Portal:Southeast Asia/October 2006

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  • Flag of Indonesia The steaming mudflow in Sidoarjo, East Java, caused by a gas-exploration drilling accident, could continue for years, officials say, as they prepare to route the mud towards the sea, despite warnings from environmental groups. Drilling crews are seeking the source of the hot mud, which they say is a hole the size of a large pizza. (CNA)
  • Flag of Malaysia Malaysia opens its national space center, the first in Southeast Asia. It is seen as a strategic milestone for the country, which is sending its first astronaut to the International Space Station next year. (AFP) (BERNAMA)
  • Flag of Malaysia Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says he's "taken note" of Lee Kuan Yew's apology on statements he made about Chinese in Malaysia and Indonesia and calls for Lee to make assurances "that such a statement should not be made again." (NST) (Star)
  • Flag of Burma India is transferring some military hardware to Myanmar in a bid to counter the influence of China and to aid the junta in fighting such insurgent groups as the United Liberation Front of Asom and the Nagaland Rebels, which seek shelter in Myanmar's jungles. (IANS)(IANS)
  • Flag of Singapore Singapore Airlines says it wants to be compensated for delays in the Airbus A380. As the new jumbo jet's first customer, the airline expected delivery this year but it has now been delayed until October 2007. (CNA)
  • Typhoon Xangsane:
    • Flag of the Philippines Officials reported 110 dead and 79 missing.
    • Flag of Vietnam Officials say 59 people were killed, with floods submerging thousands of homes as rains continue. (AP)
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  • Flag of Thailand Sixteen provinces are affected by flooding, which has caused 32 deaths, 138,000 to be ill and affected nearly 1.8 million people. (Nation)
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  • Flag of Brunei Flag of Indonesia Flag of Malaysia Flag of Singapore Flag of Thailand Southeast Asian haze:
    • At a meeting of environment ministers in Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia appeals for help from its neighbours to deal with blazes that are creating the regionwide smog. "We are open to suggestions that will increase our effectiveness in suppressing current and future fires, and we welcome assistance from within and outside the region to overcome this dreadful problem which affects millions of lives," Indonesian environment minister Rachmat Witoelar says. (AFP)
    • Indonesia is "respectfully urged" by its neighbors to ratify the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution. ASEAN Secretary-General Ong Keng Yong also calls on Indonesia to sign the treaty. (AFP) (CNA)
  • Flag of Thailand South Thailand insurgency: A police sergeant is injured in Yala as he inspects a suspicious object left in a food shop. (Nation)
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  • Flag of East Timor East Timor crisis: Fighting breaks out between two rival gangs after the mutilated remains of two bodies are found. Two men are stabbed in the fighting, and four others are injured. United Nations peacekeepers are brought in to restore order. (AFP) (AP)
  • Flag of Malaysia Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad meets with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi amidst hopes by their party, the United Malays National Organisation, that the two would put an end to their public bickering. However, after two hours, Mahathir emerges as critical as ever. "I can't say I am happy, I am satisfied I am able to say these things directly to him," he says. "I will continue to criticise if I feel something is done which is not beneficial to the country." (AFP)
  • Flag of Thailand South Thailand insurgency: A bomb hidden in a wastebin in front of an electronics shop in Narathiwat explodes, killing a soldier and injuring a dozen people, including five Buddhist monks making their morning alms rounds. (AFP) (TNA)
  • Flag of Thailand Thailand flooding:
    • Already under pressure from flooding to the north, the Bangkok area is on the alert for floods during a period of hide tides. (TNA)
    • The Department of Fisheries warns that crocodiles bred in illegal farms have been escaping from their confinement due to the floods encompassing much of the central provinces. (TNA)
    • The total number of patients suffering from flood-related ailments has soared to 472,897 as measured up to October 20, a public health official says. (TNA)
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  • Flag of the Philippines Flag of Thailand Continuing his round of visits to neighboring countries, Thailand's interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont visits Manila, where he meets President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who backs his "very strong" commitment to undertake a "roadmap to constitutional democracy" in a year's time. Surayud says he discussed the South Thailand insurgency, noting that Manila is in talks with Moro Islamic Liberation Front. "I appreciate the role of the Philippine government in adopting the right approach to tackle insurgency in its southern region," Surayud said. "I told President Arroyo it might be a lesson for Thailand to learn from to end the ongoing insurgency in its three southern border provinces." (TNA) (INQ7) (AFP)
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