Quick-thinking executive pulled into midst of Japan nuclear crisis

Quick-thinking executive pulled into midst of Japan nuclear crisis

Quick-thinking executive pulled into midst of Japan nuclear crisis

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:55 AM PDT

REUTERS - Watching TV images of workers frantically dousing the reactors of Japan's earthquake-wrecked nuclear plant with water, one man realised he was uniquely placed to help out: he had on hand a truck-mounted pump bigger than any other in the land.

Western air strikes fail to dislodge Gaddafi armour

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:55 AM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Western warplanes hit Libya for a fifth night on Thursday, but so far have failed to stop Muammar Gaddafi's tanks shelling rebel-held towns or dislodge his armour from a strategic junction in the east.

Japan to see mostly warmer to normal weather in Apr-June

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:55 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will likely see mostly normal to warmer than normal weather from April to June, the country's official forecaster said on Thursday.

Rahim prepared to give statement to police

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:36 AM PDT

Former Melaka chief minister Tan Sri Rahim Thamby Chik, one of three people who revealed a sex video said to involve an opposition politician, is prepared to give a statement to the police if necessary, his special officer Ghazali Zainal said today.

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Asia-Pacific smartphone use to double by 2016

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:31 AM PDT

SINGAPORE, Thursday 24 March 2011 (AFP) -- The Asia-Pacific smartphone market is expected to double to 200 million by 2016, with Google's Android operating system the leading platform, an industry analyst said Thursday.

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Thailand rejects foreign election monitors

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:29 AM PDT

BANGKOK, Thursday 24 March 2011 (AFP) -- Thailand on Thursday dismissed suggestions that foreign observers were needed to monitor its upcoming election, with the deputy prime minister saying he does "not respect" Westerners.

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Vietnam sees inflation at 13.9% in March

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:28 AM PDT

HANOI, Thursday 24 March 2011 (AFP) -- Vietnam's inflation rose to a two-year high in March, official estimates showed on Thursday, as the government shifts from a long-standing focus on growth towards stabilising its troubled economy.

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Special police team to probe sex video

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:25 AM PDT

The police have set up a special team under the Criminal Investigation Department at Bukit Aman to investigate a sex video said to involve an opposition politician.

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5%-6% growth achievable despite uncertainties

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:24 AM PDT

Several research houses have described the five to six% GDP growth in 2011 projected by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) as reasonable.

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OSK reduces AirAsia's fair value

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:24 AM PDT

OSK Research has reduced the fair value of low cost carrier AirAsia Bhd's share to RM3.42 from RM3.86 previously, with a "buy" call, following higher jet fuel price assumption.

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ANALYSIS - Hot air: Can geothermal help Japan in crisis?

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:25 AM PDT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Japan is sitting on enough untapped geothermal power to replace all its planned nuclear stations over the next decade.

Two workers at Japan nuke plant sent to hospital after hurt by radiation

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:25 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Three workers at an earthquake-stricken nuclear power plant in northern Japan have been hurt by radiation and two of them have been sent to hospital for treatment, the country's nuclear safety agency said on Thursday.

VIDEO: Fans mourn Elizabeth Taylor

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:30 AM PDT

Fans of screen icon Dame Elizabeth Taylor, who has died at the age of 79, have been paying tribute to the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.


Q+A - Can Japan handle huge relief and reconstruction costs?

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:54 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan faces a mammoth disaster relief and reconstruction effort after a powerful earthquake and tsunami devastated the country's northeast, leaving more than 25,000 dead or missing and triggering a nuclear crisis.

FACTBOX - Nuclear power plants in Asia

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:54 PM PDT

Asia's geothermal reservoirs are among the world's largest, but the region's leading economies have relied on nuclear power to feed increasing demand for energy.

Radiation scare sparks run on bottled water in Tokyo

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:54 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Stores in Tokyo were running out of bottled water on Thursday after radiation from a damaged nuclear complex briefly made tap water unsafe for babies, while more nations curbed imports of Japanese food.

Bath-house

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 10:46 PM PDT

Chinese men resting in a bath-house in Beijing. Bath-houses used to be a common sight in Beijing, when most Chinese homes were too cramp for a proper bathroom, and men usually took their baths before going home.

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China pushes ahead Pakistan nuclear plant expansion

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:23 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is committed to controversial plans to expand a Pakistan nuclear power plant using 1970s technology, and is preparing a new reactor to start up there soon, even after Japan's crisis triggered global alarm about atomic safety.

In U.S. poll, 60 percent back Libya military action

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:23 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sixty percent of Americans support the U.S. and allied military action in Libya to impose a no-fly zone to protect civilians from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday found.

Japan to see mostly warmer to normal weather in Apr-June

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:23 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will likely see mostly warmer than normal to normal weather from April to June, the country's official forecaster said on Thursday.

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