Southeast Asia – 4th typhoon in month lashes Philippines; 14 killed (AP via Yahoo! News)

4th typhoon in month lashes Philippines; 14 killed (AP via Yahoo! News)
A typhoon has battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, killing at least 14 people and sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops to escape rising waters, officials said Sunday.

Thaksin not to reside in Cambodia: Thai opposition leader (People’s Daily)
Ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra refused to permanently reside in Cambodia as hedid not want to create problem to Thailand, opposition Puea Thai Party Chairman Chavalit Yongchaiyuth said Saturday. “I asked him through people close him why he did not stay in Cambodia as it is near home and family, Thaksin said that he did not want to create problem,” the INN news agency quoted …

Philippines rejects ransom demand for Irish priest (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Philippines on Sunday rejected a two million dollar ransom demand by the kidnappers of an elderly Irish Catholic priest in the troubled south but said it would continue efforts to ensure his release.

4th Typhoon Leaves 14 Dead in Philippines (ABC News)
4th typhoon leaves 14 dead in Philippines, forecasters detect new brewing storm

Burma/Myanmar: internal issues and regional and international responses (Australian Policy Online)
Creator: Frank Frost This background note outlines major recent developments in relation to Burma and Australia s policies towards it. Politics

Malay Indian party wants Tamil schools to stay in Malaysia (MalaysiaNews.net)
Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 31 : The Malaysian Indian Congress is against the idea of having a single-stream education system, saying that the presence of vernacular schools will not hamper national unity.

Fourth typhoon in month hits Philippines (CNN)
The fourth typhoon to hit the Philippines in a month came ashore east of the capital, Manila, on Saturday morning, bringing heavy rain, flooding, and washing away shanty houses near the coast.

TCEB organises Thailand Creative Event Awards Lifting Thai creative business events up to the world (Thaipr.net)
Gathering with Thailand s top creative event organisers, TCEB today move forward to leverage the country as a hub for the most preferred quality and creative events destination by initiating Thailand

Timor Sea oil rig on fire (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
A fire has broken out at an oil well that has been leaking in the Timor Sea for 10 weeks.

Golf-Leading Singapore Open third round scores (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)
Leading scores after the completion of the third round at the weather-hit Singapore Open on Sunday (par 71). 202 Ian Poulter (Britain) 66 64 72 203 Graeme McDowell (Britain) 71 65 67 205 Liang Wenchong (China) 69 68 68 207 Andrew Dodt (Australia) 69 68 70

Timor Rig Ablaze as PTTEP Starts 4th Bid to Cap Leak (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) — PTT Exploration & Production Pcl said a fire broke out on a drilling rig in the Timor Sea off northwestern Australia during efforts to plug the well that has been leaking oil for 10 weeks.

4th typhoon leaves 14 dead in Philippines (AP via Yahoo! News)
A tropical storm roared toward Vietnam on Sunday after battering the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces, leaving 14 people dead in a region still waterlogged from three previous, back-to-back storms.

Poulter slips into tie at Singapore Open (AP via Yahoo! News)
Ian Poulter was 4 over through six holes Saturday in the third round of the Singapore Open, dropping the Englishman into a tie for the Singapore Open lead with France’s Thomas Levet and Japan’s Kodai Ichihara.

Philippines Hit by Typhoon, the 4th Storm in a Month (International Herald Tribune)
At least seven people were killed by Typhoon Mirinae, leaving fresh floods and new misery.

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