All 242 M'sian students in quake-hit areas of Japan safe |
- All 242 M'sian students in quake-hit areas of Japan safe
- Perak PAC to probe into procurement of equipments rendered useless
- Open tender for tourism ads - NG
- A salute to the austere Japanese grandeur
- Australian police use tear gas on asylum seekers
- Philippines says no radiation spike
- Explosion at Japan thermal power plant in Fukushima - Jiji
- FACTBOX - Timeline of Japan's unfolding nuclear crisis
- Japan says blast did not damage plant vessel - IAEA
- Govt to ban BPA-containing feeding bottle next March
- Over 9,500 statutory rape cases reported since 2005
- India captures 61 Somali pirates after clash: navy
- Taiwan studies plan to cut nuclear power output
- Timeline of Japan’s unfolding nuclear crisis
- Singapore food authority to test Japanese produce for radiation
- International rescue effort gathers pace in quake-hit Japan
- China says must learn lessons from Japan nuke crisis
- With thousands missing, survivors seeking loved ones in Japan
- About 2,000 bodies found on coast of Japan’s Miyagi
- Explosion rocks stricken Japanese nuclear reactor, 2,000 found dead in Miyagi
| All 242 M'sian students in quake-hit areas of Japan safe Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:08 AM PDT A total of 242 Malaysian students who were in 10 areas where tremors of magnitude six and higher were felt in Japan on Friday have been accounted for and are safe, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.
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| Perak PAC to probe into procurement of equipments rendered useless Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:57 AM PDT The Perak Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will probe into complaints over procurement of equipments by several departments and agencies that failed to meet specifications and rendered useless.
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| Open tender for tourism ads - NG Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:57 AM PDT Transparent open tender system will be used for all tourism advertisements between now and 2013, Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said.
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| A salute to the austere Japanese grandeur Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:55 AM PDT The way the Japanese reacted and responded to last week's massive earthquake cum tsunamic has people around the world heartily agree that the Japanese do have their greatness.
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| Australian police use tear gas on asylum seekers Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:53 AM PDT SYDNEY, Monday 14 March 2011 (AFP) - Australian police used tear gas to quell a protest of 300 asylum seekers on remote Christmas Island on Monday, as the government warned of a tense mood within the under-pressure detention centre.
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| Philippines says no radiation spike Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:52 AM PDT MANILA, Monday 14 March 2011 (AFP) - Philippine authorities said Monday they were checking for spikes in radiation levels following two explosions at a nuclear plant in Japan, but that there had been no irregular increases.
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| Explosion at Japan thermal power plant in Fukushima - Jiji Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:08 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - There has been an explosion at a fuel oil tank at a thermal power plant in Japan's Fukushima prefecture and the tank is on fire, Jiji news agency reported on Monday. 
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| FACTBOX - Timeline of Japan's unfolding nuclear crisis Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:08 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is under global scrutiny over the handling of its nuclear crisis after a huge earthquake crippled three reactors at a nuclear power complex, raising fears of an uncontrolled radiation leak. 
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| Japan says blast did not damage plant vessel - IAEA Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:08 AM PDT VIENNA (Reuters) - A hydrogen blast at Japan's earthquake-stricken nuclear plant did not damage its primary containment vessel, the U.N. nuclear agency said on Monday. 
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| Govt to ban BPA-containing feeding bottle next March Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:43 AM PDT The government has decided to ban the polycarbonate feeding bottle containing the organic compound Bisphenol A or BPA from March 1 next year, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said today.
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| Over 9,500 statutory rape cases reported since 2005 Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:42 AM PDT A total of 9,575 statutory rape cases were reported over five years from 2005, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop said today.
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| India captures 61 Somali pirates after clash: navy Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:36 AM PDT NEW DELHI, Monday 14 March 2011 (AFP) - The Indian navy has captured 61 suspected Somali pirates and rescued 13 fishermen after a firefight with a pirate mothership in the Arabian Sea, a navy spokesman said Monday.
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| Taiwan studies plan to cut nuclear power output Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:01 PM PDT TAIPEI, March 14 — Taiwan's state-run Taipower is studying plans to cut nuclear power output and raise output in alternative energy amid Japan's nuclear crisis, an executive said today, though no changes will be made for current operations. "We discussed this issue this morning," Roger Lee, chief engineer of Taipower, told Reuters. Taipower is the ... 
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| Timeline of Japan’s unfolding nuclear crisis Posted: 13 Mar 2011 10:16 PM PDT TOKYO, March 14 — Japan is under global scrutiny over the handling of its nuclear crisis after a huge earthquake crippled three reactors at a nuclear power complex, raising fears of an uncontrolled radiation leak. Below is a timeline of statements made by Japanese authorities and the complex's owner, Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) , after the quake ... 
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| Singapore food authority to test Japanese produce for radiation Posted: 13 Mar 2011 10:04 PM PDT SINGAPORE, March 14 — Singapore will be testing imported Japanese produce for possible radiation, the city-state's agri-food and veterinary authority (AVA) said today. "As a precautionary measure, AVA will monitor Japanese produce based on source and potential risk of contamination," AVA said in response to a query, adding that fresh produce would ... 
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| International rescue effort gathers pace in quake-hit Japan Posted: 13 Mar 2011 09:49 PM PDT TOKYO, March 14 — Rescue workers from more than a dozen countries searched ravaged northeastern coastal cities today for survivors of a massive earthquake and tsunami, as an international effort to help Japan cope with its multiple disasters gathered pace. Some 70 countries have offered assistance in an outpouring of solidarity with Japan, with ... 
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| China says must learn lessons from Japan nuke crisis Posted: 13 Mar 2011 09:11 PM PDT BEIJING, March 14 — China must learn lessons from Japan's nuclear power accidents caused by a massive earthquake and ensure its own nuclear power sector develops safely, the country's top energy official said yesterday. National Energy Administration head Liu Tienan said relevant Chinese parties must carefully analyse the accidents. He said this ... 
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| With thousands missing, survivors seeking loved ones in Japan Posted: 13 Mar 2011 09:11 PM PDT KUJI, Japan, March 14 — Survivors searched for loved ones today in emergency centres across the northeast coast of Japan, with thousands of people still missing after an earthquake and tsunami that probably killed more than 10,000. "I am looking for my parents and my older brother," a weeping Yuko Abe, 54, said at an emergency centre in ... 
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| About 2,000 bodies found on coast of Japan’s Miyagi Posted: 13 Mar 2011 07:52 PM PDT TOKYO, March 14 — About 2,000 bodies were found today on two shores of Miyagi prefecture in northeast Japan following last week's massive earthquake and tsunami, Kyodo news agency reported. — Reuters 
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| Explosion rocks stricken Japanese nuclear reactor, 2,000 found dead in Miyagi Posted: 13 Mar 2011 07:35 PM PDT TOKYO, March 14 — A new explosion rocked Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex today, sending a plume of smoke into the air. Japan's nuclear safety agency said it could not confirm whether or not the hydrogen explosion at the plant's No.3 reactor had led to an uncontrolled leak of radioactivity, according to the Reuters news ... 
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