Singapore, Indonesia battle avian flu together (AFP via Yahoo! News) Singapore and Indonesia on Wednesday agreed to carry out a pilot project aimed at boosting Jakarta in its battle with the deadly bird flu virus. [News Source]

China says taking steps to head off food scares. China acknowledged for the first time that it was the source of deadly additives found in US pet foods and vowed to bring in wider checks amid growing overseas concern over its food product controls. [News Source]

China issues draft rules for pig slaughterhouses. China issued draft rules for pig slaughterhouses to protect people's health and pork products' quality, the Ministry of Commerce said on its Web site on Wednesday. [News Source]

Egyptians Play Chicken With Bird Flu Virus on Conspiracy Rumors (Bloomberg.com) May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Cairo teacher Adel Abdel Azim's affection for his chickens may end up killing him. When the Egyptian government outlawed raising poultry on roofs and balconies in February of last year to curb bird flu, he whisked his brood straight into his bedroom. [News Source]

Indonesia inaugurates integrated bird flu centre (EARTHtimes.org) Jakarta - Indonesia, which has the world's highest human death toll from H5N1 avian influenza, inaugurated an integrated bird flu centre on Wednesday as part of renewed efforts to contain a potential human outbreak of the deadly virus. The centre is a... [News Source]