Thai held on Cambodian spy charges cancels bail bid (Channel NewsAsia)
PHNOM PENH: A Thai national held in Cambodia on spying charges, relating to a visit by fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, withdrew his request for bail on Friday.
Philippines orders martial law in massacre province (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The Philippines imposed martial law on Saturday in the southern province of Maguindanao where 57 people were killed last week in the country’s worst election-related violence, a senior official said.
Philippines imposes martial law in massacre province (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Philippine authorities imposed martial law on Saturday in the southern province of Maguindanao to prevent further violence after last month’s massacre of 57 people in the country’s worst election-related crime.
1 killed in bombing near Philippine police station (AP via Yahoo! News)
Suspected al-Qaida-linked militants set off a powerful homemade bomb outside a police station and an adjoining building used for a U.S.-funded peace-building project in the southern Philippines, killing a janitor and wounding eight other people, police said.
Cambodia, Thailand veer closer to collision course (The Globe and Mail)
Long-standing dispute escalates dramatically as Phnom Penh hires fugitive former Thai PM as government adviser
Malta promoted in Malaysia and Singapore (MalaysiaNews.net)
A documentary will be filmed in Malta between 19th to 23rd December 2009 depicting the wonders that a tourist can discover on our Island, that we call home. It will not be the normal bucket and spade …
Malaysia is 4th biggest contingent at Laos SEA Games (The Malaysian Insider)
VIENTIANE, Dec 4 Malaysia is sending 469 athletes and officials to the 25th SEA Games here, making it the fourth biggest contingent in the biennial meet which officially opens on Dec 9. According to the Games organising statistics, Malaysia is sending 348 athletes and 121 officials to the Games. Except for shuttlecock jiggling, muay thai, fin swimming and wrestling, Malaysia will take part in …
Sompong hat-trick helps Thailand thrash Cambodia (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
Vientiane – Star striker Sompong Soleb scored a hat-trick to help defending champions Thailand thrash underdogs Cambodia 4-0 in their second Group A encounter in the 25th SEA Games men’s soccer competition at Chao Anouvong Stadium, Vientiane.
Vietnam and Cambodia tighten anti-human trafficking ties (Nh n D n)
Concrete measures to combat human trafficking and provide aid to its victims topped the agenda of a workshop between Vietnam and Cambodia on December 2-3.
Philippines president declares martial law in Maguindanao (CNN)
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared martial law beginning Friday night in the southern province of Maguindanao, where 57 people were killed last week, an army spokesman told CNN Saturday.
Thailand stun Cambodia 4-0 (Nh n D n)
Nhan Dan Online- U-23 Thailand demolished U-23 Cambodia 4-0 at Chao Anuvong stadium on December 4. In the first 15 minutes, Cambodia played well and had more chances to score than Thailand. But in the 18th minute, Sompong Soleb helped Thailand take the lead when he headed to open the scoring.
The Philippines: Ex-official Held (New York Times)
Troops have taken into custody the former provincial governor and patriarch of a clan suspected in the massacre of 57 people, the government said Saturday.
Martial declared in Philippine province after massacre (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A strife-torn southern Philippine province was under martial law on Saturday as soldiers hunted down members of its ruling family accused of carrying out an election-linked massacre of 57 people.
