Portal:Southeast Asia/2007 August 7

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August 7, 2007 (Tuesday) edit history watch

ASEAN's new chair country, Singapore, calls for greater efforts by the 10-member grouping to pool its resources and deepen regional integration. (CNA) Violence breaks out in Dili, as pro-FRETILIN supporters protest the naming of CNRT leader Xanana Gusmão as prime minister over party leader Mari Alkatiri. (AFP via CNA) A Vietnamese student has died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the country's fourth victim of avian influenza this year, state media reported on Tuesday. (AFP via CNA)