MALUSO, the Philippines -- A Filipino Muslim girl covers her face with an American flag here. U.S. officials, including U.S. Ambassador Francis Ricciardone, visited the former al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf stronghold province to oversee developmental projects funded by the U.S. government. (Reuters photo)
Troops arrest 4 Sayyaf men in Sipadan resort abduction The Manila Times ZAMBOANGA -- The Philippine military said Thursday it had arrested four members of an al-Qaeda-linked group implicated in the 2000 kidnapping of 21 tourists and workers from Malaysia's Sipadan resort.
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Thai, Malaysian PMs discuss security ChannelNews Asia BANGKOK -- Thailand's premier said on Wednesday he was seeking cooperation from his visiting Malaysian counterpart in the pursuit of militants blamed for deadly separatist violence that has plagued the Thai south this year. (Full Story)
'India, Australia ties should move beyond declarations' The Hindu CHENNAI -- Australia wants more "meat" and "muscle" in the counter terrorism cooperation treaty that it had signed with India. (Full Story)
Cambodia chooses new monarch The BCC PHNOM PENH -- Norodom Sihamoni has been named as Cambodia's new king, a week after his father Sihanouk's abdication. (Full Story)
Malabar 04 exercises conclude successfully off Indian coast Seventh Fleet News Service GOA, India -- About 2,000 U.S. and Indian navy personnel took part in Malabar 04, a training exercise off the southwest coast of India Oct. 1-9. (Full Story)
"In
this new threat context - with cyber, biological, and terrorist threats - our
mutual security interests are linked like never before. The instantaneous nature
of the global economy and global information network mean that all of us will
collectively and quickly - prosper or suffer together. And no nation alone can
secure itself or improve the world for others. This situation demands a more proactive,
a more multilateral, and frankly, a more courageous approach. That's precisely
what we are trying to fashion."
--Admiral
Thomas B. Fargo, USN Commander, U.S. PACOM APCSS Bienial Conference
Ilikai Hotel, Honolulu, HI
16 June 2004
