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10 August 2006 (Thursday)
An Indonesian appeals court has upheld a ruling by the Attorney-General's office to drop the corruption case against the former President Suharto because of his poor health. Suharto had been a president of Indonesia for 32 years. (Reuters)
9 August 2006 (Wednesday)
Local council officials fine promoter Absolute Entertainment 10,000 ringgit over a concert by the scantily clad all-female pop group Pussycat Dolls at Kuala Lumpur's Sunway Lagoon Surf Beach on July 26. (AP) (The Star)
8 August 2006 (Tuesday)
At a Buddhist temple in Yangon, National League for Democracy activists hold a ceremony to mark the 18th anniversary of the August 8, 1988 pro-democracy uprising. (AFP)
Mayon Volcano sends ash columns up to a half mile high, prompting the evacuation of tens of thousands of villagers. (AP)
Singaporean filmmaker Martyn See is given a warning after being investigated by the police for making a documentary about Democratic Party secretary-general Chee Soon Juan. The film Singapore Rebel, came under investigation after the censorship board classified it as a "party political film", which is prohibited under the Films Act. (AFP)
7 August 2006 (Monday)
- Plans to build the first liquefied natural gas terminal with an annual capacity of three million tonnes is announced in Singapore. (CNA)
Thailand's Armed Forces Supreme Commander Gen. Ruengroj Mahasaranond departs for Myanmar on a three-day trip that will include talks on boosting relations between senior border officials and solving the problems of narcotics smuggling and illegal labour. He is to pay a courtesy visit to Senior General Than Shwe in Myanmar's new capital, Naypyidaw. (TNA)- Thailand's Transport Ministry says local airlines should start using Suvarnabhumi Airport on September 15, ahead of the airport's official opening on September 28. Thai AirAsia and Bangkok Airways say they won't be ready, however Orient Thai plans to comply, and Thai Airways International says it will base some domestic flights at the new airport, with the exception of the Chiang Mai and Phuket routes, which carry large numbers of foreign tourists. (The Nation)
6 August 2006 (Sunday)
- The Anglo-Chinese Junior College Choir becomes the first Asian team to win in the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod's Mixed Choir category. (CNA)
5 August 2006 (Saturday)
- A 27-year-old man in Uthai Thani died from bird flu, Thai officials say. It is the second death this year. The other victim was a 17-year-old boy from Phichit, who died July 26. (TNA)
- A grey wolf that escaped from Chiang Mai Night Safari is captured in the foothills of Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai after being free for about one month, all the while feasting on domestic fowl and puppies. A veterinarian confirms the animal had a sexual encounter with a local dog. It is one of six grey wolves bought from a zoon in the Czech Republic for the fledgling tourist attraction in Chiang Mai. (Bangkok Post)
- The Singapore Fireworks Festival 2006 commences with a 12-minute performance by a team led by Italy's Francesco Ambrico. (CNA)
4 August 2006 (Friday)
- King Bhumibol Adulyadej is released from Siriraj Hospital to continue recovery at home from spinal stenosis surgery. Accompanied by members of the royal family, the 78-year-old monarch, seated in a wheelchair, waves to the crowd as he passes tens of thousands of well-wishers, some bursting into tears at the sight of their king. Throngs chant "Long Live the King" and line the route from the hospital to Chitralada Palace. (TNA)
- Seven members of the Abu Sayyaf are killed in the fourth day of a major Philippines offensive against Muslim militants on Jolo Island. Three suspected Abu Sayyaf members are captured by a navy vessel as they try to flee. Among the dead are Ismin Sahiron, son of Radullan Sahiron, the one-armed Abu Sayyaf commander. (AP) (AFP)
- Malaysia will send 1,000 soldiers for peacekeeping in Lebanon, Defence Forces chief Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohd Anwar bin Hj Mohd Nor says. "We will send armoured vehicles and troops in highly bullet-proof attire to face any consequences," he says. (Bernama)
- Singapore's government says it is tightening the rules on foreign publications previously exempt from the media code. Newsweek, Time, the Financial Times, the Far Eastern Economic Review and the International Herald Tribune will be required to appoint a publisher's representative in Singapore who could be sued, and to pay a security deposit of S$200,000. The move comes after FEER published an interview with Singapore opposition leader Chee Soon Juan. (AFP)
3 August 2006 (Thursday)
- Malaysian cabinet approves a second bridge and a monorail system projects for Penang. Penang already has a landlink to the mainland via the Penang Bridge. (The Star)
- A day following a surprise visit to Naypyidaw, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he asked Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe to free detained democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi. Myanmar says it is considering releasing Suu Kyi, but has no timetable on doing so. Meanwhile, Thaksin's visit fuels speculation in the Thai press that the visit was for business reasons. Thailand's PTT petroleum company is seeking exclusive rights to offshore natural gas reserves in western Myanmar. (AFP) (Irrawaddy)
- The Organisation of the Islamic Conference meets in Putrajaya today to demand an immediate cessation of Israeli assault against Lebanon in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon Conflict. OIC will push for "immediate convening of a special session of the UN Human Rights Council as well as a meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the 4th Geneva Convention to address the Israeli violations in Lebanon." (Bernama) (Reuters)
2 August 2006 (Wednesday)
- Three policemen are killed and another injured in a bombing at a railway bridge in Songkhla. Another bomb at a school construction site in Pattani kills an army officer. The railway attack is just hours after a string of more than 100 firebombings late Tuesday in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat. Most of the attacks caused minor fires only, with the exception of a rubber factory in Nong Jik district, Pattani, that burned for more than two hours. Police blame the attacks on suspected Islamic militants. (TNA) (AP)
- Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra makes a surprise one-day visit to Myanmar's new capital, Naypyidaw, to visit top ruling general Than Shwe. On his departure from Bangkok, Thaksin says the trip involved "bilateral and multilateral issues" but declines to elaborate. He is accompanied by Royal Thai Army Commander-in-Chief Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratkalin, Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon and Agriculture Minister Sudarat Keyuraphan. (Reuters) (TNA)
- Flooding from rains early Monday recede in Chiang Mai, but rains continue, prompting a warning about more flooding. Schools are closed, rail service is suspended and business is disrupted in Northern Thailand's tourism center. (The Nation) (The Nation)
Laos officials cancel a meeting with their Thai counterparts that was to discuss bilateral cooperation to fight the outbreak of bird flu in the two countries. Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon says he suspects Laos was put off by Thai media reports that blamed Laos for the outbreak. (TNA)- Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi threatens the arrest of people who stir unrest by spreading "rumours" via SMS and the Internet, saying the government will monitor websites and blogs for seditious or slanderous material that could undermine the country. (NST) (AFP)
- The Philippines military says four people are killed in a major operation on Jolo Island aimed at capturing militants linked to al-Qaeda and Abu Sayyaf leader Khadaffy Janjalani as well as two suspects in the 2002 Bali bombing, Jemaah Islamiyah militants Umar Patek and Dulmatin. The rebels are contained near the town of Indanan. (AFP)
1 August 2006 (Tuesday)
- All eight Asian elephants from Thailand, destined for Taronga Zoo and Melbourne Zoo in Australia, have safely arrived in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, officals say. The animals will be quarantined in Cocos before being moved to the zoos. Their export had been protested since June by conservation activists in Thailand. (The Nation)
- Air strikes target a base on Jolo thought to be used by Abu Sayyaf. Troops then engage in heavy fighting with fleeing militants. Authorities are also searching for members of Jemaah Islamiah. (BBC)
- Second Malaysian low cost air carrier modelled after another successful Malaysian carrier Air Asia, Fly Asian Xpress is launched. The carrier will cater East Malaysia in its initial stage and plan to expand to other destinations in Southeast Asia. (The Star)
- US President George W. Bush signs a bill renewing the 2003 law that imposes economic sanctions against Myanmar, and urges the country's military government to promote democracy and release democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (Kyodo)
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Brunei
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Indonesia
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Malaysia
- Bernama [10]
- Daily Express [11] (mainly Sabah news)
- The Edge [12]
- New Straits Times [13]
- Malaysiakini [14]
- The Malay Mail [15]
- The Star [16]
Myanmar
Philippines
- Philippines News Agency (PNA) [20]
- INQ7 (GMA Network) [21]
- The Daily Tribune [22]
- Manila Bulletin [23]
- Manila Standard [24]
- Manila Times [25]
- Philippine Daily Inquirer [26]
- Philippine Star [27]
Singapore
Thailand
- Bangkok Post [33]
- Business Day [34]
- The Nation [35]
- National News Bureau (NNB) [36]
- Thai News Agency (TNA) [37]
- International Herald Tribune/ThaiDay [38]
