Former China mayor gets tough sentence for graft |
- Former China mayor gets tough sentence for graft
- SME Factors expects to finance 100 contractors for projects in Sabah
- Teacher arrested for allegedly raping student
- 336 teenage smokers compounded
- Proposed Public Relations Profession Act to offer better salary packages in PR industry
- Govt plans to give duty allowance to volunteer firefighters
- WWF takes images of rare tigers in logging forest
- Japan expected to shut nuclear plant over quake worries
- Syrian president sends tanks into major city
- Japan expected to shut nuclear plant over quake worries
- Egypt gets tough after Muslim-Copts clash, Ikhwan calls for tolerance
- Disbelief as Potong Pasir falls to Singapore ruling party
- Iran says has proof Osama died few years ago
- Castro condemns Bin Laden's killing as abhorrent
- Now, US says no 'live feed' during raid
- Israelis behind 42 Jerusalem land violations in April
- China slams US over Ben Ladin operation
- 'Singapore PM's apology shows need for Opposition'
- Indian ulama refuse to sing 'terrorist' label on Osama
- Debunking the 10 myths about Osama
| Former China mayor gets tough sentence for graft Posted: 09 May 2011 12:41 AM PDT The former mayor of China's Shenzhen city was given a suspended death sentence for bribery on Monday, state media said, in a case that tarnished the image of the southern economic zone.
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| SME Factors expects to finance 100 contractors for projects in Sabah Posted: 09 May 2011 12:40 AM PDT SME Factors Sdn Bhd, which launched its financing product, SMEsuccess, today, is set on extending loans worth more than RM100 million to about 100 contractors in Sabah by end of this year.
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| Teacher arrested for allegedly raping student Posted: 09 May 2011 12:39 AM PDT A teacher was arrested yesterday after he was alleged to have raped a student of a secondary school in a Felda land scheme, Jerantut, recently.
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| 336 teenage smokers compounded Posted: 09 May 2011 12:39 AM PDT A total of 336 underage smokers were compounded for RM50 each in a nationwide operation last month, Health Director-General Datuk Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman said.
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| Proposed Public Relations Profession Act to offer better salary packages in PR industry Posted: 09 May 2011 12:14 AM PDT Public relations (PR) practitioners in public and private sectors in the country are expected to enjoy better and competitive salary packages upon implementation of the proposed Public Relations Profession Act.
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| Govt plans to give duty allowance to volunteer firefighters Posted: 09 May 2011 12:12 AM PDT The Ministry of Housing and Local Government plans to give duty allowance and insurance scheme to volunteer firefighters beginning next year.
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| WWF takes images of rare tigers in logging forest Posted: 08 May 2011 11:22 PM PDT JAKARTA, May 9 — The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has recorded images of 12 endangered Sumatran tigers, including a mother playing with cubs, in an Indonesian forest that it said is about to be cleared by loggers. WWF, which estimates that there are only 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild, captured the images on camera traps in the Bukit ... 
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| Japan expected to shut nuclear plant over quake worries Posted: 08 May 2011 10:27 PM PDT TOKYO, May 9 — Japan's third biggest power company today is expected to shut a nuclear plant because of its vulnerability to a major quake, adding to concerns about electricity supplies after a giant quake and tsunami crippled another nuclear facility in March. The expected announcement follows a call by Prime Minister Naoto Kan to close the ... 
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| Syrian president sends tanks into major city Posted: 08 May 2011 09:13 PM PDT AMMAN, May 9 — President Bashar al-Assad has sent tanks deep into Syria's third city Homs, escalating a military campaign to crush a seven-week-old uprising against his autocratic rule. Syrians demanding political freedom and an end to corruption have held weeks of what they say are peaceful demonstrations in the face of government repression, ... 
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| Japan expected to shut nuclear plant over quake worries Posted: 09 May 2011 12:33 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's third biggest power company on Monday is expected to shut a nuclear plant because of its vulnerability to a major quake, adding to concerns about electricity supplies after a giant quake and tsunami crippled another nuclear facility in March. 
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| Egypt gets tough after Muslim-Copts clash, Ikhwan calls for tolerance Posted: 08 May 2011 06:38 PM PDT CAIRO, May 9: The Egyptian government said it would strike with an "iron hand" those who threatened the country's national security, the justice minister said Sunday, after clashes between Salafi-leaning Muslims and Christians that killed 12 people and wounded 232 in Cairo.
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| Disbelief as Potong Pasir falls to Singapore ruling party Posted: 08 May 2011 05:57 PM PDT  SINGAPORE, May 9: In past General Elections, the coffeeshop at Block 136 in Potong Pasir was often the scene of celebration late into the night, as it was not far from where the single-seat ward's long-standing Member of Parliament, Mr Chiam See Tong, would make his victory speeches.
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| Iran says has proof Osama died few years ago Posted: 08 May 2011 05:19 PM PDT
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| Castro condemns Bin Laden's killing as abhorrent Posted: 06 May 2011 03:58 AM PDT  HAVANA, May 6: The former Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, has strongly condemned the United States for killing al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden before the eyes of his family, saying it was an "abhorrent act."
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| Now, US says no 'live feed' during raid Posted: 05 May 2011 09:55 PM PDT  WASHINGTON, May 6: Leon Panetta, director of the CIA, revealed there was a 25 minute blackout during which the live feed from cameras mounted on the helmets of the US special forces was cut off.
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| Israelis behind 42 Jerusalem land violations in April Posted: 05 May 2011 08:08 PM PDT  OCCUPIED PALESTINE, May 6: A report issued by the Land Research Center in Jerusalem on Wednesday documents that Israeli forces carried out 42 property infringements against the people of Jerusalem in April 2011.
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| China slams US over Ben Ladin operation Posted: 05 May 2011 05:42 PM PDT  BEIJING, May 6: China has criticized the United States for violating' Pakistan's sovereignty by carrying out a military operation to kill al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
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| 'Singapore PM's apology shows need for Opposition' Posted: 05 May 2011 07:00 AM PDT  SINGAPORE, May 5: Opposition candidates yesterday capitalised on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's apology for mistakes made by the Government in the past five years, by arguing that it was the direct result of Opposition pressure.
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| Indian ulama refuse to sing 'terrorist' label on Osama Posted: 04 May 2011 06:36 PM PDT NEW DELHI, May 5: From incredulity to hostility towards the US - reactions of Indian Muslim organisations changed rapidly as it became clear that the news of Osama bin Laden's death in a CIA operation in Abbottabad in Pakistan was not American propaganda.
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| Debunking the 10 myths about Osama Posted: 04 May 2011 06:11 PM PDT
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TEHRAN, May 9: Iran's intelligence minister says the country has reliable information that former head of the al-Qaeda group Osama bin Laden died of disease some time ago.
May 5: CIA project? Drug runner? Partying teenager? Arsenal fan? These are all allegations levied by various governments and claimed by other Western observers. Here, The Guardian's Jason Burke debunks the myths surrounding the leader of al-Qaida.| You are subscribed to email updates from "World" via xBlog® in Google Reader To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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