Southeast Asia – Thailand-Cambodia row may hurt Thai role in Asean (Asia News Network)

Thailand-Cambodia row may hurt Thai role in Asean (Asia News Network)
Thailand could lose its leadership role in Asean due to sour relations with neighbouring countries and internal political conflicts, experts have warned.

Malaysia have Thailand, Vietnam for company (The Star)
PETALING JAYA: Next month s Under-23 football competition in the Laos SEA Games will be no walk in the park for Malaysia.

Thailand’s Thaksin Arrives In Cambodia (Nasdaq)
PHNOM PENH (AFP)–Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra landed in the Cambodian capital Tuesday to carry out his new role as economic adviser to the government.

Thailand’s Thaksin in Cambodia for tense visit (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra landed in Cambodia Tuesday to start a job as government economic adviser, escalating an already huge diplomatic row between the two countries.

Thailand, Cambodia should calm down (Asia News Network)
The fresh flare-up between Thailand and Cambodia does not concern border markings or disputed land around the 11th century Preah Vihear temple. The likelihood of armed deployment on either side to defend sovereignty and honour is relatively remote, so that’s a comfort.

The Philippines: Captive Is Beheaded (New York Times)
Muslim militants beheaded a school principal on a remote southern island in the Philippines after holding him for ransom for three weeks, a marine general said.

Thaksin royal comments fuel Thai-Cambodia furore (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thailand on Monday accused ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra of offending the country’s monarchy, stepping up pressure on the fugitive tycoon as he prepares for a provocative trip to neighbouring Cambodia.

Philippines enraged as Islamists behead hostage (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Philippine government on Monday vowed to take revenge against Al Qaeda-linked Islamic militants after they dumped the severed head of a kidnapped school principal at a petrol station.

Thailand’s Thaksin in Cambodia: AFP photographer (Brisbane Times)
Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra landed in Phnom Penh Tuesday, arriving in Cambodia to carry out his new role as economics adviser to the government, an AFP photographer said.

Gunmen kidnap 3 workers in southern Philippines (AP via Yahoo! News)
Gunmen in camouflage stormed a plywood factory and abducted three workers Tuesday, a day after suspected Muslim militants beheaded a kidnapped schoolteacher on a nearby southern Philippine island, officials said.

Toppled Thai leader arrives in Cambodia (AP via Yahoo! News)
Thailand’s fugitive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived Tuesday in Cambodia following his appointment as economic adviser to the government, fueling tensions between the neighboring countries.

Indonesian forests on debate (Straits Times)
TELUK MERANTI (Indonesia) – WITH the approach of global climate talks in Copenhagen, activists are hoping to draw world attention to their fight to save the last tropical forests on Indonesia’s Sumatra island.

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