Philippines ends oil price freeze (UPI)
MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 16 (UPI) — Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ended a freeze on oil prices Monday on her return from an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Singapore.

USCRI-Thailand announces the Busines Plan Writing Competition to develop the Thai Communities along Thai-Burma Border (Thaipr.net)
U.S. Committee for Refugees & Immigrants (USCRI Thailand) in cooperation with the Business University Forum of Thailand and Central Pattana Public Company Limited held the press conference to announ

Philippine president lifts freeze on oil prices (Gulf Times)
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday lifted a three-week freeze on oil prices that was decreed to ease the hardship of more than 8mn victims of two devastating typhoons.

Cambodia not to respond to Thailand about arrested Thai man (Thailandnews.net)
Cambodia has not responded to a Thai request to visit a Thai engineer, who has been arrested of allegedly spying since last week, according to local media Monday. There was no concrete response from C…

Aquino favourite to be next Philippine president: poll (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The son of Philippine democracy champion Corazon Aquino is an overwhelming favourite to win next next year’s presidential election, according to a national survey released on Monday.

Cambodia, Thailand in new row (Straits Times)
PHNOM PENH – CAMBODIA and Thailand reignited their diplomatic row on Monday over fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, giving disputing accounts over consular visits to a Thai man accused of spying. The Cambodian foreign ministry said a Thai embassy official was allowed on Monday to visit Siwarak Chothipong, 31, who was arrested Thursday on charges of supplying details of Thaksin’s …

TIME Examines Efforts To Combat Malaria Resistance Along Thai-Cambodia Border (Medical News Today)
TIME reports on evidence along the Thai-Cambodia border that the malaria parasite is gaining resistance to artemisinin – “the only remaining effective drug in the world’s arsenal against malaria’s most deadly strain.

Pages: Wapakman! He s our Philippine superhero (Sun Star)
John Pages Match point ADJECTIVES like unbelievable and astonishing and stunning are no longer befitting the task of describing Manny Pacquiao. And so, I propose that Webster read more

Pacquiao victory enthralls adoring Philippines (CNN)
If you have tried to call a friend in the Philippines today, chances are you would have been waiting an awful long time for that phone to be answered — because just about everyone here has been fixed on the nearest TV screen.

Thai-Cambodia Dispute Raises Nationalist Sentiment in Bangkok (Thailandnews.net)
The dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over a visit to Phnom Penh by Thailand’s former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, is drawing Thais to the streets. The visit has prompted an anti-Thaksin ra…

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 …

Laos sugar output to rise as Thai firms move in (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
* Crushing season starts in Laos

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