Indonesia Buries Former President (International Herald Tribune)
Thousands lined narrow streets on Thursday for the funeral of Abdurrahman Wahid, who defended pluralism on Indonesia s chaotic path to democracy.
Cambodia seeks arrest of opposition leader: lawyer (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Cambodia has issued an arrest warrant for the country’s main opposition leader after he failed to show up in court to answer charges of uprooting border markings, his lawyer said Thursday.
Do Hmong deported by Thailand face danger in Laos? (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
In a defiant move, Thailand has sent back to Laos more than 4,500 ethnic Hmong who fled their homeland in recent years and many of whose elders fought for the CIA during the Vietnam War. The US government has strongly condemned the mass deportation of displaced Hmong, who have claimed persecution at home and sought refugee status.
Cambodia court orders arrest of opposition leader (AsiaOne)
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – An arrest warrant has been issued for the leader of Cambodia’s main opposition party after he ignored a provincial court order to appear for questioning, a government spokesman said on Thursday.
White House mourns Indonesia’s Wahid (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The White House Wednesday mourned Indonesia’s ex-president Abdurrahman Wahid, praising him as a paragon of religious tolerance who played a vital role in a democratic transition.
Duty cut on imports from Malaysia, Thailand (MalaysiaNews.net)
NEW DELHI: Imports of several items such as fish, apparel, cheese, tyres and construction equipment from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand will become cheaper from Friday as India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreeme…
Thai troops deport 4,000 Hmong to Laos (Thailandnews.net)
Thursday, December 31, 2009 PHETCHABUN, Thailand: Thai troops have completed the repatriation of more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong to Laos amid criticism by the United States and other nations fearing tha…
Indonesian embassy opens book of condolence (The Peninsula)
DOHA: The Indonesian embassy will open a Book of Condolence on the demise of former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid who died on Wednesday, at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Jakarta.
Papers remember Indonesian democrat (BBC News)
Indonesian papers are paying tribute to former president Abdurrahman Wahid, also known as Gus Dur, who died this week, praising his efforts to promote democracy.
Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Nearly 50,000 Philippine villagers are likely to spend the first few months of 2010 in evacuation centres amid concerns the Mayon volcano will erupt, officials said Thursday.
Repatriation of Hmong from camp in N.Thailand to Laos going on smoothly: Thai PM (People’s Daily)
Thailand’s repatriation of Hmong from a refugee camp in a northern province of Phetchabun to Laos was going on smoothly, Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva disclosed here Monday. There was no resistance from the Hmong refugees against the repatriation, which has been managed by the Thai government, Thai News Agency quoted the Thai leader as saying. Laos has guaranteed that the living …
Malaysia rules Catholic paper has right to use ‘Allah’ (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Malaysia’s high court ruled Thursday that a Catholic paper had the right to use the word “Allah” after a long-running dispute between the government and the weekly in the Muslim-majority nation.
Six killed in new attacks in Thai south: police (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Suspected Islamist militants killed two soldiers and four civilians in drive-by shootings in the latest violence to rock Thailand’s insurgency-hit south, police said Thursday.
