CC Liew, the first Chinese journalist to receive the coveted Eminent Journalist Award |
- CC Liew, the first Chinese journalist to receive the coveted Eminent Journalist Award
- Indian bill aims to stamp out corruption in top judiciary
- Chinese film crew in Bordeaux
- Japan's PM seeks early resumption of gas talks with China
- Scientists discover 200 new species in remote PNG
- France warns travellers against UK terror threat
- North Korea nuclear threat is "alarming", says South
- Briton killed in Pakistan linked to failed NY bomber
- Explosion near British embassy in Sanaa - TV
- By-election a windfall for Galas residents
- Malaysia, EU to begin FTA talks December: Najib
- Thousands in Russia make pilgrimage to relic of saint's hand
- Briton killed in Pakistan linked to failed NY bomber - source
- North Korea nuclear threat ‘alarming’, says South
- Gunmen attack Nato supply trucks in Pakistan
- Sydney makes it to top ten in cities index
- Engaging the extremists with a freed press
- Beijing confirms US-China defence ministers to meet
- CGames: Games lurch on as athletics takes centre stage
- Whale strike downs Australian fishing boat
| CC Liew, the first Chinese journalist to receive the coveted Eminent Journalist Award Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:56 AM PDT Sin Chew Media Corporation managing director cum group editorial director Datuk CC Liew today received the highest honour in Malaysian journalism, the National Eminent Journalist (Tokoh Wartawan Negara) award.
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| Indian bill aims to stamp out corruption in top judiciary Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:41 AM PDT NEW DELHI, Wednesday 6 October 2010 (AFP) - India's Supreme Court and High Court judges accused of misconduct could face tough new investigations and be forced to step down under a new draft law approved by the Indian cabinet.
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| Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:39 AM PDT (FRANCE, Pessac-AFP) - A Chinese film crew has taken over an 18th-century French wine estate to shoot a silver screen sequel to one of the country's most-loved romantic TV series, now set in the vineyards of Bordeaux. Until now the region was virtually unknown as a Chinese film location. Yet twelve years after "Cherish Our Love Forever" ended its hit run on Chinese television, the follow-up sees its two lead characters -- star-crossed lovers -- reunited far from Beijing in the sun-dappled wine hills of southwest France. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2010.
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| Japan's PM seeks early resumption of gas talks with China Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:30 AM PDT TOKYO, Wednesday 6 October 2010 (AFP) - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Wednesday called for an early resumption of stalled talks with China over a disputed gas field in the East China Sea as a territorial row simmers.
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| Scientists discover 200 new species in remote PNG Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:29 AM PDT SYDNEY, Wednesday 6 October 2010 (AFP) - Scientists Wednesday unveiled a spectacular array of more than 200 new species discovered in the Pacific islands of Papua New Guinea, including a white-tailed mouse and a tiny, long-snouted frog.
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| France warns travellers against UK terror threat Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:42 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - The French government has warned citizens travelling to Britain to exercise caution due to a very high risk of terrorist action in the country that could target public transport and tourist sites.
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| North Korea nuclear threat is "alarming", says South Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:42 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - Mercurial North Korea's nuclear threat has reached an "alarming level" and it is now trying to miniaturise weapons to improve their mobility and impact, a South Korean government official said.
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| Briton killed in Pakistan linked to failed NY bomber Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:42 AM PDT DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - A British man killed by an air strike in Pakistan had ties with the would-be Times Square bomber, a Pakistani intelligence official said on Wednesday.
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| Explosion near British embassy in Sanaa - TV Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:11 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - An explosion near the British embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa has led to injuries, Al Jazeera television reported on Wednesday.
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| By-election a windfall for Galas residents Posted: 05 Oct 2010 11:41 PM PDT The Galas by-election has sent house rental and food prices spiralling out of control as local residents try to make a fast buck.
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| Malaysia, EU to begin FTA talks December: Najib Posted: 05 Oct 2010 11:41 PM PDT Malaysia and the European Commission launched the negotiations for the Malaysia-European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (MEUFTA) and the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) here Tuesday, signalling a new era of cooperation between both sides.
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| Thousands in Russia make pilgrimage to relic of saint's hand Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:06 PM PDT By Olga Rotenberg FOCUS MOSCOW: Pilgrims stood patiently in line to kiss the silver-clasped fingers of Saint Spyridon, and to pray for the fourth-century saint to lend a divine hand in their family and money worries.A queue outside Moscow's Danilovsky monastery stretched back several kilometres this week as thousands waited to see the relic of the Greek saint's right hand, which is briefly on loan to the Russian Orthodox Church. But Russian believers said it was well worth the wait. "Something happens to your soul that can't be put in words. It's some kind of warmth inside," said Tatyana Makhmutova, a 40-year-old civil servant, with tears in her eyes. "His spirit is present here. It is as if he comes closer to us with his right hand. He blesses us," pensioner Inna Svezhentseva, 72, said. Over 80,000 people visited the relic yesterday alone, some queuing for over five hours, as the Danilovsky Monastery in southeast Moscow stayed open day and night to accommodate the throng. Student Kristina Grebenyuk, 18, said she had waited more than two hours on a chilly autumn day to see the relic. "As soon as I walked up, I felt complete inside," she said. In total, around 700,000 thousand people made the pilgrimage over the three weeks that Saint Spyridon's hand was displayed in Moscow, bringing some modern-day problems to the early Christian saint. Strong faith "I want to ask for strong faith and for my son to go to church and my husband to stop drinking. There are many things that I want to ask him... simple things that affect my life," said pensioner Tatyana Fedotushkina, 59. Alexander Vasilyev, 56, a builder, said he would ask about "a problem with housing, with construction and with getting the official documents", after his children advised him to turn to the saint. Known as a patron saint of the poor, Spyridon is venerated in both Eastern and Western Christianity for leading a life of great piety more than 17 centuries ago in Cyprus. His relics are preserved on the Greek island of Corfu. His right hand was cut off after his death and held separately in Rome until it was returned to Greece in 1984. "He was loving. He loved those who had nothing. He helped people, he gave them food. He saved them from starvation, and gave them the means to buy bread," Father Alexy, an abbot at the Danilovsky Monastery, said of the saint. "Even now he is performing miracles," Alexy said. "Two women were asking for help to pay their rent. They went in the metro and found an envelope containing 51,000 rubles (RM5,177) -- exactly the amount they needed." Saint Spyridon's relic was to move today to Saint Petersburg, where it was to be displayed until Oct 15. In 2007, when the relic was first brought to Russia more than 1.3 million Orthodox believers came to pay homage. Born in 270 AD, Saint Spyridon became the bishop of the ancient city of Tremithous and is famed for explaining the Christian doctrine of the Trinity at a meeting of bishops in 325 AD. According to religious historians, he argued the unity of the trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit by holding up a brick, which separated miraculously into the three elements of water, earth and fire. - AFP
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| Briton killed in Pakistan linked to failed NY bomber - source Posted: 05 Oct 2010 11:40 PM PDT DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - A British man killed by an air strike in Pakistan had ties with the would-be Times Square bomber, a Pakistani intelligence official said on Wednesday.
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| North Korea nuclear threat ‘alarming’, says South Posted: 05 Oct 2010 11:11 PM PDT SEOUL, Oct 6 — Mercurial North Korea's nuclear threat has reached an "alarming level" and it is now trying to miniaturise weapons to improve their mobility and impact, a South Korean government official said. A US think-tank has also said satellite images taken last week showed that construction or excavation activity was taking place at the ...
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| Gunmen attack Nato supply trucks in Pakistan Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:29 PM PDT QUETTA, Oct 6 — Gunmen in Pakistan attacked and set fire to 20 trucks carrying supplies to Nato troops in Afghanistan today, police said, the latest in a series of attacks on the logistical backbone of the war in Afghanistan. Pakistani authorities, angered by repeated incursions by Nato helicopters from Afghanistan, last week blocked a supply ...
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| Sydney makes it to top ten in cities index Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:42 PM PDT SYDNEY, Wednesday 6 October 2010 (Bernama) -- A global cities index compiled by US management consulting giant AT Kearney has ranked Sydney in the top 10, reported China's Xinhua news agency on Wednesday.
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| Engaging the extremists with a freed press Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:26 PM PDT Extremism and bigotry will never disappear. They were around in the Tunku's time and they will be around a hundred years from now. The only way to deal with it is to have open political discourse not only in cyberspace but also in the mainstream media and in this regard, the mainstream media must be freed of the shackles of the Printing Presses and Publications Act.
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| Beijing confirms US-China defence ministers to meet Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:08 PM PDT BEIJING, Wednesday 6 October 2010 (AFP) - Beijing on Wednesday confirmed that US Defense Secretary Robert Gates and his Chinese counterpart will meet next week at a security conference in Vietnam, in a sign military ties are back on track.
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| CGames: Games lurch on as athletics takes centre stage Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:07 PM PDT NEW DELHI, Wednesday 6 October 2010 (AFP) - The blue-riband athletics program is due to start at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday amid concerns about the state of the track which is undergoing frantic last-minute repairs.
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| Whale strike downs Australian fishing boat Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:06 PM PDT SYDNEY, Wednesday 6 October 2010 (AFP) - Three Australian fishermen were rescued off the country's west after their boat apparently hit a whale and sank in rough seas, police said Wednesday.
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