Islamic gold dinar gains ground in Malaysia |
- Islamic gold dinar gains ground in Malaysia
- Philippine leader's hostage apology 'won't' absolve others
- Suicide bomber kills 57 at Shiite rally in Pakistan
- China halts loans to firms that break environment rules
- No one can escape prosecution for insulting religion: Muhyiddin
- Omega-3 fatty acids may reduce risk of insulin resistance, inflammation
- Spiders, my favourite pets
- Nine killed in New Zealand tourist spot plane crash
- Pakistan’s ruling party losing support among flood victims
- MOF did not rough up Indon enforcement personnel: commander
- Suicide bomber kills 53 at Shiite rally in Pakistan
- S.Korea foreign minister offers resignation
- Nine dead as small plane crashes in New Zealand
- Earl weakens to storm; damage less than feared
- South Korea minister resigns after nepotism row
- CORRECTED - Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S.
- Nine killed in New Zealand tourist spot plane crash
- Local shares to move in tight range next week
- SKorean foreign minister resigns over hiring of daughter
- Emergency declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand
| Islamic gold dinar gains ground in Malaysia Posted: 04 Sep 2010 12:58 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday 4 September 2010 (AFP) -- Malaysians are embracing gold dinars which were introduced last month by the northern state of Kelantan to promote usage of Islamic currency as an alternative to paper money, an official said Saturday.
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| Philippine leader's hostage apology 'won't' absolve others Posted: 04 Sep 2010 12:55 AM PDT MANILA, Saturday 4 September 2010 (AFP) -- Philippine President Benigno Aquino's taking responsibility for a hostage crisis which left eight Hong Kong tourists dead will not absolve other officials if they are found culpable, a spokesman said Saturday.
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| Suicide bomber kills 57 at Shiite rally in Pakistan Posted: 04 Sep 2010 12:52 AM PDT QUETTA, Saturday 4 September 2010 (AFP) -- Anti-terror police were on high alert in Pakistan on Saturday ahead of mass burials for the victims of a suicide bomber who killed at least 57 people at a Shiite Muslim rally.
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| China halts loans to firms that break environment rules Posted: 04 Sep 2010 12:50 AM PDT SHANGHAI, Saturday 4 September 2010 (AFP) -- China has ordered banks to stop new lending to companies that pollute excessively or consume too much energy, as part of a drive to make its economy more energy efficient, state media said Saturday.
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| No one can escape prosecution for insulting religion: Muhyiddin Posted: 04 Sep 2010 12:49 AM PDT Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today no one can escape prosecution for insulting any religion practised in the country.
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| Omega-3 fatty acids may reduce risk of insulin resistance, inflammation Posted: 04 Sep 2010 12:48 AM PDT LOS ANGELES, Saturday 4 September 2010 (Bernama) -- Taking fish oil supplements, which are a high source of omega-3 fatty acids, may reduce the risk of developing diabetes and inflammation, according to findings published in the journal Cell, reports China's Xinhua news agency.
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| Posted: 04 Sep 2010 12:33 AM PDT People generally keep dogs, cats, fishes and birds as pets, but Zheng Hong Xin is keeping spiders as his pets!
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| Nine killed in New Zealand tourist spot plane crash Posted: 04 Sep 2010 04:16 AM PDT WELLINGTON: Nine people, including foreigners, were killed when a skydiving plane crashed and burst into flames at a popular New Zealand tourist spot today, police and media said. The plane went down near the airstrip at Fox Glacier, a central attraction in the Unesco-designated World Heritage area on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island. "All nine people on board were killed," a police spokesman said. He listed the dead as the pilot, four New Zealand males and tourists from Ireland, England, Australia and Germany whose ages and gender were not available. Initial details of the tragedy were sketchy because of the remoteness of the area. However, the police spokesman said he understood the plane burst into flames after it crashed. Television New Zealand reported the aircraft, which it said belonged to a skydiving company, burst into flames soon after take off. The only skydiving company in the area, Skydive New Zealand, would not comment on the tragedy. However, a message on the company's answerphone said: "Unfortunately, we will not be skydiving for the rest of the day." Police said the ill-fated aircraft was a Fletcher fixed-wing, the type operated by Skydive New Zealand which has been involved in the skydiving and aviation industry for more than 25 years. - AFP
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| Pakistan’s ruling party losing support among flood victims Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:56 PM PDT MEHMOOD KOT, Pakistan, Sept 4 — A month after Pakistan's worst natural disaster, those most affected have lost almost everything they had. But the ruling political party is losing things too: It is losing the poor's vote. In Mehmood Kot, 40 km east of Multan in southern Punjab, day labourer Mohammad Ramazan says he won't vote again for his ...
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| MOF did not rough up Indon enforcement personnel: commander Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:16 PM PDT The Marine Operations Force (MOF) today disclosed its version of what transpired during the alleged maritime border incident last month which has sparked ugly anti-Malaysia protests in Indonesia.
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| Suicide bomber kills 53 at Shiite rally in Pakistan Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:34 PM PDT QUETTA, Saturday 4 September 2010 (AFP) -- A suicide bomber killed at least 53 people at a Shiite Muslim rally in the latest sectarian violence to hit Pakistan as the country struggles with the aftermath of massive floods.
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| S.Korea foreign minister offers resignation Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:33 PM PDT SEOUL, Saturday 4 September 2010 (AFP) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan on Saturday offered to resign after being accused of nepotism over the controversial hiring of his daughter, a spokesman for the ministry said.
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| Nine dead as small plane crashes in New Zealand Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:00 PM PDT WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Nine people have died after a light aircraft used for skydiving crashed in New Zealand's South Island, police said on Saturday.
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| Earl weakens to storm; damage less than feared Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:00 PM PDT HYANNIS, Mass (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl, which earlier in the week was a storm of major proportions that threatened the U.S. East Coast, weakened to a tropical storm on Friday as it swirled offshore towards Canada.
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| South Korea minister resigns after nepotism row Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:00 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan has resigned following accusations of nepotism involving his daughter's employment, government sources and the ministry said on Saturday.
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| CORRECTED - Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S. Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:00 PM PDT By Saud Mehsud
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| Nine killed in New Zealand tourist spot plane crash Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:53 PM PDT WELLINGTON, Saturday 4 September 2010 (AFP) -- Nine people, including four foreigners, were killed when a skydiving plane crashed and burst into flames at a popular New Zealand tourist spot Saturday, officials said.
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| Local shares to move in tight range next week Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:51 PM PDT Share prices on Bursa Malaysia are likely to move in a tight range next week, with investors reluctant to actively trade ahead of the Aidilfitri celebration, dealers said.
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| SKorean foreign minister resigns over hiring of daughter Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:51 PM PDT SEOUL, Saturday 4 September 2010 (Bernama) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan on Saturday offered his resignation amid criticism on the ministry's controversial hiring of his daughter, China's Xinhua news agency said.
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| Emergency declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:50 PM PDT WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths.
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