Southeast Asia – Obama okays U.S. Exim bank loans for Cambodia, Laos (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Obama okays U.S. Exim bank loans for Cambodia, Laos (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama has cleared the way for the U.S. Export-Import Bank to help finance exports of U.S. goods to Laos and Cambodia, the White House said on Friday.

US removes Laos, Cambodia from trade blacklist (The Age)
US President Barack Obama has removed Laos and Cambodia from a blacklist, opening the way for US loans to companies doing business in the former US adversaries.

Indonesia copter crash kills 2, 5 injured (UPI)
JAKARTA, June 12 (UPI) — An Indonesian Air Force Puma helicopter crashed Friday into an air base, killing two people and injuring five others, a spokesman for the Air Force said.

Cambodia and Laos taken off blacklist (Sky News Australia)
President Barack Obama has removed former US adversaries Laos and Cambodia from a blacklist, opening the way for loans to companies doing business there.

Cambodian, Thai leaders pledge to avoid further border clashes+ (Thailandnews.net)
PHNOM PENH, June 12 (AP) – (Kyodo)The prime ministers of Cambodia and Thailand agreed Friday to endeavor to avoid any further military clashes along their two countries’ border. The commitment w…

Crabtree & Evelyn sells Philippine unit (Business Times (Malaysia))
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Plane hitch delays Thai PM’s return from Cambodia (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
The return of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva from a one-day official trip to Cambodia was delayed Friday by problems with his plane.

Thailand Returns Smuggled Artifacts To Cambodia (Nasdaq)
PHNOM PENH (AFP)–Thai leaders handed over smuggled ancient artifacts to Cambodia Friday in an effort to soothe relations between the two neighbors who are locked in a military standoff at their disputed border.

Bangkok Post : Thailand, Cambodia leaders meet (Bangkok Post – Thailand’s English news)
Thailand and Cambodia on Friday agreed to solve their joint border problems through peaceful means in a meeting between Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen.

Vietnam, Thailand, Laos open up truck routes (Thailandnews.net)
Commercial trucks from Thailand and Vietnam are able to enter each others’ territory for the first time to deliver and pick up goods following this week’s formal exchange of traffic rights and introduction of a regional customs transit system among the two countries and Laos.

Thailand returns 7 ancient treasures to Cambodia (MSNBC)
Thailand returned seven treasures from Cambodia’s Golden Age to its neighbor Friday as the countries pledged to prevent further smuggling of antiquities.

US removes Laos, Cambodia from trade blacklist (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US President Barack Obama on Friday removed Laos and Cambodia from a blacklist, opening the way for US loans to companies doing business in the former US adversaries.

Indonesian test for Under-23 (The New Straits Times)
THE National Under-23 team face their sternest test so far in preparation for the the Laos Sea Games in December when they meet their Indonesian counterparts in a friendly at the KLFA Stadium in Cheras today.

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