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.
Thai protest leader stable after shooting (AP via Yahoo! News)
A Thai protest leader shot by assailants after days of rioting in the capital is in stable condition and recovering rapidly, doctors said Saturday.
Marck Biosciences forays into Singapore,Malaysia (Business Standard India)
Marck Biosciences, manufacturer and marketer of sterile dosages pharma products and blow-fill-seal specialist, is planning to enter the Singapore and Malaysian market.
In Laos and Vietnam, Tracing the Path of a Colonial Ancestor (New York Times)
A canal in the valley of the Ba River, part of an irrigation system designed by the great-grandfather of the author.
Searchers seek bodies after Indonesia plane crash (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesian authorities are searching for the bodies of 11 people presumed dead after a light plane crashed in Indonesia’s mountainous Papua province, an airfield official said Saturday.
Rally against shark fin trade opens in Singapore (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Animal rights activists launched a campaign in Singapore Saturday against the consumption of shark fin, a status symbol when served at Chinese wedding banquets and dinners.
Vietnam attaches importance to ties with Singapore (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh has reiterated Vietnam s stance to attach importance to strengthening friendship and cooperation with Singapore.
Cyclone Bijli spares Myanmar, Bangladesh (AP via Yahoo! News)
Myanmar lifted an alert Saturday after Cyclone Bijli veered away from the western coast of the country, which was battered almost a year ago by deadly Cyclone Nargis.
Thai police comb scene of attack on activist (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thai police Saturday questioned witnesses and combed the scene of an assassination attempt on a leading political activist as they faced speculation of state involvement in the attack.
Energtek Requested by Philippines’ Government to Provide Sample CNG Lite Tricycle Conversions in Metro Manila – VIDEO … (The Auto Channel)
NEW YORK – April 18, 2009: Energtek Inc., a world leader in the development of Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) technology, today announced that the Government of the Philippines has requested that Energtek convert a sample of three-wheel vehicles (“tricycles”) in Metro Manila to operate on natural gas.
Kidnapped aid worker freed in Philippines (CNN)
One of two aid workers still held by militants in the Philippines has been freed, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Saturday.
Philippine officials say Red Cross worker released (AP via Yahoo! News)
Philippine officials say a Red Cross worker from Switzerland has been released by al-Qaida-linked militants on a southern island three months after he and two other volunteers were kidnapped.
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, …
Vietnam desires to tighten links with Singapore (Nh n D n)
Vietnam wishes to tighten multifaceted co-operative ties with Singapore, one of its leading trade partners and foreign investors, President Nguyen Minh Triet said.
