U.S. urges citizens to leave Japan, airlines race to assist exodus |
- U.S. urges citizens to leave Japan, airlines race to assist exodus
- Indonesian man escapes Aceh and Japan tsunamis
- Fourth book bomb discovered in Indonesia: police
- Indonesia urged to probe forced conversions
- India hikes key interest rates 25 basis points
- Risk of major power blackouts in Japan: minister
- Japan disaster dead, missing at 14,650: police
- Japanese abroad struggle as crisis unfolds at home
- Indonesia no plans to probe Wikileaks graft claims
- After the disaster
- Commodities may benefit from Japan crisis
- Japan trade minister: Major blackout possible in Tokyo
- Wefaq: Bahrain arrests at least four opposition leaders
- Risks at each reactor of Japan’s stricken plant explained
- Singapore's sushi restaurants say may replace Japanese imports
- Bahrain arrests 6 opposition leaders after crackdown
- Global alarm mounts as Japan races against time to cool reactors
- AmResearch neutral on telco sector
- AmResearch upbeat on automotive stocks
- Limited regional impact from Japan crisis: economist
| U.S. urges citizens to leave Japan, airlines race to assist exodus Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:06 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Airlines scrambled on Thursday to fly thousands of passengers out of Tokyo as fears about Japan's nuclear crisis mounted and the United States joined other nations urging their citizens to leave. 
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| Indonesian man escapes Aceh and Japan tsunamis Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:10 AM PDT JAKARTA, Thursday 17 March 2011 (AFP) - An Indonesian man said Thursday that he had escaped both the 2004 tsunami in Aceh and last week's wave in Japan.
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| Fourth book bomb discovered in Indonesia: police Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:09 AM PDT JAKARTA, Thursday 17 March 2011 (AFP) - Indonesian police said Thursday they had found a "book bomb" in Jakarta, the fourth in a series of incidents in the capital this week.
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| Indonesia urged to probe forced conversions Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:08 AM PDT JAKARTA, Thursday 17 March 2011 (AFP) - Rights group Amnesty International urged Indonesia on Thursday to investigate allegations of soldiers intimidating followers of a minority Islamic sect and forcing them to renounce their faith.
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| India hikes key interest rates 25 basis points Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:07 AM PDT MUMBAI, Thursday 17 March 2011 (AFP) - India's central bank on Thursday raised key interest rates by 25 basis points, its eighth hike in a year, in an attempt to curb stubborn inflation in the country's booming economy.
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| Risk of major power blackouts in Japan: minister Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:06 AM PDT TOKYO, Thursday 17 March 2011 (AFP) - Japan faces the threat of major power blackouts unless electricity use is reduced, a government minister said Thursday in the aftermath of a massive earthquake and tsunami.
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| Japan disaster dead, missing at 14,650: police Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:05 AM PDT TOKYO, Thursday 17 March 2011 (AFP) - The official number of dead and missing after a devastating earthquake and tsunami that flattened Japan's northeast coast has hit 14,650, police said Thursday, a rise of nearly 1,000 in just a few hours.
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| Japanese abroad struggle as crisis unfolds at home Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:02 AM PDT SYDNEY, Thursday 17 March 2011 (AFP) - The eyes of the world are on Japan's people as they struggle to cope with an unfolding disaster, but tens of thousands of Japanese expats around the globe are also deeply affected by the tragedy.
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| Indonesia no plans to probe Wikileaks graft claims Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:01 AM PDT JAKARTA, Thursday 17 March 2011 (AFP) - Indonesia's top anti-graft body said it has no plans to probe claims in secret US cables which implied President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was involved in corrupt acts, a report said Thursday.
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| Posted: 17 Mar 2011 12:59 AM PDT "Although we cannot forget the sins they have committed, at the moment we must first help the Japanese people who are now groaning in pain. It is now the time to lend Japan a helping hand," said an elderly South Korean woman.
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| Commodities may benefit from Japan crisis Posted: 17 Mar 2011 12:41 AM PDT The commodities sector is expected to benefit from the reconstruction of Japan with the recent earthquake and tsunami disaster and rising concerns over the safety of nuclear energy, an expert said.
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| Japan trade minister: Major blackout possible in Tokyo Posted: 17 Mar 2011 12:16 AM PDT TOKYO, March 17 — An unexpected, large-scale power outage is possible in Tokyo and surrounding areas this evening if power demand exceeds that of this morning, Japan's trade minister said. Trade minister Banri Kaieda told reporters that demand this morning almost reached Tokyo Electric Power Co's available power capacity, adding that electricity ... 
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| Wefaq: Bahrain arrests at least four opposition leaders Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:15 PM PDT MANAMA, March 17 — Bahrain arrested at least four opposition leaders early this morning, including Hassan Mushaima of the hardline Shi'ite Haq movement, which has called for an end to the Bahraini monarchy, members of the largest Shi'ite opposition bloc Wefaq said. Wefaq parliamentarian Mattar Ibrahim confirmed the arrests to Reuters by ... 
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| Risks at each reactor of Japan’s stricken plant explained Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:41 PM PDT TOKYO, March 17 — The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant at the centre of Japan's crisis has six reactors. The plant is operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco). The following summarises what is happening at each unit, and the major risks: What are the radiation levels, wind direction? -- Radiation levels were higher than normal but not ... 
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| Singapore's sushi restaurants say may replace Japanese imports Posted: 17 Mar 2011 12:35 AM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - As worries grow about radiation from an earthquake-damaged nuclear plant in Japan entering the food chain, restaurants in Singapore are considering importing sushi, sashimi and other Japanese ingredients from elsewhere. 
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| Bahrain arrests 6 opposition leaders after crackdown Posted: 17 Mar 2011 12:35 AM PDT MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain arrested at least six hardline opposition leaders on Thursday, a day after its crackdown on protests by the Shi'ite Muslim majority drew rare U.S. criticism and raised fears of a regional conflict. 
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| Global alarm mounts as Japan races against time to cool reactors Posted: 17 Mar 2011 12:35 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Operators of a quake-crippled nuclear plant in Japan dumped water on overheating reactors on Thursday while the United States expressed growing alarm about leaking radiation and said it was sending aircraft to help Americans leave the country. 
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| AmResearch neutral on telco sector Posted: 17 Mar 2011 12:40 AM PDT The telecommunication sector's performance will be sustained by the lack of decent yielding big capitalised stocks on Bursa Malaysia following the privatisation of Plus Expressways Bhd.
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| AmResearch upbeat on automotive stocks Posted: 17 Mar 2011 12:39 AM PDT AmResearch is in favour of automotive stock, APM Automotive Holdings Bhd, and has recommended a "buy" call and a fair value of RM7 per share.
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| Limited regional impact from Japan crisis: economist Posted: 17 Mar 2011 12:15 AM PDT The Japanese crisis in the wake of the recent earthquake and tsunami, will have limited impact on the region, including Malaysia as it's not the driver for Asia's growth, says an economist.
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