Indonesia’s singing serial killer eyes pop stardom (AFP via Yahoo! News)
For a man facing the death penalty, alleged serial killer Verry Idham Henyansyah reveals more than a little gallows humour in the title of his upcoming album, “My Last Performance”.
Philippines: Emergency Declared In Philippine Hostage Crisis (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
MANILA, PHILIPPINES: The governor of Jolo island has declared a state of emergency authorizing him to order an attack on al-Qaida-linked militants after a deadline expired for the beheading of Red Cross hostages.
Maoists attack Philippine army base, at least 17 killed (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Maoist-led guerrillas stormed an army base on the restive southern Philippines island of Mindanao Tuesday, and at least 17 people were killed, the military said.
Myanmar PM asks businessmen for unity ahead of elections (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein on Tuesday urged businessmen to display unity with the country’s military government ahead of elections planned for next year.
Cambodia killing (BBC News)
Remembering the only UK victim of the Khmer Rouge
Dying, and Alone, in Myanmar (New York Times)
In Myanmar, at the 23 clinics run by M decins Sans Fronti res, only a small fraction of an estimated 240,000 people with H.I.V. are able to be treated.
Scientists, health officials increasing efforts to fight apread of drug-resistant malaria along Thai-Cambodian border (News-Medical-Net)
Scientists and health officials are increasing efforts to curb a drug-resistant malaria strain along the Thai-Cambodian border that is becoming increasingly resistant to artemisinin, an ingredient in artemisinin-based combination therapies, IRIN News reports.
Cambodia’s PM Hun Sen may misunderstand Thai FM (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
Thai Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denied that Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya did not insult Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sun by calling him a gangster during the recent censure.
Philippines military poised to attack kidnappers (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Troops prepared Tuesday to attack Islamic militants holding three Red Cross workers hostage in the Philippines, officials said, after a deadline to behead one of them passed.
220 kV transmission line linking Vietnam, Cambodia localities inaugurated (Nh n D n)
Nhan Dan A 220 kV transmission line linking Chau Doc in Vietnam and Takeo in Cambodia was officially launched on March 30 by Electricity of Vietnam Group (EVN) and Electricity of Cambodia (EDC). The inauguration of the line is an essential requirement to enable Vietnam to sell electricity to Cambodia.
Indonesian president warns against protectionism (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday called on G-20 leaders not to ignore developing nations in their efforts to alleviate the global financial crisis.
Emergency imposed on Philippines hostage island (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Authorities in the Philippines declared a state of emergency Tuesday on the restive island of Jolo after the expiry of a deadline by Islamic militants threatening to behead a Red Cross hostage.
2 rare elephants shot dead in Indonesian jungles (AP via Yahoo! News)
Two Sumatran elephants were found dead with gunshots to the head in a protected forest in western Indonesia, a conservationist said Tuesday.
Vietnam – Laos co-operation on labour (Nh n D n)
Nhan Dan – Vietnam s Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and Laos Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare have signed a memorandum of understanding on co-operation between the two ministries in the coming time, following the talks in the Lao province of Luang Prabang.
