JPS to install new radar system to overcome flash floods

JPS to install new radar system to overcome flash floods


JPS to install new radar system to overcome flash floods

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 12:50 AM PST

The Drainage and Irrigation Department (JPS) hopes to overcome flash floods in the Klang Valley, especially in Kuala Lumpur, by installing a new radar system that provides quick readings of rainfall.

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Plans to amend Uniformed Buildings By-Law for earthquakes

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 12:38 AM PST

The Housing and Local Government Ministry plans to amend the Uniformed Buildings By-Law to include provisions on building quality and safety to prepare for earthquakes in the country.

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EPF to promote flexible withdrawal scheme

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 12:27 AM PST

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is embarking on a advertising campaign to encourage more members to take up the "Flexible Age 55 Withdrawal."

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Obama responds positively to calls to end Gaza attacks

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 12:19 AM PST

United States President Barack Obama has responded positively to calls made by Indonesia and Malaysia, in trying to stop the current violence in Gaza.

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Study identifies occupational risks of breast cancer

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 12:02 AM PST

Women taking some occupations with potentially high exposures to carcinogens and endocrine disruptors have higher risks of developing breast cancer, showed a new study by Canadian scientists.

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Home ministry denies customs, UPP supply firecrackers

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:48 PM PST

The Home Ministry today denied that government agencies like Customs Department and the Anti-Smuggling Unit (UPP) were responsible for supplying firecrackers during the festive season.

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Malaysia launches Gaza Emergency Fund

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:31 PM PST

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today called on Malaysians to continue to provide aid in various forms to the people of Gaza, Palestine who are being oppressed by Israel.

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The coming wave of 4G innovation from Asia

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:22 PM PST

Many analysts are referring to the 21st century as the Asian Century, with the region predicted to become the dominant shaper of global politics, culture and economics.

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Ronnie Liu asked whether to resign over condo project

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:13 PM PST

Kota Alam Shah state assemblyman M. Manoharan today asked Selangor state executive councillor Ronnie Liu Thian Kiew whether he would resign if he could not resolve the issue of the proposed condominium project close to the Batu Caves Hindu temple that has drawn strong objection from various quarters.

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Malaysia will not face electricity crisis: Peter Chin

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 10:59 PM PST

The government has assured that the country will not face an electricity crisis due to the higher cost of fuel sources or run out of them.

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World pressure for Gaza truce intensifies

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 12:08 AM PST

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The U.N. chief called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed to the region with a message that escalation of the week-long conflict was in nobody's interest.



China rejects village official's lawsuit against labour sentence

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 12:05 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court on Tuesday rejected a wrongful imprisonment lawsuit filed by a village official against the authorities in the southwestern city of Chongqing for sentencing him to a labour camp after he criticised the government, his lawyer said.



South Koreans to ponder where to store nuclear waste

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 12:02 AM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is to hold public consultations on where to store waste nuclear fuel as storage capacity at its reactors is reaching full capacity, the government said on Tuesday.



Poland says arrests person planning "terrorist attack"

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:44 PM PST

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has arrested a person it said was planning what it described as a terrorist attack targeting the country's parliament, president and government, prosecutors in the southern city of Cracow said in a statement on Tuesday.



24-season drum grannies

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:53 PM PST

The 24-season drum group of Klang Hokkien Association's Women's Wing was set up two years ago with only a handful of members expanded to over twenty today.

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Tensions loom as Obama meets Japan, China leaders

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:32 PM PST

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - In his first meeting with a Chinese leader since his re-election, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday Washington and its chief economic rival must work together to "establish clear rules of the road" for trade and investment.



Tensions loom as Obama meets Japan, China leaders

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 10:57 PM PST

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - In his first meeting with a Chinese leader since his re-election, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday Washington and its chief economic rival must work together to "establish clear rules of the road" for trade and investment.



Tensions loom as Obama meets Japan, China leaders

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 10:31 PM PST

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - In his first meeting with a Chinese leader since his re-election, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday Washington and its chief economic rival must work together to "establish clear rules of the road" for trade and investment.



Gaza truce pressure builds, Cairo in focus

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 10:30 PM PST

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - International pressure for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip puts Egypt's new Islamist president in the spotlight on Tuesday after a sixth day of Palestinian rocket fire and Israeli air strikes that have killed more than 100 people.



Gamers better at robotic surgery than doctors: study

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 10:51 PM PST

A study has revealed that gaming high school and college students have better hand-eye coordination and control than medical residents when it comes to surgical simulations.

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