51.   Thai Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh will make a two-day state visit to the Philippines this week, a Philippine presidential palace statement said here Sunday.

52.   The bulk of the funds went to infrastructure and energy projects, chief presidential aide Alexander Aguirre reported to President Fidel Ramos, according to the palace statement.

53.   The Filipinos were allegedly forced to board five of their own motorboats which were then towed by the vessel to Malaysian waters, the palace statement said.

54.   The Filipinos were forced to board five of their own motorboats which were then towed by the vessel to Malaysian waters, the palace statement said.

55.   The palace statement also warned of a growing fall in grain production throughout the Asia-Pacific region, raising the possibility of tighter world grain supplies.

56.   The official palace statement made no mention of inflation rates or trade deficits.