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.
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.
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.
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.
Timor’s deputy PM resigns after fallout
East Timor’s deputy prime minister has resigned after a dramatic falling out with PM Xanana Gusmao.
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 massacre ‘carefully planned’: witness
A powerful Muslim clan carefully planned and carried out the killings of 57 people — including 30 journalists — in the Philippines’ worst massacre, a witness said Wednesday as the landmark trial began.
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.
China, Myanmar leaders to meet as election draws near
Myanmar’s junta leader Than Shwe was to meet Wednesday with President Hu Jintao of China, the regime’s main trading partner and diplomatic ally, two months ahead of polls decried in the West as a sham.
Bomb Threat Grounds Thai Airways Flight
FBI: Aircraft searched, no credible threat found
Test for Aquino as Philippine massacre trial starts
The trial of a former mayor accused of masterminding the massacre of family members of a rival politician and dozens of journalists started in the Philippines Wednesday, a key test of the government’s commitment to law and security.
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.
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, …
