Thailand, rebels open peace talks as blast kills 3

Thailand Thursday held its first formal peace talks with a rebel group from its insurgency-racked south as a bombing killed three people in a stark reminder of the difficulties negotiators face.

Thailand Thursday held its first formal peace talks with a rebel group from its insurgency-racked south as a bombing killed three people in a stark reminder of the difficulties negotiators face.

Malaysian immigration authorities have detained an Australian senator who flew into Kuala Lumpur to speak with officials about upcoming Malaysian elections.

Government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiators will meet anew in Kuala Lumpur on Monday to complete the crafting of four crucial annexes to a framework agreement that could end the conflict in Mindanao.
Moro Islamic Liberation Front chairman Murad Ebrahim has asked the public to tone down its expectations of the peace talks with the government even in light of the recent agreements announced by the two sides.

People in Manila brought roses for the victim who helped give them homes but whom they never met. A mother in Kuala Lumpur greeted her dead son. And mourners in Tokyo stood before a piece of steel from Ground Zero, remembering the 23 bank employees who never made it out alive. A decade after 9/11, [...]