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Singers perform during a cultural gala in Macau on Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of the return of the Special Administrative Region to China. PHOTO: AFP

Major volcanic eruption feared in Philippines (USA Today)
The Philippines’ most active volcano could erupt within days, officials warned Sunday after detecting a drastic surge in earthquakes and eerie rumbling sounds in surrounding foothills. Tens of thousands of villagers have been evacuated as a precaution.

Oil Price Recovery And Demand For Cleaner Fuels Is Rejuvenating Investments In The Australian LNG Industry – New … (OfficialWire)
Australian oil and gas companies have proposed $160 billion investments in their domestic oil and gas industry, majority of which will be in the LNG sector.

Philippine volcano on brink of erupting (Sky News Australia)
The Philippines’ most active volcano could erupt within days, officials warned on Sunday after detecting a drastic surge in earthquakes and eerie rumbling sounds in surrounding foothills.

Cambodia: Uighurs to Be Deported (New York Times)
Twenty-two Uighurs who fled China after ethnic rioting and sought asylum in Cambodia will be deported soon and probably sent to China, Cambodian officials said Saturday.

Philippine volcano alert raised, ‘eruption in days’ (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The alert level around Mayon volcano in the Philippines was raised from level three to level four on Sunday, meaning an explosive eruption could take place in days, government volcanologists said.

Major volcanic eruption feared in Philippines (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Philippines’ most active volcano could have a huge eruption within days, officials warned Sunday after detecting a drastic surge in earthquakes and eerie rumbling sounds in surrounding foothills. Tens of thousands of villagers have been evacuated as a precaution.

Philippine volcano eruption feared (BigPond News)
The Philippines’ most active volcano could erupt within days, villagers have been evacuated as a precaution.

Uighurs who sought asylum in Cambodia are sent back to China (Washington Post)
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA — A group of Muslims who sought asylum in Cambodia after fleeing deadly ethnic rioting in China were sent back home Saturday despite warnings from rights groups who say they face persecution and possibly execution there.

Asylum seekers leave Indonesia, says exec (Cebu Daily News)
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Fifteen of the Sri Lankan asylum seekers who spent weeks refusing to get off the boat that rescued them near Indonesia have left the country, a foreign ministry official said Sunday.

Philippines readies for volcano eruption (Brisbane Times)
The Philippines’ most active volcano could erupt within days, officials warned.

Minister: U.S. president to visit Indonesia in mid-2010 (People’s Daily)
United States’ President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Indonesia in mid-2010, the national news agency Antara quoted a minister as saying on Sunday. “President Obama will visit Indonesia in the middle of 2010,”said Economy Coordinating Minister Hatta Rajasa, citing a statement of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport, without detailing the date …

Philippine villagers flee their homes amid fears of major volcanic eruption (Guardian Unlimited)
Tens of thousands of villagers have been evacuated from their homes in the Philippines amid growing fears that its most active volcano is about to erupt.

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