JAKARTA - INDONESIA'S opposition Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is leading Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party a week ahead of general elections, a poll showed on Thursday.
BANGKOK - THAILAND'S foreign minister has apologised for a 'misunderstanding' after being accused by Cambodian premier Hun Sen of calling him a gangster, officials said on Thursday.
TOKYO - SEVERAL dozen Myanmar protesters rallied outside Japan's foreign ministry on Thursday, calling on Tokyo to freeze all aid to their country's military regime.
BANGKOK - SUPPORTERS of fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra extended their protest to the finance ministry on Thursday, as mass rallies against the government entered a second week.