Southeast Asia – Myanmar, Laos sign two MoUs on visa exemption, double taxation avoidance (People’s Daily)
Myanmar, Laos sign two MoUs on visa exemption, double taxation avoidance (People’s Daily)
Myanmar and Laos Friday signed two memorandums of understanding in Nay Pyi Taw respectively on mutualvisa exemption for holders of diplomatic passport and avoidance of double taxation, the state-run Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV)reported in a night broadcast. The signing came shortly after Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith met with Myanmar Prime Minister …
High-living Singapore monk jailed for fraud (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A high-living Buddhist monk who ran one of Singapore’s most well-known charities was Saturday jailed for 10 months for fraud, court officials said.
Thai, Cambodian military leaders to meet (UPI)
BANGKOK, Nov. 20 (UPI) — Thai and Cambodian military leaders will meet next week amid growing tensions over Phnom Penh’s appointment of a fugitive former Thai premier as an adviser.
UK, Vietnam work on returning Vietnamese prisoners (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and the UK are working to implement an agreement signed in August 2008 to bring back nearly 600 Vietnamese prisoners who are currently in British jails, a senior UK official said Thursday.
U.N. urges aid for quake-ridden Indonesia (UPI)
JAKARTA, Nov. 21 (UPI) — The United Nations’ health agency says Indonesia needs financial help to recover from two earthquakes and prepare for future disasters.
Thai-Cambodian friendly sports event indefinitely postponed (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
Si Sa Ket – The planned Thai-Cambodian friendly sports competition was indefinitely postponed from Friday, Si Sa Ket Deputy Governor Prawat Ratthirom said.
Myanmar, Laos sign travel and tax treaties (EARTHtimes.org)
Yangon – Myanmar and Laos strengthened relations with the signing of visa-exemption treaty for their respective citizens and a double-taxation avoidance agreement, state media reported Saturday. The two agreements were signed Friday in the military’s…
A Thai Offshoot With Ancestral Heat (New York Times)
Sripraphai is an offshoot of a restaurant in Woodside, Queens. Since it opened in October, it has been packed.
Thai-Cambodian ties to improve if Thaksin quits as adviser: Suthep (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
The Thai-Cambodian ties will be normalised if fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra resigns his position as adviser to Cambodia, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thuagsuban said on Friday.
Malaysia excites Russian star Anna (The New Straits Times)
WHAT a whirlwind trip halfway across the world and back in four days! I was in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 26 to promote ‘The Showdown of Champions 2009′, an all Russian v Asia Women’s tennis exhibition that is to take place on Dec 19-20.
US report lauds Philippines for religious freedom (Asia News Network)
The Philippines was singled out for praise by the United States for exerting special efforts to respect religious freedom and tolerance, as well as promote interfaith dialogue in the world arena, according to a recent report by the US State Department.
Officials: Vietnam not blocking Facebook (UPI)
HANOI, Vietnam, Nov. 21 (UPI) — Officials in Vietnam said the country’s government is not actively blocking the social networking Web site Facebook despite scores of connectivity complaints.
Cambodian is killed by Thai man over politics (Gulf Times)
A Thai labourer allegedly killed a Cambodian co-worker with an axe early yesterday after a heated and inebriated argument over the two countries deteriorating diplomatic relations, police said.
Malaysia police detain six Vietnamese women (Gulf Times)
Malaysian police have detained six Vietnamese women believed to have been working as prostitutes since entering the country on tourist visas, reports said yesterday.
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