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Events

2006 East Timor crisis July 31-August 3: Flash flooding in Chiang Mai, Thailand August 21-26: ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting, Kuantan, Malaysia Haze pollution, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand Guimaras oil spill, Philippines Khmer Rouge tribunal preparations, Cambodia 60th anniversary of the accession of Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thailand Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak, regionwide Natural disasters Karangetang volcano eruptions, Indonesia Mayon Volcano eruptions, Philippines Pacific typhoon season, regionwide

Recent deaths
August 13: Payao Poontarat, Thai Olympic boxer

Ongoing armed conflicts
Government offensive against Abu Sayyaf, Jolo Island, Philippines South Thailand insurgency New People's Army insurgency (Philippines) Islamic Insurgency in the Philippines Karen National Liberation Army insurgency (Myanmar)

Elections
Upcoming October 15: Thailand legislative election, 2006

Trials
Recently concluded Indonesia: Abu Bakar Ba'asyir Thailand: Chuwit Kamolvisit Ongoing: Philippines: Joseph Estrada Imelda Marcos Nur Misuari Malaysia Lina Joy

Upcoming holidays and observances

August 8: Ghost Festival, Chinese communities regionwide 9: National Day, Singapore 12: Queen's birthday, Thailand 12: Mother's Day, Thailand 17: Independence Day, Indonesia 19: National Day of the Filipino language 19: Holiday for Quezon City, Quezon Province and other municipalities named after Manuel Quezon 21: Ninoy Aquino Day, Philippines 25: National Heroes Day, Philippines 31: Hari Merdeka (Independence Day), Malaysia

Related pages
2006 in Malaysia 2006 in Singapore 2006 in the Philippines

News collections and sources

Helpful resources Wikipedia:News collections and sources. Wikipedia:News sources - This has much of the same material organised in a hierarchical manner to help encourage NPOV in our news reporting. Brunei Main article: Media of Brunei Borneo Bulletin [1] The Brunei Times [2] Cambodia Main article: Media of Cambodia Agence Khmer Presse (AKP) [3] The Cambodia Daily [4] Cambodia Politics [5] Phnom Penh Post [6] Indonesia ANTARA [7] The Jakarta Post [8] Yahoo Indonesia News [9] Laos Vientiane Times [10] Malaysia Bernama [11] Daily Express [12] (mainly Sabah news) The Edge [13] New Sabah Times [14] (mainly Sabah news) New Straits Times [15] Malaysiakini [16] The Borneo Post [17] The Malay Mail [18] The Star [19] Myanmar New Light of Myanmar (NLM) [20] The Myanmar Times [21] The Irrawaddy [22] Philippines Philippines News Agency (PNA) [23] INQ7 (GMA Network) [24] The Daily Tribune [25] Manila Bulletin [26] Manila Standard [27] Manila Times [28] Philippine Daily Inquirer [29] Philippine Star [30] Singapore Channel NewsAsia [31] Straits Times [32] Business Times [33] The New Paper [34] Today [35] Thailand Main article: Media of Thailand Bangkok Post [36] Business Day [37] The Nation [38] National News Bureau (NNB) [39] Thai News Agency (TNA) [40] International Herald Tribune/ThaiDay [41] Vietnam Main article: Media of Vietnam Nhan Dan [42] Hanoi Times [43] Saigon Times [44] Thanh Nien News [45] VietnamNet [46] Vietnam News Agency (VNA) [47] Viet Nam News (VNN) [48]