Southeast Asia – 22 die in Vietnam landslides, floods (USA Today)

22 die in Vietnam landslides, floods (USA Today)
The government says the death toll from landslides and floods in Vietnam’s mountainous north has risen to 22.

Bomb blast near south Philippine cathedral kills 4 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Suspected Muslim guerrillas detonated a bomb near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least four people and wounding 47. Seven were in critical condition.

Malaysia, Thailand seek payment for petrochem tariff row settlement (Manila Bulletin via Yahoo! Philippines News)
Malaysia and Thailand governments are pursuing their respective demands for compensation from the Philippines after the country agreed to a settlement scheme with Singapore for exempting intermediate petrochemical products from the scheduled tariff cuts under the ASEAN’s trade liberalization program. Alfonso G. Siy, president of the Philippine Plastics Industry Association (PPIA), told reporters …

Recession-Free Indonesia May Help Yudhoyono Win Poll (Update1) (Bloomberg)
July 6 (Bloomberg) — Indonesia s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is projected to win a second five-year term with an enhanced majority after the resources-rich nation of 248 million avoided the worst of the global financial crisis.

Thai zoo’s 1st baby panda goes on display (MSNBC)
Thousands of excited visitors flocked Saturday to a zoo in northern Thailand for the first public viewing of a baby panda, which has been featured on Thai front pages almost every day since her birth six weeks ago.

‘Money talks’ in Indonesian election (Sydney Morning Herald)
Among the masses of Indonesia’s 234 million people, it is no secret that so-called “money politics” is a part of every election campaign.

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 …

THAILAND BEAT MALAYSIA 3-0 IN KING’S CUP (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
BANGKOK, July 4 (Bernama) — Powerhouse Thailand showed they are a class above the rest of the countries after beating arch-rival Malaysia 3-0 in the preliminary round of the men’s team event of the Thai King’s Cup sepaktakraw tournament here Saturday.

As Indonesia’s Election Day Nears, Complaints of Fraud Grow Louder (Time Magazine)
With the current president in front, the opposition is warning that Indonesia’s July 8 election will be fraught with irregularities

U.N. chief to meet Thai PM after Myanmar visit (Thailandnews.net)
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said that he will meet with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon after Ban concluded his visit to Myanmar late Saturday. The two sides will talk about tie…

Five dead, 34 wounded in Philippine church bombing (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Five people were killed and at least 34 wounded in a suspected Muslim rebel bomb attack outside a Catholic church in the strife-torn southern Philippines on Sunday, officials said.

Indonesian Facebook users defy clerics (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Mosques may outnumber Internet cafes in Muslim-majority Indonesia, but Islamic clerics out to take on social networking site Facebook may have met their match.

ASIA LOCAL BONDS-Philippine yields seen lower on rate cut bets (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
MANILA/HONG KONG, July 6 (Reuters) – Philippine bond yields are seen lower this week in anticipation of a central bank rate cut and the latest inflation report, which is expected to show prices pressure at their most subdued in two decades.

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