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Wednesday May 14, 5:07 PMReuters Southeast Asia News Highlights 0900 GMT May 14- - - -KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's highest court rejected a petition to free five Hindu rights activists who led a big anti-government protest last year, their lawyer said. - - - - BANGKOK - A tropical depression swirling southwest of Myanmar's main city of Yangon could develop into a cyclone within the next 24 hours, a U.S. advisory said. - - - - YANGON - The 1.5 million people left destitute by Myanmar's devastating cyclone were increasingly desperate, as foreign aid remained at a trickle and overstretched aid workers struggled to reach hard-hit areas. - - - - HANOI - Victims of China's earthquake and Myanmar's cyclone were remembered when Buddhists opened the week-long U.N. Vesak Day, an annual celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. - - - - MANILA - The World Bank has approved a $232 million loan for a Philippine road project after putting it on hold last year following allegations of bid-rigging in the first phase of the project, officials said. (Compiled by Jijo Jacob) |
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