WHO experts helping Philippines contain deadly disease: UN (AFP via Yahoo! News)
UN health experts began field investigations on Wednesday to help the Philippines contain an outbreak of a deadly disease in the wake of massive storms that claimed more than 1,000 lives, officials said.
Australia insists Indonesia must deal with migrants (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Australia insisted Tuesday that Indonesia should process a boatload of Sri Lankan asylum seekers despite their refusal to leave an Australian vessel anchored in Indonesian waters.
Malaysia Relaxes Rules on Auto Manufacturing (New York Times)
Malaysia said that it would partly open its car industry to foreign producers in the latest economic liberalization effort by the government of Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Mustapa admits Thailand trumped Malaysia in auto sector (Malaysia Today)
By Lee Wei Lian, The Malaysian Insider Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Mustapa Mohamed admitted today that the Thai auto industry had surpassed Malaysia s despite entering the…
Indonesian people-smugglers jailed in Australia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Two Indonesian fishermen were jailed for five years Wednesday for smuggling a boat full of Afghan refugees which exploded, killing five, after it was stopped by Australian border officials.
Cambodian, Thai armies not working up for a fight (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
The Army chief insisted yesterday that the Thai-Cambodian military remain on good terms despite the recent exchanges by the two countries’ leaders.
Thailand’s fugitive former premier to visit Cambodia ‘soon’ (Thailandnews.net)
Bangkok – Thailand’s fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra plans to visit Cambodia soon after being offered refuge and a job as an economic adviser by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, media repo…
Ripple of Religion Spreads in Indonesian Penal Code (New York Times)
A radical minority has successfully pushed its agenda, locally and nationally, by cowing political and religious moderates in Aceh, Indonesia.
Thailand’s fugitive former premier to visit Cambodia ‘soon’ (EARTHtimes.org)
Bangkok – Thailand’s fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra plans to visit Cambodia soon after being offered refuge and a job as an economic adviser by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, media reports said Wednesday. Thaksin said he would be payin…
Philippine storm warning: Avoid cemeteries (MSNBC)
Filipinos should avoid visiting cemeteries during this weekend’s All Saints’ Day celebrations because a storm threatening the country could trap them there, a disaster official said Wednesday.
Anupong says Thai-Cambodian local military officials still have good ties (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Anupong Paochinda said the Thai and Cambodian military officials in charge of the areas near the disputed border still have good relations.
Estrada Begins Unlikely Comeback in Philippines (New York Times)
The former Filipino president and actor Joseph Estrada returns, at 72, to both movies and presidential politics.
Tight pants a no-no for women in Indonesia’s Aceh (AP via Yahoo! News)
Muslim women would be banned from wearing tight pants in a devoutly Islamic district of Indonesia’s Aceh province under proposed regulations to take effect Jan. 1, an official said Wednesday.
Mustapa admits Thailand trumped Malaysia in auto sector (The Malaysian Insider)
By Lee Wei Lian KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Mustapa Mohamed admitted today that the Thai auto industry had surpassed Malaysia s despite entering the game at a later stage. He also urged national carmaker Proton to find a strategic partner without which he said, it would find it almost impossible to survive in the global market.
