 A Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-400 bound for Batam from Jakarta is forced to make an emergency landing in Palembang after a leaking rubber seal on a cargo door resulted in a drop in cabin pressure. In a second incident, a Batavia Air 737, returns to Semarang, 30 minutes into its flight to Jakarta, because of engine trouble. No injuries are reported in either incident. (AFP) (Antara) Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will get married in a private ceremony on Saturday to Jeanne Abdullah. Premier Abdullah, 61, has been a widower since October 2005, when his wife of 40 years, Endon Mahmood, died of breast cancer. Jeanne, 53, is a hotel management professional who has served as a supervisor at Seri Perdana, the prime minister's official residence in Putrajaya. (Star) (Bernama)- A new outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected among poultry in Sungai Buloh, a village in the state of Selangor. (CNA) (Star)
 The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore has suspended poultry and egg imports from the Malaysian state of Selangor due to the new outbreak of bird flu in Malaysia. (CNA) (TODAY) (Star) South Thailand insurgency: Train service in south Thailand is suspended until Friday, while State Railway of Thailand officials inspect tracks after further sabotage is discovered following Monday's derailment in Yala. Also, a Muslim man is fatally shot in Narathiwat, and a school is burned in Yala. (TNA) (AFP)
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