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| Cambodian is killed by Thai man over politics |
| A Thai labourer allegedly killed a Cambodian co-worker with an axe early yesterday after a heated and inebriated argument over the two countries’ deteriorating diplomatic relations, police said. |
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| US soldier ‘may have driven car in crash’ |
| A US soldier has admitted he may have run over a Japanese man found dead two weeks ago on the southern island of Okinawa, his lawyer said yesterday, in a case that may further strain ties between the two countries.
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| Malaysian scarred in botched sex change |
| A Malaysian woman, in a bid to become a man by removing her breasts, lost both her nipples after botched sex-change surgery. The 36-year old woman, who wished to be known only as Sam, also suffered a serious infection and scarring due to the operation, the Star daily reported. |
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| Japan cautious on US-N Korea talks |
| Japan yesterday expressed caution that the US and North Korea will make progress in nuclear disarmament talks when an American envoy visits Pyongyang next month. |
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| Philippine troops kill wanted Muslim militant |
| Government troops killed a Muslim militant wanted for kidnappings and bombings in the southern Philippines, a military commander said yesterday. Major General Ben Dolorfino said the suspect, Abdulla Ajijul, a commander of the Al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group, had a P3.3mn ($71,000) reward for his capture. |
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| Dogs find endangered rhino’s dung in Vietnam |
| Biologists working with trained dogs have confirmed that critically endangered Javan rhinos remain alive in Vietnam. The Worldwide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) biologists in Vietnam and the country’s forest service began using the dogs to survey a national park on November 10, WWF press officer Julianne Becker said. |
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| Kung Fu grandmaster is jailed for kicking mistress |
| A Kung Fu grandmaster, who trained under the same teacher as Bruce Lee, has been jailed in Hong Kong for assaulting his mistress. Leung Ting, the founder of the internationally known Wing Tsun Association, was sentenced to two months for the assault on Rita Lip Sik-ying, 45, his lover of five years. |
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