MANILA - THE Philippines is confident it will pass a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) audit of its aviation safety standards, allowing the country to expand flights to US airports, an official said on Friday.
YANGON (Myanmar) - THE US Embassy in Myanmar said on Friday the government has ignored its repeated requests for access to a detained American arrested for allegedly swimming to the lakeside home of detained Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and sneaking inside.
BANGKOK - ASIAN nations will boost stockpiles of medicines to fight swine flu and look at ways of sharing supplies in case of a pandemic, according to a statement drafted for ministers meeting on Friday.
HANOI - PASSENGERS at Hanoi's international airport are having their temperature taken by hand in a bid to detect swine flu sufferers, after automatic scanners broke down, a Vietnamese health official said on Friday.
