Thailand tightens sex change laws (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Punlop Tongchai is awake for the entire two hours it takes to be turned into a woman on the operating table of a Bangkok sex change clinic, realising a childhood dream.
Malaysia-Thailand Happy With Drop In Crimes Along Border (Bernama)
JOHOR BAHARU, Nov 25 (Bernama) — The Malaysian and Thai armed forces are satisfied with the drop in crimes and illegal activities along the border following close cooperation between them, said Malaysian Armed Forces chief Gen Tan Sri Azizan Ariffin.
Singapore private sector pumps RM2.68b into Iskandar Malaysia (The Malaysian Insider)
SINGAPORE, Nov 25 Iskandar Malaysia has attracted RM2.68 billion, or some S$1.1 billion, in manufacturing investments from Singapore s private sector since 2006. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said that this sum comes from the 178 manufacturing projects with Singapore participation which have been approved by Malaysia from 2006, when the Johor economic zone was first launched, till …
World Digest: Killings in southern Philippines spark warnings (Washington Post)
PHILIPPINES The slaying of at least 46 people in the southern Philippines on Monday could herald a surge in political violence, with powerful clans exacting revenge on one another while stepping up the fight for next year’s elections, local residents and analysts warned Tuesday.
Singapore private sector pumps $1.1b into Iskandar Malaysia (MalaysiaNews.net)
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Philippine massacre probe focuses on Arroyo ally (AP via Yahoo! News)
Philippine authorities, under intense public pressure to make arrests in the country’s worst election massacre, said Wednesday they are investigating a member of a powerful clan allied with the government along with four police commanders.
Singapore Airlines flies high again in Zagat survey (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Passengers and travel agents have voted Singapore Airlines this year’s best international carrier in a Zagat survey that also showed how the economic downturn had grounded the travel industry.
Philippines observes day of mourning (CNN)
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared Wednesday a national day of mourning, as authorities tried to round up suspects in this week’s killing of 46 people.
Myanmar, Vietnam seek more economic, trade cooperation (People’s Daily)
Vietnam and Myanmar are seeking increased economic and trade cooperation and a meeting on the move between a Vietnamese ministerial delegation and officials of a Myanmar’s biggest business organization has taken place recently in Yangon, according to official media report Wednesday. The discussions between the Vietnamese delegation, led by Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Thanh Bien, and …
Eleven more bodies found at Philippine massacre site (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Philippine security forces found 11 more bodies Wednesday at the site of an election-related massacre in the south of the country, taking the toll to 57 dead, officials said.
Philippine president’s ally ‘top suspect’ in massacre (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Philippine police on Wednesday named a political ally of President Gloria Arroyo as the prime suspect in an election-linked massacre of 46 people.
Japanese woman faces death penalty in Malaysia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A Japanese woman was charged in a Malaysian court Wednesday with trafficking 4.7 kilograms (10 pounds) of methamphetamines, and faces the death penalty if convicted.
Death toll rises in Philippine massacre to 46 (USA Today)
The Philippine president placed two southern provinces under emergency rule Tuesday as the death toll in election violence reached 46.
