Nestle drops Indonesian firm after eco protests (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesian palm oil giant Sinar Mas rejected claims of environmental vandalism Thursday after Nestle, the world’s biggest food company, dropped it as a supplier.
Nestle drops Indonesian company after Greenpeace demos (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesian palm oil giant Sinar Mas rejected claims of environmental vandalism Thursday after Nestle, the world’s biggest food company, dropped it as a supplier following protests by Greenpeace.
Laos’ Nam Theun 2 Starts Exporting Electricity To Thailand (Thailandnews.net)
Vientiane, Laos – Laos’ largest hydroelectric plant – the Nam Theun 2 – has begun exporting electricity to neighbouring Thailand, media reports said Thursday. The Nam Theun 2 Power Company said that o…
Junta frees Myanmar-American, deports him (AP via Yahoo! News)
A U.S. citizen accused of subversion was released from prison in his native Myanmar and deported Thursday after serving part of a three-year prison sentence.
Obama scraps Indonesia-Australia trip for healthcare (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama on Thursday scrapped his trip to Indonesia and Australia scheduled for next week to focus on the final push for a U.S. healthcare overhaul, the White House said.
Man sought in E. Idaho slaying nabbed in Cambodia (AP via Yahoo! News)
Authorities in Idaho say a man suspected of killing his mother there earlier this month has been apprehended in Cambodia.
Obama’s (now delayed) trip to Indonesia: Can he make it an ally? (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
In this post-9/11 age, an American leader can hardly ignore a country with the highest Muslim population in the world. The global nature of militant Islam requires the US to build bridges to moderate Muslims. And Indonesia, a mainly Islamic nation of 240 million people that combats terrorists, is one place for such a bridge.
Burmese Refugees In Thailand (Thailandnews.net)
Karen guerrillas first took up arms against the Burmese government in 1949. The human cost of the war has been horrific and many Burmese have fled to refugee camps such as Nong Bua in Thailand to esca…
Myanmar deports jailed Burmese-American activist (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Army-ruled Myanmar deported a Burmese-American activist on Thursday after sentencing him last month to three years in prison for forgery and immigration offences, United States embassy officials said.
Obama ditches Indonesia, Australia trip over health care (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US President Barack Obama Thursday dramatically postponed his trip to Indonesia and Australia until June as he wages a vote-by-vote struggle to drive his health reform bill through Congress.
Malaysia’s Genting opens Southeast Asia’s first Universal Studios park in Singapore (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
SINGAPORE – Southeast Asia’s first Universal Studios theme park opened Thursday in Singapore as the city-state vies to become a top regional tourist destination.
Laos’ Nam Theun 2 starts exporting electricity to Thailand (EARTHtimes.org)
Vientiane, Laos – Laos’ largest hydroelectric plant – the Nam Theun 2 – has begun exporting electricity to neighbouring Thailand, media reports said Thursday. …
Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan to work vs terrorism (Asia News Network)
Philippine foreign affairs secretary Alberto Romulo met with his counterparts from Indonesia and Pakistan at the sidelines of the Special Non-Aligned Movement Ministerial Meeting (SNAMMM) and reaffirmed their commitments to pursuing peace and development in Asia, particularly against terrorism.
Obama postpones Indonesia, Australia trip (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US President Barack Obama Thursday postponed his trip to Indonesia and Australia until June as he attempts to push his historic health care reform bill through Congress.
