British author appeals six-week jail term |
- British author appeals six-week jail term
- Japan sets power-saving targets
- Think-tank urges Thailand to allow poll monitors
- African leaders head for rebel talks as Kadhafi backs plan
- Accord maximum protection to MACC investigators - Chandra Muzaffar
- Helicopter crashes in Dataran Sibu
- Najib approves RM4.5 mln for research on empurau fish
- BN committed to "full progress" for Sarawak, says DPM
- Man who impersonates Customs officer detained
- VIDEO: Second round likely in Peru poll
- World Bank urges new thinking to tackle conflicts, violence
- Japan set to extend nuclear evacuation zone
- Ben Ali brother arrested in Tunisia, says report
- French ban on full veil goes into force
- UN, French attack Gbagbo heavy weapons in Ivory Coast
- African Union: Gaddafi ‘accepts peace roadmap’
- Green electric awaits approval for hybrid system in rural schools
- Taxi driver gets death for drug trafficking
- Formation of M'sia, country's progress due to hard work of BN - Najib
- Suspect in murder of China woman arrested
| British author appeals six-week jail term Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:46 AM PDT A British author launched an appeal on Monday against a six-week jail term for scandalising Singapore's judiciary, saying the charges against him were "bloody nonsense".
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| Japan sets power-saving targets Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:46 AM PDT Japan will set electricity-saving targets during the high-demand summer season to reduce consumption by up to 25 percent, amid shortfalls in the wake of its quake-tsunami disaster, the government said.
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| Think-tank urges Thailand to allow poll monitors Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:45 AM PDT Thailand should allow foreign observers to monitor its upcoming election, which could trigger fresh political violence and mass protests, an international think-tank said Monday.
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| African leaders head for rebel talks as Kadhafi backs plan Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:45 AM PDT A team of African leaders was heading for the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi on Monday to try to sell a peace plan already accepted by Moamer Kadhafi's regime.
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| Accord maximum protection to MACC investigators - Chandra Muzaffar Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:44 AM PDT Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigators should be accorded maximum protection to thwart any attempt to sabotage their investigations, said Yayasan 1Malaysia Board of Trustees chairman Dr Chandra Muzaffar.
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| Helicopter crashes in Dataran Sibu Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:43 AM PDT A helicopter crashed when taking off from Dataran Sibu in the heart of the city at 1.40pm today after its three passengers, including an aide to Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had already disembarked.
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| Najib approves RM4.5 mln for research on empurau fish Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:43 AM PDT The Federal government has approved RM4.5 million for research on the empurau (Malaysian Mahseer/Tor tambroides), a fresh water fish that is almost extinct in Sarawak.
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| BN committed to "full progress" for Sarawak, says DPM Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:42 AM PDT Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today that Barisan Nasional is committed to the "full progress" of Sarawak.
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| Man who impersonates Customs officer detained Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:41 AM PDT A man who allegedly impersonated a customs officers was detained at a house in Taman Seri Mewah here over the "seizure" of various types of Suria cigarettes, worth RM2,000, at a retail shop last Saturday.
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| VIDEO: Second round likely in Peru poll Posted: 11 Apr 2011 12:14 AM PDT With no clear winner emerging from Peruvian elections, the battle is on for a place in the second round.
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| World Bank urges new thinking to tackle conflicts, violence Posted: 10 Apr 2011 11:49 PM PDT WASHINGTON, April 11 — A new World Bank report, challenging a view long embraced by global institutions, says high economic growth alone cannot reduce the poverty and unemployment that breed conflict and violence. The World Bank's World Development Report released late yesterday shows instead that access to jobs, security and justice, not higher ... 
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| Japan set to extend nuclear evacuation zone Posted: 10 Apr 2011 09:45 PM PDT TOKYO, Apr 11 — Japan plans to extend the evacuation zone around its crippled nuclear plant because of high radiation levels, local media reported today, with engineers no closer to regaining control of six reactors hit by a giant tsunami one month ago. Concern at Japan's inability to contain its nuclear crisis, caused by a March 11 earthquake and ... 
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| Ben Ali brother arrested in Tunisia, says report Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:05 PM PDT TUNIS, April 11 — Tunisian security forces have arrested the brother of ousted leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, the state TAP news agency said yesterday. Quoting the Tunisian interior ministry, TAP said Slah Ben Ali was arrested yesterday evening in the city of Sousse, which lies south of the capital Tunis. "The interior ministry has informed that ... 
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| French ban on full veil goes into force Posted: 10 Apr 2011 06:44 PM PDT PARIS, April 11 — France's ban on full-face veils, a first in Europe, went into force today, exposing anyone who wears the Muslim niqab or burqa in public to fines of €150 (RM653). A Muslim property dealer, who is urging women to keep wearing the veil if they want to, has urged supporters to go to Notre Dame cathedral in central Paris for a silent ... 
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| UN, French attack Gbagbo heavy weapons in Ivory Coast Posted: 10 Apr 2011 06:06 PM PDT ABIDJAN, April 11 — UN and French helicopters attacked forces loyal to incumbent Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo late last night, damaging the presidential residence and destroying heavy weapons that UN chief Ban Ki-moon ordered silenced. Gbagbo has refused to step down since UN-certified elections last November showed his rival Alassane ... 
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| African Union: Gaddafi ‘accepts peace roadmap’ Posted: 10 Apr 2011 06:01 PM PDT TRIPOLI, April 11 — Muammar Gaddafi has accepted a roadmap for ending the civil war in Libya including an immediate ceasefire, the African Union said today, adding that the issue of his stepping down had also been discussed. South African President Jacob Zuma, who led a delegation of African leaders at talks in Tripoli, earlier called on Nato to ... 
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| Green electric awaits approval for hybrid system in rural schools Posted: 10 Apr 2011 11:51 PM PDT Green Electric Sdn Bhd (GESB) is waiting for the green light from the Ministry of Education (MOE) to install the GenSet Hybrid System in 440 rural schools in Sarawak currently running on diesel generators for electricity.
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| Taxi driver gets death for drug trafficking Posted: 10 Apr 2011 11:50 PM PDT The Alor Setar High Court here today sentenced a taxi driver to death after finding him guilty of drug trafficking.
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| Formation of M'sia, country's progress due to hard work of BN - Najib Posted: 10 Apr 2011 11:44 PM PDT The people of Sarawak were today reminded that the formation of Malaysia through the participation of Sabah and Sarawak and the progress the country was enjoying was due to the hard work of the Barisan Nasional (BN).
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| Suspect in murder of China woman arrested Posted: 10 Apr 2011 11:44 PM PDT Police arrested a man here to help investigation into the murder of a woman, a Chinese national, about six hours after the discovery of the woman's nude body at a shop house premises in Taman AST on Friday.
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