Taj Mahal for the rich and famous only? |
- Taj Mahal for the rich and famous only?
- Netanyahu says welcomes shift in U.S. peace effort
- Don't raise resolved issues, Perak PAC advises opposition
- MPs need to up quality of debates, says Muhyiddin
- Building commissioners must monitor apartments - Murugiah
- South Korea to stage big air raid drill amid tension with North
- Radical Indonesian cleric Bashir could face death penalty
- Iran to review ties with Britain following envoy's remark
- Egypt's opposition protest 'illegal parliament'
- National Public Transport Policy Framework ready by Sept 2011
- Sri Lanka Tamils concerned over national anthem report
- Australia: Iran not rogue, nuke programme "deterrent" - cables
- Benjy's case set for mention on Jan 11
- S.Korea to stage big air raid drill amid tension with North
- Mounting public holidays hurting Philippines: businesses
- Iwas Paputoxic
- An empty chair, but a thundering ovation
- Former Ganad Media MD, accounts director cleared in CBT case
- Nepal's ex-crown prince fires gun in row over monarchy
- Hong Kong bourse relaxes mainland firms' listing rules
| Taj Mahal for the rich and famous only? Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:34 AM PST NEW DELHI, Dec 13: Access to the Taj Mahal, the epitome of Mughal art and one of the world's most recognisable structures, may be limited to the rich and famous only, a new report has suggested.
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| Netanyahu says welcomes shift in U.S. peace effort Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:53 AM PST TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed on Monday a U.S. decision to drop efforts to achieve a building freeze in Jewish settlements and focus on resolving core issues of the Middle East conflict. 
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| Don't raise resolved issues, Perak PAC advises opposition Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:28 AM PST The Perak Public Accounts Committee today advised opposition parties not to raise resolved issues in an attempt to pit state government leaders against one another.
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| MPs need to up quality of debates, says Muhyiddin Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:26 AM PST Members of parliament need to debate competently with integrity and more thoughtfully to make Malaysia's parliament world class, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
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| Building commissioners must monitor apartments - Murugiah Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:12 AM PST Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department T. Murugiah has called on building commissioners to monitor problems of apartment residents nationwide.
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| South Korea to stage big air raid drill amid tension with North Posted: 12 Dec 2010 03:46 PM PST  SEOUL: South Korea will stage a major civil defence drill this week against mock attacks by North Korean aircraft amid continuing high tensions after the North's bombardment last month, officials said today. The drill will take place at 2pm on Wednesday, with a dozen South Korean fighter jets flying across the country to simulate air strikes, the National Emergency Management Agency said. "Along with air raid sirens, people will be asked to run into some 25,000 state-managed shelters or other civilian underground facilities," agency official Yoo Byung-Koo said. South Korea, which has remained technically at war with the communist North since their 1950-1953 conflict, usually conducts such drills without aircraft three times a year. They are widely ignored by the public. "Unlike previous ones, Wednesday's drill will focus on guiding people into emergency shelters," said Yoo. "This will be the biggest exercise of its kind in many years. We hope people will take it seriously." In border areas, he said, there would be simulated strikes by North Korea's ground artillery units. The country has been on high alert since the North's Nov 23 bombardment of an island near the disputed Yellow Sea border killed four people including civilians and triggered a regional crisis. After the attack, the first on a civilian area since the war, Seoul staged a major naval drill with the United States in a show of strength against Pyongyang. Last week the South staged its own live-fire drills around the coast. A similar week-long exercise began today at 27 venues off the coast but not near the disputed border, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Diplomatic moves The top US and South Korean military officers last week vowed more joint drills and promised a tough response to future attacks. The North's ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun said today the two nations are conspiring to launch a war and "bringing the dark clouds of a nuclear war to hang over the Korean peninsula". A series of diplomatic moves are also underway this week. North Korea's Foreign Minister Pak Ui-Chun is visiting Russia, while US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg is to visit Beijing to press China to take stronger action against its ally the North. South Korea's chief nuclear envoy is scheduled to visit Russia for talks with his counterpart Alexei Borodavkin. And New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson will visit North Korea from Dec 16-20 to try to calm tensions. China has called for an emergency meeting on the crisis between chief delegates to stalled six-party talks on the North's nuclear disarmament. The United States, Japan and South Korea have reacted coolly, saying the North must first mend ties with the South and show seriousness about disarmament. Russia is the sixth member of the forum. - AFP
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| Radical Indonesian cleric Bashir could face death penalty Posted: 12 Dec 2010 03:31 PM PST JAKARTA: Indonesian prosecutors promised a swift trial of radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir after police charged him today with inciting others to commit terrorist acts, a crime carrying the death penalty. "We want to try him very quickly," South Jakarta prosecutors office chief Mohammed Yusuf told reporters after the aged extremist presented himself under tight security to hear the indictment. Dozens of heavily armed police and two armoured vehicles were on hand as the alleged spiritual leader of Indonesian jihad, or holy war, was transferred from his prison where he has been on remand since August. The indictment charges Bashir, whose anti-Western tirades and conspiracy theories have made him a figurehead for local extremists, with multiple crimes under the anti-terror law. They include providing funds for terrorist activities and encouraging people to carry out acts of terrorism, related to a militant training camp that was discovered in Aceh province earlier this year. "The harshest allegation is that he incited others to commit crimes of terrorism, which carries the death penalty," Yusuf said. The trial is not expected to start for at least two months. Sporting his usual wispy white beard and white Islamic dress, the frail 71-year-old made no comment to reporters but his lawyer said he denied the allegations and would not sign the indictment. The "al-Qaeda in Aceh" group featured some of Southeast Asia's most-wanted terror suspects and was plotting Mumbai-style attacks on embassies, hotels and political figures in Jakarta, police have said. Bashir's arrest came after a series of raids which netted over 100 terror suspects nationwide as police dismantled the Aceh-based network. The bespectacled cleric served almost 26 months for conspiracy over the 2002 attacks on Bali nightspots that killed 202 people, before being cleared and released in 2006. - AFP
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| Iran to review ties with Britain following envoy's remark Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:29 PM PST TEHRAN, Dec 13: Following the remarks made by the British envoy to Tehran, a senior Iranian lawmaker says next week the Parliament (Majlis) will review downgrading ties with Britain.
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| Egypt's opposition protest 'illegal parliament' Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:25 PM PST CAIRO, Dec 13: Braving the bad weather, which hit Cairo on Sunday, hundreds of Egyptian opposition activists denounced alleged fraud in recent parliamentary elections and called for the dissolution of the new "illegal" parliament.
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| National Public Transport Policy Framework ready by Sept 2011 Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:34 PM PST The National Public Transport Policy Framework and the Greater KL-Klang Valley Public Transport Masterplan will be completed by September next year, said chairman of Land Public Transport Commission (LPTC), Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar.
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| Sri Lanka Tamils concerned over national anthem report Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:32 PM PST COLOMBO, Monday 13 December 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamils expressed concern on Monday over a media report suggesting that the government was set to ban singing the national anthem in their language.
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| Australia: Iran not rogue, nuke programme "deterrent" - cables Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:43 PM PST SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia is at odds with its major security ally the United States over Iran, saying it is not a "rogue state" and its nuclear weapons programme is for deterrence, not attack, according to U.S. cables released by WikiLeaks. 
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| Benjy's case set for mention on Jan 11 Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:30 PM PST The Magistrate's Court here today fixed Jan 11 next year for mention of a drug case involving actor Khaeryll Benjamin Ibrahim or Benjy.
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| S.Korea to stage big air raid drill amid tension with North Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:24 PM PST SEOUL, Monday 13 December 2010 (AFP) - South Korea will stage a major civil defence drill this week against mock attacks by North Korean aircraft amid continuing high tensions after the North's bombardment last month, officials said Monday.
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| Mounting public holidays hurting Philippines: businesses Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:20 PM PST MANILA, Monday 13 December 2010 (AFP) - Campaigns to declare national holidays in the Philippines that would honour pets and fishermen are fuelling business anger over the mounting number of days off workers enjoy each year.
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| Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:17 PM PST Around 1,000 students and environmental activists joined the launching dubbed "Iwas Paputoxic" (avoid toxic firecrackers).
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| An empty chair, but a thundering ovation Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:14 PM PST The Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony this year is especially significant because of Chinese jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo. The audience at the ceremony was exposed to a meaningful experience of human dignity.
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| Former Ganad Media MD, accounts director cleared in CBT case Posted: 12 Dec 2010 11:11 PM PST The former managing director of advertising company Ganad Media Sdn Bhd and its former accounts director were acquitted and discharged by Sessions Court here today in a criminal breach trust (CBT) case.
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| Nepal's ex-crown prince fires gun in row over monarchy Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:40 PM PST KATHMANDU, Monday 13 December 2010 (AFP) - Nepal's former crown prince admitted Monday firing his gun into the air after getting into an argument with guests at an upmarket tourist resort about the role of the country's royals.
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| Hong Kong bourse relaxes mainland firms' listing rules Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:30 PM PST HONG KONG, Monday 13 December 2010 (AFP) - Hong Kong's stock exchange has defended a decision to let Chinese companies listing on the exchange use mainland accounting standards and auditors, saying it will increase efficiency and reduce costs.
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