Eight drug suspects killed in Thailand

Eight drug suspects killed in Thailand


Eight drug suspects killed in Thailand

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 11:25 PM PDT

Eight suspected drug dealers were killed on Monday in a clash with Thai security forces who seized weapons and a large amount of illegal amphetamines, Thailand's military said.

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Bus falls into Nepal river killing nine: police

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 11:13 PM PDT

A bus swerved off a road in central Nepal before dawn on Monday and plunged into a river, killing nine people, police said -- the latest in a string of deadly accidents on the country's highways.

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Kedah govt urged to act on entertainment outlet operations

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 10:44 PM PDT

The Kedah government has been urged to monitor the mushrooming of entertainment outlets in the state and act against those operating without a licence and staying open until the early hours of the day.

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Creativity in improving law and order

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 10:33 PM PDT

Law and order is in fact a collective responsibility of a social group instead of the police force or the residents alone.

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Nine hurt, 50 evacuated in Singapore hotel fire

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 10:24 PM PDT

Nine people were injured in a fire today at a hotel in Marine Parade here which saw the evacuation of 50 people, The Straits Times (ST) reported.

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Japan ambassador returns to Beijing amid territorial spat

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 09:23 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ambassador to China returned to Beijing on Monday after Tokyo summoned him over the weekend to discuss the escalating tension over a group of islands that both countries claim.



New UN campaign against organised crime

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 08:42 PM PDT

The UN's drugs and crime office launched a new media awareness campaign on Monday to highlight the threat posed by the multi-billion dollar operations run by organised crime groups worldwide.

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Censors catch up with China's 'micro film' movement

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 08:42 PM PDT

Boasting tens of millions of views and offering previously unheard of artistic freedoms, China's "micro film" movement has made it possible for anyone with a smartphone to become a moviemaker.

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VIDEO: Charged particles from solar flare

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 08:31 PM PDT

A blast of charged particles from a massive solar flare on Thursday has finally reached Earth.


UTAR and Jobstreet.com develop system to validate degree qualifications (UPDATED)

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 08:21 PM PDT

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and leading online job portal Jobstreet.com have developed a system that enables the job portal to obtain validated degree qualifications of UTAR graduates in their system to safeguard degrees from being forged.

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Iraqis escape country's woes at lake resort

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 08:15 PM PDT

Jet skis skim across the lake as families picnic on the shores: a resort just west of Baghdad is an oasis of relative calm that offers escape from bombs, shootings and political squabbling.

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China protests use health threats as rallying cry

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 08:01 PM PDT

When the wind blows in one Shanghai suburb, residents can smell the stench rising from a towering garbage dump, feared to be so harmful it can make people vomit and cause birth defects.

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India clamps down on killer chewing tobacco

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 07:58 PM PDT

Anil Kanade seems almost too stunned to speak about the deadly cancer recently found in his mouth, caused by his addiction to a popular Indian chewing tobacco that doctors say is fuelling an epidemic.

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Appy ever after, with a smartphone network for lovers

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 07:54 PM PDT

A smartphone app that caters mainly for bashful Asian lovers has recorded a million downloads since its launch last November, and now the developers are eyeing new markets.

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VIDEO: The last gondolier of New York City

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 07:47 PM PDT

During his years as Central Park's gondolier, Andres Garcia Pena has seen more than 1,000 marriage proposals up close - from the most endearing to the most awkward.


Police detain two suspects who obstructed MACC officers after raiding illegal gold mine

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 07:13 PM PDT

Kelantan police have identified two of the eight suspects who had tried to obstruct Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers who raided an illegal gold mining site at Sungai Emas, Felda Perasu, Gua Musang, on Thursday.

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Car believed to be used in gold robbery found

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 07:13 PM PDT

Police have found a Proton Waja car which was believed to have been used in yesterday's robbery at a gold shop in the Giant Supermarket, Batu Caves, near the Kepong KTM station.

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Young leaders should learn how to preserve political stability - Muhyiddin

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 07:12 PM PDT

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today urged young leaders to treasure the Malaysian experience of preserving political order in its journey to enhance democratic governance.

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Obama says he won’t apologise for Bain attacks

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 06:11 PM PDT

WASHINGTON, July 16 — US President Barack Obama will not apologise to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for raising questions about his tenure and the timing of his departure from private equity firm Bain Capital, the Democrat said in an interview published on Sunday. Romney demanded an apology last week after Obama's campaign ...



Many juvenile cases in Kelantan unreported - police chief

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 07:12 PM PDT

Many parents in Kelantan failed to report juvenile offences involving their children to protect the family name, said Kelantan police chief Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman.

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