Myanmar refugees face grim future in Bangladesh (AP via Yahoo! News)
Dildar Begum has no country, no job, no food and is fast running out of hope.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-12 10:48 SE Asia Stocks-Malaysia falls; late buying pushes up Thai stocks (Interactive Investor)
By Viparat Jantraprap
Singapore Cruise Centre, Vietnam firm sign MOU to develop port (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SINGAPORE: Singapore Cruise Centre (SCC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Vietnam s Danang Port Holding.
Anti-government protesters head for Thai capital (AP via Yahoo! News)
Thousands of red-shirted anti-government protesters converged on the Thai capital Saturday, giving the government an ultimatum to dissolve Parliament or face mass marches on key spots in the city.
ExxonMobil: Papua New Guinea LNG Project Cleared (Fox News)
ExxonMobil: Papua New Guinea LNG Project Cleared
Magnitude-6 quake strikes Indonesia’s Papua (EARTHtimes.org)
Jakarta – A magnitude-6 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua before midday Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, geophysicists said. The quake took place at a depth of 30 kilometres and was cent…
Malaysia arrests minorities fleeing Myanmar (CNN)
Malaysian authorities have arrested a boatload of ethnic minorities fleeing Myanmar off the holiday island of Langkawi.
Anti-terror exercises launched in Indonesia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesian police and the military launched a series of anti-terror exercises on Saturday, a week ahead of a visit to the country by US President Barack Obama.
Magnitude 6 quake strikes Indonesia s West Papua (Hindustan Times)
A magnitude-6 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua before midday Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, geophysicists said.
Philippines vote lacks transparency: observers (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Western election observers on Saturday criticised the Philippine government for “insufficient” openness as the country prepares to choose its next president with a new automated voting system.
Thaksin protesters descend on Thai capital (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tens of thousands of supporters of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Saturday streamed through military checkpoints into the capital, heading for a rally aimed at toppling the government.
Thai Protesters Converge on Bangkok in Bid to Oust Abhisit (BusinessWeek)
Thousands of Thai protesters began converging on Bangkok today for a weekend rally that aims to topple Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva s government.
