Indonesian militants call for sharia law to stop HIV (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Several hundred hardline Muslim protestors staged rallies in Indonesia Sunday to urge the government to prevent the spread of HIV by implementing Islamic law.
Thai expat: Singapore corruption ranking is a joke (The Temasek Review)
Written by Our Correspondent A Thai expatriate living in Bangkok by the name of John Symons has written an article to Thailand English Daily The Nation expressing his doubts at Singapore s recent ranking of 3rd by Transparency International. The Singapore media labels Singapore as the 3rd least corrupt nation in the world based on the rankings [...]
Thai architect bags Scrabble title (Thailandnews.net)
JOHOR BARU: With the winning word “botanica”, a 34-year-old Thai architect clinched the World Scrabble Championship (WSC) title which eluded him twice before. Pakorn Nemitrmansuk walked away with US…
Thai and Cambodian defense ministers vow to keep peace (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Thailand and Cambodia said on Friday a recent diplomatic row will not lead to conflict on their heavily armed common border where troops have clashed in deadly exchanges in the past year.
Singaporean in Malaysian car crash sues for S$9.2m (The Malaysian Insider)
SINGAPORE, NOV 30 The Singapore couple left their Marsiling home at 4am and headed for Cameron Highlands during a heavy downpour. But a horrific car accident some three hours later along the North-South Highway in Malaysia has left the woman wheelchair-bound since April 2005. Christina Lau, 36, sued her husband and the car insurers in Malaysia for a total of S$9.2 million (RM22.1 million). The …
Malaysia s Maxis lines up $6bn in India push (MalaysiaNews.net)
Malaysia s Maxis lines up $6bn in India push By Kevin Brown in Kuala Lumpur Published: November 29 2009 23:01 | Last updated: November 29 2009 23:01
Get out of boxy look, says famous Indonesian designer (The Star)
KUALA LUMPUR: An advice to local developers and home decorators – get out of the cliched and outdated boxy look.
America wages new war in Vietnam – on AIDS (AP via Yahoo! News)
When her husband fell ill with AIDS, doctors at the hospital turned him away, fearing they would catch the virus.
Massacre throws light on Philippine politics (AFP via Yahoo! News)
President Gloria Arroyo moved swiftly to cut ties with a powerful Muslim clan whose son is blamed for massacring 57 people but experts say Philippine politics is infested with unholy alliances.
Indonesian minister blames disasters on immorality (The New Zealand Herald)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) An Indonesian government minister has drawn sharp criticism from earthquake victims and alienated some of his Twitter followers by blaming natural disasters in Indonesia on immorality.
Powerful clan denies role in Philippine massacre (AP via Yahoo! News)
A powerful Muslim clan accused of staging a massacre last week of 57 civilians, including dozens of journalists, denied any involvement in the killings in a rare news conference Sunday.
Cadaver hunt in Philippines massacre ends (Malaysian Mirror)
MANILA – Police have ended a grisly search for corpses and mass graves from an election-linked massacre in the southern Philippines, with the known death toll standing at 57, officials said Saturday.
America wages new war in Vietnam on AIDS (MSNBC)
As memories of the eight-year war fade, the America that older Vietnamese remember, of bombers, guns and Agent Orange, is now represented to many by places such as Tinh Bien, where 340 HIV patients are getting treatment.
