Origin: India

Origin: India


Origin: India

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:53 AM PDT

Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan has joined a campaign to help cut thousands of easily-preventable deaths across the world through the provision of basic toilet facilities.

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China's richest village opens skyscraper hotel

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:51 AM PDT

One of China's tallest buildings has opened for business in the nation's 'wealthiest village' of Huaxi, a symbol of the country's breakneck economic growth, officials and state press said Monday.

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Govt urged to review foreign worker intake policy

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:19 AM PDT

The UNI Global Union - Malaysian Liaison Council (UNI-MLC) has urged the central government to review policies on foreign worker intake, especially in Sabah.

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HKL sets up task force to upgrade facilities

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:18 AM PDT

Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) will utilise the RM300 million allocation under the 2012 Budget to upgrade its facilities, its director Datuk Dr Zaininah Mohd Zain said today.

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China says 100 mln farmers to move to cities by 2020

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:16 AM PDT

More than 100 million Chinese farmers will move to cities by 2020, posing huge challenges for urban planners and already stretched social welfare systems, according to a new official forecast.

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Oil slick hits N.Z. coast as storm threatens ship

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:15 AM PDT

Oil from a stranded container ship began washing up on the shore of New Zealand's Bay of Plenty Monday, as salvage crews battened down the crippled vessel in the face of a looming storm.

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Belgium and France rescue first eurozone crisis bank victim

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:10 AM PDT

Belgium agreed Monday to buy Dexia's local retail banking arm and split the cost of a "bad bank" with France to save the first major lender to fall victim to the eurozone's deepening debt crisis.

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VIDEO: Tough cuts grip families in Greece

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 11:53 PM PDT

Austerity measures in Greece have pushed the country into a prolonged recession, with the real impact being felt by ordinary families trying to cope.


Terengganu to launch "Jom Boikot" campaign against indiscriminate traders

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 11:13 PM PDT

The state government in collaboration with non-governmental organisations and consumer associations will embark on a campaign against traders who take advantage to increase the prices of goods following the numerous incentives to the people announced in the 2012 Budget.

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VIDEO: NYC's Italian Sikh female taxi driver

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 09:08 PM PDT

Maria Provenzano Singh explains what life is like as a female Italian American Sikh taxi driver in New York.


KRouge judge quits over Cambodia govt interference

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 11:07 PM PDT

A German judge tasked with probing new Khmer Rouge cases at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes tribunal on Monday announced his resignation, blaming government interference.

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Vietnam flood toll reaches 24, mostly children: govt

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 11:06 PM PDT

The toll from the worst floods to hit Vietnam's Mekong Delta in a decade has reached 24, most of them children, the government disaster authority said on Monday, as it reported a further six deaths.

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China province cools hopes of 'one-child' policy easing

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 11:01 PM PDT

An official from China's most populous province said there would be no "major" change to population control measures, Chinese media reported, cooling expectations it may ease the one-child policy.

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Natural beauty spa in Bentong

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 10:59 PM PDT

Residents in Bentong have recently discovered a hot spring lake with natural "miracle water" and mud said to have treatment effects to revitalise skin.

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The winner

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 10:32 PM PDT

However, something is still missing in the completely people-friendly and politically correct budget.

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Support for Japan PM dips after 1 month in office

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 09:12 PM PDT

TOKYO, Oct 10 — Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's government dropped by 10 points to 55 per cent one month after he took office, with more than half opposing planned tax increases for post-quake restructuring efforts, a poll showed today. Noda, who became the country's sixth prime minister in five years, had gained strong ...



S.Korea's Lee vows 'flexibility' in N.Korea policy

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 10:05 PM PDT

South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak promised "flexibility" Monday in his North Korea policy, in a possible sign of a softer approach towards Pyongyang aimed at easing longstanding tensions.

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68 Padang Terap PAS supporters join Umno

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 09:46 PM PDT

Sixty-eight Padang Terap PAS supporters in Kampung Bukit Buluh and Lubuk Merbau Jaya, Naka have joined Umno as the party has failed to champion the Malays.

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Nearly 80 Qantas flights affected by strike threat

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 09:43 PM PDT

Embattled carrier Qantas was forced to cancel or delay nearly 80 flights on Monday despite aircraft engineers calling off strike action after the airline threatened to withhold pay.

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Taiwan leader says no unification with China for now

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 09:42 PM PDT

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou said Monday that unification with China was not on the agenda for now, speaking a day after his Chinese counterpart called for the two rivals to reunite.

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