Southeast Asia – Thai and Cambodian defence ministers vow to keep peace (Thailandnews.net)

Thai and Cambodian defence ministers vow to keep peace (Thailandnews.net)
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (C) is greeted by Thai parliamentarians while seeing off Thai fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra before he left Cambodia, at a hotel in Siem Reap, 320 km (199 …

Philippine journalists expect attacks to continue (WTOL 11 Toledo)
Several white wooden coffins – all but one shut to hide the journalists’ disfigured remains – were crammed into a rundown funeral parlor in the southern Philippines, not far from where they were slaughtered with guns,…

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 [...]

Q+A – How bad is the Thai-Cambodian spat (Thailandnews.net)
(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 Cambo…

Supporters rally for family accused of Philippine massacre (MalaysiaNews.net)
Shariff Aguak (Philippines), Nov 29 (DPA) Thousands of people Sunday rallied in support of a prominent political family in the southern Philippines accused of masterminding the massacre of 57 people allegedly committed out of political rivalry.

British couple drugged, raped in Thailand (UPI)
BANKOK, Thailand, Nov. 28 (UPI) — A British couple vacationing in Thailand said they were drugged and sexually assaulted by a group suspected of preying on foreign tourists.

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.

Thai-Cambodian militaries promise not use force to settle disputes (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
The Thai and Cambodian militaries agreed Friday to maintain friendly ties and will avoid using force to settle border conflicts. The two sides held the joint border committee meeting at the Dusit Thani Pattaya.

ASIAN LAWMAKERS WANT REGIONAL POWERS TO END SUFFERINGS IN MYANMAR (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
NEW DELHI, Nov 29 (Bernama) — A group of Asian lawmakers have criticised Asean and its dialogue partner India for not doing enough to resolve the human sufferings in Myanmar — the only military-ruled state in Southeast Asia.

UNESCO head urges full, swift probe into Philippine massacre (People’s Daily)
The head of Paris-based United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)condemned the recent massacre in the Philippines, and urged the government to carry out a full and swift investigation into the murder, the organization said Saturday in a statement. “This monstrous crime must not go unpunished,” Irina Bokova, direct-general of UNESCO said. “I condemn this outrage …

2 cops among witnesses in southern Philippines massacre (Asia News Network)
Two of the four police officers being held for questioning over their purported role in the mass murder in Maguindanao on November 23 have confessed being in the area at the time of the carnage. T …..

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