Members of the media try to identify their colleagues who were dumped together with three vehicles along a hillside grave in Ampatuan, Maguindanao province, southern Philippine, 25 Nov 2009
Philippine Police Name Massacre Suspect as More Bodies Recovered
Convoy was carrying journalists and supporters of a would-be candidate for provincial governor when about 100 gunmen ambushed it.
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| Thai refugee camps face tough year ahead Nov 25, 2009 (DVB)–Rising rice prices and the threat of an influx of Burmese refugees into Thailand over the coming year could place a heavy strain on refugee camps along the border, the head of a refugee aid group warned. - more |
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| Burma aims to match Vietnam rice output Nov 25, 2009 (DVB)–Burma’s rice production, once the most prodigious in the world, is making headway towards its former glory and will soon match Vietnam’s output, a leading rice trader said. - more |
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