China zoos in 'barbaric' animal abuse: report |
- China zoos in 'barbaric' animal abuse: report
- German official inflation regains yearly high of 1.2%
- MCA must explain opposition's hidden picture
- Holisitc study on student involvement in politics: Khaled
- Statements from 39 recorded for use of Johor Sultan's photo
- Major 7.6 earthquake, tsunami hit Pacific's Vanuatu
- Philippines aiming to strike gambling gold
- BlackBerry messenger still functioning in Saudi Arabia
- WHO emergency committee reviewing pandemic status
- Michelle Obama’s Spain vacation gives heartburn to critics
- Vanuatu issues alert after small tsunami
- S Korea to draw up greenhouse gas reduction plan
- June IPI up 9.4%
- Court to decide on Anwar's bid to drop sodomy charge
- Mecca gears up for Ramadan rush
- Philippines aiming to strike gambling gold
- Major 7.6 earthquake, tsunami hit Pacific's Vanuatu
- US engineer convicted of selling secrets to China
- Prosecutors want longer prison term for Swiss train vandal
- School head vetoes Chinese society
| China zoos in 'barbaric' animal abuse: report Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:50 AM PDT HONG KONG, Tuesday 10 August 2010 (AFP) - Chinese zoos and safari parks treat their animals "barbarically," including abusing them to perform tricks and depriving them of proper food and shelter, an animal welfare group said.
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| German official inflation regains yearly high of 1.2% Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:46 AM PDT FRANKFURT, Tuesday 10 August 2010 (AFP) - German inflation was revised slightly upward for July to an annualised 1.2 percent, the national statistics office said on Tuesday, regaining a high for the year reached already in May.
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| MCA must explain opposition's hidden picture Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:26 AM PDT MCA, the biggest Chinese-based political party in the country, needs to explain more to the Chinese voters on the 'hidden picture', should the opposition pact of PKR-DAP-PAS come to power at federal level.
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| Holisitc study on student involvement in politics: Khaled Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:25 AM PDT Allowing students at Higher Learning Institutions (IPT) to be involved in politics would need a holistic study said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin.
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| Statements from 39 recorded for use of Johor Sultan's photo Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:24 AM PDT Police have recorded statements from 39 individuals, including politicians, to assist in the investigation on the use of the photograph of the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim, on a poster at a ceramah by a political party in Batu Pahat recently.
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| Major 7.6 earthquake, tsunami hit Pacific's Vanuatu Posted: 09 Aug 2010 04:01 PM PDT SYDNEY: A major 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu today, shaking buildings and generating a small tsunami, but there no immediate reports of injury or damage. The undersea earthquake struck at a depth of 60km (37 miles) roughly 40km from the main island of Efate, which includes the capital Port Vila, Geoscience Australia said. Local residents said the earth shook for about 15 seconds but did not appear to have caused significant damage. "It wasn't too much," a Port Vila hotel employee said, referring to the shaking. "Everything's fine." The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a 23-centimetre (9.2 inch) tsunami hit Port Vila, but warned bigger waves may be seen in other areas. "Higher wave amplitudes may yet be observed along coasts near the earthquake epicentre," the centre said. Vanuatu, which lies between Fiji and Australia and north of New Zealand, is in the "Pacific Ring of Fire" known for its seismic and volcanic activity caused by friction between moving plates in the Earth's crust. In May, a 7.2 earthquake prompted a brief tsunami alert, and at least three earthquakes measuring 6.0 or stronger have hit the archipelago since the start of July. The country was hit by three major quakes last October, while a giant plume of volcanic ash has disrupted domestic flights in neighbouring New Caledonia in recent months. The US Geological Survey measured Tuesday's earthquake at 7.5 and said it was 35km deep, and just 40km from Port Vila. - AFP
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| Philippines aiming to strike gambling gold Posted: 09 Aug 2010 03:58 PM PDT MANILA: The Philippines is aiming to become Asia's next big gambling hub with casino and entertainment resorts built in key tourist spots across the country, the nation's gaming regulator said today. An "Entertainment City" in Manila to rival boom towns Macau and Singapore is at the heart of the plan and will hopefully be finished by 2014, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) chairman Cristino Naguiat said. "The casino industry here in the Philippines has a very huge potential in terms of revenues," Naguiat, who took over as chairman a month ago, said in an interview. "We are way behind Macau and Singapore in terms of the casino industry... (but) we would like to be positioned right at the top." Naguiat said the government was looking to eventually build integrated casino and entertainment resorts in other parts of the Philippines, including picturesque Palawan island and Cebu, the nation's second biggest city. He said PAGCOR was open to hearing from foreign players interested in building entertainment resorts around the Philippines. "We would like to receive their proposals with regard to this," he said. But Naguiat emphasised only proposals that incorporated other entertainment aspects aside from gambling, such as amusement centres and museums, would be considered. "It has to be an integrated resort, not just a casino and a hotel," he said. - AFP
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| BlackBerry messenger still functioning in Saudi Arabia Posted: 09 Aug 2010 03:51 PM PDT  JEDDAH: BlackBerry messenger was still functioning today in Saudi Arabia after a deadline expired for telecoms firms to find a solution allowing authorities to monitor the service, users said. Many users in the western port city and business hub of Jeddah said the service was working without interruption, but no official announcement on an agreement to allow government monitoring has been made. The Saudi telecoms watchdog had postponed until Monday evening a suspension that was due to come into force on Friday, allowing time to test suggested technical solutions giving authorities access to BlackBerry's encrypted data. Among the reported solutions to avert a halt to BlackBerry's key messenger service is the installation of a local server accessible to Saudi authorities, instead of the data going directly to the smartphone maker's servers in Canada. Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) announced last week it ordered mobile telephone operators to block key BlackBerry services from August 6 or face a 1.3-million-dollar fine. It said the suspension was due to the fact that "the way BlackBerry services are provided currently does not meet the regulatory criteria of the commission and the licensing conditions." More than 700,000 people subscribe to BlackBerry in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom, with most reportedly purchasing the handheld device for personal use. But Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has expressed fears the popular smartphone could jeopardise its security. The threat of a Saudi ban came hot on the heels of an announcement by the telecoms authority in the United Arab Emirates to ban BlackBerry messenger, emails and web browsing from October 11, for similar reasons. - AFP
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| WHO emergency committee reviewing pandemic status Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:03 AM PDT GENEVA, Aug 10 — Influenza experts began meeting today to assess whether the H1N1 flu is still a pandemic or whether the world has moved into a post-pandemic phase, a spokesman for the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. The Emergency Committee will advise the WHO, a United Nations agency, and its Director-General Margaret Chan after reviewing ...
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| Michelle Obama’s Spain vacation gives heartburn to critics Posted: 09 Aug 2010 08:58 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Aug 10 — First Lady Michelle Obama caused a stir among the chattering class for a trip to Spain, but some Washington analysts called it a tempest in an August teapot, with no impact on her popularity or her husband's political standing. Critics portrayed her trip last week with daughter Sasha to the Costa del Sol as a case study in ...
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| Vanuatu issues alert after small tsunami Posted: 10 Aug 2010 12:23 AM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - Authorities in Vanuatu have advised people to move to higher ground as a precaution after a strong earthquake generated a small 23 cm tsunami, police in the capital Port Vila said on Tuesday.
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| S Korea to draw up greenhouse gas reduction plan Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:49 PM PDT SEOUL, Tuesday 10 August 2010 (Bernama) -- South Korea will establish a comprehensive greenhouse gas reduction plan by March so it can take positive steps to help stem global warming, Yonhap reported the government as saying Tuesday.
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| Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:49 PM PDT Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose 9.4% in June 2010 compared to a year ago due to increases in the indices of key sectors namely manufacturing which went up 13.3%, mining 1.3% and electricity 5.2%.
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| Court to decide on Anwar's bid to drop sodomy charge Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:48 PM PDT Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will have to wait until Monday for the outcome of his application to drop the sodomy charge against him.
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| Mecca gears up for Ramadan rush Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:47 PM PDT MECCA,, Tuesday 10 August 2010 (Bernama) -- Official bodies overseeing the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the city's smaller mosques, the Civil Defence, the traffic police and the Health Affairs Department have all geared up with additional staff to welcome pilgrims and visitors to the holy city during the holy month of Ramadan, reports Qatar News Agency (QNA).
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| Philippines aiming to strike gambling gold Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:47 PM PDT MANILA, Tuesday 10 August 2010 (AFP) - The Philippines is aiming to become Asia's next big gambling hub with casino and entertainment resorts built in key tourist spots across the country, the nation's gaming regulator told AFP Tuesday.
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| Major 7.6 earthquake, tsunami hit Pacific's Vanuatu Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:46 PM PDT SYDNEY, Tuesday 10 August 2010 (AFP) - A major 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, shaking buildings and generating a small tsunami, but there no immediate reports of injury or damage.
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| US engineer convicted of selling secrets to China Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:46 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Tuesday 10 August 2010 (Bernama) -- A federal jury convicted a former US engineer Monday of selling military secrets and helping China design a stealth cruise missile, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported Tuesday.
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| Prosecutors want longer prison term for Swiss train vandal Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:45 PM PDT SINGAPORE, Tuesday 10 August 2010 (AFP) - State prosecutors said Tuesday they intended to submit fresh evidence in their appeal for a longer sentence imposed on a Swiss man jailed for vandalising a Singapore metro train.
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| School head vetoes Chinese society Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:30 PM PDT Parents of a school here are upset that a school head has rejected the application to set up a Chinese society in school. This is despite the cabinet decision that the establishment of non-Muslim clubs in schools only needs the approval of school heads.
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