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 UNICEF announces a US$120 million grant to help improve the welfare of children in Indonesia. The Indonesian government and UNICEF sign an agreement to jointly carry out a program aimed at resolving childhood malnutrition and maternal mortality in the country. (Jakarta Post)
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 About 400 members of a Hmong hill tribe are reported to have surrendered to the authorities in Laos. (BBC) Malaysia crowns its 13th king - the second youngest ever - in a traditional ceremony in Kuala Lumpur. Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, 44, takes over from outgoing King Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, 63, whose five-year term as monarch ended on 12th December. (BBC)
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- An unofficial early count puts former rebel spokesperson Irwandi Yusuf ahead in the Aceh polls. Election observers say the polls have been peaceful and transparent. (BBC)
 Vietnam will become the 150th member of the World Trade Organization on 11 January 2007. The move finalises Hanoi's near-12-year wait to join the WTO.(BBC)
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- Aceh province has held elections for local leaders in the region's first direct polls. The elections for the posts of governor and deputy governor are part of a peace deal signed with separatist rebels after 29 years of war left 15,000 dead. (BBC)
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- Villagers in East Nusa Tenggara discovered two human hands, a leg and a T-shirt inside a 500 kg (1,000 pound) crocodile. The 5 metres (5 yard) long reptile is suspected of eating a 59-year-old fisherman last seen a week ago. (IHT)
 The last 125 unidentified victims of the tsunami that struck Thailand two years ago have been buried. (BBC)
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- December 1-15: 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar
- Khmer Rouge tribunal preparations, Cambodia
- East Timor crisis
- Sidoarjo mud flow, Indonesia
- Haze pollution, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
- Guimaras oil spill, Philippines
- 60th anniversary of the accession of Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thailand
- Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak, regionwide
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