Portal:Southeast Asia/2007 August/News Sidebar

[edit] Recent

• August 19 - Thai constitutional referendum, 2007
• August 8-18 - 2007 Summer Universiade, Bangkok
• August 6-8 - Langawi International Dialogue
• May 30 - Thailand political party dissolution
• June 1-3 - Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore
• June 23-24 - World Economic Forum East Asia Summit, Singapore
• Laotian coup d'état attempt
• 2007 AFC Asian Cup, July 7-29, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam
• 2007 Bangkok International Film Festival, July 19-29

[edit] Ongoing

• Khmer Rouge Tribunal, Cambodia
• Sidoarjo mud flow, Indonesia
• Guimaras oil spill, Philippines
• Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak, regionwide

[edit] Upcoming

• September 5 - U.S.-ASEAN summit
• November 13-21 - 13th ASEAN Summit, Singapore
• December 6-15 - 24^th Southeast Asian Games, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

[edit] Natural disasters

• 2007 Laos earthquake
• 2007 Pacific typhoon season
  • Typhoon Sepat
• 2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

[edit] August

• 21: Howe Yoon Chong

[edit] July

• 1: Thakin Khin Nyunt [1]
• 31: Hla Pe [2]

• Government offensive against Abu Sayyaf, Jolo Island, Philippines
• South Thailand insurgency
• New People's Army insurgency (Philippines)
• Islamic Insurgency in the Philippines
• Karen National Liberation Army insurgency (Myanmar)

[edit] Recent

• Regional Elections in Aceh.
• Communal elections, Cambodia.
• May 9 - East Timor presidential
• May 14 - Philippine general election
• May 20 - National Assembly of Vietnam elections
• June 30 - East Timor parliamentary
• August 8 - Gubernatorial election, Jakarta

[edit] Upcoming

[edit] Recently concluded

• Abu Bakar Ba'asyir
• Chuwit Kamolvisit
• Lina Joy

[edit] Ongoing

• Abdul Razak Baginda
• Joseph Estrada
• Imelda Marcos
• Nur Misuari
• 2005 Poso beheadings
• Potjaman Shinawatra

[edit] July

• 3 - Women's Day, Myanmar
• 4 - Filipino-American Friendship Day, Philippines
• 15 - Birthday of Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei
• 19 - Burmese Martyr's Day, Myanmar
• 19 - Birthday of Tuanku Jaafar, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
• 21 - Racial Harmony Day, Singapore
• 27 - Iglesia Ni Cristo Foundation Day, Philippines
• 27 - Memorial Day for War Martyrs, Vietnam
• 28 - Buddhist Lent, Thailand
• 31 - Hari Pahlawan (Heroes' Day), Malaysia

[edit] August

• 9 - National Day, Singapore
• 12 - Mother's Day/Queen's Birthday, Thailand
• 13 - Lao Issara, Day of the Free Laos (See History of Laos since 1945)
• 17 - Independence Day, Indonesia
• 21 - Ninoy Aquino Day, the Philippines
• 31 - Independence Day, Malaysia

[edit] September

• 1 - Teachers' Day, Singapore
• 2 - National Day, Vietnam (independence from Japan and France, 1945)
• 15 - Silpa Bhirasri Day, Thailand

2006 in Malaysia
2006 in Singapore
2006 in the Philippines

[edit] Helpful resources

• Wikipedia:News collections and sources.
• Wikipedia:News sources - This has much of the same material organised in a hierarchical manner to help encourage NPOV in our news reporting.

[edit] Regional

• BBC Asia-Pacific newsdesk
• ChannelNewsAsia Asia-Pacific newsdesk

[edit] Brunei

Main article: Media of Brunei

• Borneo Bulletin [3]
• The Brunei Times [4]

[edit] Cambodia

Main article: Media of Cambodia

• Agence Khmer Presse (AKP) [5]
• The Cambodia Daily [6]
• Cambodia Politics [7]
• Cambodia Post [8]
• Phnom Penh Post [9]

[edit] Indonesia

Main article: Media of Indonesia

• ANTARA [10]
• The Jakarta Post [11]
• TempoInteraktif [12]

[edit] Laos

• KPL
• Vientiane Times [13]

[edit] Malaysia

• BERNAMA [14]
• Daily Express [15] (mainly Sabah news)
• The Edge [16]
• New Straits Times [17]
• Malaysiakini [18]
• The Malay Mail [19]
• The Star [20]

[edit] Myanmar

• Popularmyanmar.com [21]
• New Light of Myanmar (NLM) [22]
• The Myanmar Times [23]
• The Irrawaddy [24]

[edit] Philippines

• Philippine News Agency (PNA) [25]
• ABS-CBN News [26]
• INQ7 (GMA Network) [27]
• The Daily Tribune [28]
• Manila Bulletin [29]
• Manila Standard Today [30]
• Manila Times [31]
• Philippine Daily Inquirer [32]
• Philippine Star [33]

[edit] Singapore

Main article: Media of Singapore

• Channel NewsAsia [34]
• The Straits Times [35]
• Business Times [36]
• The New Paper [37]
• AsiaOne [38]
• Today [39]

[edit] Thailand

Main article: Media of Thailand

• Bangkok Post [40]
• Business Day [41]
• The Nation [42]
• National News Bureau (NNB) [43]
• Thai News Agency (TNA) [44]

[edit] Vietnam

Main article: Media of Vietnam

• Nhan Dan [45]
• Saigon Times [46]
• Thanh Nien News [47]
• VietnamNet [48]
• Vietnam News Agency (VNA) [49]
• Viet Nam News (VNN) [50]