Survivor Bulgaria contestant dies in Philippines (TVNZ)
A Bulgarian competing in the reality TV show Survivor Bulgaria died of a heart attack during filming at a beach resort in the central Philippines, local television reports
Court clears Thai troops over Malay-Muslim deaths (Asia News Network)
In one of the most controversial verdicts passed in decades, a court Friday cleared security officials of misconduct in the October 2004 Tak Bai incident in which 85 Malay-Muslim protesters died at the hands of the authorities.
Malaysia, Thailand to explore new avenues of cooperation (Business Times (Malaysia))
THE recent bilateral meeting between the central banks of Malaysia and Thailand concluded that their financial systems are strong and resilient, with adequate flow of financing to their economies.
Gaelic Games pit the best teams from Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore (The Star)
THE Orang Eire Malaysia Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) Gaelic Football Club Ladies side remained unbeaten and provided the joy for the hosts in the Guinness South-East Asian Gaelic Games at the Alice Smith School in Seri Kembangan, Selangor recently.
THAILAND, VIETNAM CROWNED MEN’S AND WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA TERENGGANU, May 31 (Bernama)– Thailand continued its dominance in world sepaktakraw after sweeping aside Indonesia 2-0 in the men’s team final of the World Sepaktakraw Championships at Stadium Negeri here today while Vietnam emerged as a new dominant force in the women’s event.
Court clears Thai troops over Malay-Muslim deaths (Asia News Network)
In one of the most controversial verdicts passed in decades, a court Friday cleared security officials of misconduct in the October 2004 Tak Bai incident in which 85 Malay-Muslim protesters died at th …..
Philippines Committed To Spending More To Boost GDP – Fin Secretary (Nasdaq)
MANILA -(Dow Jones)- The Philippine government remains committed to spending more to support economic growth, Finance Secretary Margarito Teves said Monday.
Bangkok Post : Thailand, Malaysia seen in good shape (Bangkok Post – Thailand’s English news)
The Thai and Malaysian financial systems are fundamentally strong despite the global economic slump, the countries’ central banks say.
Malaysia’s Firefly to launch flights to Singapore (USA Today)
Firefly, the budget wing of Malaysia Airlines, said Thursday it will launch flights from several Malaysian cities to Singapore starting in July as part of its regional expansion.
Philippines schools cleared to open despite swine flu (Yehey!)
Manila, May 30, 2009 (AFP) – More than 23 million students were cleared to head back to schools across the Philippines next week despite the threat of swine flu, officials said Saturday.
MagneGas Secures $1.2 Million Equipment Purchase Order, Launches Philippines and Vietnam Market (dBusinessNews.com)
TAMPA – MagneGas Corporation , a producer of a metal cutting fuel and natural gas alternative made from liquid waste, announced today that it has secured its first equipment purchase order.
S.Korean firms to sign Indonesia ferry deal-sources (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
SEOGWIPO, South Korea, June 1 (Reuters) – Two South Korean companies will sign a tentative agreement with an Indonesian government-run firm on Monday on a shipbuilding project that could be worth up to $2 billion, sources told Reuters.
