www.AseanNewsNetwork.com: Cancellation of bridge to Singapore from Johor Bahru- June 10, 2008 Dr Mahathir Mohamad: Cancellation of bridge to Singapore: "Dr Mahathir Mohamad: Cancellation of bridge to Singapore"http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2008/06/wwwaseannewsnetworkcom-cancellation-of.html President Barack Obama, a possible nightmare for ASEAN- June 9, 2008 Barack Obama is the first US presidential nominee that has a fair understanding of the Southeast Asia region as he was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He moved with his mother to Indonesia in 1967 and there Mr. Obama attended local schools for four years in Jakarta. According to his half sister Maya Soetoro-Ng, an Asian American with Indonesian roots, Mr. Obama's success are deep rooted in Hawaii andhttp://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2008/06/president-barack-obama-possible.html US to Withdraw Naval Vessels from Burma After Aid Refused- June 4, 2008 The U.S. military says it will withdraw its warships from the waters off Burma after the ruling military government refused to allow the ships to deliver relief supplies to the victims of last month's deadly cyclone. In a statement released Wednesday, Admiral Timothy Keating, the head of the U.S. Pacific Command, says the USS Essex and its support ships will leave Burma Thursday. Keating sayshttp://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2008/06/us-to-withdraw-naval-vessels-from-burma.html Indonesia Cracks Down on Hard-Line Muslim Group- June 4, 2008 Indonesian police have detained more than 50 members of a militant Muslim group for questioning over an attack on a rally for religious tolerance in the Indonesian capital Jakarta during the weekend. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more. Indonesia authorities detained 57 members of the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, after a raid involving around 2,000 police on the group'shttp://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2008/06/indonesia-cracks-down-on-hard-line.html |