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21 Filipinos killed on way to file election papers

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine troops found 21 bodies in the country's restive south after dozens of gunmen on Monday hijacked a convoy of politicians and supporters filing their nominations for next year's elections, officials said. ...

From JIM GOMEZ, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  23 Nov 2009

Starbucks gets a star guest at APEC

The Starbucks nook at Singapore's cavernous Suntec convention center received a star guest Wednesday, but didn't make a sale. Manager David Lim doesn't mind. Just the fact that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sat in his restaurant ...

From JIM GOMEZ, Taiwan News,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Starbucks Corp,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Sander Levin,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama

No fees for holiday signs

The City Council approved a suspension of temporary sign permit fees for businesses to help with holiday advertising. The fees will be suspended from Nov. 16 through Dec 18. The permit for a temporary sign normally costs $38.95, which allows a business ...

From JIM GOMEZ, The Orange County Register,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Time Warner Inc.

Myanmar diplomat: Junta may free Suu Kyi for poll

SINGAPORE—Myanmar's military-ruled government may release pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi soon, so she can play a role in next year's general elections, according to a senior Myanmar diplomat. The remarks by Min Lwin -- rare for a Myanmar ...

From JIM GOMEZ, Boston Globe,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Aung San Suu Kyi,  Barack Obama,  George W. Bush,  Kurt Campbell,  Thein Sein

Obama to meet Myanmar, other ASEAN leaders

President Barack Obama will meet leaders of Southeast Asian nations, including Myanmar, next month in a high-level affirmation of Washington's new policy of engaging the military-ruled country despite its dismal human rights record. The Nov. 15 ...

From JIM GOMEZ, eTaiwan News,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Thein Sein,  Than Shwe,  Lyndon B. Johnson,  George W. Bush

4th typhoon in month lashes Philippines; 14 killed

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon has battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, killing at least 14 people and sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops to escape rising waters, ...

From JIM GOMEZ, NevadaAppeal.com,  1 Nov 2009

Philippines: No ransom for kidnapped Irish priest

The Philippine government rejected a $2 million ransom demanded by the kidnappers of an ailing Irish priest in the country's volatile south and said Sunday that efforts would continue to safely secure his freedom. The kidnappers of the Rev. ...

From JIM GOMEZ, eTaiwan News,  1 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

4th typhoon leaves 20 dead in Philippines

A tropical storm roared toward Vietnam on Sunday after battering the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces, leaving 20 people dead in a region still soggy from three recent storms. Typhoon Mirinae weakened Sunday as it headed over the ...

From JIM GOMEZ, eTaiwan News,  1 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nguyen Tan Dung

4th typhoon leaves 14 dead in Philippines

A tropical storm roared toward Vietnam on Sunday after battering the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces, leaving 14 people dead in a region still waterlogged from three previous, back-to-back storms. Typhoon Mirinae slammed into Manila ...

From JIM GOMEZ, eTaiwan News,  1 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nguyen Tan Dung

WHO to fight deadly outbreak in sodden Philippines

Outbreaks of leptospirosis, spread by water contaminated with the urine of rats, dogs and other animals, have compounded the problems faced by the Philippines after back-to-back storms since late last month killed more than 900 people and devastated ...

From JIM GOMEZ, San Francisco Chronicle,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: World Health Organization

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