 Southeast Asian share prices tumbled on Monday as global share prices continue to fall. (AFP via CNA) (Reuters)
 Jakarta JSX C Index: 2485.879  -125.253 KL KLSE C Index: 1408.6 -30.89 Manila PSE Index: 3152.3 -16.0 Singapore STI: 2917.15 -187.1 Bangkok SET Index: 766.53 -23.14
 A bus plunge near Kyaik Hto, about 65 miles east of Rangoon, killed 27 people and injured 10 people on Sunday, the New Light of Myanmar reports. (AP via Google News)- Hospitalized former president Suharto's digestive system is not functioning properly, and he remains in critical condition, doctors say. (AFP via CNA)
- Indonesian airlines have not yet improved their safety record enough for the European Union to lift its ban, the EU's air safety chief says. (Reuters via San Diego Union-Tribune)
- Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi declares Thaipusam as a public holiday in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. (AFP via CNA) (Star)
- Aramil Sulayman, believed to be a sub-leader of the Abu Sayyaf has been arrested, police say. (Xinhua)
- Singapore and Moscow are the final shortlisted cities to host the 2010 Youth Olympic Games. (CNA) (IOC)
- A democratically elected National Assembly of Thailand convenes for the first time since the 2006 coup d'état. The majority of seats are held by the People's Power Party, which is allied with ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and has formed a coalition government with five smaller parties. (AFP via CNA) (CNN) (BBC)
- South Thailand insurgency: Outgoing Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont tours southern Thailand amidst attacks across Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat provinces that leave six Muslim men dead and eight soldiers injured. (AFP via ABS-CBN) (DPA via Earth Times)
 High tides have washed away 18 homes and damaged 17 others along the coast in Binh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam. (AFP via News.com.au)
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