Straits Times (Singapore)

UN Security Council to discuss temple dispute
The Singapore-based daily focuses on the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over the Preah Vihear temple. There’s fighting talk from Bangkok’s ambassador to the UN, who accuses Cambodia of trying to grab territory along the entire frontier.

The Nation (Thailand)

Border stand-off is storm in teacup

The Thai paper says that Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen is using the border dispute to stoke nationalist sentiment ahead of elections.

The Zimbabwean (UK)

ZANU-PF delays talks while cash is stashed

The London-based journal accuses Robert Mugabe’s cronies of hiding millions of US dollars in offshore bank accounts, to escape the pressure of sanctions.

The Guardian (UK)

Army may go unpaid as sanctions dry up supply of paper for Zimbabwe banknotes

The UK daily reports on sanctions affecting Zimbabwe’s paper imports, meaning the country is having trouble printing banknotes.

The Herald (UK)

Karadzic’s secret life as health guru is revealed

The Scottish daily tracks down those who knew Bosnian war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic during his second life as an alternative medic in Belgrade.

Libération (France)

Temps de travail, les cadres sont fixés

Working time: white collar employees stand firm

French president Nicolas Sarkozy was elected on a platform of “work more to earn more.” But the French centre-left daily says it’s the middle class workers who voted for him who are now trying to scupper his reforms to the 35 hour working week.