Chinese milk fears spread in Asia

The problem was first revealed two weeks ago, when milk powder from the Sanlu Group was found to contain melamine, an industrial chemical. At least 22 other companies have since become involved in the scandal and milk products made by the Yili, Mengniu and other groups have...

US, Malaysia have vested interests in Bangsamoro homeland

The highlighted material and the rest of the article may be a few days old, but the context provides crucial information to understand the on-going conflict in many parts of Mindanao in the southern Philippines. "U.S. ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney was in...

"Heart of Borneo" countries agree to five points to conserve forests

"Three countries that took part in the second "Heart of Borneo" (HoB) meeting -- Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam -- have agreed to implement five things to protect forest areas, conservation and production forests for the sake of future generations, a senior...

Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei to hold "Heart of Borneo" meeting

"Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam will hold the Second Tri-lateral Meeting of Heart of Borneo in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, from April 4 to 5, 2008.The upcoming meeting was a follow up of the the First HoB (Heart of Borneo) Tri-Lateral Meeting which was organized in...

Myanmar to hold first ASEAN film festival: report

"The December 6-9 festival will show seven films, including Myanmar's love-story "Mystery of Snow " and Indonesian entry "Denias : Singing On the Cloud)", said The Voice. Myanmar joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1997, which includes Brunei,...

Vietnam drop in FIFA world ranking

Hanoi (ANTARA News) - Vietnam have dropped one place in the world rankings for November, as announced by FIFA, football's governing body.  Vietnam dropped to 140th in the world rankings and fell to fourth place in Southeast Asia, VNA reported. The country, who failed...

President asks ministers to follow up ASEAN Summit results

""With (the results of) this summit we have more things to do, have to work hard and, if possible, reduce our sleep," the president said. During the summit, Indonesia signed various agreements in the context of the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippine East Asia Growth Area...

Indonesia pins hopes on forests at Bali meeting

"Even though it has lost an estimated 70 percent of its original frontier forest, it still has a total forest area of more than 225 million acres (91 million hectares), with a host of exotic plants and animals waiting to be discovered.The richest forests are found in Borneo...