en-my-hotdailynews: 2015-07-02 Malaysia Southeast Asia

62 bodies from Medan plane crash identified
AsiaOne
Grim task: Relatives searching for missing family members check body bags containing the remains of victims of the crashed Air Force Hercules C-130 aircraft at Adam Malik General Hospital in Medan, North Sumatra on Wednesday. Sixty two of the victims ...
Editorial: A Herculean   Jakarta Post
Pakistan condoles crash of Indonesian aircraft   The Nation
141 dead in Indonesian military plane crash; transport might have been ...   OCRegister
BBC News
Daily Times
ABC Online
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AsiaOne

If I'm 'empty up there', so are three former PMs: Malaysian minister
AsiaOne
PETALING JAYA - Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz (pic) has laughed off the Johor Crown Prince' suggestions that he is "empty up there". The Tourism and Culture Minister said Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim's opinion could not be true as he was qualified to practise ...
Tunku Ismail: Let's bury this me and Nazri issue   The Star Online
TMJ buries the hatchet, bored of the 'show'   Free Malaysia Today
Enough is enough, Johor crown prince tells media   Malay Mail Online
Malaysiakini (subscription)
TODAYonline
The Rakyat Post
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AsiaOne

The Edge stands by its 1MDB articles, says CEO
AsiaOne
PETALING JAYA - The Edge has confirmed receiving a show-cause letter from the Home Ministry over its reports on government investment arm 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). The Publisher and CEO of the Edge Media Group Ho Kay Tat said the ...

Home minister: Explain intimidation of The Edge   Malaysiakini (subscription)
Edge stands by its reports   The Star Online
Paulsen: Retract show cause letter to The Edge   Free Malaysia Today
The Straits Times
malaysiandigest.com
The Malaysian Insider (press release)
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ERC chief, ex-BOC head indicted for 'pork' misuse
Philippine Star
The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to indict former Bureau of Customs commissioner Ruffy Biazon, Energy Regulatory Commission chief Zenaida Ducut and four other former lawmakers for graft, malversation of public funds and direct ...

Ruffy Biazon, Ducut, 5 others indicted for PDAF scam   ABS CBN News
ERC chief, ex-Customs head to face pork scam cases   BusinessWorld Online Edition
ERC's Ducut indicted for involvement in pork scam   Manila Standard Today
The Manila Times
InterAksyon
GMA News
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Hearing to assess damages Roy Ngerng must pay PM Lee enters second day
Channel News Asia
Lawyers for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the case for "a very high award of damages" was compelling on account of the blogger's "malice and continuing attacks". POSTED: 02 Jul 2015 09:37; UPDATED: 02 Jul 2015 09:39. PHOTOS. Blogger Roy ...

Blogger Roy Ngerng to testify today in hearing on assessment of damages for ...   The Straits Times
PM needed 'one good apology' from Ngerng   AsiaOne
Roy Ngerng Cross-Examines PM Lee For 6 Hours   malaysiandigest.com
The Star Online
Jakarta Post
The Online Citizen
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Comelec goes to the malls
Inquirer.net
The Commission on Elections on Wednesday moved to expand its presence in shopping malls in order to entice voters to register or validate their biometrics data in time for the 2016 elections. The Comelec signed a memorandum of agreement with SM ...

SM malls give a helping hand   Philippine Star
Comelec's 'No bio, no boto' policy can be questioned   CNN
Malls open voters' registration booths   Rappler

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AsiaOne

Aquino government 'lazy, slow, indecisive': Vice President Binay
AsiaOne
FROM FRIEND TO FOE Vice President Jejomar Binay added “tamad, usad-pagong at teka-teka” (lazy, slow and indecisive) to describe the Aquino administration at the launching of the main opposition party, United Nationalist Alliance, at Makati Coliseum.
Elderly Philippine vice-president 'roughed up Manila police in brawl that left ...   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Philippine V-P accused of attacking police during brawl   The Straits Times
'Insulted' police official to press charges vs VP Binay   CNN
Inquirer.net
NDTV
GMA News
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Hanoi slams 'extremists'
The Phnom Penh Post
Tensions continued to rise between Cambodia and Vietnam yesterday, with both countries firing off statements over recent border disputes, including fierce comments from Hanoi blaming Cambodian “extremists” for violent clashes with Vietnamese ...
CNRP Pushes Gov't for Unity Against Vietnam   The Cambodia Daily
Clash Reported at Border of Vietnam, Cambodia   VOA Learning English
Cambodia Protests Against Vietnam's Road Construction Projects in Border Area   Radio Free Asia
VOA Khmer
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