Southeast Asia – 15000 Indonesian Troops Dropped Into West Papua (Scoop.co.nz)

15000 Indonesian Troops Dropped Into West Papua (Scoop.co.nz)
Large rallies are expected today to celebrate West Papua s historic independence pronouncement on 1 December 1961, even as the Indonesian government drops in fifteen thousand extra soldiers.

POC predicts close fight with Vietnam, Thailand (The Daily Tribune)
The 25th Southeast Asian Games in Laos is going to be a three-cornered battle among Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Burmese trio sentenced for British sailor’s murder off Thai coast (Guardian Unlimited)
Two men sentenced to 25 years in prison and youth detained until age of 24 for murder of Malcolm Robertson in March Two Burmese fishermen have each been sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering a British yachtsman off the coast of Thailand. Malcolm Robertson, 64, was bludgeoned and thrown overboard off the Andaman coast after the men boarded his vessel in March. His wife, Linda, feared for …

Cambodia and Thai Defense Ministers hold meeting on military and diplomatic matters (Defence Professionals)
(released on 12/01/2009) Cambodia and Thai defense ministers held an extraordinary meeting of Thai-Cambodian general border committee (GBC) to discuss military between the two countries on Friday…

Myanmar (Burma): Greater funding needed to meet most critical needs (AlertNet)
Merlin – UK Eighteen months after Cyclone Nargis devastated communities in the Irrawaddy Delta, there are critical needs that still haven t been addressed. International donors pledged $88 million at an ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) conference in Ba…

Thailand seek ninth gold as they take on Vietnam (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
Thailand embark on their campaign to win the men’s soccer title in the 25th SEA Games for the ninth successive time when they take on Vietnam in their Group A opener today.

Cavico Vietnam Named One of the Top 500 Vietnamese Enterprises by VietnamNet (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HANOI, Vietnam—-Cavico Corp. , a leading infrastructure development company based in Vietnam, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cavico Vietnam, was ranked 167 of the Top 500 Vietnamese Largest Private Enterprises, also known as VNR500.

Murder charges filed in Philippines (CNN)
Philippine authorities charged a mayor and a group of unidentified suspects with 25 counts of murder Tuesday in the slaying of dozens of unarmed people, a court spokesman said.

THAI Wins Award at Thailand ICT Awards EXPO 2009 (Thaipr.net)
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited won the Thailand ICT Awards EXPO 2009 under the category of tourism and hospitality from the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology for

Indonesia must free Papuan protesters: rights group (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Rights activists rallied Tuesday outside the Indonesian embassy here demanding the immediate release of two Papuan activists on the fifth anniversary of their arrest for raising a separatist flag.

Cambodia-Vietnam joint commission meeting to be held later this week (People’s Daily)
Cambodia and Vietnam are set to hold a joint commission meeting later this week in Cambodia’s southwestern province of Sihanouk. In a statement released on Monday, the Cambodian Foreign Ministry said the 11th Meeting of the Cambodia-Vietnam Joint Commission for Economic, Cultural, Scientific and Technological Cooperation will be held in Preah Sihanouk Province from Dec. 3-4, 2009. It said that …

25th SEA Games football Vietnam to take on Thailand in opening match (Nh n D n)
U-23 Vietnam train at Laos national stadium. Photo: The Labourer Nhan Dan Online- U-23 Vietnam will play against arch-rivals Thailand in the opening match at Laos national stadium tomorrow, seven days before the 25th SEA Games opening ceremony on December 9.

Boxing champ Pacquiao to run for congress seat in Philippines (Sports Illustrated)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao submitted his candidacy for the 2010 elections Tuesday, his second attempt at a congressional seat.

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