JAKARTA - THREE dead elephants were suspected of being poisoned in the forest concession area of a pulp company in the Riau province of Indonesia's Sumatra island, a report said on Tuesday.
MANILA - A PHILIPPINES anti-smuggling group says a Taiwanese businessman has been accused of extracting bronze from local coins to make parts for plumbing.
SEOGWIPO (South Korea) - THE Asian summit shut down by protesters in April will be held from Oct 23-25 on the Thai resort island of Phuket, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said here on Tuesday.
Mr Abhisit announced the dates during a joint news conference with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak at the end of a summit between South Korea and the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) in the southern island of Jeju.
MANILA - ELECTIONS to choose the Philippines' next president will be held as scheduled next year, a government official said on Tuesday, even though Congress was to begin debating a proposal to change the constitution later in the day.
