Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after quake
Indonesia says it has lifted a tsunami warning issued after powerful quake hit off neighboring Papua New Guinea.
Malaysia s Najib and the Crony Culture
From Asia Sentinel Written by Barry Wain Wednesday, 07 July 2010 The government backs down on a tycoon s sports betting plan The Malaysian government has portrayed its recent decision not to legalize sports gambling as the action of a responsible administration responding to public opinion and keeping its promise to be more open and accountable. In fact, the episode is [...]
Indonesia issues tsunami warning after powerful quake hits off Papua New Guinea
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia says it issued a tsunami warning after a powerful quake hit off Papua New Guinea. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 and was centred 325 miles (525 kilometres) northeast of the capital, Port Morseby.
Malaysia’s ‘forgotten’ tribes face poverty, hunger
Just a few hours from the glittering Malaysian capital is a pitiful scene of hungry children and desperate parents, in an indigenous village home to the “forgotten Malaysians”.
Singapore arrests British author
Singapore police arrested a UK author who wrote about the corruption of Singapore’s use of the death penalty
Troops scour Philippine island for Japanese man
Philippine troops on Sunday fanned out across a remote southern island province where a missing Japanese man may have been kidnapped by Islamic militants, a senior military official said.
Thailand declares biological war, launches wasps on bugs
Thailand will deploy a 250,000-strong army of wasps in the northeast of the country in a bid to get rid of bugs that have been nibbling away at its cassava crops
Malaysia holds terror suspect under security law
Malaysian police have detained a terror suspect under a tough security law for allegedly recruiting students for the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror group, it was reported Sunday.
2 quakes hit Papua New Guinea
Two earthquakes with magnitudes of 6.9 and 7.3, respectively, struck in the New Britain Region of Papua New Guinea in the southwestern Pacific ocean Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Malaysia busts child trafficking syndicate
Malaysian police have smashed a child trafficking racket and rescued eight children and babies, an official said Sunday.
Indonesia issues a tsunami warning after 6.8-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea
Indonesia issues a tsunami warning after 6.8-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea.
Quakes hit Papua New Guinea, no reports of damage
Two big earthquakes struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of damage, and neighboring Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning.
Wasps to Fight Thai Cassava Plague
The first wave of an army of 250,000 wasps was deployed to eradicate a plague of mealybugs that threatens to devastate Thailand s $1.5 billion crop of cassava plants.
Tail end of Typhoon Conson hits Vietnam; 8 missing
Eight people were missing in Vietnam on Sunday as the tail end of Typhoon Conson blew ashore after battering the Philippines and China and killing dozens.
