Suspected militants killed in Thai south: police

Suspected militants killed in Thai south: police

Suspected militants killed in Thai south: police

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:48 PM PST

Three suspected Muslim insurgents were shot dead by troops in Thailand's troubled deep south Tuesday after launching an attack on a security checkpoint, police said.

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Microchip successfully delivers bone-loss drug: study

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:39 PM PST

A microchip inserted under the skin has been shown for the first time to successfully deliver a bone-loss drug to a small sample of women, according to US-led research published Thursday.

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BN capable of significant win: Abdullah

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:27 PM PST

The Barisan Nasional (BN) is capable of a significant victory in the 13th general election in comparison to the previous one in 2008, according to former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

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Abandoned housing buyers jolted by bankruptcy notice

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:27 PM PST

More than 50 house buyers, accompanied by their families and friends, gathered outside the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) office in Parcel D, Putrajaya, recently.

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Customs officer gets 5 years for robbery

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:23 PM PST

A customs officer was sentenced to five years in prison and fined RM2,000 or six months in default by the Sessions Court here today after he was found guilty of

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15,000 die each year crossing India's rail tracks

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:15 PM PST

Almost 15,000 people are killed every year crossing India's rail tracks in what a government report has described as an annual "massacre" due to poor safety standards.

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Japan family of three 'starved to death'

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:14 PM PST

The bodies of an elderly couple and their son have been found in an eastern Japan apartment around two months after their deaths, police said Tuesday, amid reports they died of starvation.

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Rio's riotous carnival reaches dazzling highpoint

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:54 PM PST

(Brazil-AFP) - Rio's riotous Carnival was in full swing Sunday night as rival top samba schools paraded sumptuous allegorical floats and hundreds of exquisitely costumed performers to thumping drum beats. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Poland's ice sports amateurs take to frozen lakes

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:52 PM PST

As the cold spell lingers in Europe, Polish ice sports enthusiasts have taken to frozen lakes and rivers, including the Zegrze lake near Warsaw, to race over the thick layers of ice on surfboards equipped with skates. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Laws leave cruise-ship victims at sea

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:28 PM PST

FLORIDA, Feb 21 — When Walter Henry Alderfer learned last month about the Costa Concordia shipwreck off Italy, it brought back bad memories. In April 2007, he, his wife and his daughter were aboard the Sea Diamond cruise ship when it struck a reef off Greece and sank into the Aegean Sea. Screaming passengers fought over life preservers, Alderfer ...

Prince of Monaco punched in New York nightclub brawl

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 07:20 PM PST

NEW YORK, Feb 21 —Monaco's Prince Pierre Casiraghi was punched in the face during a weekend fight at a New York nightclub that landed a local man in court on assault charges, police said yesterday. Casiraghi, 24, the grandson of former Hollywood actress Grace Kelly, was briefly hospitalised after the incident, according to media reports. Police ...

Myanmar to 'seriously consider' poll monitors

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:23 PM PST

Myanmar has promised to "seriously consider" allowing election observers for April 1 by-elections in which Aung San Suu Kyi is standing, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations said Tuesday.

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Look for a golden goose

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:00 PM PST

If an employee earns RM2,000 per month, based on the total contribution rate of 24%, he saves only RM480 a month, and RM5,760 a year. If annual increment is excluded, he can save only RM115, 200 after 20 years.

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Vietnam farmers protest land lost to satellite city

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:49 PM PST

Around 100 disgruntled farmers from northern Vietnam took to the streets of Hanoi on Tuesday for the latest protest in a six-year-long dispute over the confiscation of their land for a satellite city.

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Development-weary Singaporeans back 'Green Corridor'

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:49 PM PST

The air is crisp and sunlight filters softly through foliage punctuated by pink and yellow flowers as birds and crickets supply the soundtrack for joggers, cyclists and nature lovers.

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Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:32 PM PST


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Kita to contest ROS show-cause letter

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:28 PM PST

The Parti Kesejahteraan Insan Tanah Air (Kita) has instructed its legal counsel to contest a show-cause letter issued by the Registrar of Societies (ROS) on why the party should not be de-registered.

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A must-see place in Georgetown

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:27 PM PST

A visit to the "Pearl of the Orient" is considered incomplete by many without a trip to the Chowrasta market in Georgetown.

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21 nabbed for gambling

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:25 PM PST

The police detained 21 people in connection with raids at five computerised gambling premises which fronted as food stalls in Taman Cahaya, Ampang here last night.

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Indonesian maid raped, thrown from window: report

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:10 PM PST

An Indonesian maid was allegedly raped twice by a neighbour, who then cut and strangled her before throwing her out of the window of a second-storey flat, media reports said Tuesday.

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