Google tops Superbrands survey |
- Google tops Superbrands survey
- Gamuda profit to exceed target: MIDF Research
- Observers praise Haiti vote, urge transparent count
- Tech-savvy Indians cry out for Apple's attention
- Battle to restore cooling systems at Japan plant
- Thai man arrested for selling monarchy documentary
- Indonesian ex-minister jailed for graft
- Tokyo shares close up 4.36% on nuclear hopes
- Medvedev breaks ranks with Putin over Libya
- Anwar lodges police report over sex video
- Earthquake to have short-term impact on China-Japan trade
- Govt extends medical facility to EPF retirees
- Light winds, snow forecast near Japan nuclear plant
- Judge orders Loughner mental evaluation in Missouri
- Philippine lawmakers make anti-graft breakthrough
- Top Yemeni generals back democracy protesters
- Strikes on Libya set to slow, stalemate feared
- NRG first to slow U.S. nuclear work after Japan
- FACTBOX - Japan disaster in figures
- Steam rises from stricken Japan plant; radiation worry grows
| Google tops Superbrands survey Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:24 AM PDT Google has been ranked as Malaysian consumers' most favourite brand, according to the latest survey from Superbrands which was conducted by The Nielsen Company between Feb 18 and 26, 2011.
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| Gamuda profit to exceed target: MIDF Research Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:21 AM PDT MIDF Research sees ample room for Gamuda Bhd's financial year 2011's profit to exceed its 19% growth target year-on-year on more jobs rollouts in the future.
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| Observers praise Haiti vote, urge transparent count Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:17 AM PDT PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The international community gave its blessing on Monday to Haiti's presidential run-off and urged Haitians to calmly wait for the first results due next week to ensure a credible, transparent outcome. 
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| Tech-savvy Indians cry out for Apple's attention Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:08 AM PDT NEW DELHI, Tuesday 22 March 2011 (AFP) -- Namrata, a Delhi University student, turned an iPad tablet computer round in her hands at an electronics store in the city. It is Apple's latest must-have item -- yet it is already out of date.
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| Battle to restore cooling systems at Japan plant Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:07 AM PDT KITAKAMI, Tuesday 22 March 2011 (AFP) -- Engineers battled to get cooling systems at a crippled Japanese nuclear plant back up Tuesday after smoke and steam escaping from stricken reactors delayed the operation.
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| Thai man arrested for selling monarchy documentary Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:04 AM PDT BANGKOK, Tuesday 22 March 2011 (AFP) -- A Thai man could face up to 15 years in prison after he was arrested for selling copies of a controversial Australian documentary about Thailand's royal family, police said Tuesday.
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| Indonesian ex-minister jailed for graft Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:03 AM PDT JAKARTA, Tuesday 22 March 2011 (AFP) -- An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced a former minister to 20 months in jail for corruption and ordered him to pay a Rp 50 million ($6,000) fine.
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| Tokyo shares close up 4.36% on nuclear hopes Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:02 AM PDT OSAKA, Tuesday 22 March 2011 (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks closed 4.36 percent higher on Tuesday, helped by signs of progress in containing Japan's post-quake nuclear crisis, dealers said.
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| Medvedev breaks ranks with Putin over Libya Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:00 AM PDT MOSCOW, Tuesday 22 March 2011 (AFP) -- Russia adjusted on Tuesday to a shift in its politics after President Dmitry Medvedev for the first time broke ranks with Vladimir Putin by slamming the premier's comments on the Libya conflict.
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| Anwar lodges police report over sex video Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:58 PM PDT Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim lodged a police report today over the emergence of a sex video implicating a senior opposition politician.
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| Earthquake to have short-term impact on China-Japan trade Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:45 PM PDT BEIJING, Tuesday 22 March 2011 (Bernama) -- A spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC)Yao Jian said that Japan's massive earthquake would have a short-term impact on bilateral trade, reported Xinhua news agency on Tuesday.
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| Govt extends medical facility to EPF retirees Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:45 PM PDT Civil servants who retire under the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) scheme, and their dependants, are now eligible for the free medical facilities at government hospitals, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced today.
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| Light winds, snow forecast near Japan nuclear plant Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:47 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Rain or snow are forecast for the area around Japan's crippled nuclear reactor, over which a light wind is expected to blow from the southeast and out over parts of the country's northern region, the weather agency said on Tuesday. 
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| Judge orders Loughner mental evaluation in Missouri Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:47 PM PDT PHOENIX (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday ordered the man charged in a January shooting rampage in Arizona, Jared Lee Loughner, to undergo a mental evaluation in Missouri to see if he is competent to stand trial. 
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| Philippine lawmakers make anti-graft breakthrough Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:47 PM PDT MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine lawmakers in the lower house of parliament impeached the head of the anti-graft agency early on Tuesday, a move likely to boost President Benigno Aquino's anti-corruption campaign. 
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| Top Yemeni generals back democracy protesters Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:47 PM PDT SANAA (Reuters) - Top generals, ambassadors and some tribes threw their support behind Yemen's anti-government protesters on Monday in a major blow to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's efforts to ride out demands for his immediate exit. 
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| Strikes on Libya set to slow, stalemate feared Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:47 PM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Anti-aircraft fire rang out across Tripoli for a third night but air attacks on Libya are likely to slow, a U.S. general said, as Washington holds back from being sucked into the Libyan civil war. 
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| NRG first to slow U.S. nuclear work after Japan Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:16 PM PDT HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. nuclear developer NRG Energy Inc has all but stopped work on a $10 billion project in Texas, the first U.S. company to slow its ambitious growth plans in the wake of the crisis in Japan. 
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| FACTBOX - Japan disaster in figures Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:16 PM PDT DEATH TOLL 
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| Steam rises from stricken Japan plant; radiation worry grows Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:16 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Smoke and steam rose from two of the most threatening reactors at Japan's quake-crippled nuclear plant on Tuesday, suggesting the battle to avert a disastrous meltdown and stop the spread of radiation was far from won. 
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