177,857 new voters registered between July and September |
- 177,857 new voters registered between July and September
- Court dismisses application for stay of proceedings in jet engine theft case
- SME sector remains resilient despite global recession
- China to lease N.Korean islands for free trade zone: report
- Taiwan approves huge hi-tech investment in China
- Japan eases visa rules to attract medical tourists
- Japan in open skies talks with S.Korea, Singapore, Malaysia
- Blanketed with snow
- Fraud fears ahead of Belarus poll
- Missing victims found after Hong Kong boat collision
- Moody's slashes Ireland credit rating
- HK wants Manila witnesses to testify at hijack probe: report
- Philippine general in graft trial gets bail, plea bargain
- Chaos in Dewan Rakyat
- Cable: India’s Rahul Gandhi says Hindus a big threat
- Study shows Britain is tuberculosis capital of Europe
- China urges US to cooperate over North Korea
- A German Christmas market - in Japan
- U.S. Congress passes Obama tax deal
- Japan drops Cold War defence to face new threats
| 177,857 new voters registered between July and September Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:58 AM PST Up to 177,857 new voters were registered between July and September, taking the total number of voters in the country to 11.53 million, according to the supplementary electoral rolls for the third quarter of 2010 gazetted yesterday.
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| Court dismisses application for stay of proceedings in jet engine theft case Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:58 AM PST The High Court here today dismissed an application by a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) sergeant for a permanent stay of proceedings on the charge of abetting in the theft of two F5 jet engines.
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| SME sector remains resilient despite global recession Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:57 AM PST Local small-and-medium enterprises (SME) have remained resilient despite being caught up in the recent global financial crisis, said the Small-and-Medium Enterprises Corporation Malaysia (SME Corp).
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| China to lease N.Korean islands for free trade zone: report Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:52 AM PST TOKYO, Friday 17 December 2010 (AFP) - China is planning to lease two North Korean river islands on its border with the isolated country to set up free trade zones and tourism, Japan's Asahi Daily reported Friday.
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| Taiwan approves huge hi-tech investment in China Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:47 AM PST TAIPEI, Friday 17 December 2010 (AFP) - Taiwan's government on Friday gave the green light for a plan by the island's leading flat panel maker AU Optronics Corp. to invest three billion US dollars in China.
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| Japan eases visa rules to attract medical tourists Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:35 AM PST TOKYO, Friday 17 December 2010 (AFP) - Japan said Friday it was easing visa requirements for patients seeking care at Japanese hospitals in a bid to promote "medical tourism", particularly among Asians with rising wealth.
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| Japan in open skies talks with S.Korea, Singapore, Malaysia Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:34 AM PST TOKYO, Friday 17 December 2010 (AFP) - Japan on Friday said it plans to kick off talks for broad "open skies" pacts with South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia, hoping to further liberalise air travel with them by early 2012.
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| Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:30 AM PST Weather forecasters said a winter storm is expected to bring as much as three inches of snow to the Washington area.
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| Fraud fears ahead of Belarus poll Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:49 PM PST Opposition parties fearing electoral fraud in Belarus's election have called on their supporters to protest publicly if current President Alexander Lukashenko wins.
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| Missing victims found after Hong Kong boat collision Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:54 PM PST HONG KONG, Friday 17 December 2010 (AFP) - Hong Kong's marine department said Friday it has wrapped up a search and rescue mission after finding the bodies of all seven missing crew from a vessel that sank after a maritime collision.
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| Moody's slashes Ireland credit rating Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:43 PM PST PARIS, Friday 17 December 2010 (AFP) - Moody's Investors Service on Friday slashed its credit rating on Ireland by five notches from Aa2 to Baa1 because of increasing uncertainties over the debt-stricken country's economy and public finances.
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| HK wants Manila witnesses to testify at hijack probe: report Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:40 PM PST HONG KONG, Friday 17 December 2010 (AFP) - Hong Kong has asked over 100 Philippine witnesses to testify at a public inquiry into the fatal hijacking in Manila that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead, reports said Friday.
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| Philippine general in graft trial gets bail, plea bargain Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:39 PM PST MANILA, Friday 17 December 2010 (AFP) - A retired Philippine general on trial for plundering nearly seven million dollars from army coffers could be let off with a light punishment after a plea bargain, a special graft court said Friday.
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| Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:37 PM PST How the MPs going to defend the people's right if they do not vote based on their conscience?
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| Cable: India’s Rahul Gandhi says Hindus a big threat Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:59 PM PST NEW DELHI, Dec 17 — Rahul Gandhi, seen as an Indian prime minister in waiting, told the US ambassador radical Hindu groups could pose a bigger threat than the Islamists who attacked Mumbai in 2008, a leaked cable showed. The comments made to Timothy Roemer last year were immediately criticised by the main opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya ...
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| Study shows Britain is tuberculosis capital of Europe Posted: 16 Dec 2010 10:31 PM PST LONDON, Dec 17 — Britain is the only country in Western Europe with rising rates of tuberculosis and in London cases of the disease once dubbed "the white plague" have grown by nearly 50 per cent since 1999, a study showed today. Britain has more than 9,000 cases of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosed a year and the problem is becoming particularly acute ...
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| China urges US to cooperate over North Korea Posted: 16 Dec 2010 10:14 PM PST BEIJING, Dec 17 — China told the visiting US Secretary of State James Steinberg that the two big powers should cooperate more in defusing tension over North Korea, playing down discord over how to rein in Pyongyang. China's top diplomat, Dai Bingguo, urged closer coordination over the Korean peninsula during talks with Steinberg, the second most ...
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| A German Christmas market - in Japan Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:20 PM PST Japan is marking 150 years of friendship with Germany by hosting a traditional Christmas market.
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| U.S. Congress passes Obama tax deal Posted: 16 Dec 2010 10:54 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress gave final approval late on Thursday to the deal President Barack Obama and Republicans made to extend expiring tax cuts -- a high-stakes gamble to create jobs at a cost of deepening the U.S. debt. 
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| Japan drops Cold War defence to face new threats Posted: 16 Dec 2010 10:20 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan unveiled a sweeping update of its national defence polices on Friday, prescribing a more flexible posture and refocusing its capabilities as it confronts China's military buildup and North Korea's nuclear ambitions. 
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