Myanmar abuse may be crimes against humanity: UN expert (AFP via Yahoo! News) Human rights violations in Myanmar may amount to crimes against humanity and could warrant a UN inquiry, a UN expert said in a report to be examined next Monday at the Human Rights Council.
Suu Kyi calls on Myanmar to respond to [...]

Suu Kyi calls on Myanmar to respond to ‘unjust’ law: lawyer (AFP via Yahoo! News) Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday called on Myanmar’s people to give a united response to an “unjust” election law that bars her from the vote, her lawyer Nyan Win told AFP.
Myanmar abuse may be crimes [...]

Philippine central bank says to follow gradual, orderly exit (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine central bank will pursue its exit strategy slowly with the global economic recovery still fragile, although domestic growth and inflation remained favourable, Governor Amando Tetangco said on Friday.
Palace Solves Tax Evasion, Smuggling Woes Malacanang has taken a direct hand [...]

Philippines Pares Bank Lending Program, Holds Rate (Update2) (Bloomberg) March 11 (Bloomberg) — The Philippine central bank pared back a lending program for banks and said it will consider doing more to reduce cash in the economy, even as it kept interest rates at a record low.
Law bars Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi from [...]

Myanmar junta annuls election held 20 years ago (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Myanmar’s military government on Thursday officially annulled the results of the country’s 1990 general election, a poll it chose to ignore at the time when the main opposition party won by a landslide.
Myanmar junta appoints election commission (AFP via Yahoo! News) Myanmar’s [...]

Yudhoyono calls for change – Sydney Morning HeraldIndonesia’s President has broken out of the polite ceremonials of a state visit to Australia to tell us bluntly the central problem with the relationship. It is the old ideas we each carry in our heads about the other, according to Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono calls on Aust [...]

Arroyo still not declaring Mindanao state of calamity, says Palace (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Malaca ang on Wednesday said it was still awaiting word on whether President Macapagal-Arroyo will adopt a recommendation by the National Disaster Coordinating Council for her to declare a state of calamity in Mindanao so that the government could plug the [...]

Malaysia sultan revives plan for new bridge to Singapore (Manila Bulletin) KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (AFP) A Malaysian sultan has revived calls for a new bridge to be built between Malaysia and Singapore, a report said, after the plan was scrapped in 2006 due to rows between the neighbours. Malaysia ditched [...]

Govt. concerned over new Myanmar election laws (AFP via Yahoo! News) Britain expressed “regret” Wednesday that Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces exclusion from her own party and is barred from standing in polls this year under new election laws.
Law bars Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi from elections (AP via Yahoo! News) [...]

No Muslim peace accord under Arroyo (Malaysian Mirror) MANILA Philippine President Gloria Arroyo will not be able to achieve her aim of ending a decades-old Muslim rebellion before she steps down in June, the government’s top peace negotiator said yesterday.
Corruption worsens in Indonesia SINGAPORE, March 9, 2010 (AFP) – Indonesia [...]