Manila bus hostage media chose ‘ratings above lives’
Philippine reporters may have interfered with a police operation when reporting on a bus hostage crisis that killed eight Hong Kong residents, a television journalist told an official inquiry Wednesday.
What does Myanmar’s Than Shwe want from Beijing?
When a military dictator comes calling, Beijing doesn’t like to give too many details away.
Indonesia cities empty for Muslim holy month’s end
Millions of Indonesians crammed into trains, ferries and in greater numbers than ever, motorcycles, as they poured out of major cities to return to their villages to celebrate the end of the Islamic holy month with families.
Thai plane searched in LA after bomb warning: FBI
US police searched a Thai Airways plane at Los Angeles International Airport after it landed following a warning of a bomb on board, an FBI spokeswoman and the airline said.
Vietnam maths star prefers life in the shadows
His work is incomprehensible to most people, but Ngo Bau Chau has been feted like a champion athlete or a pop star since last month when he won the Fields Medal, the mathematics version of the Nobel Prize.
Thai plane in LA bomb scare: FBI
US police searched a Thai Airways airliner at Los Angeles International Airport after it landed following a bomb warning, but no credible threat was found on board, the FBI said.
Myanmar-Thai bilateral trade doubled in five years
Bilateral trade between Myanmar and Thailand amounted to 3.577 billion U.S. dollars in the fiscal year 2009-10, which was doubled in five years, said the local weekly Yangon Times Tuesday.In 2005-06, …
Philippine Global Peso Bonds Attractive at Discount
The Philippines will be able to sell more than $500 million of peso debt to global investors at a discount of at least 10 percent to local yields because of tax benefits, Union Investment and Erste Sparinvest KAG said.
Myanmar leader wants better China ties as polls loom
Myanmar’s junta leader Than Shwe said Wednesday he wanted to bolster ties with China, his regime’s main trade partner and diplomatic ally, two months ahead of polls decried in the West as a sham.
Singapore FA launches probe after on-pitch battle
Singapore’s Football Association launched a probe on Wednesday after a domestic league match was abandoned as players brawled on the pitch.
Philippine hostage probe inspects bullet-riddled bus
Philippine investigators on Wednesday inspected the bullet-riddled bus where eight Hong Kong tourists died in a hostage crisis, in a bid to establish who was to blame for the killings.
Philippine massacre trial begins
A powerful Muslim politician went on trial in the Philippines Wednesday, accused of murdering 57 people in the country’s worst massacre.
Bomb Threat Grounds Thai Airways Flight
FBI: Aircraft searched, no credible threat found
