Guess who's praising Mubarak and oppose elections?

Guess who's praising Mubarak and oppose elections?


Guess who's praising Mubarak and oppose elections?

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 12:28 AM PST

WASHINGTON, Feb 2: Tony Blair has described Hosni Mubarak, the beleaguered Egyptian leader, as "immensely courageous and a force for good" and warned against a rush to elections that could bring the Muslim Brotherhood to power.


La Nina helps fuel monster Australian cyclone Yasi

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:49 PM PST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Record ocean temperatures and an intense La Nina weather pattern have helped spawn one of the most powerful cyclones in Australia but whether there's a direct climate change link is less clear.



La Nina helps fuel monster Australian cyclone Yasi

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:36 PM PST

SINGAPORE, Feb 2 — Record ocean temperatures and an intense La Nina weather pattern have helped spawn one of the most powerful cyclones in Australia but whether there's a direct climate change link is less clear. Cyclone Yasi, a maximum category 5 storm, was within hours of making landfall in far northern Queensland state and zeroing in on urban ...


Edgy Haiti waits to see who will contest presidency

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:43 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitians will learn on Wednesday who will contest the presidency in a March run-off election shrouded in political uncertainty and complicated by the possible return home of a polarizing former leader.



Frightened Australian cyclone evacuees turned away

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:43 PM PST

CAIRNS, Australia (Reuters) - Australian police turned people away from jammed evacuation shelters on Wednesday as a huge cyclone neared the northeast coast, leaving many to wait outside in the open, praying police will relent and squeeze them in before the storm arrives.



Call for in-depth study to overcome coastal erosion in Terengganu

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:57 PM PST

The Terengganu government has asked the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) to conduct an in-depth study to find the best approach or system to overcome coastal erosion in the state.

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PM: opportunities abundant for all to succeed in Malaysia

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:50 PM PST

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said opportunities are abundant for Malaysians of all races to succeed in the country.

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Fog closes airport in SW China, stranding thousands of Spring Festival travellers

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:47 PM PST

CHENGDU, Wednesday 2 February 2011 (Bernama) -- Heavy fog has forced the closure of Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday, stranding thousands of travellers who are hurrying home for the Spring Festival, Xinhua news agency reported.

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India drops clause to lower age for consensual sex

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:45 PM PST

NEW DELHI, Wednesday 2 February 2011 (Bernama) -- Indian Ministry of Women and Child Development has dropped the controversial clause seeking to make non-penetrative sex by 12-year-old children legal, said official sources on Wednesday.

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Update on bank closure in Segamat and Labis

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:43 PM PST

The Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) has announced that most branches of its member banks in Segamat and Labis, Johor, have begun to operate as usual.

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Putera 1Malaysia sending food and volunteers to Egypt

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:40 PM PST

The Putera 1Malaysia Club will send 30 tonnes of foodstuff to Egypt today to help Malaysians affected by the anti-government protests in the country.

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Interim steering committee for Tun Mustapha Park formalised

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:39 PM PST

The Interim Steering Committee for the Tun Mustapha Park (TMP) was formalised at its inaugural meeting yesterday, marking an important milestone towards the gazettement of the proposed marine park in the northern part of Sabah.

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KL shares end half-day trading on positive note

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:36 PM PST

Share prices on Bursa Malaysia ended the week ahead of the Chinese New Year celebration on a positive note today, with the key index surging 16.3 per cent as at 12.01 pm.

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Technician charged with drug trafficking

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:33 PM PST

A technician was brought to the Magistrate's Court, here, on a charge of trafficking methamphetamine.

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Socso counters closed for CNY

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:30 PM PST

The Social Security Organisation's (Socso) counters will be closed for three days beginning tomorrow in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebrations.

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Struggling Berlusconi faces tax battle, legal woes

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:57 PM PST

ROME, Feb 2 — Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, fighting a possible trial for sex with an under-age prostitute, faces another threat this week with a showdown over local tax that could further damage his struggling government. The 74-year-old premier has resisted calls to resign over a sex scandal that has dominated headlines and made a ...


Frightened Aussie cyclone evacuees turned away

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:42 PM PST

CAIRNS, Feb 2 — Australian police turned people away from jammed evacuation shelters today as a huge cyclone neared the northeast coast, leaving many to wait outside in the open, praying police will relent and squeeze them in before the storm arrives. Cyclone Yasi is the most dangerous cyclone to come ashore in Australia in a century, forcing tens ...


Wary China avoids comment on calls for reform in Egypt

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:09 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's tightly controlled state-run media has largely avoided commenting on the turmoil sweeping Egypt, wary that calls for political reform in the Arab world's most populous nation could ripple into China.



WikiLeaks cable shows three Qataris in Sept. 11 plot

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:09 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A classified U.S. document obtained by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks shows three previously undisclosed participants in the Sept. 11, 2001 plot, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.



Sarawak's CNY celebration reflects cultural integration

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:15 PM PST

Like a goodwill ambassador the Kuching city mascot simply dubbed as the 'White Cat' beckons Chinese New Year (CNY) shoppers, tourists and motorists as they enter the Chinatown at Padungan commercial centre here.

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