PHUKETWAN recognises the importance of Asean with the Economic Community approaching and marks what's happening around the region with a new column, Asean Today.
thediplomat.com Southeast Asia's Top Stories in 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/12/southeast-asias-top-stories-in-2014/
nbcnews.com Heavy wind and rain hampered the search for the crashed AirAsia flight Thursday, preventing helicopters and divers getting to a dark shadow on the seabed that officials say could be the wreckage of the aircraft. The bad weather on the fifth day of the search came as the first body recovered among debris in the Java Sea was identified as passenger Hayati Lutfiah Hamid, according to The Associated Press.
themalaymailonline.com Indonesia's search for a downed AirAsia Bhd plane avoided the missteps that plagued the still fruitless hunt for a Malaysian jet that disappeared almost 10 months ago.
cambodiadaily.com Cambodian officials denied a troop buildup along a disputed border area in Preah Vihear province after Thai media reported that Cambodia brought in heavy machinery to develop the area, triggering both countries to increase their military presence.
deccanherald.com Despite being the most favored international destination for Indian tourists, Thailand is rapidly losing out to Singapore and Malaysia due to increase in airfare, the annual trend analysis by a travel portal has revealed.
irrawaddy.org There is no guarantee that the upcoming election will be free and fair. The country's Union Election Commission, led by Tin Aye, a former lieutenant-general and a protege of Than Shwe, has close ties with Thein Sein. International observers and voters worry that the election scheduled for 2015 will be rigged again, as it was widely believed to be in 2010.
afp A police helicopter carrying aid to displaced flood victims in north-eastern Malaysia has crashed, injuring four crew members, a police official said on Thursday as flood waters continued to recede.
usatoday.com This is what we thought of when Obama suddenly announced the US was reestablishing ties with Cuba: how life had improved so quickly for so many of our Vietnamese family members and friends. It has been two decades since Vietnam reopened and, yes, it's still a communist country that censors bloggers and imprisons outspoken dissidents. But that's something to work on, not a lost cause.
bbc.com At least 53 people have died in flooding and landslides caused by tropical storm Jangmi in the Philippines, disaster officials say.
dailymail.co.uk A notorious British paedophile accused of molesting boys as young as eight in the Philippines may face extradition over child sex offences in the UK in the 1970s. Douglas Slade, 73 - a founder of the reviled child sex advocacy group Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE) - is on police bail after being repeatedly arrested for abusing boys from an elementary school opposite his home in Angeles City in the Philippines.
thediplomat.com Southeast Asia's Top Stories in 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/12/southeast-asias-top-stories-in-2014/
Indonesia
nbcnews.com Heavy wind and rain hampered the search for the crashed AirAsia flight Thursday, preventing helicopters and divers getting to a dark shadow on the seabed that officials say could be the wreckage of the aircraft. The bad weather on the fifth day of the search came as the first body recovered among debris in the Java Sea was identified as passenger Hayati Lutfiah Hamid, according to The Associated Press.
themalaymailonline.com Indonesia's search for a downed AirAsia Bhd plane avoided the missteps that plagued the still fruitless hunt for a Malaysian jet that disappeared almost 10 months ago.
Cambodia
cambodiadaily.com Cambodian officials denied a troop buildup along a disputed border area in Preah Vihear province after Thai media reported that Cambodia brought in heavy machinery to develop the area, triggering both countries to increase their military presence.
Singapore
deccanherald.com Despite being the most favored international destination for Indian tourists, Thailand is rapidly losing out to Singapore and Malaysia due to increase in airfare, the annual trend analysis by a travel portal has revealed.
Burma
irrawaddy.org There is no guarantee that the upcoming election will be free and fair. The country's Union Election Commission, led by Tin Aye, a former lieutenant-general and a protege of Than Shwe, has close ties with Thein Sein. International observers and voters worry that the election scheduled for 2015 will be rigged again, as it was widely believed to be in 2010.
Malaysia
afp A police helicopter carrying aid to displaced flood victims in north-eastern Malaysia has crashed, injuring four crew members, a police official said on Thursday as flood waters continued to recede.
Vietnam
usatoday.com This is what we thought of when Obama suddenly announced the US was reestablishing ties with Cuba: how life had improved so quickly for so many of our Vietnamese family members and friends. It has been two decades since Vietnam reopened and, yes, it's still a communist country that censors bloggers and imprisons outspoken dissidents. But that's something to work on, not a lost cause.
Philippines
bbc.com At least 53 people have died in flooding and landslides caused by tropical storm Jangmi in the Philippines, disaster officials say.
dailymail.co.uk A notorious British paedophile accused of molesting boys as young as eight in the Philippines may face extradition over child sex offences in the UK in the 1970s. Douglas Slade, 73 - a founder of the reviled child sex advocacy group Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE) - is on police bail after being repeatedly arrested for abusing boys from an elementary school opposite his home in Angeles City in the Philippines.
Great addition to your website. Thanks. You should read the business articles also, less peculiar English sports.
Posted by Lena on January 3, 2015 02:11