Southeast Asia – Myanmar’s August gas exports to Thailand earn 588 million dollars (Thailandnews.net)

Myanmar’s August gas exports to Thailand earn 588 million dollars (Thailandnews.net)
Yangon – Myanmar earned 588.7 million dollars off natural gas exports to neighbouring Thailand in August, media reports said Sunday. In August, 92,000 million cubic feet of natural gas was piped overl…

Thaksin opponents to rally in Thailand over Cambodia trip (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thousands of members of Thailand’s royalist “Yellow Shirt” protest movement are set to rally in Bangkok on Sunday against a visit by fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra to neighbouring Cambodia.

Thaksin opponents to rally in Thailand over Cambodia trip (Thailandnews.net)
BANGKOK (AFP) – Thousands of members of Thailand’s royalist “Yellow Shirt” protest movement are set to rally in Bangkok on Sunday against a visit by fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra to n…

Indonesia drafts action plans to handle troubled migrant workers in Malaysia (MalaysiaNews.net)
Indonesian government is drafting action plans following the plan of Indonesia and Malaysia governments to establish a joint task force in handling troubled Indonesian workers working in Malaysia, Ind…

Philippines celebrate Pacquiao despite disasters (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
Filipinos erupted into deafening cheers in bars, gymnasiums and army camps Sunday as Manny Pacquiao — their boxing hero — relentlessly pounded Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto to win his seventh title in as many weight classes. Pacquiao took the WBO welterweight crown from Cotto in Las Vegas on Saturday night when the referee stopped the fight in the 12th round.

Manila’s Ayala Corp says has 13 bln pesos for investment (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
MANILA, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Ayala Corp , the oldest conglomerate in the Philippines, has 13 billion pesos ($278 million) in cash to fund potential acquisitions and investments, a company official has said.

President of Vietnam to visit Singapore (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Asia News)
SINGAPORE : Vietnam President Nguyen Minh Triet will make a state visit to Singapore from November 16 to 17 at the invitation of President S R Nathan.

Cambodia not intend to expel more Thai diplomats: Cambodian official (People’s Daily)
Cambodia does not intend to expel more Thailand diplomats, an government official said on Friday. “Our government’s stance so far is not purposed to expel other Thai diplomats,” Koy Koung, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry told Xinhua. “But first secretary of royal Thai embassy to Cambodia really involved with spying in Cambodia. We have concrete evidence to show that Thai first secretary and a …

Thaksin’s opponents to rally in Thailand over Cambodia trip (Channel NewsAsia)
BANGKOK – Thousands of members of Thailand’s “Yellow Shirt” protest group were set to rally in Bangkok Sunday against a visit to Cambodia by their arch-foe, fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

Philippine ‘10 net FDI flows seen $1.7 bln: sources (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The Philippine central bank has forecast that net foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country will reach $1.7 billion next year, higher than the $1.5 billion predicted for 2009, government sources said at the weekend.

Thailand too good for Singapore (Brisbane Times)
SINGAPORE: Former England captain Bryan Robson got his first win in a competitive match as Thailand coach on Saturday in a crucial 2011 Asian Cup qualifier in which Thailand beat Singapore 3-1.

MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE TO REVIVE DORMANT M’SIA-S’PORE JOINT BUSINESS COUNCIL – MUSTAPA (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE, Nov 15 (Bernama) – Malaysia and Singapore will revive the dormant Malaysia-Singapore Joint Business Council to step up two-way trade links between the two neighbours.

Indonesia to force Sri Lankans home (Sydney Morning Herald)
Indonesia is planning to deport Sri Lankan asylum seekers at Merak.

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