Southeast Asia – Thailand, Cambodia to reduce border military presence (People’s Daily)

Thailand, Cambodia to reduce border military presence (People’s Daily)
Thailand and Cambodia will on Friday begin reducing troop levels along the disputed border area, Deputy Prime Minister for security affairs Suthep Thaugsuban said. The move should help ease the tension along the sensitive frontier, Suthep on Friday was quoted by the website of the Bangkok Post as saying. Suthep and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen had agreed during talks last weekend that the …

Head Scarf Emerges as Indonesia Political Symbol (International Herald Tribune)
The jilbab, the Islamic style of dress in which a woman covers her head and neck, has become an issue in Indonesia s presidential campaign.

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Ex-Vietnam coach Riedl takes over Laos U23s (tribalfootball.com)
Former Vietnam national team coach Alfred Riedl has taken over the Laos U23 team. read more

Cambodia-Thailand talks on border issue “fruitful”: Cambodian PM (People’s Daily)
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that the talks he had made with Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban and Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Saturday were “fruitful and honest.” He said the meeting, which was held in a private and close-door form. Elaborating the content of the talks, Hun Sen said the Thai delegation, upon his prior warning, did not raise Preah Vihear …

UN chief meets Myanmar leaders to discuss Suu Kyi (AFP via Yahoo! News)
UN chief Ban Ki-moon met the reclusive head of Myanmar’s military junta on Friday for what he said would be “tough talks” aimed at securing the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Indonesia Has Limited Room on Rates After Eighth Cut (Update1) (Bloomberg)
July 3 (Bloomberg) — Indonesia s central bank said room for reducing borrowing costs further is limited after cutting its benchmark interest rate for an eighth straight month.

UN chief gambles on Burma breakthrough (BBC News)
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon takes a calculated risk visiting Burma’s military rulers, says the BBC’s South-East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head.

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-07-02 11:34 SE Asia Stocks-Thailand at one-week low, Singapore falls (Interactive Investor)
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Presidential election key to Indonesia’s transformation (Washington Post)
JAKARTA (Reuters) – With Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono tipped to be re-elected on July 8, Southeast Asia’s biggest economy is likely to see a renewed push for reform to attract foreign investment, create jobs and spur growth.

A Political Symbol, Demurely Worn, Emerges in Indonesia (New York Times)
The jilbab, the Islamic style of dress in which a woman covers her head and neck, has become an issue in Indonesia s presidential campaign this year.

Thai-Cambodian relations cordial despite border dispute (Thailandnews.net)
Thai-Cambodian relations are still cordial and the border dispute near Preah Vihear Temple will be solved, Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said here Wednesday. On June 25, both sides stepped up re…

Cambodia rebuts Thai claim over Preah Vihear decision (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
Cambodian authorities on Friday dismissed claims by Thai Natural Resource and Environment minister Suwit Khunkitti that Cambodia failed to submit its plan for safeguarding and developing the Preah Vihear temple.

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