(AFX UK Focus) 2009-07-08 01:44 UPDATE 2-Indonesia’s presidential election begins in Papua (Interactive Investor)
By John Package
Takut Ditangkap, Mantan PM Thailand Kabur dari Malaysia (okezone)
Mantan Perdana Menteri Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra diberitakan sempat ke Malaysia. Namun dia segera meninggalkan negara itu karena takut ditangkap otoritas keamanan.
Exit polls show incumbent ahead in Indonesian presidential vote (CNN)
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held a commanding lead in national elections Wednesday, according to the latest exit polls.
The Vietnamese Government Unlawfully Imprisons Members of the Democratic Party of Vietnam (DPV) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN JOSE, Calif.—-In the last three weeks, three members of the Democratic Party of Vietnam have been arrested for promoting the strengthening of democracy and human rights for the people of Vietnam.
Indonesian President Is Projected to Win Election (International Herald Tribune)
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won a second five-year term on Wednesday, according to early results.
Philippines to resume talks with communist rebels (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Philippines is set to resume peace negotiations with communist insurgents, four years after long-running talks were suspended, the two sides announced Wednesday.
Myanmar refugee numbers swell in Thailand (AP via Yahoo! News)
As the 50,000th Myanmar refugee to be resettled abroad recently left Thailand for the United States, thousands of others fled their military-ruled homeland to seek shelter under tarps and in temples along the Thai-Myanmar border.
Millennium Residence received the Singapore BCA Green Mark Gold Award, the first such award in Thailand. (Thaipr.net)
Suchad Chiaranussati, Managing Director of MR Sukhumvit Co Ltd, the owner of Millennium Residence, revealed that the company is honoured that Millennium Residence @ Sukhumvit has received the Green Ma
UEM Group mulls jobs in Vietnam, Cambodia (Business Times (Malaysia))
The projects in Vietnam are worth a “few billion US dollars”, chairman Tan Sri Dr Ahmad Tajuddin Ali said in an interview in Kuala Lumpur recently.
Laos’ giant hydropower dam delivers test electricity to Thailand (Thailandnews.net)
Bangkok – The multimillion-dollar Nam Theun 2 hydropower project in Laos carried out a successful test delivery of electricity to neighbouring Thailand, the World Bank said Wednesday. “The test delive…
Vietnamese and Thai communication agencies strengthen co-operation (Vietnam Net)
The Deputy General Director of Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), Dao Duy Hua, received a delegation from the Mass Communications Organization of Thailand (MCOT) Public Company Ltd in Hanoi on July 6.
Savor Sunset Cocktails, Thai Flavors at Kha: Singapore Dining (Bloomberg)
July 7 (Bloomberg) — Stand at the center of the bamboo labyrinth and meditate on a revelation in your life, the sign says. I did so, musing on how pleasant it was to stroll through a tropical garden at night, full of good Thai cooking and clutching a generous glass of Coriole Sauvignon Blanc.
