Rival Koreas trade blame for firing, U.S. says must move on |
- Rival Koreas trade blame for firing, U.S. says must move on
- HK officials blasted over Manila hostage deaths
- Radiation fears fail to stop cosplayers in Japan
- Korea unification may cost US$229bn
- Malaysians in UK urged to be cautious
- High food prices exacerbate crisis in drought-hit Africa
- Ban urges unconditional food aid for N. Korea
- Sweet-tooth pilot in sticky Pacific mess
- Gambling and education
- Pay the price for development
- Rickshaw challenge
- U.S. rights body urges release of Kazakh lawyer
- Strauss-Kahn civil case will need more than accusations
- Woman bomber strikes Peshawar, 5 dead in another bombing
- VIDEO: Israel hit by price hike protests
- Asian stocks mostly lower, early losses trimmed
- NZ's Christchurch to spend $1.6 bln on rebuilding quake-hit downtown
- Taiwan police probe China hacking claims
- China completes post-Fukushima nuclear safety inspection
- Pros and cons
| Rival Koreas trade blame for firing, U.S. says must move on Posted: 11 Aug 2011 12:40 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - The rival Koreas traded blame on Thursday for a brief military exchange at a tense maritime border as the United States urged Pyongyang to get back to the main business of denuclearisation talks. 
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| HK officials blasted over Manila hostage deaths Posted: 11 Aug 2011 12:53 AM PDT The families of eight Hong Kong tourists who were killed in a Philippine bus hijacking last year accused city authorities Thursday of not doing enough to help them win compensation from Manila.
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| Radiation fears fail to stop cosplayers in Japan Posted: 11 Aug 2011 12:52 AM PDT (Japan-AFP) - International manga fans are putting radiation fears aside to take part in Japan's annual World Cosplay Summit where they dress up handmade costumes of manga cartoon and anime movie characters. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Korea unification may cost US$229bn Posted: 11 Aug 2011 12:35 AM PDT The initial costs for the integration of South and North Korea could vary from 55 trillion won (US$50 billion) to 249 trillion won (US$229 billion) if the two neighbours are unified two decades from now, a South Korean state-run institute estimated Thursday.
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| Malaysians in UK urged to be cautious Posted: 11 Aug 2011 12:34 AM PDT In the wake of riots and looting in the United Kingdom, Malaysians visiting or living in the UK have been urged to exercise maximum caution and avoid areas that are presently characterised by rioting and violence.
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| High food prices exacerbate crisis in drought-hit Africa Posted: 11 Aug 2011 12:33 AM PDT The prices of grain and milk in the drought-hit Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia have risen to record highs, exacerbating hardship for the estimated 12.4 million people in the region who are facing severe food shortages and famine in some parts of Somalia, the United Nations reported Wednesday.
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| Ban urges unconditional food aid for N. Korea Posted: 11 Aug 2011 12:29 AM PDT UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said in Seoul on Thursday that North Korea should be given humanitarian aid regardless of "political considerations or any other calculations".
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| Sweet-tooth pilot in sticky Pacific mess Posted: 11 Aug 2011 12:28 AM PDT A "sea crazy" Australian helicopter pilot was arrested on the tiny Pacific outpost of Nauru after illegally landing on the island in search of sweets and soft drinks, a report said Thursday.
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| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 12:28 AM PDT This has also raised two concerns. Firstly, would the government use it as an excuse to reduce funds allocated to vernacular schools? Secondly, would it encourage gambling within the Chinese community?
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| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 12:20 AM PDT No one is against the idea of development. However, the projects must be able to contribute to the betterment of life quality among the people, instead of serving as just an empty glory.
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| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 12:10 AM PDT Foreign participants of the Rickshaw Challenge-Mumbai Xpress 2011 push their three-wheeler into a parking space during a stopover in Bangalore. 31 international participants on 14 auto-rickshaws take part in the 14-day, 2,000km challenge along the coast of India to raise funds for the underprivileged.
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| U.S. rights body urges release of Kazakh lawyer Posted: 11 Aug 2011 12:09 AM PDT ALMATY (Reuters) - The U.S.-based human rights body Freedom House has demanded the immediate release from prison of a Kazakh labour lawyer, saying trumped-up accusations were used to punish her for supporting striking oil workers. 
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| Strauss-Kahn civil case will need more than accusations Posted: 11 Aug 2011 12:09 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - While civil suits have wider latitude of what may be introduced in court, a judge in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn civil case will want hard evidence rather than mere accusations from other women that he sexually assaulted them, analysts say. 
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| Woman bomber strikes Peshawar, 5 dead in another bombing Posted: 11 Aug 2011 12:09 AM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A woman covered in a head-to-foot burqa carried out a suicide bombing in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing herself and another woman, police said, adding to security challenges confronting the U.S. ally. 
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| VIDEO: Israel hit by price hike protests Posted: 10 Aug 2011 11:52 PM PDT Israel has joined its Middle-Eastern neighbours with large protests against government policy.
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| Asian stocks mostly lower, early losses trimmed Posted: 10 Aug 2011 11:58 PM PDT Asian stock markets mostly fell on Thursday but off their earlier lows as traders went bargain-hunting despite huge falls in Europe and on Wall Street.
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| NZ's Christchurch to spend $1.6 bln on rebuilding quake-hit downtown Posted: 10 Aug 2011 11:38 PM PDT WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Quake-ravaged Christchurch, New Zealand's second biggest city, plans to spend about NZ$2 billion ($1.6 billion) rebuilding its heavily-damaged downtown, including building a memorial to the 181 victims, the City Council said on Thursday. 
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| Taiwan police probe China hacking claims Posted: 10 Aug 2011 11:13 PM PDT Taiwan's police said Thursday they were investigating claims by the main opposition party that hackers backed by the Chinese state were stealing information related to its presidential campaign.
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| China completes post-Fukushima nuclear safety inspection Posted: 10 Aug 2011 10:36 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China has completed a safety inspection of its nuclear power plants, raising the possibility that work could resume on an ambitious reactor building programme that was suspended in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March. 
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| Posted: 10 Aug 2011 10:34 PM PDT The above mentioned community chest should follow the example of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. It should allocate some resources to provide counselling and treatment for pathological gamblers, to help reduce social costs and anxiety.
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