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 Indonesia's bird flu chief, Bayu Krisnamurthi, has said the country aims to eradicate the disease in humans by the end of 2007. (BBC)
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- Thousands of people on Bali have taken part in an evacuation drill to mark the second anniversary of the Asian tsunami. (BBC)
- Floods in Aceh and North Sumatra have receded, the death toll is at least 100 people and up to 200 missing. (Reuters) The floods have forced more than 100,000 people to leave their homes across northern Sumatra. (BBC)
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- Ten people are killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a pop concert at a stadium in Pekalongan, Java. The Indonesian guitar band Ungu had been playing to a stadium reportedly packed to double its 6,000 capacity. (BBC)
 Nearly 30,000 people have been evacuated in Johor after southern Johor was flooded due to above than average rainfall. It was the worst rainfall since 1978 in Johor. The state received 35 cm of rain during the downpour. (The Star) (The Star) (Bloomberg) Singapore experiences the worst rainfall in 75 years. (CNA) Vietnam has confirmed a lethal H5N1 bird flu outbreak among its domestic poultry in the south of the country. Some 5,500 ducks and 500 chickens have died in the last two weeks in two provinces on the Mekong Delta. (BBC)
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 Thailand imposes capital control on the Baht in an attempt to stem rapid appreciation against the US Dollar. (Financial Times)
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- An earthquake in North Sumatra kills seven people and injures more than 100. The 5.7-magnitude quake was centred 30 km southeast of the city of Panyabungan. (Jakarta Post)
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 A young man has been killed and two others injured during clashes between rival gangs in East Timor's capital, Dili. More than 12 people have been killed in sporadic violence in recent weeks. (BBC)
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 A documentary film dealing with the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge regime opens in Cambodia. The film, Waiting To See The Truth, includes interviews with Cambodians who describe the forced labour, starvation and mass killings under Pol Pot's rule, but it also shows footage of young Cambodians who do not believe stories of the atrocities of the late 1970s. (BBC) Congressman Luis Bersamin and his bodyguard are shot dead as they leave a wedding near Manila. Mr Bersamin, 62, a vice chairman of political committees on dangerous drugs and trade and industry, had been attending his niece's wedding. (BBC)
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| 2006 Asian Games medal count |
| Rank |
Country |
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Total |
| 5 |
Thailand |
13 |
15 |
26 |
54 |
| 11 |
Malaysia |
8 |
17 |
17 |
42 |
| 12 |
Singapore |
8 |
7 |
12 |
27 |
| 18 |
Philippines |
4 |
6 |
9 |
19 |
| 19 |
Vietnam |
3 |
13 |
7 |
23 |
| 22 |
Indonesia |
2 |
3 |
15 |
20 |
| 27 |
 Myanmar |
0 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
| =33 |
 Laos |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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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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[edit] Ongoing
- 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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[edit] Natural disasters
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Holidays
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[edit] February
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