en-sg-hotdailynews: 2014-12-05 Singapore Southeast Asia

Pinay at UN climate talks makes appeal as 'Ruby' threatens PH
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines - One of the Philippines' representatives to the UN climate negotiations made an urgent appeal to the international community, as typhoon "Ruby" bears down on the country. Tetet Nera Lauron called on nations to make meaningful ...

Flights Canceled, Evacuations Begin in Philippines as Typhoon Hagupit Nears   Wall Street Journal
Typhoon Ruby knocks down PHL shares at open   GMA News
Thousands of travellers stranded in Philippines as super typhoon Hagupit ...   South China Morning Post (subscription)
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I Is Not For International Under New School Rules in Indonesia
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Indonesian students gather on the street as they wait for Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla journey during a parade to the palace on inauguration day in Jakarta on Oct. 20. Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images. JAKARTA, Indonesia ...

Jakarta prepares for protests over minimum wage   TODAYonline
Indonesia braces as millions set to protest for more wages   Livemint
Russia Headed for Indonesia's Oil and Mining Sector   Global Indonesian Voices (GIVnews.com)
Bangkok Post
GlobalPost
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MIC: Remove illegals from Sabah roll, try culprits
Malaysiakini (subscription)
MIC Youth said with the release of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on Sabah illegals, the government must now act against the culprits and delete all illegals from the electoral rolls. “They must face the full weight of the law, and the action they ...

Weeding out illegals in Sabah is going to be a headache, says Wan Junaidi   The Malaysian Insider
Agencies face 'headache' in weeding out 67000 illegals with dubious ICs   The Star Online
'New terror law to have preventive measures'   New Straits Times Online

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Ex-tour guide in wealthy widow's case faces another three charges
The Star Online
Former China tour guide Yang Yin has been slapped with three additional charges under the Immigrations Act. Deputy Public Prosecutor Ang Feng Qian said the Commercial Affairs Department, Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore ...

Three more charges brought against former tour guide   TODAYonline
Former tour guide Yang Yin faces 3 more charges   AsiaOne
3 more charges brought against Yang Yin for lying to immigration officials   Channel News Asia

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DAP to limit tenure of state party chiefs to three terms
The Star Online
PETALING JAYA: The DAP is looking at amending its party constitution to limit the tenure of its state party chiefs to three terms. Presently, state chiefs can remain in power for as long as they retain the support of the state delegates. The party will also propose ...

DAP mulls charter change   New Straits Times Online
DAP seeking to amend party constitution   The Sun Daily
DAP congress to consider amendments to constitution   The Rakyat Post
Malay Mail Online
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Mahathir rues 1MDB not raised at Umno meet
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Prime Minister Najib Razak had set tongue wagging when he unexpectedly backtracked on his promise to repeal the Sedition Act at last week's Umno general assembly. Chief among them was that the right-wing in the party linked to former premier Dr ...

Dr Mahathir slams Umno silence over 1MDB, TPPA   The Malaysian Insider
Test of sedition law is in its application   The Straits Times
Najib's failure to repeal Malaysia's sedition law worries critics   South China Morning Post (subscription)

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Pimentel hits slow pace of Comelec's PCOS probe
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) expects to complete this month its probe of the mysterious “digital lines” that appeared on ballots which could have affected the counting of votes through the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) ...

Digital lines may taint elections results, says senator Pimentel   Gulf Times
Real automated election   Philippine Star
Only 2 qualified to bid for poll machine equipment   BusinessWorld Online Edition
Manila Standard Today
ABS CBN News
InterAksyon
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Ailing Thai king advised not to appear for 87th birthday
Channel News Asia
Doctors have advised the Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej not to meet the public on Friday, his 87th birthday, as originally scheduled, Thailand's Royal Household Bureau says. PHOTOS. Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej. (Photo: AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul).
Thai King to Miss Birthday Appearance Following Medical Advice   Bloomberg
Thai King marks birthday Friday amid uncertainty   The Straits Times
Confident of India-Thailand expanding cooperation: Prez   Business Standard
Bangkok Post
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Congress fixes definition of 'savings'
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines—The two houses of Congress have agreed on a definition of “savings” that would allow a government agency to declare and use them only after satisfying certain conditions, and if the savings did not result from the agency's fault or ...

Bicameral meetings start for P2.6-trillion 2015 budget   BusinessWorld Online Edition
Panel clips Aquino power to confiscate savings   Manila Standard Today
Escudero firm on Senate decision to scrap P53.9-B for MRT-3 buyout   GMA News
ABS CBN News
Rappler
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VP Binay biggest campaign donors slapped with tax evasion raps
Coconuts Manila
"Two separate tax evasion complaints were filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against Vice-President Jejomar Binay's biggest campaign donors in the 2010 elections, spouses James and Ann Loraine Tiu, before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on ...

BIR files P39-M tax evasion rap vs Tiu's brother, sister-in-law   Inquirer.net
Tax case vs kin of Binay-linked businessman   BusinessWorld Online Edition
Binay campaign donors face tax raps   Philippine Star
Manila Standard Today
GMA News
Rappler
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