Tokyo launches large-scale radiation monitoring after Fukushima |
- Tokyo launches large-scale radiation monitoring after Fukushima
- Pakistan arrests CIA’s bin Laden informants
- Gulf states vow to seek end to Yemeni crisis
- Trouble in store for Thailand after the election?
- How many pieces of bak kwa have you eaten?
- Quake-weary Christchurch residents ponder leaving
- Asia boom changing world economy: Australia
- VIDEO: New Che Guevara diaries published
- VIDEO: Belgium still without a government
- VIDEO: Greek activists plan action
- Malaysia braces for cyberattacks: officials
- Malaysia seals pharmaceutical company over radiation
- 6 countries to redefine world economy by 2025: WB
- Measures taken to prevent website hackers: Rais
- Medical errors don't just happen at hospitals - study
- Pressure on Poland to complete Euro 2012 stadiums
- Japan eyes $25 bn second reconstruction budget
- Nine N. Koreans defect to S. Korea by boat: report
- Philippine jobs situation improves slightly
- Taiwan law triggers fear for judicial independence
| Tokyo launches large-scale radiation monitoring after Fukushima Posted: 15 Jun 2011 12:33 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's local government launched a large-scale radiation survey on Wednesday, sending officials out to parks, school playgrounds and other locations to reassure parents over the aftermath of leaks at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. 
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| Pakistan arrests CIA’s bin Laden informants Posted: 15 Jun 2011 12:02 AM PDT WASHINGTON, June 15 — Pakistan's top military spy agency has arrested five CIA informants who fed information to the US spy agency before the raid last month which killed Osama bin Laden, The New York Times reported today. One of the detainees was reported to be a Pakistani Army major whom officials said copied license plates of cars visiting the ... 
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| Gulf states vow to seek end to Yemeni crisis Posted: 14 Jun 2011 11:52 PM PDT JEDDAH, June 15 — Yemen's Gulf neighbours renewed an offer today to mediate in Yemen's bloody political crisis, but offered no formula to break a deadlock over the fate of wounded President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Gulf states, fearful civil war may erupt on their doorstep, have tried three times in vain to broker an exit for Saleh, who is clinging to ... 
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| Trouble in store for Thailand after the election? Posted: 14 Jun 2011 11:32 PM PDT BANGKOK, June 15 — Thailand holds a general election on July 3 that might be a step on the road to stability after five years of political turbulence. But it could just as easily prolong the crisis, especially if there is no clear-cut winner. Some fund managers remain bullish on the Thai stock market, saying the fundamentals trump the politics. ... 
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| How many pieces of bak kwa have you eaten? Posted: 15 Jun 2011 12:17 AM PDT It is the first time in recent years for Malaysia to find carcinogens in food. Hopefully, the ministry will make persistent efforts to ferret out more tainted food to protect consumer health.
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| Quake-weary Christchurch residents ponder leaving Posted: 15 Jun 2011 12:00 AM PDT Simon Bourke moved into his dream house in New Zealand's Christchurch four years ago, but now says: "I'll sell it to you for a dollar, and chuck in the wife as well.
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| Asia boom changing world economy: Australia Posted: 14 Jun 2011 11:52 PM PDT Asia's booming middle class is "fundamentally changing the face of the world economy," Australia's central bank chief said Wednesday, sending the local dollar soaring with hints of a rate hike.
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| VIDEO: New Che Guevara diaries published Posted: 14 Jun 2011 11:14 PM PDT Cuba has published the diaries that the revolutionary icon Ernesto Che Guevara kept during the guerrilla campaign that brought Fidel Castro to power in 1959.
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| VIDEO: Belgium still without a government Posted: 14 Jun 2011 11:22 PM PDT It has been over a year since Belgium's general election on 13 June 2010, but Belgium still has no official government.
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| VIDEO: Greek activists plan action Posted: 14 Jun 2011 11:09 PM PDT A general strike is due to take place in Athens where anti-government protesters are aiming to stop a debate on new austerity measures.
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| Malaysia braces for cyberattacks: officials Posted: 14 Jun 2011 11:20 PM PDT Malaysian officials said Wednesday they were bracing for hacker attacks on government websites by a group which sabotaged Turkish sites last week to protest against Internet censorship.
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| Malaysia seals pharmaceutical company over radiation Posted: 14 Jun 2011 11:19 PM PDT Malaysia's nuclear energy regulator has sealed off a pharmaceutical company following a radiation leak earlier this month, a minister said Wednesday.
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| 6 countries to redefine world economy by 2025: WB Posted: 14 Jun 2011 11:05 PM PDT The six major emerging economies will grow on an average by 4.7 percent a year between this year to 2025, and remained prominent in global economy, Manager of Emerging Trend at the World Bank Mansoor Dailami said Wednesday.
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| Measures taken to prevent website hackers: Rais Posted: 14 Jun 2011 11:04 PM PDT The government is taking the necessary cyber security measures to prevent hacking of the government's official website, Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said today.
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| Medical errors don't just happen at hospitals - study Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:59 PM PDT Previous studies have focused mainly on hospitals, some of which now have checklists in place to help prevent mistakes. 
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| Pressure on Poland to complete Euro 2012 stadiums Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:55 PM PDT (Poland, Warsaw-AFP) - Delays and the threat of massive fines have overshadowed Poland's preparations for the Euro 2012 championships -- with just a year to go before kick-off. Only one of the co-host's four stadiums is match fit, but organisers insist all venues will be ready in time for the start of the competition next summer. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Japan eyes $25 bn second reconstruction budget Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:37 PM PDT The second extra budget that Japan is set to compile to cover costs to rebuild the region devastated by the March quake and tsunami will be around $25 billion, media reports said Wednesday.
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| Nine N. Koreans defect to S. Korea by boat: report Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:36 PM PDT Nine North Koreans defected to South Korea by boat across the tense Yellow Sea border last week, the South's Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday.
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| Philippine jobs situation improves slightly Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:31 PM PDT The Philippines said Wednesday that unemployment improved slightly in April, but more than one in four adults remained jobless or are looking for more work.
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| Taiwan law triggers fear for judicial independence Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:30 PM PDT Taiwan has passed a key law to fire unfit judges following a string of scandals, the authorities said Wednesday, but critics argued it could erode judicial independence on the island.
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