Q+A - What is behind the Shanghai truckers strike?

Q+A - What is behind the Shanghai truckers strike?


Q+A - What is behind the Shanghai truckers strike?

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:00 AM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A strike by Shanghai truckers over rising fuel prices continued into a third day on Friday, threatening operations at one of the world's largest ports.



VIDEO: Pope to take questions from public

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:04 AM PDT

Pope Benedict is to become the first pontiff to take questions from the public.


IGP hospitalised for exhaustion

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:17 AM PDT

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar was admitted to hospital today after he complained of being unwell at the monthly assembly of the Royal Malaysian Police Force at Bukit Aman here.

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Port Klang can be among world's 10 busiest container ports

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:16 AM PDT

Port Klang is undergoing rapid growth and is expected to become one of the most important and busiest container ports globally, achieving at least a 10th place ranking in the near future, says Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri.

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1Melayu movement disaster for country: Mahathir

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:14 AM PDT

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that the "1Melayu, 1Bumi" movement proposed by the right wing non-governmental group

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1Melayu, 1Bumi not linked to govt: Najib

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:55 PM PDT

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today the government had nothing to do with the "1Melayu, 1Bumi" movement proposed in a Utusan Malaysia newspaper report.

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VIDEO: Dark, immersive Macbeth storms NY

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:50 PM PDT

A British theatre company has been wowing audiences in New York this month with an unusual version of Macbeth.


VIDEO: The tablet that thinks it's a netbook

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:29 AM PDT

Richard Taylor reviews the Asus Eee Pad Transformer - a tablet with a custom-built keyboard which turns it into a device resembling a netbook.


Boy in trauma after penile zipper incident

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:01 PM PDT

DUBAI, Apr 22: A six-year-old Indian child had to be rushed to hospital on Monday night when his penis got stuck in the zipper of his pants.


Thai, Cambodian soldiers in deadly border clash

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:27 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai and Cambodian soldiers fought with rockets and guns on their disputed border on Friday in a dawn clash that killed one Thai soldier and wounded six in the first major flare-up since a shaky ceasefire in February.



PM says Singapore not ready for two-party system

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:27 PM PDT

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who has called for an early general election on May 7, has said the wealthy city-state is not ready for a two-party political system.



Newsmakers join pop stars on Time 100 list

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:56 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Previously unknown newsmakers from Egypt and Japan joined pop stars and politicians on Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people in the world released on Thursday.



Samsung Electronics sues Apple over patents

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:50 PM PDT

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's second-largest maker of mobile phones, said on Friday that it has filed lawsuits against Apple Inc. in South Korea, Japan and Germany, accusing the U.S.-based company of violating its patents in producing the iPhone and the iPad.

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Four 6.0 quakes registered near Japan in past 24 hours

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:49 PM PDT

Four earthquakes with a 6.0 magnitude and higher were registered at the eastern coast of the Japanese Island of Honshu over the past 24 hours, reported Russian news agency Itar-Tass on Friday.

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Media sector to prosper this year

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:49 PM PDT

The media sector will continue to prosper in 2011, spurred by factors such as the potential of an early general election and resilient consumer spending, a research house says.

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VIDEO: Police seize 'Mafia football clubs'

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:47 PM PDT

Police in Italy have seized hundreds of millions of dollars of suspected Mafia assets, including two football clubs, 44 houses, 60 plots of land and 164 vehicles.


VIDEO: On the edge of Misrata's 'no-go zone'

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:59 AM PDT

The prolonged conflict in Misrata between rebel fighters and forces loyal to Col Gaddafi has created a city where civilians are constantly in danger.


VIDEO: US flying armed drones over Libya

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:35 PM PDT

The US has confirmed it is flying unmanned armed drone aircraft over Libya as part of the Nato mission to assist the rebels.


Five dead in Thai-Cambodia border clash

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:31 PM PDT

Thai and Cambodian troops clashed with gunfire and artillery shells on Friday, leaving five dead and shattering a two-month lull in tensions along their disputed border.

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Social media open up Singapore political debate

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:25 PM PDT

When the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) introduced a fresh-faced 27-year-old woman as one of its candidates for next month's elections, it was hoping to generate buzz among young voters.

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