Major news in Thai on June 28: What a pity!
Top news in <Bangkok Post> : Cabinet sends Nasa plan to parliament Cabinet sends Nasa plan to parliament Cancellation likely, Yingluck concedes The cabinet yesterday voted to forward Nasa’s request to use U-tapao naval airbase in Rayong for atmospheric studies to parliament for debate in August, which will likely result in the project being cancelled. The […]
Major news in Burma on June 28: Farmland laws should be amended: committee
Major news in <BangkokPost > : Farmland laws should be amended: committee Volume 32, No. 632 June 25 – July 1, 2012 By Sandar Lwin <Top N> Major news in Burma on June 27: Farmland laws should be amended: committee A MEMBER of a parliamentary committee on reform has announced plans to amend two […]
Major news in Philippine on June 27: Chinese ships still in Panatag
Top news in <Manila Times> : Chinese ships still in Panatag THE Philippine Navy on Tuesday refuted reports that Beijing had pulled out all of its ships from the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, saying there are 28 Chinese ships in the area, including surveillance and law enforcement vessels. Navy flag officer-in-command Vice Admiral Alexander Pama disclosed […]
Major news in Vietnam on June 26: Vietnam meets WHO’s target for treating TB
Top news in <Vietnam +> : Vietnam meets WHO’s target for treating TB Vietnam is the first nation in Asia to have reached the target set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), to help more than 85 percent of patients fully recover from tuberculosis (TB) and provide treatment to over 70 percent of diagnosed cases. The […]
Major news in Indonesia on June 25: Mukomuko needs tsunami warning sirens
Top news in <Antara News> : Mukomuko needs tsunami warning sirens Mukomuko (ANTARA News) – The Mukomuko district in Bengkulu province needs tsunami warning sirens for the local people to remain alert of tsunami disaster at any moment, district head Ichwan Yunus said here on Sunday. “Mukomuko is in need of tsunami warning sirens. We […]
Major news in Malaysia on June 21: Batam-produced fags imported and sold below minimum price
Top news in <The Star> : Batam-produced fags imported and sold below minimum price BATAM (Indonesia): A factory at the Citra Buana Industrial Park here is manufacturing thousands of illicit cigarettes daily for sale in Malaysia. Starprobe has found that the cigarettes using the Malaysian brand John are brought in via Singapore and sold well below […]
Major news in Burma on Jun 20 : Religious leaders urge calm after Rakhine violence
Top news in <The Myanmar Times> : Religious leaders urge calm after Rakhine violence PEOPLE on both sides of the conflict in Rakhine State need to show more transparency and compassion and work to address the underlying issues behind the violence, religious leaders said last week. The violence between the Rakhine and Rohingya groups has divided […]
Major news in Philippine on June 20 : Senate to probe ‘green’ killings
Top news in <Manila Times> : Senate to probe ‘green’ killings Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday called for an investigation into the killing of environmentalists and employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), which he said is alarming. Cayetano said that 14 department employees and environmentalists have been killed since President Benigno […]
Major news in Vietnam on June 20: VN, Laos work on admin reform
Top news in <vietnam+>: VN, Laos work on admin reform Vietnam and Laos need to step up information and experience exchange in administrative reform and wage policy as they are common concerns of the two home affairs ministries, said President Truong Tan Sang. Sang’s remark was made at his reception for visiting Lao Minister […]
Major news in Thailand on June 20: Canadian sisters to be autopsied in Bangkok
Top news in <The Nation>: Canadian sisters to be autopsied in Bangkok Audrey and Noemi Belanger were found dead at the Palm Residence Hotel last Friday. Both were in their 20s. The autopsies will be conducted at Ramathibodi Hospital as per a request by the Canadian Embassy. Institute of Forensic Medicine commander Maj-General Somboon Tantrakul […]
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