June 2006 in Southeast Asia
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===Deaths===
* [[June 19]] - [[Arthur Yap]], poet
===Past events===
*May 6: [[Singapore general election, 2006|Singapore general election]]
*May 20: [[Sarawak state election, 2006|Sarawak state election, Malaysia]]
*May 27: [[May 2006 Java earthquake|Java earthquake]]
*May 27-30: [[Non-Aligned Movement]] ministerial meeting at [[Putrajaya]]
*June 1-2: [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation|APEC]] ministerial forum, [[Ho Chi Minh City]]
===Upcoming Events===
*July 29: Some airlines to start using [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]].
*September 28: [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]] to officially open.
*November 18-19: [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation|APEC]] annual meeting, [[Hanoi]].
===Holidays===
* June 1: [[Gawai Dayak]]
* June 3: [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]]'s birthday
* June 9 and June 12-13: Special holidays to mark King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej's 60th Anniversary Celebrations]]
* June 26: [[Sunthorn Phu]] Day.
===Ongoing events===
*[[Bhumibol Adulyadej's 60th Anniversary Celebrations]]
*[[H5N1|Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak]]
*[[2006 Pacific typhoon season|Pacific typhoon season]]
*[[Mount Merapi, Central Java#2006 eruption|Mount Merapi eruption]]
=== Ongoing armed conflicts ===
*[[South Thailand insurgency]]
*[[2006 East Timor crisis]]
*[[New People's Army|New People's Army insurgency (Philippines)]]
*[[Karen National Liberation Army|Karen National Liberation Army insurgency (Myanmar)]]
===Upcoming elections===
*[[October 15]]: [[Thailand legislative election, 2006]]
===Related pages===
[[2006 in Malaysia]]<br>
[[2006 in Singapore]]<br>
[[2006 in the Philippines]]<br>
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===[[30 June]] [[2006]] (Friday)===
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Indonesia]]n police are investigating the editor of ''[[Playboy Indonesia]]'' and two models whose pictures appeared in the magazine's first edition for violating indecency laws. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060630/en_nm/media_indonesia_playboy_dc_2 (Reuters)]
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===[[29 June]] [[2006]] (Thursday)===
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} Suspected [[militant]]s on motorbikes shoot and wound a 58-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy in two separate [[drive-by shooting|attacks]] in [[Narathiwat Province]], making for a total of one death and seven injuries in the past two days in the [[South Thailand insurgency]]. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/29/headlines/headlines_30007604.php (The Nation)]
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* {{flagicon|Cambodia}} {{flagicon|Brunei}} [[Cambodia]] beat [[Brunei]] 41 - 10 in [[rugby football|Rugby]] in the Asian Nations Series Division 6 tournament hosted in [[Phnom Penh]] this week. [http://cambodianfederationofrugby.com/content/view/83/37/ (Cambodian Federation of Rugby)]
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* {{flagicon|Cambodia}} New Brazilian ambassador to Cambodia H.E Edgard Telles Ribeiro meets Cambodian King [[Norodom Sihamoni]]. [http://www.tvk.gov.kh/LocalNews_English.htm (TVK)]
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===[[28 June]] [[2006]] (Wednesday)===
* {{flagicon|East Timor}} Gangs hurl rocks at a refugee camp and torch buildings in [[Dili]] as [[2006 East Timor crisis|fresh violence erupts]] between supporters and opponents of ousted [[Prime Minister of East Timor|Prime Minister]] [[Marí Alkatiri]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060628/ap_on_re_as/east_timor;_ylt=Al_nyiuoXObvni4g6aqc.v6nxQ8F;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA-- (AP)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} A [[Kanchanaburi Province]] wildlife conservation group that earlier blocked the shipment of eight [[Asian Elephants|elephants]] bound for [[Taronga Zoo]] in [[Australia]] announces it will not negotiate on the elephants' release and that it waits for the result of [[DNA]] testing to verify whether the animals are farm-raised or taken from the wild. [http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=22944 (TNA)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} As the [[South Thailand insurgency]] continues, one person is fatally shot and five others are wounded in a [[drive-by shooting]] by two [[militant]]s on a [[motorcycle]] on a [[karaoke]] bar in [[Narathiwat Province]]. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/29/headlines/headlines_30007604.php (The Nation)]
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===[[27 June]] [[2006]] (Tuesday)===
*{{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[Nguyễn Minh Triết]] is elected [[President of Vietnam|president]] and [[Nguyễn Tấn Dũng]] is appointed [[Prime Minister of Vietnam|prime minister]] of [[Vietnam]]. [http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/news/270606/domestic_triet.htm (Nhan Dan)] [http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/news/270606/domestic_tandung.htm (Nhan Dan)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} A bomb kills five people and a shooting leaves another man dead in the [[South Thailand insurgency]]. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/28/headlines/headlines_30007471.php (The Nation)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Thailand]]'s Department of Special Investigation says it is investigating the source of a controversial photograph of Crown Prince Dasho [[Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck]] of [[Bhutan]] and a mysterious woman. The picture was first posted on the popular Thai website, [[Pantip.com]], has since been published in many Thai newspapers. DSI says it believes the photo has been digitally altered. The handsome 26-year-old prince has been a frequent topic in the [[Media of Thailand|Thai press]] since his visit to take part in King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej's 60th Anniversary Celebrations]]. [http://www.manager.co.th/IHT/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9490000083310 (ThaiDay)]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} The [[WWF (conservation organization)|WWF]] announces the discovery on the island of [[Borneo]] of the [[Kapuas mud snake]], a "[[chameleon]]" species of [[venom]]ous [[snake]] that can change its skin color. It was found along the [[Kapuas River]] in [[Betung Kerihun National Park]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060627/ap_on_sc/chameleon_snake_4 (AP)]
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===[[26 June]] [[2006]] (Monday)===
* {{flagicon|East Timor}} Despite a vote of confidence by his party, [[Prime Minister of East Timor|East Timor Prime Minister]] [[Marí Alkatiri]] resigns, saying he would share responsibility for the [[2006 East Timor crisis|political crisis and civil unrest]] that has gripped his country for the past two months. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/timor_dc;_ylt=AqlLHf942q0bXAxQyXhxnibCeiEB;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl (Reuters)]
* {{flagicon|Philippines}} Released after four days in captivity in [[Nigeria]], two kidnapped [[Filipino people|Filipino]] are expected to return to the [[Philippines]] within the week. [http://globalnation.inq7.net/news/news/view_article.php?article_id=6649 (inq7.net)]
* {{flagicon|Philippines}} The second impeachment complaint against [[Philippines|Philippine]] [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]] has been formally filed at the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]] by the group "Citizens Impeachment Case versus Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo". The group warned that she may be ousted in a popular uprising if her allies in Congress dismiss the case again. [http://newsinfo.inq7.net/topstories/topstories/view_article.php?article_id=6644 (inq7.net)] [http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN2006062667824.html (Manila Bulletin)] [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=42690 (ABS-CBN News)]
*{{flagicon|Thailand}} Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Plc's share price plunges to a three-year low after it is confirmed that cracks had been found in 14 pylons of the [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]] Rail Link project, leading to demolition of two of them. The government has ordered an investigation. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/27/business/business_30007391.php (The Nation)]
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===[[25 June]] [[2006]] (Sunday)===
* {{flagicon|East Timor}} [[East Timor]] Foreign Minister [[José Ramos-Horta]] resigns after the ruling [[Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor|Fretilin]] party backs embattled [[Prime Minister of East Timor|Prime Minister]] [[Marí Alkatiri]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5114484.stm (BBC)]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[President of Indonesia|Indonesian President]] [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] and [[Prime Minister of Singapore|Singapore Prime Minister]] [[Lee Hsien Loong]] agree to set up special economic zones on [[Indonesia]]'s [[Riau Islands]] ([[Batam]], [[Bintan]] and [[Karimun]]). [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillgen.asp?fileid=20060625174934&irec=1 (Jakarta Post)]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} {{flagicon|Singapore}} {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[President of Indonesia|Indonesian President]] [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] says regional security cooperation in the [[Strait of Malacca]] led to a decrease in [[piracy]]. There were 12 attacks in the strait last year compared to 38 in 2004, the [[International Maritime Bureau]] says, and none in the first three months of 2006. [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillgen.asp?fileid=20060625174934&irec=0 (Jakarta Post)]
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===[[24 June]] [[2006]] (Saturday)===
* {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]] of [[Philippines]] signs a law that repeals the [[death penalty]]. [http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2006/06/24/death.penalty.law.abolished.(12.15.p.m.).html (Sun Star)]
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===[[23 June]] [[2006]] (Friday)===
*{{flagicon|Cambodia}} The [[World Bank Group]] says it has found evidence of corruption on an additional four development projects in [[Cambodia]]. This makes for a total of seven suspect projects, involving 43 contracts worth US$11.9 million. [http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060623/cambodia_world_bank_corruption.html?.v=1 (AP)]
*{{flagicon|Laos}} {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Laos]]' bid to turn itself into the "battery of the region" is well under way with the building of the US$1.25 billion [[Nam Theun II]] dam. It is the first dam backed by the [[World Bank Group]] since the mid-1990s and will eventually feed a power-hungry [[Thailand]]. It could net the Lao government $2 billion in its first 25 years of use. [http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/21/news/laos.php (IHT)] [http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=reutersEdgeNews&storyID=1274242§ion=finance&src=rss/uk/featuresNews (Reuters)]
*{{flagicon|Singapore}} The continuing [[Singapore]] police investigation of a [[wikt:Blogger|blogger]] who posted cartoons mocking [[Jesus Christ]] draws fire from [[Reporters Without Borders]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060623/tc_afp/singaporeinternetmediarsf_060623073039 (AFP)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} {{flagicon|Laos}} [[Thailand]]'s biggest [[sugar]] exporter, Mitr Phol Sugar, announces it will spend 900 million [[baht]] over the next two years on a sugarcane plantation in [[Laos]] to boost its production amid a crop shortage in Thailand. [http://www.biz-day.com/read/industrial/25_jun_06/ir3ne-z/mitr_phol_spend_bt900m_laos.htm (Business Day).]
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===[[22 June]] [[2006]] (Thursday)===
*{{flagicon|Myanmar}} French authorities say oil company [[Total S.A.]] has been cleared of charges it used forced labour in [[Myanmar]] after an out-of-court settlement caused the prosecution's two-year-old case to collapse. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060621/bs_afp/francemyanmarrights_060621191749 (AFP)]
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===[[21 June]] [[2006]] (Wednesday)===
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===[[20 June]] [[2006]] (Tuesday)===
*{{flagicon|Indonesia}} At least 36 people are killed and dozens missing in floods and landslides in [[South Sulawesi]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/20/indonesia.mudslides.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest (CNN)]
*{{flagicon|Indonesia}} The 39th death from [[H5N1|bird flu]] is confirmed. The victim was a 14-year-old [[Jakarta]] boy. [http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/20/news/FLU.php (IHT)]
*{{flagicon|Laos}} {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[Laos]] [[President of Laos|President]] [[Choummaly Sayasone]] continues his official visit to [[Vietnam]]. He had earlier met with [[President of Vietnam|President]] [[Trần Đức Lương]], [[Prime Minister of Vietnam|Prime Minister]] [[Phan Văn Khải]] and [[Communist Party of Vietnam|Communist Party]] General Secretary [[Nông Đức Mạnh]]. [http://www.vnanet.vn/Home/EN/tabid/119/itemid/150628/Default.aspx (VNA)] [http://www.vnanet.vn/Home/EN/tabid/119/itemid/150565/Default.aspx (VNA)]
*{{flagicon|Myanmar}} {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Canada]] marks [[World Refugee Day]] by saying it will accept more than 800 refugees from [[Myanmar]] who have been stranded in camps in [[Thailand]] for more than a decade. [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/06/20/canada.refugees.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest (CNN)]
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===[[19 June]] [[2006]] (Monday)===
*{{flagicon|Myanmar}} Detained [[National League for Democracy]] leader [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] marks her 61st birthday as pro-democracy activists stage protests against [[Myanmar]]'s military rulers. [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-06-19T090904Z_01_BKK242409_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MYANMAR.xml&archived=False (Reuters)]
*{{flagicon|Philippines}} 900 villagers are evacuated as [[Mount Bulusan]] spews ash. [http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news05_june20_2006 (Manila Standard)]
*{{flagicon|Philippines}} The [[Philippines]] government announces strategies to end communist insurgency by the [[New People's Army]], promising "dramatic results in two years" by boosting military spending and development budgets in poor areas. [http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news01_june20_2006 (Manila Standard)]
*{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Singapore]] provides compensation worth more than S$600,000 to health workers who fell victim to [[severe acute respiratory syndrome]] during the 2003 outbreak. [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/6/19/apworld/20060619141659&sec=apworld (The Star)]
*{{flagicon|Thailand}} The [[Thailand|Thai]] Cabinet approves a draft law that would create [[Nakhon Suvarnabhumi|Maha Nakhon Suvarnabhumi]], Thailand's 77th [[Provinces of Thailand|province]] in the area around [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]], which the government says will open on September 28. The bill on the new province would still need the approval of a new government. [http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=22732 (TNA)] [http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=22718 (TNA)]
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===[[18 June]] [[2006]] (Sunday)===
*{{flagicon|Thailand}} Three people are killed and 10 others injured after two explosions and two drive-by shootings in the [[South Thailand insurgency]]. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/19/headlines/ (The Nation)]
*{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Thailand]] is expected to lose 2 billion [[baht]] in tourism revenue because of the number of [[Europe]]an tourists attending the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] rather than travelling to Thailand, the Kasikorn Research Center says. [http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=22671 (TNA)]
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===[[17 June]] [[2006]] (Saturday)===
* {{flagicon|Malaysia}} {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Malaysia]]n Foreign Minister [[Syed Hamid Albar]] warns [[Thailand]] not to make Malaysia a "[[scapegoat]]" in the [[South Thailand insurgency]]. It's a response to Thailand's Interior Minister Kongsak Wantana who stated that the 40 bombs that went off in three southern provinces earlier in the week were made in a foreign country, and it was generally understood Kongsak was referring to Thailand's southern neighbor. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/18/headlines/headlines_30006711.php (The Nation)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} The [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] confirms that a [[submarine]] found in the [[Gulf of Thailand]] is the [[USS Lagarto]], believed to have been sunk by a [[Imperial Japanese Navy|Japanese]] minelayer 61 years ago during the [[Second World War]]. [http://starbulletin.com/2006/06/17/news/story08.html (Star Bulletin)]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} {{flagicon|East Timor}} [[President of Indonesia|Indonesian President]] [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] received an update on the [[2006 East Timor crisis|security situation in East Timor]] from [[President of East Timor|East Timor President]] [[Xanana Gusmão]]. [http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-06-17-voa27.cfm (VOA)]
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===[[16 June]] [[2006]] (Friday)===
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} In the second day of a renewed campaign in the [[South Thailand insurgency]], three small bombs, termed "big firecrackers", explode in southern border provinces. There were no were injuries. [[Narathiwat Province|Narathiwat]] police arrest an [[Indonesia]]n suspected in the previous day's attacks, which killed at least three people. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30006592 (The Nation)] [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30006603 (The Nation)]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Two men trapped in a bunker on [[Mount Merapi, Central Java]] are found dead. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK211146.htm (Reuters)]
* {{flagicon|Vietnam}} {{flagicon|Cambodia}} Reacting to a report by [[Human Rights Watch]], the [[United Nations High Commission for Refugees]] denies that [[Degar|Montagnard]] refugees and asylum seekers who have been returned to Vietnam from camps in [[Cambodia]] have been abused. [http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=18889&Cr=Viet&Cr1=Nam (UN)]
*{{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[Vietnam]]'s [[Politics of Vietnam|government]] issues strict new regulations that will make it harder for [[journalist]]s to do investigative stories. The measure comes after the country's transport minister resigned over a corruption scandal that was widely reported in the [[Media of Vietnam|state-controlled press]]. [http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=103303 (Bangkok Post)]
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===[[15 June]] [[2006]] (Thursday)===
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} The [[South Thailand insurgency]] flares up again as a massive series of bomb attacks are carried out in [[Pattani Province|Pattani]], [[Narathiwat Province|Narathiwat]] and [[Yala Province|Yala]], hitting at least 40 targets, killing two people and injuring at least 25. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/16/headlines/headlines_30006582.php (The Nation)]
* {{flagicon|Laos}} Images have been obtained of a live [[Laotian rock rat]], a [[living fossil]] believed to be the sole survivor of an ancient group of [[rodent]]s once thought to be [[extinct]]. The ''kha-nyou'', as it is known in [[Laos]], was trapped by an expedition in May, near the village of Doy, close to the [[Thailand|Thai]] border. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5082264.stm (BBC)]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} The death from [[H5N1|bird flu]] of a 7-year-old girl [[Indonesia]]n girl earlier this month is confirmed, bringing the country's death toll from the H5N1 virus to at least 38. [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillgen.asp?fileid=20060615131829&irec=4 (Jakarta Post)]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Indonesia]]n soldiers wearing heat-retardant clothes dig through [[volcano|volcanic]] debris on [[Mount Merapi, Central Java]] in an effort to reach two people trapped in an underground emergency shelter. The fierce heat melts the shovels and the tires on a mechanical digger. The rescue is abandoned but will be continued on Friday. [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillgen.asp?fileid=20060615180230&irec=0 (Jakarta Post)]
* {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Cherie Blair]] loses a final appeal [[Courts of Malaysia|Federal Court]] in [[Putrajaya]] to be allowed to represent [[Fauziah Holdings Sdn Bhd]] in its case against [[Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd]]. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,200-2227506,00.html (The Times)]
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===[[14 June]] [[2006]] (Wednesday)===
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Abu Bakar Bashir]], spiritual leader of [[Jemaah Islamiyah]], is released from [[Cipinang prison]] in [[Jakarta]] after serving 26 months for conspiracy in the [[2002 Bali bombing]]. [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillgen.asp?fileid=20060614114331&irec=6 (Jakarta Post)]
* {{flagicon|Vietnam}} {{flagicon|Cambodia}} [[Human Rights Watch]] releases a report that says [[Vietnam]]ese authorities have detained, interrogated and tortured [[Degar]] (Montagnard) refugees and asylum seekers who have returned to Vietnam from [[United Nations High Commission for Refugees|UNHCR]] camps in [[Cambodia]]. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/b7ac30c026a71f3ba07cf6ae6bdb72ef.htm (Reuters)]
* {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Starting in July, [[Vietnam]] will crack down on [[karaoke]], banning patrons from drinking spirits, imposing fines for public drunkenness and limiting the number of servers to one person per room to discourage [[prostitution]]. [http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=16598 (Thanh Nien News)]
* {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Prime Minister of Singapore|Prime Minister]] [[Lee Hsien Loong]] meets [[Prime Minister of Australia|Australian Prime Minister]] John Howard in [[Canberra]] for talks on trade and security issues. Ties between the two countries have turned frosty over Australia's refusal to allow [[Singapore Airlines]] to fly a [[open skies|route]] between Australia and the [[United States]] and Singapore's [[hanging]] execution of [[Nguyen Tuong Van]], a Vietnamese-Australian man convicted of smuggling [[heroin]]. [http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/14/news/singapore.php (IHT)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} Police are searching for a gunman who fatally shot two [[Thai people|Thai]] men after the gunman complaining the two men were cheering too loudly while watching the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] match between [[Italy national football team|Italy]] and [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] at a restaurant in [[Pattaya]]. [http://www.pattayadailynews.com/shownews.php?IDNEWS=0000000520 (Pattaya Daily News)]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} A cloud of superheated gas from [[Mount Merapi, Central Java]] travels 6.5 km from its peak, nearly enveloping a village, prompting authorities to raise the alert status and sending 1,000 people fleeing. [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillgen.asp?fileid=20060614145415&irec=0 (Jakarta Post)]
* {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Cherie Blair]] appears in [[Courts of Malaysia|Federal Court]] in [[Putrajaya]] to appeal the court's refusal to allow her to represent [[Fauziah Holdings Sdn Bhd]] in its case against [[Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd]]. She first sits at the counsel’s bench but is advised to take a seat in the public gallery. [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/6/15/courts/14541419&sec=courts (The Star)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1797804,00.html (The Guardian)]
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===[[13 June]] [[2006]] (Tuesday)===
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} Royalty from 24 nations take part in a banquet at the [[Grand Palace, Bangkok|Grand Palace]] as part of King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej's 60th Anniversary Celebrations]]. It is the first official function in the new Rama IX Throne Hall, an extension of the [[Chakri Dynasty|Chakri]] Throne Hall built by King [[Chulalongkorn]]. [http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=22572 (TNA)]
* {{flagicon|Philippines}} A group calling itself Taong Bayan at Kawal, or Masses and Soldiers, claims for an early-morning bomb blast at a police headquarters in [[Manila]], as well as earlier blasts at Manila office building on June 6, an explosion outside the home of an ally of [[Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]] last week and two simultaneous bomb blasts in police stations on June 11. The group denies it was behind a bombing in [[Lipa City]] that injured nine people on June 11. [http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060613/1/41gxd.html (AFP)]
* {{flagicon|Cambodia}} [[Cambodia]]'s government demands the [[World Bank Group]] give "detailed reason and evidence" about why it suspended three development projects amid allegations of fraud and corruption and asked that Cambodia return US$1.7 million. [http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8I7AI702.htm?sub=apn_home_down&chan=db (AP)]
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===[[12 June]] [[2006]] (Monday)===
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} Royal dignitaries from 25 countries join King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej's 60th Anniversary Celebrations]] and view the Royal Barge Procession by the [[Royal Thai Navy]] on the [[Chao Phraya River]]. Thousands of spectators cram the riverbanks to view the ceremony. [http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=22534 (TNA)], [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/13/national/national_30006358.php (The Nation)]
* {{flagicon|Myanmar}} [[Myanmar]]'s detained [[National League for Democracy]] leader [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] has recovered from a stomach ailment, her personal physician says. The 60-year-old [[Nobel Peace Prize]] laureate was treated at her home, where she is under house arrest.[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060612/ap_on_re_as/myanmar_suu_kyi_1 (AP)]
* {{flagicon|East Timor}} The [[United Nations]] is seeking 18 million USD to support aid operations in [[East Timor]] for three months. It's estimated that 100,000 people have been left homeless in the [[2006 East Timor crisis|violence]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5070846.stm (BBC)]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} The [[South Jakarta]] District Court rules that a decision to drop graft charges against former [[President of Indonesia|president]] [[Suharto]] was invalid, and orders the case reopened. [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20060613.A06&irec=4 (Jakarta Post)]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} A 5.9-magnitude [[earthquake]] strikes off the western coast of [[Sumatra]]. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060612/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_earthquake_1 (AP)]
* {{flagicon|Malaysia}} The [[United States]] and [[Malaysia]] begin free-trade talks on [[Penang]]. They hope to reach a deal by the end of the year.[http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060611/pl_afp/malaysiaustrade_060611213752 (AFP)]
* [[Image:Flag of Brunei.svg|23px]] Three men in [[Brunei]] are sentenced to a year in prison for sending [[mobile phone]] video clips that were considered seditious and insulting to Sultan [[Hassanal Bolkiah]] and his family. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060613/ap_on_re_as/brunei_cell_phone_sedition;_ylt=Aj6Kcc4Y84ipqG.beVLH.MOnxQ8F;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA-- (AP)]
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===[[11 June]] [[2006]] (Sunday)===
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Mount Merapi, Central Java|Mount Merapi]] emits at least 82 torrents of lava and continues to churn out searing clouds of gas and ash. [[Vulcanologist]]s issue a "Beware" warning, meaning the "Mountain of Fire" still poses a threat. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060611/sc_afp/indonesiavolcano_060611222641 (AFP)]
* {{flagicon|East Timor}} Foreign Minister [[José Ramos-Horta]] formally asks the [[United Nations]] to investigate the [[2006 East Timor crisis|violence in East Timor]]. A separate UN inquiry will look into allegations that Prime Minister [[Marí Alkatiri]] hired a special hit squad to eliminate his political enemies. [http://au.news.yahoo.com/060611/21/zc6h.html (ABC)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} {{flagicon|Cambodia}} [[Image:Flag of Brunei.svg|23px]] Royals arrive in Thailand for King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej's 60th Anniversary Celebrations]]. [[Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco]] makes a shopping trip to [[Chatuchak weekend market]], as does [[Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg]]. Other royals arriving include Emperor [[Akihito]] and Empress [[Michiko]] of [[Japan]], King [[Norodom Sihamoni]] of [[Cambodia]], Sultan [[Hassanal Bolkiah]] of [[Brunei]] and [[Haakon Magnus, Crown Prince of Norway]] with his wife [[Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway|Crown Princess Mette-Marit]] and infant son, [[Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway|Prince Sverre Magnus]]. [http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=22520 (TNA)] [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060611/wl_afp/hailandroyalanniversary_060611075447 (AFP)]
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===[[10 June]] [[2006]] (Saturday)===
* {{flagicon|Malaysia}} As part of their Southeast Asian tour, Emperor [[Akihito]] and Empress [[Michiko]] of [[Japan]] visit Malaysia. The monarchs also fulfill a promise made in 1991 to visit the [[Malay College Kuala Kangsar|Malay College]]. [http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Saturday/NewsBreak/20060610185429/Article/index_html (New Straits Times)]
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===[[9 June]] [[2006]] (Friday)===
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} Several hundred thousand people clad in yellow T-shirts and waving matching flags pack [[Bangkok]]'s Royal Plaza for the national holiday to mark [[Bhumibol Adulyadej#60th Anniversary Celebrations|60th anniversary celebrations of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's accession to the throne]]. The monarch and Queen [[Sirikit]] appear at Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall to preside over ceremonies, and the King gives a short address. "Unity provides the basis for all Thais to preserve and increase long-term prosperity in the country. If Thais uphold these ethics, they will ensure Thailand stands firm." [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/10/national/national_30006204.php (The Nation)] [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/10/headlines/headlines_30006200.php (The Nation)]
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===[[8 June]] [[2006]] (Thursday)===
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Mount Merapi, Central Java|Mount Merapi]] spews a column of gas and sends clouds of hot ash tumbling down its slopes, causing 15,000 villagers to flee. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060608/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_volcano;_ylt=AsP5Su9aZNZxWJYWEIhOSYQBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA-- (AP)]
* {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] investigators who looked into rape allegations against four [[United States Marines|marines]] in the [[Philippines]] are barred by the U.S. embassy from testifying in the trial of the four. The plaintiff's attorney characterised the move as a "clear attempt on the part of the US government, to keep us from getting the evidence that we need and from showing the court the truth." [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060607/pl_afp/philippinesusjustice_060607143449;_ylt=AmdlACFWMaYRonKrlhK9p3ntOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA-- (AFP)]
* {{flagicon|Laos}} The new 115-member [[National Assembly of Laos]] meets for the first time since elections on [[April 30]] and endorses [[Lao People's Revolutionary Party]] leader [[Choummaly Sayasone]] as [[President of Laos|president]] and [[Bouasone Bouphavanh]] as [[Prime Minister of Laos|prime minister]]. They respectively replace retiring party chief [[Khamtai Siphandon]] and [[Bounnhang Vorachith]], who is now vice president. [[Thongloun Sisoulith]], a deputy prime minister, replaced [[Somsavat Lengsavad]] as foreign minister. [[Thong Thammavong]] is elected National Assembly president. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/09/regional/regional_30006108.php (The Nation)] [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060608/wl_asia_afp/laospolitics_060608133416;_ylt=AojiKHHy33VxeHqBgDQvfcHtOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA-- (AFP)]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Former [[President of Indonesia|Indonesian president]] [[Suharto]] celebrates his 85th birthday. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060608/wl_asia_afp/indonesiasuhartobirthday_060608135317;_ylt=Ah5i1ZoiUuakECQ7rFYpWDftOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA-- (AFP)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5059902.stm (BBC)]
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* {{flagicon|Singapore}} British pharmaceutical company [[GlaxoSmithKline]] announces that it will invest S$300 million to build a plant in Singapore to produce [[paediatric]] [[vaccines]], its first such facility in Asia. [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2006-06-08T045956Z_01_SIN88771_RTRUKOC_0_UK-SINGAPORE-GSK.xml (Reuters)].
===[[7 June]] [[2006]] (Wednesday)===
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Hot gas and molten lava from [[Mount Merapi, Central Java|Mount Merapi]] force the evacuation of 3,000 people. The volcanic activity threatens to overshadow relief efforts in the [[2006 Java earthquake|Java earthquake]], which left 5,855 dead and more than 400,000 people homeless. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060607/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_volcano_12;_ylt=An4hwId92xML6TqQfMHSTFjaHXcA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl (AP)] [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/indonesiaquake;_ylt=Am3HGuHdLhQdS2ILtucbjLDaHXcA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl (AFP)]
* {{flagicon|Cambodia}} The [[World Bank Group]] says [[Cambodia]] must repay 7.6 million USD in development funds that were mishandled. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5054984.stm (BBC)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Thailand]] authorities open the Football Gambling Suppression Centre in an effort to nab bookmakers during the [[FIFA World Cup]]. [http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=22399 (TNA)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Royal Thai Army]] Commander-in-Chief [[Sonthi Boonyaratglin]] says he agrees with the National Reconciliation Commission proposal for unarmed peacekeeping forces in the [[South Thailand insurgency]]. Meanwhile, two soldiers are killed in a bomb blast and ambush in [[Yala Province]]. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/07/headlines/headlines_30005979.php (The Nation)] [http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=22398 (TNA)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York]] is the first royal guest to arrive in [[Thailand]] to attend [[Bhumibol Adulyadej#60th Anniversary Celebrations|60th anniversary celebrations of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's accession to the throne]]. [http://abcasiapacific.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_1657931.htm (ABC)]
* {{flagicon|Myanmar}} [[United Nations Secretary-General]] [[Kofi Annan]] welcomes the release of imprisoned rights activist [[Su Su Nwayby]]. UN Under Secretary General for political affairs [[Ibrahim Gambari]] had last month urged the military government to free [[Aung San Suu Kyi]], Su Su Nwayby and [[U Win Tin]]. Meanwhile, the country's opposition party, the [[National League for Democracy]], reported that its party leaders are being "forced, pressured, enticed or threatened to resign by authorities." [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060607/wl_asia_afp/myanmarrightslaborun_060607192411;_ylt=Ai4ldXJ528NTtq66BLiVtnXtOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA-- (AFP)] [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060607/ap_on_re_as/myanmar_opposition;_ylt=AixXP2eMORR0DTP7qqBz2toBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA-- (AP)]
* {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Former Malaysian Premier [[Mahathir Mohamad]] criticizes the current [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]] [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]. [http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Thursday/Frontpage/20060608070044/Article/index_html (New Straits Times)]
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===[[6 June]] [[2006]] (Tuesday)===
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} 11,000 villagers are evacuated from around [[Mount Merapi, Central Java|Mount Merapi]] as the volcano shoots out lava and superheated clouds of gas. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060606/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_volcano;_ylt=AmKYjR98xxe0BNqSTG2rVvus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ-- (AP)]
* {{flagicon|Cambodia}} More than 1,000 police, many armed and in riot gear, evict hundreds of families who had refused to leave a [[Phnom Penh]] shantytown. The squatters are to be resettled on a site 22 km from the capital, which residents say is too far from markets or work and lacks running water and electricity. [http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060606/1/41boe.html (AFP)]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Wrapping up a three-nation tour of [[Southeast Asia]], [[United States Secretary of Defense|U.S. Defense Secretary]] [[Donald Rumsfeld]] is warned of a backlash against the [[United States]]' war on terrorism by [[Indonesia]]n officials. He met with [[President of Indonesia|President]] [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]], Defense Minister [[Juwono Sudarsono]] and other senior government officials. [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillgen.asp?fileid=20060606184604&irec=0 (Jakarta Post)]
* {{flagicon|East Timor}} {{flagicon|Malaysia}} A convoy of anti-government demonstrators in [[East Timor]] is escorted into [[Dili]] by Malaysian peacekeeping troops. The protesters scream abuse at the country's embattled Prime Minister [[Marí Alkatiri]] and demanded that he be sacked. Elsewhere, 50 to 100 looters firing weapons into the air raid the offices of the [[United Nations]]-sponsored Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation. None of the documentation of East Timor's violent past was stolen, but 32 motorbikes were taken. [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/gangs-target-dili-buildings/2006/06/06/1149359745282.html (The Age)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} Eight [[Asian elephant]]s are returned to their stables in [[Kanchanaburi Province]] after protesters succeed in delaying their departure on a cargo flight out of [[Bangkok]]. They were eventually destined for [[Sydney]]'s [[Taronga Zoo]] and [[Melbourne Zoo]]. [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19392517-29277,00.html (The Australian)]
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===[[5 June]] [[2006]] (Monday)===
* {{flagicon|East Timor}} [[Australia]]n peacekeeping troops fire teargas on rampaging gangs in [[Dili]], as the [[2006 East Timor crisis|East Timor crisis]] continues. Meanwhile, Parliament met, and Foreign Minister [[José Ramos-Horta]] "had a good talk" with rebel commanders. [http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060605/afp/060605101804top.html (AFP)] [http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060605/ap/d8i1uis80.html (AP)]
* {{flagicon|Myanmar}} [[Myanmar]]'s military government tells [[Yangon]] residents to hang family photos in their homes and to send copies to local authorities. Every family in the capital is required to keep a list of its members, and local officials sometimes visit their homes at night to make random checks to see that the inhabitants tally with official lists. It is thought that the measure is to beef up security in the wake of a deadly bombing campaign in Yangon, which began in May 2005. [http://www.irrawaddy.org/aviewer.asp?a=5844&z=154 (The Irrawaddy)]
* {{flagicon|Myanmar}} [[Myanmar]]'s foreign trade hits 5.5 billion USD in fiscal year 2005-06, a record high in 17 years since 1989 when the country began to move to the market-oriented economy. [http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/business/userobject1ai2081498.html (Shanghai Daily)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} The National Reconciliation Commission, which has been investigating the [[South Thailand insurgency]] for the past year, issues its report, which calls for an "unarmed army", among other measures. The NRC's head, former [[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] [[Anand Panyarachun]], says the government needs to focus on reconciliation and curbing abuses by government security forces in the three Muslim-majority provinces near the [[Malaysia]]n border. Other measures would be recognition of the [[Yawi dialect]] spoken in the region as an official language and setting up a powerful agency to find solutions.[http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BKK16642.htm (Reuters)] [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/06/national/national_30005824.php (The Nation)]
* {{flagicon|Myanmar}} {{flagicon|Thailand}} The [[Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand]] halts its feasibility survey for a dam on the [[Salween River]] in [[Myanmar]] after a surveyor died from injuries after he stepped on a [[land mine]]. EGAT says its team has been pulled out of the area, which has seen major military offensives by the [[State Peace and Development Council]] in [[Kayin State]]. [http://www.manager.co.th/IHT/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9490000073320 (ThaiDay)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Thailand]]'s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department concludes that 83 people died in flooding in five northern provinces: 71 in [[Uttaradit Province|Uttaradit]], seven in [[Sukhothai Province|Sukhothai]] and five in [[Phrae Province|Phrae]]. Thirty-three people are still missing, a total of 674 houses have been damaged and 310,000 people affected. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30005741 (The Nation)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} Environmental activists blockade trucks hauling eight young [[Asian elephant]]s destined for [[Taronga Zoo]] in [[Sydney]]. The animals had been quarantined in [[Kanchanaburi Province]] for 18 months and were scheduled to be flown to Australia. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/06/headlines/headlines_30005842.php (The Nation)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} {{flagicon|Laos}} 231 [[Hmong people|Hmong]] [[refugee]]s fleeing [[Laos]] are detained by police in [[Amphoe Khao Kho]], [[Phetchabun Province]] for illegal entry into [[Thailand]]. The Hmong are seeking asylum at the province's Ban Huay Nam Khao, where about 6,500 ethnic Hmong are being sheltered, but the Thai military refused to allow them to stay. Most of the Hmong claim they fought against the communists in the [[Secret War]]. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/07/national/national_30005937.php (The Nation)]
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===[[4 June]] [[2006]] (Sunday)===
* {{flagicon|East Timor}} {{flagicon|Malaysia}} In the [[2006 East Timor crisis|East Timor crisis]], gang warfare erupts in the streets of [[Dili]] with houses torched. [[Malaysia]]n peacekeepers kick in doors to search houses where they are told armed men are staying. [http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Gang-violence-erupts-again-in-East-Timor/2006/06/04/1149359598422.html (The Age)]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} The [[World Health Organization]] confirms that a 15-year-old [[Indonesia]]n youth who died last week was infected with [[H5N1]], bringing the country's official toll to 37 people. In another case, tests are negative for an Indonesian nurse who fell ill after treating two siblings infected with H5N1. She had treated a 10-year-old girl and her 18-year-old brother, who both died last month. [http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article625003.ece (The Independent)] [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillgen.asp?fileid=20060604115925&irec=5 (Jakarta Post)]
* {{flagicon|Malaysia}} {{flagicon|Indonesia}} {{flagicon|Singapore}} {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia|Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister]] [[Najib Tun Razak]] proposes the establishment of a regional humanitarian relief center that could better coordinate responses to large disasters in [[Southeast Asia]], citing the recent [[2006 Java earthquake|Java earthquake]] and the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|2004 tsunami]] as examples. The proposal is made at the so-called "Shangri-La Dialogue", a high-level regional security meeting in [[Singapore]]. Najib also meets in a closed-door meeting [[United States Secretary of Defense]] [[Donald Rumsfeld]]. [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/6/4/nation/20060604122319&sec=nation (The Star)]
* {{flagicon|Malaysia}} {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Malaysia]] releases and repatriates 121 [[Thai people|Thai]] illegal immigrants in honor of King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]]'s 60 years on the throne. [http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=22312 (TNA)]
* {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[United States Secretary of Defense]] [[Donald Rumsfeld]] arrives in [[Hanoi]] for a visit aimed at boosting security ties.[http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060604/3/2lgzz.html (Reuters)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} ''Aftermath'', a [[BBC]]-[[HBO]] television mini-series about the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]] is being filmed on location in [[Phuket]] and [[Khao Lak]], stirring painful reminders of the tsunami among residents. The movie stars [[Toni Collette]] and [[Tim Roth]]. [http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article625111.ece (The Independent)]
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===[[3 June]] [[2006]] (Saturday)===
* {{flagicon|East Timor}} [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)|Australian Foreign Minister]] [[Alexander Downer]] arrives in [[Dili]] for talks aiming to end the [[2006 East Timor crisis|East Timor crisis]]. [http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060603/1/41a7w.html (AFP)]
* {{flagicon|Malaysia}} {{flagicon|East Timor}} [[Royal Malaysian Navy]] vessels [[KD Mahawangsa]] and [[KD Inderasakti]] carrying heavy military equipments arrive in East Timor. [http://bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=201506 (Bernama)]
* {{flagicon|Malaysia}} The [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong|King]]'s birthday. The King confers former [[Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia|Deputy Prime Minister]] [[Musa Hitam]] the title [[Malay titles|Tun]], Malaysia's highest federal award. [http://bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=201487 (Bernama)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} A [[Thai Airways International]] flight carrying more than 225 passengers and crew from [[Colombo]] to [[Bangkok]] makes an emergency landing shortly after take-off. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/03/headlines/headlines_30005636.php (The Nation)]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Aftershocks rattle [[2006 Java earthquake|quake-ravaged Java]], panicking thousands of homeless survivors. Meanwhile, the [[World Health Organization]] says some survivors are seeking shelter in poultry sheds, raising the possibility of an increase in cases of [[H5N1]], or bird flu. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060603/wl_nm/quake_indonesia_dc_13;_ylt=AlT7DUqAem3S0m02kAlJ_UjaHXcA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl (Reuters)]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} {{flagicon|Malaysia}} {{flagicon|Singapore}} At an annual regional security conference in [[Singapore]] known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, [[India]]n Defence Minister [[Pranab Mukherjee]] says India is ready to assist Singapore, [[Indonesia]] and [[Malaysia]] in the protection of shipping in the [[Strait of Malacca]]. [http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060603/1/41abj.html (AFP)]
* {{flagicon|Philippines}} The deaths of three [[Philippines]] soldiers by the communist [[New People's Army]] is confirmed. The ambush by NPA guerrillas took place on Wednesday in [[Balbalan, Kalinga]]. The NPA also says two more government soldiers were killed and four were wounded in another attack on Wednesday on an army outpost in Pinukpok town, but the government could not confirm this. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060603/wl_asia_afp/philippinescommunist_060603095408 (AFP)]
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===[[2 June]] [[2006]] (Friday)===
*{{flagicon|East Timor}} Violence the [[2006 East Timor crisis|East Timor crisis]] continues as mobs loot government warehouses. Fired military officer [[Alfredo Reinhado]], whose dismissal sparked the violence, calls on Prime Minister [[Marí Alkatiri]] to resign, but Alkatiri refuses and calls on Reinhado and his troops to lay down arms. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060602/ap_on_re_as/east_timor_violence_101 (AP)], [http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060602/1/419md.html (AFP)]
*{{flagicon|Singapore}} 10,000 taxi drivers will receive training as Singapore prepares to host 16,000 delegates for the [[International Monetary Fund]] and [[World Bank Group]] meetings in September. [http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060602/5/singapore211642.html (Channel NewsAsia)]
*{{flagicon|Philippines}} Four [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marines]] facing rape charges in the [[Philippines]] see their accuser in court for the first time as the formal trial begins in a case that was filed in December, stemming from an incident at a [[Subic Bay]] bar. The case has prompted protests and calls for the [[RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement]] to be amended or scrapped. [http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060602/3/2levs.html (Reuters)]
*{{flagicon|Myanmar}} {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesian foreign minister [[Hassan Wirayuda]] calls on [[Myanmar]] to release [[Aung San Suu Kyi]]. The [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]], meanwhile, says it has "broad" support for a resolution it plans to introduce in the [[United Nations Security Council]] that would compel Myanmar's military regime to change its policies. [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillgen.asp?fileid=20060602160034&irec=3 (Jakarta Post)] [http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060601/afp/060601221905asiapacificnews.html (AFP)]
* {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia records USD1.98 billion [[trade surplus]] for the month of April 2006. [[Bank Negara]], the Malaysian central bank, had earlier announced that the economy grew at faster-than-expected 5.3% in the first quarter of 2006. [http://bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_business.php?id=201414 (Bernama)] [http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BT/Thursday/Nation/20060531230534/Article/ {Business Times)]
* {{flagicon|Laos}} The [[United States Department of State|United States]] calls on [[Laos]] to investigate allegations that the [[Military of Laos|Lao military]] killed a group of unarmed [[Hmong people|Hmong]] civilians, mostly women and children. [[Amnesty International]] says Lao soldiers killed at least 26 unarmed Hmong on [[April 6]]. [http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-06-02-voa16.cfm (VOA)]
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===[[1 June]] [[2006]] (Thursday)===
*{{flagicon|Indonesia}} The death toll in the [[2006 Java earthquake|Java earthquake]] rises to 6,234. More than 600,000 are estimated to have been displaced by the quake. [[United Nations]] officials say they fear help will come too late for victims still awaiting medical care in overwhelmed hospitals and villagers decry the lack of aid. [http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/01/news/indo.php (IHT)] [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060601/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_earthquake_142 (AP)]
* {{flagicon|Malaysia}} A retaining wall built on a hillslope collapses in [[Selangor]], Malaysia. 160 people are left homeless while rescue efforts are underway to find those that are trapped. [http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Thursday/Frontpage/20060601080235/Article/index_html (New Straits Times)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[People's Republic of China]] President [[Hu Jintao]] sends a message of blessing to the [[Bhumibol Adulyadej|Thai monarch]] on the 60th anniversary later this month of his accession to the throne. Prime Minister [[Wen Jiabao]], on behalf of the Chinese government, pledges to provide aid to Thailand to help people effected by floods in the North if needed. [http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=22244 (TNA)]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[South Thailand insurgency]]: Police in [[Narathiwat province|Narathiwat]] arrests another three suspects allegedly involved in abducting and assaulting two female teachers at Gujinluepa School in Amphoe Ra-ngae nearly two weeks ago. [http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=22236 (TNA)]
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==News collections and sources==
===Helpful resources===
*[[Wikipedia:News collections and sources]].
*[[Wikipedia:News sources]] - This has much of the same material organised in a hierarchical manner to help encourage [[Wikipedia:NPOV|NPOV]] in our news reporting.
===Brunei===
{{main|Media of Brunei}}
* [[Borneo Bulletin]] [http://www.brunet.bn/news/bb/]
===Cambodia===
{{main|Media of Cambodia}}
* [[Agence Khmer Presse]] (AKP) [http://www.camnet.com.kh/akp/]
* [[The Cambodia Daily]] [http://www.cambodiadaily.com/]
* [[Cambodia Politics]] [http://www.cambodiapolitics.org]
* [[Phnom Penh Post]] [http://www.phnompenhpost.com/]
===Indonesia===
* [[ANTARA]] [http://www.antara.co.id/en/]
* [[The Jakarta Post]] [http://www.thejakartapost.com/headlines.asp]
===Laos===
* [[Vientiane Times]] [http://www.vientianetimes.com/Headlines.html]
===Malaysia===
*[[Bernama]] [http://www.bernama.com.my/]
*[[Daily Express (Malaysia)|Daily Express]] [http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/] (mainly Sabah news)
*[[The Edge (Malaysia)|The Edge]] [http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/index.jsp]
*[[New Straits Times]] [http://www.nst.com.my/]
*[[Malaysiakini]] [http://www.malaysiakini.com/]
*[[The Malay Mail]] [http://www.mmail.com.my/]
*[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] [http://thestar.com.my/]
===Myanmar===
* [[New Light of Myanmar]] (NLM) [http://www.myanmar.com/nlm/]
* [[The Myanmar Times]] [http://www.myanmar.com/myanmartimes/]
* [[The Irrawaddy]] [http://www.irrawaddy.org/]
===Philippines===
* [[Philippines News Agency]] (PNA) [http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php]
* [[GMA Network|INQ7]] (GMA Network) [http://www.INQ7.net]
* [[The Daily Tribune (Philippines)|The Daily Tribune]] [http://www.tribune.net.ph/]
* [[Manila Bulletin]] [http://www.mb.com.ph/]
* [[Manila Standard]] [http://www.manilastandardtoday.com]
* [[Manila Times]] [http://www.manilatimes.net/]
* [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] [http://www.inquirer.com.ph/]
* [[Philippine Star]] [http://www.philstar.com/]
===Singapore===
*[[Channel NewsAsia]] [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/]
*[[Straits Times]] [http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/]
*[[Business Times]] [http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/]
*[[The New Paper]] [http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/]
===Thailand===
{{main|Media of Thailand}}
* [[Bangkok Post]] [http://www.bangkokpost.com]
* [[Business Day (newspaper)|Business Day]] [http://www.biz-day.com/]
* [[The Nation (Thailand)|The Nation]] [http://www.nationmultimedia.com]
* [[National News Bureau]] (NNB) [http://www.thaisnews.com/index.php]
* [[Thai News Agency]] (TNA) [http://etna.mcot.net/]
* [[International Herald Tribune]]/[[ThaiDay]] [http://www.ihtthaiday.com/IHT/Default.aspx]
===Vietnam===
{{Main|Media of Vietnam}}
* ''[[Nhan Dan]]'' [http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/]
* ''[[Saigon Times]]'' [http://www.saigontimes.com.vn/daily/]
* ''[[Thanh Nien News]]'' [http://www.thanhniennews.com/]
* [[VietnamNet]] [http://english.vietnamnet.vn/]
* [[Vietnam News Agency]] (VNA) [http://www.vnanet.vn/default.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2]
* [[Viet Nam News]] (VNN) [http://vietnamnews.vnanet.vn/default.php]
{{Current events articles}}
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