Thailand prolongs emergency rule in south |
- Thailand prolongs emergency rule in south
- Price of jihadi
- China strengthening ties with Asian nations
- Seoul study: North spends third of income on military
- Suicide bomber kills 14 police recruits in Iraq
- Indian bosses warn of rising corruption
- Women power on the rise
- S. Korea raps insincere N. Korea as Hu visits US
- Australia private forecaster predicts floods, cyclones through March
- Property transactions to exceed RM100bn this year
- Bangladesh gets tough on acid sales as attacks rise
- Meeting on Interlok issue held in cordial atmosphere
- Manufacturing investments totalled RM47.2bn last year
- Third of Vietnam Politburo steps down in reshuffle
- SCENARIOS - What are the chances of talks on the Korea crisis?
- Unity government formed in Tunisia
- Palin defends use of 'blood libel' term
- Brazil rescuers find flood victims trapped for days
- India recalls diplomat after 'assault' in Britain
- Philippines to offer medical tourist visas
| Thailand prolongs emergency rule in south Posted: 18 Jan 2011 01:10 AM PST BANGKOK, Tuesday 18 January 2011 (AFP) - Thailand extended emergency rule in most of its violence-plagued deep south for another three months on Tuesday despite rights groups' concerns about the powers awarded to the military.
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| Posted: 18 Jan 2011 01:09 AM PST Over a period of time the elements indulging in terror attacks against US or Western forces are able to extract phenomenal costs from their adversaries, which purely in US dollar terms result in adverse ratios varying from one is to one million or one is to several million.
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| China strengthening ties with Asian nations Posted: 18 Jan 2011 12:55 AM PST Last year saw good momentum in China's strengthening ties with other Asian countries, as indicated by the frequent high-level exchanges and the expansion of two-way economic and trade links.
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| Seoul study: North spends third of income on military Posted: 18 Jan 2011 12:42 AM PST SEOUL, Jan 18 — North Korea is spending about a third of its national income on its military, a much larger amount than announced, as it builds its forces despite a struggling economy, a South Korean think tank said today. The North said it spent US$570 million (RM1.74 billion) on its military in 2009, but the real amount, calculated on an ...
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| Suicide bomber kills 14 police recruits in Iraq Posted: 18 Jan 2011 12:18 AM PST BAGHDAD, Jan 18 — A suicide bomber wearing a vest filled with explosives attacked a crowd of Iraqi police recruits today in former dictator Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, killing at least 14, a provincial official said. Ahmed Abdul-Jabbar, deputy governor of Salahuddin province, said he did not know how many people were wounded in the ...
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| Indian bosses warn of rising corruption Posted: 18 Jan 2011 12:46 AM PST NEW DELHI, Tuesday 18 January 2011 (AFP) - Rising corruption is damaging India's social fabric, prominent business leaders, judges and economists warned on Tuesday in an open letter to the government.
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| Posted: 18 Jan 2011 12:05 AM PST The involvement of women in the tough and rough world of politics has transformed the previously male-dominated political scenario into a more extensive participatory democratic process without gender discrimination. There is even a soft and beauty touch to the battle for power.
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| S. Korea raps insincere N. Korea as Hu visits US Posted: 18 Jan 2011 12:05 AM PST SEOUL, Tuesday 18 January 2011 (AFP) - South Korea Tuesday again criticised North Korea's calls for talks as insincere and said the communist state must own up to past provocations if it wants dialogue.
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| Australia private forecaster predicts floods, cyclones through March Posted: 18 Jan 2011 12:20 AM PST SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's flood-ravaged Queensland state could face more flooding and up to four tropical cyclones through the end of March, Australian private weather forecaster Hayden Walker said on Tuesday. 
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| Property transactions to exceed RM100bn this year Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:53 PM PST Property transactions are expected to exceed RM100 billion in worth this year from RM96.77 billion in the first 11 months of last year, said Director General of Valuation and Property Services Department, Datuk Abdullah Thalith Md Thani.
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| Bangladesh gets tough on acid sales as attacks rise Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:34 PM PST DHAKA, Tuesday 18 January 2011 (AFP) - Bangladesh has launched a crackdown on the sale of nitric and sulphuric acid after a rise in their use in attacks on women, an official said Tuesday.
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| Meeting on Interlok issue held in cordial atmosphere Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:33 PM PST A meeting was held at the Education Ministry here today on the controversial "Interlok" issue, attended by 22 people who included six MIC-appointed representatives.
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| Manufacturing investments totalled RM47.2bn last year Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:32 PM PST Malaysia's manufacturing sector in 2010 attracted RM47.2 billion in approved investments in 910 projects, a 44.8% surge when compared to the RM32.6 billion for 766 projects recorded the previous year, said Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.
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| Third of Vietnam Politburo steps down in reshuffle Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:48 PM PST HANOI (Reuters) - A third of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party's 15-man Politburo stepped down at a five-yearly congress on Tuesday, part of a reshuffle that could bring new, younger faces into Vietnam's ageing leadership. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was re-elected, as expected, to the policy-making Central Committee, made up of the party's top 175 officials. 
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| SCENARIOS - What are the chances of talks on the Korea crisis? Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:48 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea wants talks to resolve the latest standoff with its neighbour on the divided peninsula, but the South has dismissed its offer as insincere, geared only to win aid. 
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| Unity government formed in Tunisia Posted: 17 Jan 2011 10:52 PM PST Tunisia names opposition figures alongside sitting ministers in a national unity government, days after a popular revolt toppled the president.
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| Palin defends use of 'blood libel' term Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:16 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prominent U.S. Republican Sarah Palin on Monday defended her reference to "blood libel" that aroused controversy last week when she used the term to condemn criticism linking her fiery rhetoric to the Arizona shootings. 
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| Brazil rescuers find flood victims trapped for days Posted: 17 Jan 2011 10:41 PM PST NOVA FRIBURGO, Jan 18 — Brazilian army helicopters stepped up rescue and supply operations yesterday in areas hit by floods and landslides that have killed at least 655 people, reaching residents who had been cut off from help for five days. One helicopter team rescued five people in the morning, the Air Force said in a statement, as clearer ...
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| India recalls diplomat after 'assault' in Britain Posted: 17 Jan 2011 10:45 PM PST NEW DELHI, Tuesday 18 January 2011 (AFP) - India said Tuesday it was recalling a senior diplomat from Britain following reports that he assaulted his wife, but indicated it would not consider waiving his diplomatic immunity.
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| Philippines to offer medical tourist visas Posted: 17 Jan 2011 10:41 PM PST MANILA, Tuesday 18 January 2011 (AFP) - The Philippines said Tuesday it would introduce special medical visas for foreigners, as the country seeks to grab a bigger share of Asia's booming health tourism industry.
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