Southeast Asia – Malaysia police detain six Vietnamese women (Gulf Times)
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.
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.
Indonesian ferry sinks; 25 dead, some 240 rescued (AP via Yahoo! News)
Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard an Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but at least 25 people have died, officials said. Search operations were called off after nightfall for the unknown number of passengers still missing.
Fund launched to strengthen ties between Singapore and Ireland (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE: A fund to strengthen ties between Singapore and Ireland has been launched.
Indonesian ferry sinks; 29 dead, most survive (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
An overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off Indonesia’s Riau islands on Sunday, killing 29 people, while 245 passengers survived the accident, officials said.
25 dead as Indonesian ferry sinks (CNN)
Strong winds and waves delayed rescuers trying to save dozens of passengers after a ferry sank Sunday off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing at least 25, officials said.
Records fall at shortcourse World Cup in Singapore (AFP via Yahoo! News)
South Africa’s Kathryn Meaklim, American Peter Marshall and Swedish swim queen Therese Alshammar stormed to new world records on Sunday as the shortcourse World Cup season concluded in style.
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.
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.
Indonesian ferry sinks with more than 260 on board (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A ferry carrying up to 269 people sank in bad weather off the Indonesian island of Sumatra island Sunday, triggering a desperate search for survivors, police and transport officials said.
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.
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.
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