Five S. Koreans charged with spying for N. Korea

Five S. Koreans charged with spying for N. Korea
Sri Lanka lifts emergency laws after three decades
China media dismiss Pentagon "cock-and-bull" report
Gaddafi will try to sell Libyan gold: ex-central banker
NATO helping rebels hunt Gaddafi - UK
Libya rebels set to root out Gaddafi diehards
N. Korea's Kim heads to China after Russia talks
Having our own thinking
World's largest floating book fair stops in Penang
Fukushima caesium leaks 'equal 168 Hiroshimas'
Four dead in attacks in Thai south
Lessons from Libya's political crisis
Hopes fade for 26 trapped in China mine
Maxis profits marginally higher
Sime Darby registers record profit
Malaysia records higher Q2 BOP surplus
Experts find way to make mosquitoes dengue-free
Price on Gaddafi's head as rebels plan for future
Cancer patients like Jobs face risks from treatment
Merkel tops Forbes' list of most powerful women

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:40 AM PDT

South Korean prosecutors said Thursday they had charged five people with spying for North Korea, one of whom had been ordered personally by the North's founding father to organise revolution in the South.

Sri Lanka lifts emergency laws after three decades

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:40 AM PDT

Sri Lanka's president announced Thursday that draconian emergency laws imposed nearly 30 years ago to deal with the armed Tamil separatist movement were to be lifted.

China media dismiss Pentagon "cock-and-bull" report

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:34 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's state news agency on Thursday condemned a Pentagon report on China's growing military might, calling its account of Beijing's weapons modernisation drive an alarmist "cock-and-bull story".

Gaddafi will try to sell Libyan gold: ex-central banker

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:34 AM PDT

MILAN (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi will try to sell part of Libya's gold reserves to pay for his protection and sow chaos among tribes in the north African country, said his former central bank governor Farhat Bengdara.

NATO helping rebels hunt Gaddafi - UK

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:34 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - NATO is supporting Libyan rebels hunting Muammar Gaddafi and his sons and has stepped up air raids targeting loyalists, Britain's Defence Minister Liam Fox said on Thursday.

Libya rebels set to root out Gaddafi diehards

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:34 AM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Rebel forces began to purge Tripoli's streets of gunmen still loyal to Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday in the final phase of the battle for the Libyan capital.

N. Korea's Kim heads to China after Russia talks

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:16 AM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il headed to China on Thursday after completing rare Siberian talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in which he offered a nuclear concession greeted with suspicion by Washington.

Having our own thinking

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:12 AM PDT

Those who have a thirst for knowledge and passionate about reading can always find a way to gain access to books, including via e-book readers. However, we must have our own thinking no matter what kind of approaches we use to read the books.

World's largest floating book fair stops in Penang

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT

The world's largest floating book fair, Logos Hope, opened at the Penang Swettenham Pier International Cruise Terminal from today until Sept 25.

Fukushima caesium leaks 'equal 168 Hiroshimas'

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:42 AM PDT

Japan's government estimates the amount of radioactive caesium-137 released by the Fukushima nuclear disaster so far is equal to that of 168 Hiroshima bombs, a news report said Thursday.

Four dead in attacks in Thai south

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT

Suspected insurgents killed four people in a spate of overnight attacks in Thailand's Muslim-dominated deep south, police said Thursday.

Lessons from Libya's political crisis

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:24 AM PDT

Politics is sometimes so ugly. There are also some revolutionaries who have turned into devils themselves after they have successfully seized the ruling power. Then, another group of revolutionaries rise to overthrow and execute the new devil.

Hopes fade for 26 trapped in China mine

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:51 PM PDT

Hopes faded Thursday that 26 miners trapped for over two days in a flooded mine in northeast China would survive, as local officials were punished for the accident, the government and press said.

Maxis profits marginally higher

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:49 PM PDT

Maxis Bhd posted a higher pre-tax profit of RM1.498 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared with RM1.485 billion registered in the same period last year.

Sime Darby registers record profit

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:48 PM PDT

Sterling results from its plantation, industrial and motor divisions propelled conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd to chalk up record profits for the year ended June 30, 2011, with pre-tax profit soaring to RM5.449 billion from RM2.818 billion previously.

Malaysia records higher Q2 BOP surplus

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:47 PM PDT

Malaysia's balance of payments surplus for the second quarter of 2011 rose to RM61.7 billion from RM15.9 billion a quarter ago, said the Statistics Department.

Experts find way to make mosquitoes dengue-free

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:28 PM PDT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Injecting a bacteria into mosquitoes can block them from transmitting the dengue virus and help control the spread of a disease that kills 20,000 annually in more than 100 countries, scientists said.

Price on Gaddafi's head as rebels plan for future

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:28 PM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's new masters meet their Western backers in Turkey on Thursday to secure funds and make plans for a future without Muammar Gaddafi after they announced a million dollar bounty for his capture.

Cancer patients like Jobs face risks from treatment

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:57 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Patients with the rare form of cancer suffered by Apple Inc's Steve Jobs face a tougher battle if the disease recurs, because of the methods used in fighting it.