Southeast Asia – Rubber Gains as Thai Exporters Raise Offers on Output Drop (Bloomberg)

Rubber Gains as Thai Exporters Raise Offers on Output Drop (Bloomberg)
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — Rubber advanced as shippers in Thailand, the world s largest producer and exporter, increased prices to foreign buyers after rain and flooding curbed production.

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 …

Amnesty highlights abuses in Indonesia’s Papua (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Amnesty International called Monday for an investigation into a “pattern of unchecked human rights violations” by Indonesian police in restive Papua province.

Singapore Top YOG Asian Qualifiers In Thailand (International Sailing Federation)
Singapore won both boy’s and girl’s YOG qualification events at the Byte CII Asian Championships, whilst Thailand, Malaysia and China all secured their places at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games.

Laos Religious Minorities Excluded From Society, UN Envoy Says (Bloomberg)
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — Christians and other religious minorities in Laos are excluded from public decision-making and have little access to higher education and government job promotions, the United Nations said.

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.

Philippines charges clan heir with 25 murder counts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Philippine prosecutors on Tuesday filed 25 counts of murder against the heir to a political clan accused of leading the election-related massacre of 57 people last week, officials said.

Thailand s Inflation Accelerates on Economic Recovery (Update3) (Bloomberg)
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — Thailand s inflation accelerated in November as fuel prices rose and a global economic recovery began to pull the Southeast Asian nation out of its recession.

Indonesia s Inflation Unexpectedly Slows, Easing Rate Pressure (Bloomberg)
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — Indonesia s inflation unexpectedly slowed in November, giving the central bank more time before it will need to start raising interest rates.

Philippine mayor charged with 25 murder counts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Philippine prosecutors on Tuesday filed 25 counts of murder against a town mayor accused of leading the election-related massacre of 57 people last week, officials 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

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.

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