WITNESS - Joy at Mubarak's demise contrasts with tense accession |
- WITNESS - Joy at Mubarak's demise contrasts with tense accession
- Drones hurt Pakistan bid to win hearts and minds
- Swiss reject ban on keeping army weapons at home
- Army asserts command as Egypt drifts back to work
- New China rail chief urges safety amid graft claims
- Japanese women sue to keep maiden names
- Philippine communists hold policeman hostage
- Not guilty pleas in Tonga ferry deaths trial
- Experiment volunteers to walk on Mars
- Situation in flood-hit Johor back to normal
- Foreign workers to enjoy same minimum wage scale as locals once implemented
- Port Klang vacancy hearing on 17 February
- Ameng pleads guilty to two counts of drug possession
- USM produces food supplement that inhibits growth of cervical cancer cells
- Nazri: Umno cannot exclude any of the racial groups
- ANALYSIS - Egypt's military sketches path to transition
- Army orders last protesters out of Egypt's Tahrir
- Indonesia charges firebrand cleric over weapons plans
- WITNESS - Will history repeat itself in Egypt?
- HK feng shui master loses appeal for billionaire’s wealth
| WITNESS - Joy at Mubarak's demise contrasts with tense accession Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:46 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - This time people leapt for joy, hugged their neighbours and in unison cried "Freedom" and "God is Great". They waved their Egyptian flags, beat their drums and headed downtown for the party of a generation. 
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| Drones hurt Pakistan bid to win hearts and minds Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:46 AM PST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's unpopular government was making some progress winning hearts and minds in North Waziristan, a stronghold of its tenacious militant enemies -- from al Qaeda to the Taliban. 
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| Swiss reject ban on keeping army weapons at home Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:26 AM PST ZURICH, Feb 14 — Swiss voters, upholding their national tradition of an ever-ready citizen army, yesterday rejected a proposal to ban army firearms from their homes, following an emotional debate on the subject. Provisional results of yesterday's vote showed that 57 per cent voted against tightening the rules on army firearms in a country where ...
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| Army asserts command as Egypt drifts back to work Posted: 13 Feb 2011 11:55 PM PST CAIRO, Feb 14 — Egypt's generals are asserting their command over the country following the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak, preparing today to ban strikes and to warn they will act against "chaos and disorder". Having suspended the constitution and dissolved parliament yesterday, moves welcomed by those who saw both institutions as perverted ...
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| New China rail chief urges safety amid graft claims Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:32 AM PST BEIJING, Monday 14 February 2011 (AFP) - China's new railways chief called Monday for a tighter focus on safety after his predecessor's ouster on suspicion of graft raised questions about the fast growth of the nation's rail network.
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| Japanese women sue to keep maiden names Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:31 AM PST TOKYO, Monday 14 February 2011 (AFP) - A group of Japanese women filed a challenge Monday to a 19th century law that compels almost all females to drop their maiden names and assume their husbands' surnames when they marry.
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| Philippine communists hold policeman hostage Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:30 AM PST ZAMBOANGA, Monday 14 February 2011 (AFP) - Philippine communist rebels said Monday they were holding a policeman as a "prisoner of war" even as they declared a ceasefire ahead of talks aimed at ending the decades-old rebellion.
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| Not guilty pleas in Tonga ferry deaths trial Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:29 AM PST NUKU'ALOFA, Monday 14 February 2011 (AFP) - Four men charged with manslaughter in Tonga over a ferry sinking that claimed 74 lives pleaded not guilty Monday at the start of a month-long trial in the Pacific nation's capital Nuku'alofa.
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| Experiment volunteers to walk on Mars Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:28 AM PST MOSCOW, Monday 14 February 2011 (AFP) - An international group of volunteers was due Monday to step out for a "space walk" on Mars in the culmination of an unprecedented experiment to study the effects of a mission to the Red Planet.
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| Situation in flood-hit Johor back to normal Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:26 AM PST The situation in all flood-hit areas in Johor is back to normal, with the remaining 96 evacuees from the Segamat and Batu Pahat districts returning home today.
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| Foreign workers to enjoy same minimum wage scale as locals once implemented Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:25 AM PST Foreign workers may enjoy a minimum wage salary scale just like local workers if the private sectors minimum wage model is implemented, said Human Resource Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam.
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| Port Klang vacancy hearing on 17 February Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:24 AM PST Malaysians may know this Thursday whether the country is to have its 16th by-election since the 2008 national polls.
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| Ameng pleads guilty to two counts of drug possession Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:24 AM PST The vocalist of rock band "Spring", Ameng, pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here today to two counts of drug possession.
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| USM produces food supplement that inhibits growth of cervical cancer cells Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:18 AM PST Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has come up with a food supplement which can inhibit the growth of cervical cancer cells.
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| Nazri: Umno cannot exclude any of the racial groups Posted: 13 Feb 2011 11:33 PM PST Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Azizi said that all Chinese, Malays and Indians are Malaysians and thus, the government or political parties cannot exclude any of the racial groups.
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| ANALYSIS - Egypt's military sketches path to transition Posted: 13 Feb 2011 11:45 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military has signalled that real change is on the way, reassuring the popular movement that toppled Hosni Mubarak, but leaving many questions hanging. 
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| Army orders last protesters out of Egypt's Tahrir Posted: 13 Feb 2011 11:45 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - A few dozen Egyptian protesters who have held out in Cairo's Tahrir Square were cordoned by military police and soldiers on Monday, and they said they had been told by the army to leave the square or face arrest. 
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| Indonesia charges firebrand cleric over weapons plans Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:44 PM PST JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia charged a firebrand cleric on Monday for planning to use weapons to commit acts of terror, in a trial that will test the country's ability to clamp down on Islamic extremism. 
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| WITNESS - Will history repeat itself in Egypt? Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:44 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - People took to the streets in their thousands demanding the end of the government. They marched on the headquarters of the state broadcaster which had been churning out the government line. The president fell. The army took charge. 
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| HK feng shui master loses appeal for billionaire’s wealth Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:57 PM PST HONG KONG, Feb 14 — The former lover of late Hong Kong billionaire Nina Wang today lost an appeal to secure control of her wealth, when the high court upheld a previous judgement in a bitter probate battle. A little over a year ago, a Hong Kong court had ruled that a will leaving Wang's entire US$4 billion (RM12.2 billion) estate, one of Asia's ...
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