Tuesday, March 6, 2012

06 MAR 2012, TUE: SEA & World

Southeast Asia


Two Indian tourists killed in bus accident in Malaysia

Times of India - 
NEW DELHI: Indian mission officials in Kuala Lumpur went on high alert after a bus carrying 22 Indian tourists crashed in western Malaysia.

'Ministry yet to get abuse report'

New Straits Times - 
Indonesian embassy information, social and cultural affairs minister-counsellor Suryana Sastradiredja refused to comment on the road map.

Bangkok's number two airport to reopen

NEWS.com.au - 
A Thai Airways aircraft parked at the flooded maintenance centre in Don Mueang airport, Bangkok. Picture: File photo Source: AP BANGKOK'S second largest airport will reopen this week after a more than four-month closure owing to the kingdom's worst ...

Rep. Iggy Arroyo's remains arrive to warm welcome in Negros

GMA News - 
The remains of the late Negros Occidental Rep. Ignacio "Iggy" Arroyo Jr. arrived to a warm welcome in Negros Occidental Monday evening.

Prosecution opposes defense's move to suppress illegally-obtained evidence

The Online Zamboanga Times - 
by Jelly F. Musico MANILA - The House of Representatives prosecution team has formally manifested its opposition to the defense's motion to suppress illegally-obtained evidence, including the leaked bank documents of Chief Justice Renato Corona.

Singapore top carbon emitter in Asia-Pacific

Business Recorder (blog) - 
Affluent Singapore had the largest carbon footprint per head in the Asia-Pacific in 2010, conservation group WWF said Monday. The environmental advocacy group said Singapore's 2010 per capita gross domestic product of more than $40000 - one of the ...

Dominic Bird, 32, faces death penalty after drug arrest in Malaysia

Herald Sun - 
MALAYSIAN police have confirmed a WA man "tentatively charged" with trying to sell 225g of methamphetamine could face the death penalty.

Weekly rest days for maids from next year

TODAYonline - 
by Esther Ng SINGAPORE - From January next year, employers must give their foreign domestic workers (FDWs) weekly rest days, announced Minister of State for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin in Parliament yesterday.

Jail term for Indonesia militant

BBC News - 
An Indonesian court has sentenced an Islamist militant to 18 years in jail for a parcel-bombing campaign targeting moderate Muslim leaders and police.

British police let things spiral out of control, says Ashraf's dad

Malaysia Star - 
By NURBAITI HAMDAN PETALING JAYA: The father of Ashraf Haziq Rossli (pic) - the student who was assaulted and robbed in the London riots last year - has heaped praise on Malaysia's police force, saying they would have acted faster than their British ...

P500-million security upgrade eyed for NAIA

Philippine Star - 
By Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star) Updated March 06, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - Transportation Secretary Manuel Roxas II assured the people yesterday that security screening for passengers and baggage would be upgraded in the ...

Noy appoints dads of impeachment trial prosecutors

Philippine Star - 
By Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star) Updated March 06, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - President Aquino has appointed as executives of government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) the fathers of two members of the prosecution team in ...

Pasay RTC defers Abalos arraignment

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - The Pasay City Regional Trial Court deferred yesterday former Commission on Elections Chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr.

Hard luck Kedah MB a lame duck

New Straits Times - 
By Syed Nazri 0 comments CALL it a curse, a jinx or plain hard luck, but there's something about the Kedah menteri besar's seat that's quite bizarre.

What's the weather? Ask a farmer

Inquirer.net - 
By Kristine L. Alave Farmers in Irosin, Sorsogon, who are in the path of typhoons, and two other towns would soon provide weather information such as rainfall and humidity to the weather bureau in Manila.

UPLB students, teachers protest over Penaranda killing

ABS CBN News - 
LAGUNA, Philippines - Students and teachers from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) held an indignation rally on Monday to mourn and condemn the killing of Rey Penaranda, a 3rd-year student who was stabbed during a mugging incident just ...

Najib ready to take Malaysia forward, says Daim

The Borneo Post - 
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is ready to take the country forward after overcoming challenges and trying times, said former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin.

Prasarana to raise RM4bil

Malaysia Star - 
By SHARIDAN M. ALI SUBANG: Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd expects to raise RM4bil most probably via sukuk issuance this year to continue financing the development of its two light rail transit (LRT) extension project.

6 killed, 18 hurt in truck crash

Manila Standard Today - 
At least 6 people were killed and 18 others were injured, some of them still in critical condition in the hospital, when their vehicle fell into a 15-foot ravine Sunday along the zigzag road in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija, authorities reported on Monday.

Police given 2 days to identify shooting suspect

Sun.Star - 
ILOILO City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog has instructed the city police office to work hard on its investigation on the shooting of radio blocktimer Fernando Gabio.

World


Leading article: Mr Putin must not stifle this chance for change

The Independent - 
David Cameron started to enjoy himself - always dangerous, that - in his statement in the Commons th... There has been a lot of comment on gay marriage.

Obama, Netanyahu give no sign of narrowing gap on Iran

Reuters - 
By Jeffrey Heller and Matt Spetalnick | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama appealed to Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to give sanctions time to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, but the Israeli prime minister offered no sign of backing away from ...

China announces 11.2% increase in military spending

CNN (blog) - 
By Austin Ramzy, Global Spin China announced it will increase its military spending by 11.2% this year, further establishing its position as a growing regional power.

Fire Threatens Second Arms Depot in Republic of Congo

Voice of America (blog) - 
Republic of Congo government and aid officials say fires are threatening a second munitions depot in the capital, one day after blasts at another depot killed an estimated 200 people.

Super Tuesday: Romney, Santorum in dead heat in Ohio

Salt Lake Tribune - 
By DAVID ESPO AP Washington • On the eve of their Super Tuesday showdown, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum strained for an edge in Ohio on Monday and braced for the 10 primaries and caucuses likely to redefine the race for the Republican presidential ...

News about Seattle City Hall, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Washington Governor ...

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - 
Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke has dismissed a weekend sort-of apology from radio pundit Rush Limbaugh, who called her a “slut” and a “prostitute” for advocating coverage of contraception in employers' health care plans.

Fukushima may dominate nuclear safety summit in Seoul

Times of India - 
SEOUL: Heads of states and leaders from 57 nations, including India, will attend the Nuclear Security Summit here on March 26-27 to discuss a host of measures to prevent nuclear fissile material falling into rogue hands, but the Fukushima disaster in ...

After 50 years, there's hope in Burma

Ottawa Citizen - 
By Andrew Cohen March 5, 2012 5:55 PM A Buddhist nun waits for the arrival of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the Irrawaddy river banks at Sagaing.

The Case for Arming the Syrian Opposition

Wall Street Journal - 
The US secretary of state should have more to say than simply that anti-Assad forces will 'somewhere, somehow, find the means to defend themselves.

Hollande's Finance-Enemy Stance Gets Gallic Shrug as ECB Boosts French CAC

Bloomberg - 
Investors in French stocks are greeting the nation's presidential election with a Gallic shrug. The CAC 40 Index (CAC) has advanced more than 10 percent this year as at least part of the 1 trillion euros ($1.3 trillion) in loans that the European ...

Assad's troops slaughtered us like sheep, claim refugees

The Independent - 
With rumours emerging in both German and English tabloids today of the impending return to England o... Last week, Chris Grayling had to cave into pressure over unpaid work experience as big name employer... Having collaborated together for Detboi's ...

Scientists see rise in tornado-creating conditions

Toronto Sun - 
Aerial view courtesy of the US Air Force shows destroyed and damaged homes in West Liberty, Kentucky, March 3, 2012. (REUTERS/US Air Force/Tech.

Rail traffic controller faces charges after deadly train crash

Warsaw Voice - 
A railway signal controller will be charged for unintentionally causing Poland's worst train crash in 22 years that left 16 people dead and 57 others injured, prosecutor Tomasz Ozimek told a press conference on Monday.

Yemen president vows to pursue Qaeda-linked militants

Malaysia Star - 
By Mohammed Mukhashaf ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's new president vowed on Monday to pursue militants linked to al-Qaeda to their last hiding place after they killed more than 110 soldiers in their deadliest attack on the Yemeni army.

Prince Harry off to Jamaica

New Zealand Herald - 
Prince Harry walks with children as he visits Harbour Island in Nassau, Bahamas. The Prince visited the Bahamas as part of a Diamond Jubilee tour of Caribbean nations.

10 embassies, consulates to be closed this year

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said 10 foreign service posts will be closed down this year, amid growing opposition from overseas Filipino communities.

Tsunami, Destruction And Creation

Huffington Post (blog) - 
I first became aware of Japan as a unique culture due to the The Great Hanshin (or Kobe) Earthquake of January 1995, when I was 14.

66-year-old Swiss Lady Pastor gives birth to twins (Video)

allvoices - 
By Nina Rai In an astounding feat, a Sexagenarian Swiss pastor has become the oldest known woman to have delivered a pair of twins in Switzerland.

Holy relic of St. Clare of Assisi, patron saint for eyes and TV, at GMA Network

GMA News - 
GMA Network employees pay their respects to the holy relic of St. Clare of Assisi, the patron saint of eyes and television, during its visit at GMA Network Center on Monday.

An incubator of innovation

Durham Herald Sun - 
JF Webb High School Principal Reginald Brooks observes Hillside New Tech High School students (from left) Lauryn McMiller and Calvin Wise as they create a “mind map” of cellular respiration in biology class.

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