Pledging conference for Burma cyclone attracts 50 countries

Rangoon - An aid pledging conference on Sunday in Rangoon has attracted about 50 countries, which will be....

Door edges open at Burma pledging conference
Rangoon - Most donor nations on Sunday stopped short of making new pledges for relief for victims of Cyclone....

Burma junta agrees to allow in "all" cyclone aid workers
Naypyitaw, Burma - Burma's military junta - chastised for the past three week for hindering a disaster....

Malaysia's ruling party shaken by Mahathir's departure
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's ruling party will need to brace for troubled times following former leader....

Loyalty of Burmese troops doubted after cyclone disaster
Singapore - Burma's military junta has relented, slightly, and will allow foreign aid workers from Asian....

Anti-government protests mark anniversary of Suharto's fall
Jakarta -- Marking the 10th anniversary of the late president Suharto's downfall, thousands of angry....
Mahathir urges government lawmakers to quit
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's former leader Mahathir Mohamad on Wednesday urged government lawmakers to....
Cambodian company offers crocodiles by mail
Phnom Penh -- As the price of crocodiles for commercial use plummets locally, a Cambodian company has sought....
Libya to send more peacekeepers to southern Philippines
Manila -- Libya will beef up its peacekeeping force in the southern Philippines amid fears that hostilities....

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