INDONESIAN MAN DIES OF STABBING (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Bernama) — An Indonesian man known as Naja was found dead after he was believed to have been stabbed by two men in an incident at Jalan Pauh Damar, Kampung Malaysia Raya, Sungai Besi near here tonight.
Brown raises prospect of more Myanmar sanctions (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Prime Minister Gordon Brown raised the prospect Saturday of further sanctions against Myanmar following UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s fruitless visit to the military regime.
Indonesian election campaigns online (Sky News Australia)
Just like politicians in the western world, Indonesian presidential hopefuls are taking to cyberspace, to spread their message and attract support ahead of the country’s July 8 election.
Thai PM to meet UN chief after his Burma visit (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is ready to meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon who will be in transit from Rangoon to New York late Saturday.
U.N.’s Ban rebukes Myanmar generals over Suu Kyi (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon rebuked Myanmar’s generals on Saturday for denying him a visit to see detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said she should be allowed to take part in politics before 2010 elections.
Standard and Poor’s maintains Philippines’ ratings (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s affirmed its credit ratings for the Philippines, saying the outlook for both long-term ratings was stable despite the global financial turmoil.
Thailand’s Noppawan Lertcheewakarn wins Wimbledon girls title (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thailand’s Noppawan Lertcheewakarn won the Wimbledon girls’ singles title on Saturday when she defeated French top seed Kristina Mladenovic 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Indonesia’s election candidates hold last rallies (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia’s presidential candidates held their final rallies Saturday ahead of only the second direct elections for the country’s head of state since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship in 1998.
Indonesian election heads online (BigPond News)
Indonesian presidential hopefuls are taking to cyberspace.
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.
Firefly buzzing with new routes from Malaysia to Singapore (The Star)
SINGAPORE: Firefly will begin services from Kota Baru and Alor Setar to Singapore from Oct 25 and 27 respectively.
Vietnam, Laos work to speed up border marker planting (Nh n D n)
Vietnam and Laos have agreed on a number of measures to speed up the planting of markers along their shared borderline, and build a plan for the task in 2010 at the fifth joint session of border experts from the two nations from June 28 to July 3.
Indonesia May Raise Rates in 2010 After One Final Cut This Year (Bloomberg)
July 4 (Bloomberg) — Indonesia may cut interest rates once more to stoke growth before faster inflation next year prompts policy makers to raise borrowing costs, economists said.
