M'sia not world's syabu processing, trafficking centre - police

M'sia not world's syabu processing, trafficking centre - police

M'sia not world's syabu processing, trafficking centre - police

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:15 AM PDT

Malaysia is not a major syabu processing and trafficking centre in the world although several seizures of the drug worth millions of ringgit have been made of late.

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Australian PM wins key backer in bid to regain power

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:13 AM PDT

SYDNEY, Thursday 2 September 2010 (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard won the support of a key independent MP on Thursday, leaving her close to breaking the worst political deadlock in decades after elections failed to produce a winner.

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Perak imams, muezzins, siak, kafa teachers to get Aidilfitri allowance

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:12 AM PDT

About 7,700 imams, muezzins, siak (mosque caretakers), and Quran and Fardu Ain (Kafa) teachers in Perak will receive a special Aidilfitri allowance of RM200.

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UK foreign secretary's aide quits over gay rumours

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:09 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague has denied rumours he was gay and said one of his male aides had quit over untrue speculation they had been involved in a relationship.


"Red Siam" adds revolutionary twist to Thai crisis

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:09 AM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A former communist and political prisoner, Surachai Danwattananusorn, has a dramatic solution to fix Thailand's political crisis: a "democratic revolution" to end what he sees as a monopoly of power by the royalist elite.


Return to power within grasp for Australia’s Gillard

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:47 AM PDT

CANBERRA, Sept 2 — Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard came within grasp of a return to power today after one of four "kingmaker" MPs backed her Labour Party's bid to form a minority government following last month's dead-heat elections. Labour has promised to introduce a new tax on mining profits and a US$38 billion (RM121 billion) broadband ...


UK foreign secretary’s aide quits over gay rumours

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:22 AM PDT

LONDON, Sept 2 — Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague has denied rumours he was gay and said one of his male aides had quit over untrue speculation they had been involved in a relationship. Suggestions about Hague's sexuality surfaced in recent days after newspapers published pictures of the foreign secretary with his aide Christopher Myers ...


Pakistan flood victims await help, one month on

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:36 AM PDT

CHARSADDA, Pakistan (Reuter) - Day after day, Afshan Bibi, a mother of 11, trudges to the U.N. distribution centre to get relief supplies to help her cope with the aftermath of Pakistan's devastating floods.


Pakistan boosts security after Lahore bombs

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:36 AM PDT

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan tightened security in the eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday after three bomb attacks killed 33 people and wounded 171 and pressured the U.S.-backed government already overwhelmed by floods.


Women, children most vulnerable in Pakistan flood crisis

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:36 AM PDT

NOWSHERA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's displaced flood victims say a lack of clean water and high temperatures are causing illnesses sweeping through relief camps with children most at risk.


China coal trucks stuck in 120 km traffic jam

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:30 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 10,000 trucks mainly carrying coal are stuck in a 120 km (75 mile) traffic jam in the northeastern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, in the latest dramatic snarl-up on the country's roads.


Australia's Gillard inches closer to power

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:30 PM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard inched closer to a return to power on Thursday after one of four independent lawmakers holding the balance of power threw his support behind her Labor Party.


‘Red Siam’ adds revolutionary twist to Thai crisis

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:56 PM PDT

BANGKOK, Sept 2 — A former communist and political prisoner, Surachai Danwattananusorn, has a dramatic solution to fix Thailand's political crisis: a "democratic revolution" to end what he sees as a monopoly of power by the royalist elite. It may sound overly ambitious. But his "Red Siam" group is seeking popular support for a movement that comes ...


Peru island makes gains from guano

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:24 PM PDT

An island off Peru is making money from selling bird poo to use as organic fertiliser


Israel, Palestinians set for face-to-face talks

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:57 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a diplomatic push from U.S. President Barack Obama, Israeli and the Palestinian leaders will start direct peace talks on Thursday shadowed by skepticism on all sides and fresh violence in the volatile West Bank.


FACTBOX - Key players in the Mideast peace talks

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:57 PM PDT

Following are details about the key players in the process.


SCENARIOS - What next after Mideast peace talks in Washington

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:57 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli, Palestinian and U.S. leaders meet in Washington this week to launch the first set of direct Middle East peace talks in nearly two years.


FACTBOX - Major issues in Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:57 PM PDT

Following are the main issues on the table:


Mobile ring tones break the peace at Makkah's Grand Mosque

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:32 PM PDT

MAKKAH, Sept 2: As hundreds of thousands of pilgrims throng the Grand Mosque in pursuit of blessings in the last 10 days of Ramadan, the growing phenomenon of irritating mobile phones is disturbing the worshippers.

FACTBOX - Ties between China and Japan

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:37 PM PDT

Below are some key facts about Sino-Japanese relations.


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