Thai floods recede in places, weeks of hardship ahead

Thai floods recede in places, weeks of hardship ahead

Thai floods recede in places, weeks of hardship ahead

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 12:34 AM PST

BANGKOK, Nov 14 – The centre of Thailand's capital, Bangkok, looks like it will escape the flooding that has hit some suburbs and provinces to its north, but evacuation orders are still issued each day in outer districts and many residents face weeks of hardship. The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said today 562 people had died ...

Pig parts dumped to prevent Swiss Muslims' mosque plan

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 01:01 AM PST

BERNE, Nov 14: Muslims in Switzerland are responding with shock and outrage after a pig carcass and severed swine heads were discovered buried at the site of a proposed mosque.


Thai floods recede in places, weeks of hardship ahead

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 12:54 AM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The centre of Thailand's capital, Bangkok, looks like it will escape the flooding that has hit some suburbs and provinces to its north, but evacuation orders are still issued each day in outer districts and many residents face weeks of hardship.


Russia Mars probe may fall to Earth in January: official

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 12:14 AM PST

A Russian probe that was to visit a moon of Mars but is stuck in orbit around the Earth could burn up in the Earth's atmosphere in January, the head of the Russian space agency said Monday.

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Singapore family books $1 million Virgin space flight

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 12:13 AM PST

A Singaporean businessman, his wife and two children have paid $1 million to become the first Asian family to fly together on space-tourism airline Virgin Galactic, the company announced Monday.

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Women suffer quicker brain damage from alcohol abuse: study

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 12:13 AM PST

Women alcoholics suffer damage to the part of their brain that controls moods, impulses and sleep three times faster than their male counterparts, a Swedish study showed Wednesday.

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China railway officials fired for fraud over "trash" bridge

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 12:16 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Railways Ministry fired 10 officials for fraud for allowing contractors to use substandard materials, including "waste", to build railway bridges, state media reported on Monday.


1Malaysia Legal Clinic offers free services

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 12:00 AM PST

A 1Malaysia Legal Clinic has been set up in the Sungai Petani parliamentary constituency which will provide free legal services to those who cannot afford it.

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Civil servant among motorcyclists detained in anti-illegal racing ops

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 12:00 AM PST

A civil servant was among the motorcyclists detained for possession of fake driving licence in an operation against illegal racing in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman here yesterday.

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Khairy's clarification

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 11:57 PM PST

People have expected such a strong reaction from the Chinese and Indian communities. As a highly intelligent Oxford graduate, he should have predicted such an outcry before making the proposal, shouldn't he?

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'Sleepy' Vietnam trucker held over deadly crash

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 11:50 PM PST

A crash between a container lorry and a bus that killed 10 people in Vietnam happened after the truck driver handed the controls to his unlicensed assistant because he felt sleepy, reports said Monday.

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Minimum salary: a discrimination against public servants by Selangor government

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 11:50 PM PST

Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim told the State Assembly today that the state government would allocate a grant of between RM100,0000 and RM150,000 to the Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) to carry out a survey on the country's capability to implement the minimum salary for its employees.

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Fire destroys fibre glass factories

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 11:49 PM PST

A building that was housing two fibre glass factories was destroyed in a fire in Taman Bukit Kempas, here, this morning.

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Stephanie Foray murder case fixed for mention on Dec 12

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 11:49 PM PST

The High Court here today fixed Dec 12 for mention of a case involving a trader charged with murdering French tourist Stephanie Foray.

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VIDEO: Safe launch for manned Soyuz rocket

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 11:13 PM PST

A Russian spacecraft carrying an astronaut and two cosmonauts has launched successfully from Kazakhstan on a mission to the International Space Station.


VIDEO: New neo-Nazi probe arrest

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 06:49 PM PST

Police in Germany make a second arrest after the dramatic discovery of evidence linking a self-styled Nazi group to the murder of nine foreigners.


VIDEO: Reports of illegal mining in Goa

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 06:55 PM PST

A corruption scandal looms over India's mining industry with reports of serious violations by iron ore producers in the tourist paradise of Goa.


VIDEO: Rio police target slum drug dealers

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 11:30 PM PST

Police in Brazil say they have completed an operation to clear Rio de Janeiro's biggest slum, Rocinha, of drug gangs.


VIDEO: Spontaneous conduction

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 08:21 PM PST

Lawrence Morris conducts an orchestra in New York City without following sheet music - by improvising using a series of signs and gestures to communicate with the musicians.


Russia unclear about U.S.-Europe missile shield

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 11:46 PM PST

HONOLULU (Reuters) - Russia is unclear about Washington's offer on the U.S.-Europe missile defence and soon will give a response to plans for deployment of interceptor missiles in the region, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday.


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