T'ganu govt to build affordable homes for residents of flood-prone areas |
- T'ganu govt to build affordable homes for residents of flood-prone areas
- Distribution of 20 pct oil royalty to producing states can burden Petronas
- VIDEO: 'They would not share food with me'
- VIDEO: Berlusconi praises 'good' Mussolini
- VIDEO: Violence erupts at Dominican party HQ
- VIDEO: Obama praises departing Clinton
- Monti repeats backing for Bank of Italy over Monte Paschi
- Iran denies explosion at underground uranium facility
- DNA confirms William Yau's identity, police also probe suspected abuse (UPDATED)
- Vietnam begins major subversion trial
- Government will act on report or resolution by RCI - Attorney-General
- Japan says no major fault at Dreamliner battery plant
- New Zealand firm defends milk safety after chemical find
- How to make a photo popular on Facebook
- Kinecting with the world
- Robot avatar approved to hang out with patients in hospitals
- New app tracks your fitness without a wearable device
- Driven to distraction: Audi demonstrates self-driving cars
- Even in young, unmarried couples, women still do the chores
- Hong Kong journalists publish press freedom petition
| T'ganu govt to build affordable homes for residents of flood-prone areas Posted: 28 Jan 2013 12:54 AM PST The Terengganu government will implement several affordable home projects, particularly special flats for residents of flood-prone areas. | ||
| Distribution of 20 pct oil royalty to producing states can burden Petronas Posted: 28 Jan 2013 12:53 AM PST The distribution of 20 per cent royalty and goodwill payment (wang ehsan) to oil producing states can burden national oil company Petronas which also assists in the development of other states in Malaysia, said Terengganu Malay Chamber of Commerce Malaysia advisor, Datuk Wan Md Albakri Md Noor. | ||
| VIDEO: 'They would not share food with me' Posted: 27 Jan 2013 04:02 PM PST In Cambodia, until recently, people living with the Aids virus were treated as social outcasts. | ||
| VIDEO: Berlusconi praises 'good' Mussolini Posted: 27 Jan 2013 08:29 PM PST Italy's former premier Silvio Berlusconi has stoked controversy by praising Benito Mussolini on Holocaust Memorial Day - despite Il Duce's anti-Jewish laws. | ||
| VIDEO: Violence erupts at Dominican party HQ Posted: 28 Jan 2013 01:21 AM PST Six people are being treated for gunshot wounds after violence broke out at a meeting of the main opposition party in the Dominican Republic. | ||
| VIDEO: Obama praises departing Clinton Posted: 27 Jan 2013 06:38 PM PST US President Barack Obama has paid tribute to what he called the "extraordinary role" Hillary Clinton played as Secretary of State. | ||
| Monti repeats backing for Bank of Italy over Monte Paschi Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:30 PM PST ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti repeated on Monday his backing for the Bank of Italy and its former governor Mario Draghi over the mounting scandal surrounding the troubled Monte dei Paschi bank. 
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| Iran denies explosion at underground uranium facility Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:18 PM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has denied media reports of a major explosion at one of its uranium enrichment sites, describing them as "Western propaganda" designed to influence upcoming nuclear negotiations. 
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| DNA confirms William Yau's identity, police also probe suspected abuse (UPDATED) Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:45 PM PST As initial DNA results from the Chemistry Department today confirmed the decomposed body of a six-year-old boy found in Port Klang on Jan 24, was that of William Yau Zhen Zhong, the police are also investigating whether he was a victim of abuse. | ||
| Vietnam begins major subversion trial Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:43 PM PST In one of Vietnam's largest subversion trials for years, 22 members of a little-known "reactionary" group appeared in court Monday charged with trying to overthrow the communist government, a clerk said. | ||
| Government will act on report or resolution by RCI - Attorney-General Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:16 PM PST The government will act on any report or resolution by the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Illegal Immigrants in Sabah, said Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail. | ||
| Japan says no major fault at Dreamliner battery plant Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:14 PM PST Japan's transport ministry said Monday safety inspectors had found no major problem on the production line making batteries for Boeing's Dreamliner, further muddying the waters in a worldwide probe. | ||
| New Zealand firm defends milk safety after chemical find Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:14 PM PST New Zealand's Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporter, said Monday that its milk was "100 percent" safe to drink despite tests finding trace elements of an agricultural chemical in milk powder. | ||
| How to make a photo popular on Facebook Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:13 PM PST A study undertaken by researchers at the University of California at Berkeley and Nikon seems to have found the magic formula to make photographs posted on Facebook more attractive. Researchers found that a lot of people will probably like a funny photograph of an animal set against a beautiful landscape. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:11 PM PST PrimeSense, the company behind Microsoft's Kinect is developing its motion detection and figure recognition technology for use in smartphones and tablets. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Robot avatar approved to hang out with patients in hospitals Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:04 PM PST A robot avatar for physicians that roams hospital corridors and visits patients just received the nod of approval from the US Food and Drug Administration. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| New app tracks your fitness without a wearable device Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:47 PM PST While wearable health devices are a hot trend, a new app that launched this week relies solely on your iPhone to track your daily fitness, while recording a journal of how active (or inactive) you are. Best part: it's free. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Driven to distraction: Audi demonstrates self-driving cars Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:43 PM PST Audi's new autonomous car concepts will not only make owners feel like a famous fictitious secret agent, they are also designed to make the stress of driving in dense traffic and trying to park in narrow spaces a thing of the past. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Even in young, unmarried couples, women still do the chores Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:34 PM PST Couples who buck tradition and live together without getting married still take on traditional gender roles when it comes to cooking and cleaning, according to new findings from Cornell University. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Hong Kong journalists publish press freedom petition Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:26 PM PST Hong Kong journalists ran a petition in newspapers on Monday urging the city's Beijing-backed leader to withdraw a proposed law which they said would infringe press freedom. |
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