Maximum 10-minute clearance at KLIA from Feb |
- Maximum 10-minute clearance at KLIA from Feb
- Press freedom: Where're our problems?
- Smoke but no fire in smoggy Shanghai
- VIDEO: Georgia PM: 'President is a liar'
- Australian opposition leader warns of second election
- Fourteenth rare Borneo pygmy elephant found dead
- Passenger trains collide in S.Africa, 20 injured: railway
- Microsoft puts Office in the Internet cloud
- YouTube to start charging for access to some content
- Malaysian economy to expand 5.3% this year: RAM
- Police to nab more involved in child-for-sale racket
- Moody's affirms A3 ratings for 8 Malaysian banks
- China sentences two Tibetans for "inciting" self-immolations
- New York Times says targeted by China hackers after Wen report
- Are foreign workers the beneficiaries?
- Women better than men at understanding technical jargon
- VIDEO: Pakistani mothers 'abandoned'
- VIDEO: Fire safety tests ordered in Brazil
- Singapore airport handles record 51 mn passengers
- UK court challenge over woman's death sentence in Indonesia
| Maximum 10-minute clearance at KLIA from Feb Posted: 31 Jan 2013 12:26 AM PST Immigration clearance for a maximum of 10 minutes for flight passengers will be introduced at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang from tomorrow. | ||
| Press freedom: Where're our problems? Posted: 31 Jan 2013 12:17 AM PST As a member of the country's press fraternity, I couldn't quite refrain from feeling a deep sense of dejection by the number "145," Malaysia's ranking in the latest Press Freedom Index. We are placed a pathetic 145th among 179 countries and territories assessed. | ||
| Smoke but no fire in smoggy Shanghai Posted: 31 Jan 2013 12:07 AM PST Shanghai was forced to deny that China's future tallest building, now under construction, was on fire Thursday after what looked like smog surrounded the towering structure. | ||
| VIDEO: Georgia PM: 'President is a liar' Posted: 31 Jan 2013 12:18 AM PST Georgian PM Bidzina Ivanishvili speaks to the BBC about his strained relationship with Georgia's president and about coming to power in a country with such a turbulent political past | ||
| Australian opposition leader warns of second election Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:06 PM PST CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia faces a possible fourth straight year of political instability after opposition leader Tony Abbott, on track to win power in a September election, threatened a second poll if a hostile upper house rejects his plan to scrap a tax on carbon. 
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| Fourteenth rare Borneo pygmy elephant found dead Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:17 PM PST A fourteenth rare Borneo pygmy elephant has been found dead of suspected poisoning, Malaysian officials said Thursday, the latest in a series of fatalities that has shaken conservation efforts. | ||
| Passenger trains collide in S.Africa, 20 injured: railway Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:15 PM PST Two passenger trains collided in South Africa on Thursday near Pretoria during the peak morning commute, injuring around 20 people, the rail authority said. | ||
| Microsoft puts Office in the Internet cloud Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:09 PM PST Microsoft on Tuesday began letting people subscribe to Office as a service in the Internet cloud, shedding the need to buy the popular productivity software on a disk. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| YouTube to start charging for access to some content Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:06 PM PST The world's most popular video site has confirmed it is considering the introduction of subscriptions for premium content. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Malaysian economy to expand 5.3% this year: RAM Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:01 PM PST The Malaysian economy is expected to expand 5.3 per cent this year before accelerating to 5.8 per cent next year as domestic demand continues to buttress growth, says RAM Holdings Bhd. | ||
| Police to nab more involved in child-for-sale racket Posted: 30 Jan 2013 10:41 PM PST Penang police have identified a number of individuals in connection with the child-for-sale racket that was busted by police recently. | ||
| Moody's affirms A3 ratings for 8 Malaysian banks Posted: 30 Jan 2013 09:52 PM PST Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the long-term deposit and issuer ratings of the eight banks rated 'A3' in Malaysia, while at the same time downgrading to Prime-2 (P-2) from Prime-1 (P-1) their corresponding short-term ratings. | ||
| China sentences two Tibetans for "inciting" self-immolations Posted: 30 Jan 2013 09:37 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - A court in China has handed down heavy sentences to a Tibetan monk and his nephew for inciting eight people to set themselves on fire in anti-Chinese protests, media said on Thursday, the first time punishment has been meted out over such protests. 
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| New York Times says targeted by China hackers after Wen report Posted: 30 Jan 2013 08:07 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - The New York Times said on Thursday that Chinese hackers had "persistently" attacked its computers over the past four months since the paper published a story on Premier Wen Jiabao, but sensitive material related to the report was not accessed. 
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| Are foreign workers the beneficiaries? Posted: 30 Jan 2013 10:41 PM PST In view of this, the minimum wage policy is going to benefit foreign workers instead of local employees, while increasing the expenses of employers. It seems like the policy is good for nothing. | ||
| Women better than men at understanding technical jargon Posted: 30 Jan 2013 10:35 PM PST Men's stress levels go through the roof when confronted with terms such as 'algorithm' or 'phablet' with the majority finding them harder to understand than a foreign language. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| VIDEO: Pakistani mothers 'abandoned' Posted: 30 Jan 2013 06:57 PM PST An increasing number of Pakistani women are coming forward saying they have been forcibly separated from their children in the UK. | ||
| VIDEO: Fire safety tests ordered in Brazil Posted: 30 Jan 2013 10:26 PM PST The fire at a nightclub in Brazil which killed 235 people has led to a national debate about safety regulations in public venues, ahead of next year's football World Cup. | ||
| Singapore airport handles record 51 mn passengers Posted: 30 Jan 2013 09:56 PM PST Singapore's Changi Airport said Thursday it had enjoyed its busiest year in 2012, handling a record 51.2 million passengers, underscoring its position as a regional aviation hub. | ||
| UK court challenge over woman's death sentence in Indonesia Posted: 30 Jan 2013 09:11 PM PST Britain's government faces a High Court challenge Thursday after it refused to pay for a lawyer for a British grandmother's appeal against her death sentence in Indonesia for drug smuggling. |
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