Southeast Asia – Flooding kills eight in northern Vietnam (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Flooding kills eight in northern Vietnam (AFP via Yahoo! News)
At least eight people were killed while three others were reported missing as a result of floods and landslides in northern Vietnam during the weekend, national emergency services said.
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.
Thailand, Cambodia to reduce border military presence (Thailandnews.net)
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 tensio…
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.
Bomb blast near south Philippine cathedral kills 1 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Suspected Muslim guerrillas detonated a bomb near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding more than two dozen others.
Ban Ki Moon Leaves Burma Disappointed (Time Magazine)
After two days in Burma and rare meetings with the reclusive leader of the country’s military government, the UN Secretary General came away with little to show for his diplomatically risky venture
Two dead, nearly 30 wounded in Philippine blast (AFP via Yahoo! News)
At least two people were killed and nearly 30 others wounded in a bomb attack outside a Catholic church in the strife-torn southern Philippines, police and military said.
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.
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 …
Vietnam northern floods kill 15, dozen missing (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Heavy rains triggering floods and landslides in mountainous northern regions of Vietnam have killed at least 15 people, destroyed houses and damaged roads, the government and state-run radio said on Sunday.
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.
Fourteen dead after train hits bus in Indonesia: reports (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Fourteen people were killed and more than a dozen injured on Sunday when a train slammed into a minibus on a level crossing in the Indonesian province of Central Java, reports said.
Thai minister faces charges over airport seizure (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thailand’s foreign minister is among dozens of “Yellow Shirt” protest leaders who will face charges relating to a crippling airport blockade in Bangkok last year, police said.
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…
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