Philippines celebrate Pacquiao despite disasters (AP via Yahoo! News)
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.

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 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.

S.Lanka refugees can stay for 3 months: Indonesia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A group of 22 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who left an Australian customs ship to come ashore in Indonesia will be allowed to stay for up to three months, according to an official.

Thai fugitive Thaksin departs Cambodia (Malaysian Mirror)
SIEM REAP, Cambodia – Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra left Cambodia on Saturday, officials said, concluding a trip that has stoked a major diplomatic crisis between the two neighbours.

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.

FIVE LOCAL FISHERMEN ARRESTED BY INDONESIAN AUTHORITY (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 15 (Bernama) — Five local fishermen from Kampung Seberang Takir here were believed to have been arrested by the Indonesian marine authority after their boat drifted into Indonesian waters on Thursday.

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.

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.

Thaksin departs, Cambodia-Thai relations in trouble (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra left Cambodia on Saturday, ending a contentious four-day visit that deepened a diplomatic crisis between the neighbours.

Cambodia, Thailand expel senior diplomats in dispute over ousted Thai leader (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Cambodia on Thursday expelled the senior serving diplomat at the Thai Embassy, and Thailand responded in kind as the two nations carried on a sharp dispute over fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

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.

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

Malaysia, Singapore to revive dormant Joint Business Council (The Malaysian Insider)
SINGAPORE, Nov 15 Malaysia and Singapore will revive the dormant Malaysia-Singapore Joint Business Council to step up two-way trade links between the two neighbours. The council will be re-activated soon, said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed after meeting representatives of the Singapore Business Federation (SBF). The council, set up about five years ago, has …

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