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A Truck Accident in Philippines Left 5 Dead

Firemen wash down the oil fuel from the dump truck that rammed a police station in Rizal province, the Philippines,on Jan. 12, 2012. Five people died from the road accident on Thursday, with the fatalities include the truck driver, his female companion, a teenage boy, and 2 other males.…

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Singapore on 13 January 2012

Singapore on 13 January 2012 <The Business Times> : “Bank Indonesia keeps rate unchanged” news@theasian.asia

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Malaysia on 12 January 2012

Malaysia on 12 January 2012 <New Straits Times> : “30-hour effort to save killer whale” news@theasian.asia

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Burma on 11 January 2012

Burma on 11 January 2012 <The Myanmar Times> : “Import permit prices skyrocket” news@theasian.asia

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Philippines on 11 January 2012

Philippines on 11 January 2012 <The Manila Times> : “Terror watch intensifies” news@theasian.asia

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Indonesia on 10 January 2012

Indonesia on 10 January 2012 <Antara News> : “RI, A`lian foreign ministers meet in Jakarta” news@theasian.asia

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Thailand on 10 January 2012

Thailand on 10 January 2012 <The Nation> : “Thaksin’s retreat may cut conflict” news@theasian.asia

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Vietnam on 9 January 2012

Vietnam on 9 January 2012 <Vietnam Plus> : “Supreme People’s Procuracy launches 2012 tasks” news@theasian.asia

Singapore on 6 January 2012

<The Straits Times> reports that at least 200 DBS Bank and POSB customers have been hit by an ATM fraud that has seen some $200,000 stolen from their accounts. news@theasian.asia

U.K. Cartoonist Ronald Searle dies

British cartoonist Ronald Searle, best known for his fictional girls’ school St. Trinian’s creations has died at the age of 91 on Dec. 30 at a hospital in southern France. His daughter Kate Searle told “(He) passed away peacefully in his sleep” said in a statement. Searle’s spindly schoolgirl creations…