Southeast Asia NewsNews on Southeast Asia continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.11 killed in Philippine clashes- June 29, 2008 Communist guerrillas attacked a police station and burned a cellular phone transmission tower in the southern Philippines, sparking clashes with government forces that killed at least 11 people, an army official said Sunday.About 50 New People's Army guerrillas attacked a police station in the town hall of Dapa and burned a cellular phone tower in nearby General Luna town in Surigao del Norte province in coordinated attacks late Saturday, regional military spokesman Maj. Armand Rico said.The...http://www.topix.net/world/southeast-asia/2008/06/11-killed-in-philippine-clashes?fromrss=... Philippine rallies call for resumption of talks with Muslim rebels- June 29, 2008 More than 100,000 people gathered on Saturday in key cities in the southern Philippines, calling for the resumption of the stalled peace negotiations between the government and Muslim rebels.http://www.topix.net/world/southeast-asia/2008/06/philippine-rallies-call-for-resumption-o... McCain, Obama court Hispanics voters- June 29, 2008 Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday vied for the support of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship of a pivotal voting constituency by vowing to revamp immigration policy.'I come from a border state, my dear friends. I know these issues,' McCain told Hispanic elected officials. The Republican senator from Arizona said overhauling the country's broken immigration system, not just securing its borders, 'will be my top priority.'Appearing later before the same...http://www.topix.net/world/southeast-asia/2008/06/mccain-obama-court-hispanics-voters?from... Malaysia's Anwar accused of sodomy; denies charge- June 29, 2008 Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was accused Saturday of sodomizing a man, police said, sparking speculation that he might be arrested on the same charge that led to his imprisonment a decade ago.Anwar, who resurrected his political career after leading the opposition to spectacular gains in the March 8 elections, denied the allegation, calling it a 'complete fabrication.''This is clearly a desperate attempt by the ... regime to arrest the movement of the Malaysian people towards...http://www.topix.net/world/southeast-asia/2008/06/malaysias-anwar-accused-of-sodomy-denies... Extradition of London-based Hindraf leader demanded- June 28, 2008 Kuala Lumpur, June 26 : An opposition lawmaker in Malaysia has asked for the extradition of a London-based ethnic Indian leader if his activities were found inimical to national security.http://www.topix.net/world/southeast-asia/2008/06/extradition-of-london-based-hindraf-lead... M'sia's Proton launches 'zero-defect' campaign- June 28, 2008 MALAYSIA'S national carmaker Proton on Friday launched a 'zero-defect' campaign aimed at erasing a reputation for poor quality that has left it struggling to compete against foreign competitors.http://www.topix.net/world/southeast-asia/2008/06/msias-proton-launches-zero-defect-campai... Indonesia executes two Nigerians for drug smuggling- June 28, 2008 Indonesia has executed two Nigerians found guilty of heroin offences - the first drug offenders put to death in four years - as the country prepared to speed up the execution of the other drug traffickers on ...http://www.topix.net/world/southeast-asia/2008/06/indonesia-executes-two-nigerians-for-dru... Death toll could reach 1,300 from Philippines storm- June 28, 2008 The death toll from Typhoon Fengshen, the storm that battered the Philippines last week, could reach 1,300 if the missing passengers and crew of a capsized ferry are included, officials said Thursday.http://www.topix.net/world/southeast-asia/2008/06/death-toll-could-reach-1-300-from-philip... Sudden Hearing Loss Could Indicate Stroke- June 28, 2008 Preliminary research culled from a national medical insurance records database in Taiwan suggests that sudden loss of hearing might be an early sign of vulnerability to stroke, foreshadowing an actual ...http://www.topix.net/world/southeast-asia/2008/06/sudden-hearing-loss-could-indicate-strok... McCain's Hanoi jailer backs him for president but claims he lied about torture- June 27, 2008 John McCain has an unusual endorsement - from the Vietnamese jailer who says he held him captive for about five years as a POW and now considers him a friend.http://www.topix.net/world/southeast-asia/2008/06/mccains-hanoi-jailer-backs-him-for-presi... |