myanmar Refugees (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
CNN – Jolie Asks Thailand To Aid Myanmar Refugees (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
Oscar-Winning Actress Angelina Jolie Has Asked Thailand To Permit Greater Freedom For Thousands Of Refugees Stuck In Camps After Fleeing Neighboring Myanmar, According To A U.N. Statement Released Friday.
No water in Metro Manila, Cavite areas (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE 2) Some service areas of Maynilad in Metro Manila and Cavite will be without water until 12 midnight today.
The Manila Times Internet Edition | OPINION > Siempre (The Manila Times)
We cannot resist pointing out the irony of it all. The move to end the teaching of Spanish in our schools gained real ground at the exact age the young pushed their elders into an age of supposedly glorious tolerance, the 60s.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-02-05 11:02 SE Asia Stocks-Malaysia, Thailand up but banks depress Singapore (Interactive Investor)
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Jolie, Pitt visit Myanmar refugees in Thai camp (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hollywood star couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt visited Myanmar refugees in a Thai camp, including one woman who had been there for more than two decades, the UN said Friday.
Jolie Asks Thailand to Give Burmese Refugees More Freedom (Thailandnews.net)
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie shares a laugh with Karenni refugee children in Ban Mai Nai Soi camp along the Thai-Burmese border, 05 Feb 2009
The National Ulama Conference of the Philippines (part 2) (The Manila Times)
[Part began to report that from January 26 to 29, 200 ulama and aleemat - Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law who are the interpreters of Islam s sciences, doctrines and laws - participated in their second national summit.
Jolie visits Thai camp for Myanmar refugees (USA Today)
Angelina Jolie, a Hollywood star deeply involved in the plight of refugees, has called on the Thai government to respect the human rights of Myanmar’s Rohinyga boat people whom Thai authorities have pushed out to sea in recent weeks, a U.N. spokeswoman said Friday.
Jolie calls for refugee aid in Thailand (UPI)
BANGKOK, Feb. 7 (UPI) — U.S. actress Angelina Jolie says Thailand should offer aid to thousands of refugees who have entered the Asian country after fleeing Myanmar.
Sony Philippines brings in the VAIO P (Manila Bulletin)
After it s worldwide debut at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) during the first week of January, The 8-inch VAIO P “Pocket style” PC has reached Philippine shores.
Metro Manila gets new military chief (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines — The new chief of the military’s National Capital Region command encouraged soldiers watching over Metro Manila to be champions of human rights as he took over the post in simple rites at Camp Aguinaldo on Friday.
Vietnam, Malaysia enjoy developing ties, says PM (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Malaysia have seen positive developments in their multi-faceted cooperation, especially in the areas of politics, diplomacy and trade, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
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