Top Philippine broadcaster arrested, wife shot (AFP via Yahoo! News)
One of the Philippines’ most influential broadcasters, Ted Failon, has been arrested after his wife was shot in their home in an upscale Manila district, police said Thursday.
No charge to reschedule Thailand flights by Malaysia Airlines (Thailandnews.net)
Malaysia Airlines will be waiving charges for passengers to change their flights from Kuala Lumpur-Thailand and vice versa from now until end of the month. “In view of the current situation in T…
Fun in Myanmar? Once a Year, and Very Wet (New York Times)
The New Year?s ?water festival? is the one time of the year when the junta allows masses of young people to let loose, dancing and drinking in the capital city of Naypyidaw.
Time magazine wins appeal in Indonesia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Time magazine won an appeal in Indonesia’s Supreme Court on Thursday against 93 million dollars in libel damages awarded to late dictator Suharto.
China, Malaysia, Singapore, S. Korea: Asia Local Bond Preview (Bloomberg)
April 16 (Bloomberg) — The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Asian local-currency bonds today. Yields are from the previous session.
MALAYSIA TO HELP CAMBODIAN MUSLIMS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Bernama)– The ‘Majlis Muafakat Dakwah Malaysia-Kemboja’ or MMDMK council will help to enhance the socio-economic status of Muslims in Cambodia by setting up several special instiutions for the purpose.
Vietnamese PM meets with Singaporean Minister Mentor (People’s Daily)
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with Singaporean Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew here on Wednesday. Dung said that he was happy to see the fine development between the two countries, especially in economic cooperation activities. He believed Lee’s visit will further boost the friendship cooperation between the two countries. Dung briefed Lee on Vietnam’s socio-economic situation, …
Scathing media cartoon burns sensitive nerve of Cambodia about ties with Thailand (Thailandnews.net)
A scathing political cartoon has angered the Cambodian government at this sensitive time of the Cambodian-Thai ties, and pushed the publisher into an awkward situation. The government is demanding a w…
Indonesia court says Time magazine wins Suharto case (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia’s Supreme Court has reversed a 1 trillion rupiah ($93 million) libel ruling against Time magazine over a story about ex-president Suharto, in a case seen as a key test of the country’s legal system and freedom of speech.
MIA: political tension in Thailand not good for Malaysia (People’s Daily)
The ongoing political tension in neighboring Thailand is not good for Malaysia, the Malaysian Investors’ Association (MIA) said on Wednesday. “It’s contagious. When your neighbor’s house is on fire, you feel the heat. The collapse of the Thai financial market in 1997 spilled over to Malaysia. “Hopefully, history does not repeat itself,” said MIA president P.H. Lim. Thailand’s GDP for this year …
Indonesia clears Time of defaming Suharto (AP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia’s top court cleared Time magazine of defaming ex-dictator Suharto by alleging in a cover story that his family amassed a fortune during his rule. It said Thursday the publication did not have to pay $106 million in damages.
Invitation FAM Trips to Vietnam and Cambodia (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Luxury Travel Vietnam Company is pleased to invite travel professionals to join on a Mega FAM tours to Vietnam and Cambodia in 2009-2010.
political tension in Thailand not good for Malaysia (Thailandnews.net)
The ongoing political tension in neighboring Thailand is not good for Malaysia, the Malaysian Investors’ Association (MIA) said on Wednesday. “It’s contagious. When your neighbor’s house is on fi…
Scathing media cartoon burns sensitive nerve of Cambodia about ties with Thailand (People’s Daily)
A scathing political cartoon has angered the Cambodian government at this sensitive time of the Cambodian-Thai ties, and pushed the publisher into an awkward situation. The government is demanding a written explanation for the recently-printed newspaper cartoon depicting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra playing golf together, claiming that it could …
