Hu Jintao to visit Malaysia, Singapore, attend APEC summit (MalaysiaNews.net)
Chinese President Hu Jintao will pay state visits to Malaysia and Singapore from Nov. 10 to 13 and attend an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit slated for Nov. 14 to 15 in Singapore, the …
Singapore U-23 Team To Play In Vietnam Cup (Goal.com)
The Singapore Under-23 team is set to compete in the Vietnam Football Federation Cup which will begin on 5 November at Hanoi, Vietnam. Singapore, coached by ex-international defender, Terry Pathmanathan, is grouped with the Under-23 teams from Vietnam, Thailand and China.
US officials hold talks in Myanmar in policy shift (AP via Yahoo! News)
The United States began a new policy of engagement with Myanmar’s ruling military junta on Tuesday, sending two senior diplomats for the highest-level visit in more than a decade.
Philippine troops kill 5 al-Qaida-linked militants (AP via Yahoo! News)
Government troops attacked an Abu Sayyaf camp in the rebels’ southern stronghold before dawn Tuesday, triggering a five-hour clash in which five of the al-Qaida-linked militants were killed and one government militiaman was wounded, the military said.
ASIA LOCAL BONDS-Philippine,Indonesia yields up before rate vote (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
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Indonesian police’s aircraft lost in Papua (People’s Daily)
An aircraft belonged to Indonesia’s Papua province regional police on Monday was declared lost contact at 1200 local time (0700 GMT) during a flight from Sentani Airport of provincial capital Jayapura to Mulia Airport in Puncak Jaya regency, Kompas.com reported here on Monday. The plane was predicted to crash at 78 miles from Jayapura. The search for the Skytruck airplane will be carried out on …
U.S. diplomats land in Myanmar for meetings (CNN)
Two U.S. diplomats arrived in Myanmar Tuesday and will meet with imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Carrefour breaks Indonesian antitrust law: watchdog (AFP via Yahoo! News)
An Indonesian watchdog ruled Tuesday that a subsidiary of French supermarket chain Carrefour was in breach of anti-monopoly rules and ordered it to sell its stake in local retailer Alfa Retailindo.
FM: Malaysia’s leader to visit Thailand in December (People’s Daily)
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak will visit Thailand on Dec. 8-10, Thailand’s Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said Monday. The Malaysian prime minister, however, will meet with Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva in Thailand’s far South, which borders Malaysia, Thai News Agency quoted Kasit as saying. The two leaders will discuss many issues, including the overall bilateral …
Indonesia hit by Timor Sea spill (AsiaOne)
A massive oil spill off northwest Australia has hit Indonesia, killing fish and destroying livelihoods in poor villages along the Timor Sea, a non-governmental group said Monday.
Thailand/Burma: Nationality Verification (Scoop.co.nz)
Thailand/Burma: Nationality Verification of Burmese Migrants: A Meaningful Debate The Thai Government recently reiterated its policy to formalise the status of around 2 million migrants from Burma working here.
US envoys hold rare talks with Myanmar junta (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Two top US envoys began talks with Myanmar’s ruling generals Tuesday and were set to meet democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as they made the highest level visit to the military-ruled nation in 14 years.
Indonesia court hears phone tapes in graft case (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Wiretap recordings allegedly demonstrating a high-level conspiracy to muzzle Indonesia’s anti-graft agency were played in court Tuesday amid mounting public anger over corruption.
