Southeast Asia – A list of shootings at Freeport’s Indonesian mine (AP via Yahoo! News)

A list of shootings at Freeport’s Indonesian mine (AP via Yahoo! News)
The road to Freeport’s gold mine in Indonesia’s militarized Papua province has been the site of many deadly shootings since it opened four decades ago during the Suharto dictatorship.

No military role in Papua shootings: minister (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia’s military is not responsible for a recent spate of deadly ambushes near a massive US-owned mine in the troubled eastern province of Papua, according to the defence minister.

Myanmar coordinates with Thailand on recruiting new workers (People’s Daily)
Myanmar has coordinated with Thailand on recruiting new Myanmar workers to the latter after nationality verification, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Wednesday. The coordination was made during a recent visit of Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister U Maung Myint to Phuket, meeting with ThaiLabor Minister Phaitoon Kaeothong last weekend, the report said. Maung Myint also held …

Myanmar Refugee Numbers Swell in Thailand (Thailandnews.net)
FILE – In this Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007 file photo, a young Myanmar boy, his face covered with a traditional sunscreen called “Thanakan,” looks on from security fence at the border Mae Sot, Thailand. A…

Myanmar coordinates with Thailand on recruiting new workers (Thailandnews.net)
Myanmar has coordinated with Thailand on recruiting new Myanmar workers to the latter after nationality verification, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Wednesday. The coordination w…

Indonesia blames separatists for Papua attacks (Channel NewsAsia)
JAKARTA : Separatist rebels were likely behind a series of bloody ambushes that killed three people, including an Australian, near a giant US-owned mine in Papua, Indonesia’s military chief said on Tuesday.

Fugitive Thai politician got police escort in Malaysia, he claims (EARTHtimes.org)
Bangkok – Fugitive Thai former premier Thaksin Shinawatra got a special police escort when his private jet stopped over for refuelling in Kuala Lumpur earlier this month, media reports said on Tuesday, quoting Thaksin. My private jet stopped for ref…

Malaysia given a scare by Vietnam (The New Straits Times)
THE inexperienced Malaysian team were given a run for their money by Vietnam before securing victory to reach the quarter-finals of the Yonex-Sunrise Asian Junior Championships at the Juara Stadium in Bukit Kiara yesterday.

Fugitive Thai politician got police escort in Malaysia, he claims (Thailandnews.net)
Bangkok – Fugitive Thai former premier Thaksin Shinawatra got a special police escort when his private jet stopped over for refuelling in Kuala Lumpur earlier this month, media reports said on Tuesday…

Singapore recovery positive for Malaysia (The Edge Daily)
KUALA LUMPUR: The rebound in Singapore s economy and the implications of improved activity would have a positive impact on Malaysia, especially from ntra-regional trade and investments, says AmResearch Sdn Bhd.

Two Indonesia Police Shot Near Papua Mine – Source (Nasdaq)
TIMIKA, Indonesia (AFP)–Police battled gunmen Wednesday near a U.S.-owned gold mine in Indonesia’s Papua province, and two officers were wounded, a police source said.

Cambodia must stop harassing critics: rights group (AFP via Yahoo! News)
An international rights group has demanded Cambodia’s rulers end a spate of legal action against critics, which it called the government’s “harshest crackdown in years” on free speech.

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