en-my-hotdailynews: 2015-06-19 Malaysia Southeast Asia

Satisfaction with PNoy up: SWS
ABS CBN News
MANILA - Public satisfaction with President Aquino has increased recently, according to the latest Social Weather Stations survey, after hitting a record low at the height of the Mamasapano controversy. [RECORD LOW: ...

PNoy satisfaction rating up by 10 percentage points   GMA News
Aquino's net satisfaction rating bounces back to 'good' - SWS   InterAksyon
Aquino satisfaction rating improves after all-time low – SWS   Inquirer.net
BusinessWorld Online Edition
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Boost tourism, make visas easier
Free Malaysia Today
Tourism Malaysia chairman Wee Choo Keong has called for the government to make getting tourist visas easier and cheaper. wee chee keong. KUALA LUMPUR: Make getting visas easier for countries whose citizens frequently visit Malaysia, says the new ...

'Waive visas for Chinese tourists'   The Star Online
'Quick wins' way to attract tourists   The Borneo Post
Malaysia looks at 'quick wins' strategies to boost tourism   eTurboNews
The Establishment Post
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Fatal CTE accident: 5 years' jail for drug-influenced driver
Channel News Asia
Toh Cheng Yang, 35, had pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and driving under the influence of drugs. Four people were killed in the accident on National Day in 2013. By Kyle Malinda; POSTED: 19 Jun 2015 10:14; UPDATED: 19 Jun 2015 ...

Man gets 5 years' jail, 20 years' ban for CTE fatal accident that killed Korean family   The Straits Times
CTE crash driver sentenced to 5 years' jail   TODAYonline
CTE fatal crash driver gets 5 years' jail and 20-year ban from driving   The New Paper

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Despite drop, Binay says SWS poll shows 'unwavering support'
Inquirer.net
Amid being overtaken by Senator Grace Poe in the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) electoral poll, Vice President Jejomar Binay's camp on Friday said they are grateful for the results. READ: SWS: Grace Poe tops Binay as most preferred Aquino ...

Laban throws support behind Binay's 2016 bid   CNN
Poe also overtakes Binay in SWS poll   InterAksyon
Grace Poe tops presidential candidates in SWS poll   Rappler
Visayan Daily Star (press release)
Philippine Star
GMA News
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Thai junta's legislature approves changes to interim charter
The Straits Times
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha gestures as he speaks during a ceremony marking the National Anti-Human Trafficking Day at the Government House in Bangkok June 5, 2015. -- PHOTO: REUTERS ...

Thai assembly approves new charter, paves way for referendum   AsiaOne

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After harrowing journeys, Rohingyas hope for peaceful Ramadan in Indonesia
Arab News
RELAXED: Rohingya migrant women taking a picture with a mobile phone in Kuala Cangkoi, Indonesia's Aceh province. (AFP). AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE. Published — Friday 19 June 2015. Last update 18 June 2015 11:47 pm. | نسخة PDF · Print News ...

Commentary: Response to Oz Bribe Allegations Should Focus on Regional ...   Jakarta Globe
After harrowing journeys, Rohingyas hope for a peaceful Ramazan   DAWN.com
After harrowing journeys, Rohingya hope for peaceful Ramadhan in Indonesia   Jakarta Post
Anadolu Agency
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'No more arms turnover sans BBL'
Philippine Star
Miriam Ferrer, the government's chief peace negotiator, said the next phase of decommissioning of MILF fighters and arms is tied to the approval of the proposed law that would create a new Bangsamoro autonomous region. File photo/OPAPP. MANILA ...

Decommissioning... Say what?   Manila Standard Today
MILF-decommissioned WW I and II rifles, retirees   The Manila Times
Escudero: Include MILF decommissioning timetable in BBL   Sun.Star
InterAksyon
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Govt to regulate prices of key commodities
Jakarta Post
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has signed a presidential regulation on basic commodity prices and supplies to anticipate price hikes that normally peak during the fasting month and the Idul Fitri festivities as demand surges in the population of 250 million ...

Heads to roll in Indonesian govt after poor performance, says official   Daily Times
Widodo's Teething Problems Show Up in Dentist's Chair   Bloomberg
UPDATE 1-Indonesian president allows staple food prices to be capped   Reuters
Reuters Africa
Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Enslaved Fishermen Return From Indonesia
The Cambodia Daily
A group of 230 fishermen who had been trapped in Indonesia returned to Cambodia on Thursday, many of them after being released from slavery on Thai-captained fishing vessels. More than 300 Cambodian fishermen have been repatriated from Indonesia ...

Trafficked Cambodians returned from Thai fishing boat 'slavery'   Daily Mail
Trafficked Cambodians returned from Thai fishing boat   Jakarta Post
Trafficked Cambodians Return Home After Years on Thai Fishing Boats   Big News Network.com

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Why the Vietnamese military wants to buy American
The Week Magazine
The Pentagon plans to give Vietnam millions of dollars to buy American-made patrol boats. It's a huge milestone, 40 years after the bloody and divisive American war in Vietnam. On May 31, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter pledged $18 million just to help ...

Vietnamese Dissidents Call on U.S. to Pressure Hanoi Over Rights Abuses at ...   Big News Network.com
Compassionate communists   The Economist
Breaking news   Tuoitrenews
Peninsula On-line
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