Thailand: Protests gain momentum as Thai PM refuses to resign (The Christian Science Monitor)
Thailand protests entered their third day Monday, paralyzing parts of Bangkok. Earlier in the day, demonstrators thronged the military base where Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva is staying.
Thai protesters pour own blood at government HQ (AP via Yahoo! News)
Thai protesters seeking a change of government turned to shock tactics Tuesday, pouring gallons of their own blood into a glistening puddle at the gate of the prime minister’s office.
ICON Continues Asia-Pacific Expansion with New Office in Manila, Philippines (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN—-ICON plc, , a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced that it will expand its footprint in Asia-Pacific with the opening of an office in Manila, Philippines.
SLIDESHOW: ECHO increase funding for Burmese refugees in Thailand (AlertNet)
Source: ECHO (BANGKOK)- The European Commision has decided to provide a further 8 million euros in 2010 to cover some of the basic needs of an estimated 140,000 Burmese refugees living in a number of camps along …
Jailhouse rocks for Philippine Internet dance sensations (AFP via Yahoo! News)
From the moment teenager Egan Torrecampo and his fellow prisoners step out of their crowded cells, the maximum-security Philippine jailhouse rocks.
Myanmar a gateway for wildlife trade to China: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Demand in China is stoking a black market in neighbouring Myanmar in tiger-bone wine, leopard skins, bear bile and other products made from endangered species, a report released on Tuesday said.
Laos issues warning on travel to Thailand (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
Vientiane – The Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a travel warning for Thailand, especially to Bangkok where a mass protest was underway this weekend, media reports said Monday.
ICON opens new office in Manila, Philippines (News-Medical-Net)
ICON plc, a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced that it will expand its footprint in Asia-Pacific with the opening of an office in Manila, Philippines.
Hun Sen Tells Cambodian Workers Not To Joint Protests In Thailand (Thailandnews.net)
While red-shirt protests are being held in Bangkok aiming to topple the current government of Abhisit Vejjajiva, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen told all Cambodian workers working in Thailand on Mon…
Thai protesters collect blood for message (CNN)
Anti-government protesters poured a small amount of blood at the headquarters of the government in Bangkok on Tuesday, but the demonstration did not live up to their threat to douse the ministers’ offices in blood.
Thailand stocks jump despite protests, Singapore up (The Malaysian Insider)
COLOMBO, March 16 Investors poured into Thailand today, pushing Thai stocks to a two-month high on signs of waning anti-government protests and a bullish report by US investment bank Morgan Stanley. The gains came on a mixed day for the remainder of Southeast Asia. Singapore and the Philippines climbed, while Malaysia and Vietnam logged losses. Indonesia was closed for a market holiday. The …
Malaysia ‘detains 93 Myanmar boat people’ (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Malaysian maritime authorities said Sunday they had picked up 93 members of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority who had drifted aboard a boat for 30 days after fleeing their country.
Communist Laos Issues Warning On Travel To Thailand (Thailandnews.net)
Vientiane – The Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a travel warning for Thailand, especially to Bangkok where a mass protest was underway this weekend, media reports said Monday. The ministry warn…
CAPITAL CULTURE: Indonesia remembers young Obama (AP via Yahoo! News)
Somewhat bluntly, Barack Obama’s former teacher sums up the neighborhood thinking when the future American president turned up with his family in Indonesia’s capital more than 40 years ago.
