Portal:Southeast Asia/2006 October 27

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October 27, 2006 (Friday) edit history watch

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo departs for a five-day visit to China to discuss trade and chair a summit for China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (AFP) (INQ7) Southeast Asian haze: Rains douse forest fires and clear skies in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Airports reopen on Sumatra that were closed due to the smog. Air quality is improved in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. (Reuters) South Thailand insurgency: Interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont makes a surprise visit to Songkhla, where he pays a visit to Buddhist monks and Royal Thai Army soldiers injured in a bomb attack on Sunday in Narathiwat. (Nation) (AFP) Junta leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin warns deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra that he should not return to Thailand without his permission. (AFP)