Singapore firm inks massive Myanmar gas deal (AFP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
A Singaporean marine engineering company has signed a multimillion dollar contract with a Myanmar firm, and will lay gas pipelines off the shores of the military-ruled nation next year.
Thai PM cancels trip to Thaksin stronghold on security fears (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thailand’s prime minister announced Thursday that he had cancelled a visit to a northern stronghold of his rival, ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, owing to security concerns.
Philippines prepares to charge suspect in massacre (AP via Yahoo! News)
Under threat of military attack, the scion of the clan suspected in the slaughter of 57 people in the southern Philippines turned himself, and prosecutors say he will face murder charges in the country’s worst election violence.
Special tours to cheer on Vietnam s football in Laos, Thailand (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietravel Hanoi has launched two tours to Laos and Thailand for football fans going to cheer the U23 Vietnam squad at the 25th SEA Games, scheduled in Vientiane, Laos next month.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-11-27 04:28 THAI FINANCE MINISTER SAYS THAILAND NOT FACING STOCK, PROPERTY BUBBLES (Interactive Investor)
BANGKOK, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Thailand does not face any stock or property market bubbles and its central bank is not expected to raise rates next week, Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij said on Friday. Thai financial markets are flush with liquidity but the economy does not face any inflationary pressures that require the Bank of Thailand to tighten, a move that could also push the baht higher …
Exploring Laos and Cambodia: A Cultural Journey (My Village West End)
A tour exploring Laos and Cambodia devised and led by writer and Cambodia expert Denise Heywood. 16-19 Upper Str…
Mobius Says Vietnam Dong, Stocks to Decline on Surge of Fear (Bloomberg)
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) — Vietnam s dong may decline a further 10 percent on the black market as this week s devaluation erodes confidence in the currency, sending the nation s stocks to the biggest correction in Asia, Mark Mobius said.
Thai and Cambodian defence ministers vow to keep peace (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
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Thailand may be cholera source of peninsula Malaysia (Thailandnews.net)
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) — Cholera outbreaks in the two northern states in peninsula Malaysia are believed to have been spread from Thailand, a Malaysian official said on Thursday. Malaysian D…
UN man shot dead near Philippine massacre: police (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A local UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) worker was shot dead in a lawless part of the southern Philippines close to where a political massacre occurred this week, police said Friday.
Suspect in Philippine Election Killings Surrenders (New York Times)
The suspect, a politician who belongs to a powerful regional clan, denied involvement in the election-related massacre.
Philippine politician ordered massacre: witnesses (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A Philippine politician ordered soldiers, police and other gunmen to kill at least 57 defenceless people in a horrifying slaughter that saw women shot in the genitals, the government alleged Friday.
Husband of Philippine massacre victim files candidacy (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A politician whose wife, sisters and relatives were among 57 people killed in the southern Philippines because he wanted to contest elections next year, registered his candidacy on Friday.
Q+A – How bad is the Thai-Cambodian spat? (The Star)
(Reuters) – Thailand and Cambodia are embroiled in a diplomatic stand-off over the appointment of former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, on the run from a graft conviction, as an adviser to the Cambodian government.
