Kazakhstan to hold presidential election on April 3 |
- Kazakhstan to hold presidential election on April 3
- Myanmar's new parliament appoints Thein Sein president
- Egyptians brace for new anti-Mubarak rally
- Our democracy is transparent, says Shafie
- About 4,800 flood evacuees return home in Johor
- Continuous rain with possible floods in Sabah
- Mutilated body of man run over by vehicles found on North-South expressway
- Ops Sikap 23: 14 of 16 deaths involve motorcyclists on 7th day
- Sri Lanka president promises growth
- Nepal's new leader begins forming govt
- US diocese agrees to US$77 million abuse settlement
- India PM warns inflation 'serious threat' to growth
- Myanmar picks junta insider as president: official
- Egypt demos mass for Mubarak 'departure day' rallies
- World outrage over attacks on reporters in Egypt
- Egyptians ready for 'day of departure'
- Intel warned on Egypt instability at end-2010
- ANALYSIS - Independence key for autocrats who want to hang on
- U.S. proposes Mubarak's immediate resignation
- Mubarak fears chaos if quits, will not flee - ABC
| Kazakhstan to hold presidential election on April 3 Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:49 AM PST ALMATY, Feb 4 — Kazakhstan's veteran leader has called a presidential election on April 3, nearly two years before his current term ends, pre-empting any challenge to his 22-year rule from within a restless political elite. Nursultan Nazarbayev will almost certainly win the snap poll and extend his presidency into a third decade, buying time to ...
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| Myanmar's new parliament appoints Thein Sein president Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:21 AM PST YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein was chosen on Friday to become the military-run country's first civilian president in half a century, a government source said, a cosmetic shift that does little to end the army's dominance in politics. 
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| Egyptians brace for new anti-Mubarak rally Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:21 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians fighting to oust President Hosni Mubarak hoped to rally a million people on Friday as the United States worked to convince the 82-year-old leader to begin handing over power. 
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| Our democracy is transparent, says Shafie Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:20 AM PST Malaysia practices a transparent democracy that is not, as PAS alleged, one-sided, Umno vice president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal said today.
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| About 4,800 flood evacuees return home in Johor Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:18 AM PST As the flood waters began to recede amidst clear skies this morning, 4,811 evacuees returned to their homes.
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| Continuous rain with possible floods in Sabah Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:16 AM PST Intermittent rain, at times heavy, is expected to continue over several areas in Sabah until tomorrow.
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| Mutilated body of man run over by vehicles found on North-South expressway Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:14 AM PST A mutilated body of a man, believed to have been run over by several vehicles, was found at Km 269.9 of the North-South Expressway yesterday.
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| Ops Sikap 23: 14 of 16 deaths involve motorcyclists on 7th day Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:12 AM PST A total of 16 deaths were reported yesterday, the seventh day of the 23rd Ops Sikap, with 14 of them motorcyclists.
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| Sri Lanka president promises growth Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:09 AM PST KATARAGAMA, Friday 4 February 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse promised Friday to promote economic development at all costs to make up for opportunities lost during the country's separatist war.
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| Nepal's new leader begins forming govt Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:07 AM PST KATHMANDU, Friday 4 February 2011 (AFP) - Nepal's new leader began the task of forming a coalition government Friday that will face major challenges as the country struggles to complete its transformation to a peaceful, secular democracy.
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| US diocese agrees to US$77 million abuse settlement Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:57 PM PST WILMINGTON, Feb 4 — A Roman Catholic diocese in Delaware agreed to settle 142 claims of sexual abuse by priests for US$77 million (RM235 million), a spokesman for the diocese said yesterday. The settlement by the Wilmington diocese is roughly US$3 million more than the diocese proposed in mid-January, when it said payouts would likely range from ...
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| India PM warns inflation 'serious threat' to growth Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:01 AM PST NEW DELHI, Friday 4 February 2011 (AFP) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned Friday that high inflation was threatening India's rapid economic growth and needed to be brought under control with "great urgency".
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| Myanmar picks junta insider as president: official Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:57 PM PST YANGON, Friday 4 February 2011 (AFP) - Myanmar named a key retired general as president on Friday, an official said, as the military hierarchy retained its stranglehold on power in the country's new political system.
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| Egypt demos mass for Mubarak 'departure day' rallies Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:53 PM PST CAIRO, Friday 4 February 2011 (AFP) - Egyptian protesters were massing Friday for sweeping "departure day" demonstrations to force President Hosni Mubarak to quit after he said he would like to step down but fears ensuing chaos.
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| World outrage over attacks on reporters in Egypt Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:42 PM PST WASHINGTON, Thursday 3 February 2011 (AFP) - The United States led a chorus of world outrage on Thursday as several international journalists were beaten or detained in a "systematic" attack by Egyptian regime loyalists.
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| Egyptians ready for 'day of departure' Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:16 PM PST Protesters in the Egyptian capital Cairo are preparing to stage a "day of departure" for President Hosni Mubarak.
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| Intel warned on Egypt instability at end-2010 Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:24 PM PST WASHINGTON, Feb 4 — Intelligence officials warned President Barack Obama's administration of instability in Egypt at the end of 2010 did not foresee what would trigger the unrest at that time, a top CIA official said on Thursday. Stephanie O'Sullivan, nominated to be the principal deputy director of national intelligence, asked at her Senate ...
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| ANALYSIS - Independence key for autocrats who want to hang on Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:40 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Autocrats who are seen by their citizens as beholden to foreign powers stand more risk of being swept away by popular protests than equally repressive ones who pursue more independent policies. 
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| U.S. proposes Mubarak's immediate resignation Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:40 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - The Obama administration is discussing with Egyptian officials the immediate resignation of President Hosni Mubarak as one of several scenarios for a transition of power, a U.S. official said. 
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| Mubarak fears chaos if quits, will not flee - ABC Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:40 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Thursday that if he stepped down now after days of massive street protests, Egypt would fall into chaos and the Muslim Brotherhood opposition group would take control. 
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