Southeast Asia – Indonesian ferry sinks; 29 dead, most survive (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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.
21 dead in Philippine hostage crisis: military (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Twenty-one people who were among a group of local politicians and journalists abducted in the southern Philippines on Monday have been found dead, the region’s military chief said.
Floods hit Malaysia, Thailand (The Malaysian Insider)
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated after heavy monsoon rains caused flooding in Thailand and Malaysia. A two-year-old boy drowned in the province of Songkhla, and some areas in southern Thailand have been declared disaster zones, reported the Thai News Agency.
Malaysia-Singapore business council to get a push (Business Times (Malaysia))
SINGAPORE: Malaysia wants to reactivate a joint business group with Singapore to boost trade and investment relations between the two countries.
Taiwan says 40 fishermen detained in Myanmar (AFP via Yahoo! News)
About 40 fishermen from four Taiwanese boats were held in Myanmar after being intercepted by naval forces, apparently on suspicions of illegal fishing, an official and media said here Monday.
SM Goh to visit Cambodia and Laos (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Asia News)
SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong will visit Cambodia from 23 24 November at the invitation of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Search on for Indonesian ferry accident survivors (AP via Yahoo! News)
Rescuers returned to choppy waters off Indonesia’s Sumatra island Monday to search for 21 passengers still missing after a ferry sank in a storm. Officials say 254 survivors were pulled from the sea and at least 29 other people drowned.
Thai activists demand pull-out from Myanmar dam project (EARTHtimes.org)
Bangkok – Thai civil society leaders representing 189 organizations demanded Monday the government withdraw from the controversial Hutgyi dam project in Myanmar or face dire consequences. The group delivered a letter to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjaji…
Indonesian ferry captain blames storm as search resumes (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The captain of an Indonesian ferry which sank killing 29 people rejected claims of overcrowding Monday and blamed a freak storm for the disaster, as officials launched an investigation.
Cambodia begins final arguments in KRouge jail chief trial (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge war crimes court on Monday began final arguments in its first trial, bringing the regime’s prison chief closer to justice for the “Killing Fields” atrocities 30 years ago.
Cambodia set for final arguments in KRouge jail chief trial (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge war crimes court on Monday begins final arguments in its first trial, bringing the regime’s prison chief closer to justice for the “Killing Fields” atrocities 30 years ago.
Philippine police search for US suspect (AP via Yahoo! News)
Philippine police searched for an American who escaped after allegedly killing a government official’s son in a road-rage shooting the second homicide case against him, officials said Monday.
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