Provides the latest RSS feeds for Asia Editorials. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Taiwan Sun.com http://www.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/ed68ecccb9e5520c/ en-us Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:36:02 -0400 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:36:02 -0400 30 Such is the story of Singur. The Tata Group made an overture to the state government to set up a small-car factory with an annual production capacity of 3,50,000; each car was promised to be sold at R... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17294828/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:57:43 -0400 The Telegraph http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17294828/ Pakistan’s flag fluttered over the ruins of a Central Reserve Police Force bunker at Makarpora in Srinagar’s Kawdara neighbourhood. Beneath it, a group of teenage local residents were swee... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17294824/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:48:06 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17294824/ With increased air traffic and modernization of airports, the airport bookshop has become a vital retail outlet for all publishers. But unlike other city outlets that specialize in some subjects or th... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17294829/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:57:40 -0400 The Telegraph http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17294829/ If there were any doubt that the rules of the international game have changed for good, the events of the past few days should have dispelled it. On Monday, President Bush demanded that Russia’s... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17294825/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:48:05 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17294825/ The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Appeal is a plan for ridding the world of nuclear weapons by the year 2020. India can help the world realise that progressive vision. Towards that realisation, instead of trying... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17294826/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:48:03 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17294826/ At a recent press conference in Delhi, Bhilai-based independent filmmaker Ajay T.G. was the cynosure of all eyes. Imprisoned for 93 days on sedition charges under the draconian Chhattisgarh Special Pu... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17294827/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:48:03 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17294827/ During the second half of the 19th century, when India was incorporated into the British Empire, a free trade regime was imposed upon India. That had destroyed the existing manufacturing industries. F... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17294830/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:14:10 -0400 The Statesman http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17294830/ However, the "encirclement of the city" never happened. Many of our college mates, who had joined Kaka, died in police firing or in jail. Then came the trade union violence of the CPM. The act of g... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17290511/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:43:57 -0400 Times of India http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17290511/ First, the figures give the lie to those who claim that reforms and globalisation are making the poor poorer. Second, it's misleading to divide independent India's economic history into two simple ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17290512/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:43:56 -0400 Times of India http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17290512/ This time around, the crisis in the Valley is multidimensional; home-grown hotheads, political parties and militants from across the border are all party to the state of affairs. The Centre, it see... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17290513/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:43:55 -0400 Times of India http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17290513/ KUALA LUMPUR: The developer of the Damansara 21 condominium project at Medan Damansara here will pay for the damages incurred by the two families which had to evacuate their homes when a retaining wal... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17285642/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:01:43 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17285642/ KUALA LUMPUR: The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) has been asked to check up on other agencies under the Transport Ministry, particularly the Road Transport Department (JPJ). Its minister Datuk Ong Tee K... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17280641/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:47:39 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17280641/ KUALA LUMPUR: A student is suing the police and the Government for alleged assault after being detained on suspicion of stealing 18 motorcycles. The 17-year-old student has initiated the legal action ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17280645/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:47:30 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17280645/ KOTA KINABALU: Police are hunting a man who raped a sales promoter and robbed her of some RM3,000 in cash and items in Likas. The 21-year-old woman was asleep in her room in the double-storey terrace ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17280644/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:47:27 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17280644/ By Ravindran Duraisamy RAUB (Pahang), Aug 28 (Bernama)-- While most of his contemporaries hardly leave home, Subramaniam Raman, 73, still drives around Raub town in his Proton Iswara. The former... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17276197/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:17:26 -0400 Bernama http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17276197/ KUALA LUMPUR: Newly-minted Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim made his first appearance in the House after being sworn in as MP to participate briefly in the debate on the DNA Identification B... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17276191/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:15:40 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17276191/ IPOH: Those visiting Perak executive council (exco) members at the State Secretariat Building here will be subjected to security checks to prevent the possibility of the councillors being accused of c... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17276192/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:15:38 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17276192/ KUALA LUMPUR: The Government will install closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) in major cities next year, said deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Hamzah Zainudin. He said the "mobile" CC... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17276193/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:15:36 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17276193/ IPOH: Three high-ranking police officers picked up for questioning by the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) for alleged graft now face an internal inquiry. Perak police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Zulkifli Abd... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17276194/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:15:32 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17276194/ KUALA LUMPUR: It is hoped that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's return to Parliament will contribute towards the country's democratic process, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. He said ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17276196/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:15:28 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17276196/ The grey and white matters of those who habitually lie, cheat and manipulate others. THE truth about lies is this: The majority of people tend to tell them. We might not want to admit it, but lying is... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17272472/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:23:45 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17272472/ By Zulkiple Ibrahim KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- This Sunday, Aug 31, Malaysians will be celebrating the 51st anniversary of the country's independence. With the event only days away, the M... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17272477/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:25:59 -0400 Bernama http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17272477/ TOKYO (AP) - Toyota is lowering its global sales target for 2009 to 9.7 million vehicles - down from an earlier 10.4 million vehicles. Toyota has already trimmed its global vehicle sales plan for this... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17272473/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:23:23 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17272473/ TOKYO (AP) - Japanese officials are finalizing details of an emergency economic stimulus package this week, stressing the need to bolster the country by helping citizens cope with high fuel and food p... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17272475/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:23:21 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17272475/ KUALA LUMPUR: The live telecast of Dewan Rakyat sitting is only to cover the first 30 minutes of question time, says Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek. He said the live telecast also does... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17272476/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:23:19 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17272476/ I am writing to respond to The Jakarta Post report "IPB to appeal court verdict," (Aug. 22, p. 5) about the Bogor Institute of Agriculture's refusal to disclose which brands of formula milk ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17269594/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:56:21 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17269594/ I would like to respond to your editorial, "The invasion of Georgia" (Aug. 14), which ostracizes Russia for it's invasion of Georgia in its support of the South Ossetian minority. Before con... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17269595/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:56:18 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17269595/ KUALA LUMPUR: PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as Permatang Pauh MP at 10.05am Thursday in a brief ceremony in Dewan Rakyat here. Anwar, who turned up for the event in a simple black ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17269588/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:39:43 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17269588/ David Stanford, JakartaLast week, a senior official in the Ministry of Finance made comments to the media on the government's tobacco excise policy (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 20, 2008). His comments high... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17269593/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:56:25 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17269593/ No wonder. If they were parts of Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva and Marinus's group, they would have been executed a long time ago. JOHN MAJOR Jakarta The thought of delaying the imminent execution... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17269596/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:56:15 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17269596/ Photo Gallery KUALA LUMPUR: Two families in Medan Damansara here were evacuated when the retaining wall near a hill on which a controversial condominium project is being built collapsed during heavy r... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17269589/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:39:40 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17269589/ TEAMS keen to participate in the Petaling Jaya Merdeka Unity Futsal carnival at the PJ Hockey Stadium on Aug 30 and 31 can register at the counter at the stadium. Organising secretary Nik Muhd Radzi s... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17269590/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:39:37 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17269590/ WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. factories saw a surprisingly hefty increase in their orders for big-ticket products in July, reflecting continued strength in export sales and a boost to business investment fro... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17269592/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:39:29 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17269592/ Access to information comes in many forms and the one in abundance in the by-election was leaflets. It's not as fast as Internet postings but are effective and impactful and can be churned out quite f... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17265991/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:59:32 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17265991/ Every race has rivalry, jealousy and envy. But all the bluster about superiority only hides a deep inferiority complex. RECENT events that had the country fluctuate from a variety of emotions, has man... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17265993/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:59:23 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17265993/ WHILE it can be said that we have improved as far as our medal tally is concerned, overall, the situation is bleak. There is no way we can catch up with the rest. We need to do what the Chinese have d... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17265996/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:58:42 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17265996/ I AM a student of Kolej Keris Mas, UKM Bangi and I am really disappointed with the poor water supply in my block, Blok 9. K Although many complaints have been sent to the Higher Education Department a... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17265997/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:58:32 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17265997/ KUALA LUMPUR: PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will not get to Putrajaya on Sept 16 as he claims by riding on a wave of defections by Sabah MPs. “That is his claim. It will not happen. Most o... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17266003/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:58:02 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17266003/ THE death threats on Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and his political secretary Ng Wei Aik are yet another cowardly attack on those who expose corruption. The police should vigorously investigate ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17265994/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:59:19 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17265994/ PETALING JAYA: All 21 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country have been ordered by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to block the controversial Malaysia Today webs... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17265998/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:58:22 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17265998/ THE high cost of petrol, accompanied by the rising inflation, has led many people to opt for public transport like the KTM Komuter and LRT. Many of them park their vehicles at the open car parks at th... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17266000/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:58:17 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17266000/ PUTRAJAYA: Fifty-five people, more than half of whom are Puspakom employees, have been held for corruption in a nationwide blitz Tuesday and yesterday. It is believed that they were earning up to an a... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17266002/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:57:57 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17266002/ MOST people are dissatisfied with the recent cut in fuel prices. It is too little too late. The damage has already been done. No trader is going to reduce prices. I think the best organisation to help... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17265995/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:59:02 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17265995/ tions, saying they were part of "a smear campaign." "Far Eastern is not a business that likes to give away money, it's not an establishment that likes to grease others' palms," said Douglas Hsu, chair... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17266008/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:01:06 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17266008/ AUG 20 will certainly be a day my family will remember. On that particular night, my husband went to top up petrol. At the station, he used his credit card but forgot to retrieve it from the slot. It ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17265999/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:58:27 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17265999/ IN CONJUNCTION with the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Mid Valley Megamall is offering delicious mooncakes created by hotel chefs from around Kuala Lumpur. An array of mooncakes with fresh snow skin or bake... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17266004/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:57:52 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17266004/ GEORGE TOWN: Lower fuel prices and electricity tariffs, and lower interest rates for loans are what the man in the street here hopes to see in Budget 2009. Sales manager Catherine Ooi, 26, hopes that ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17266005/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:57:44 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17266005/ PETALING JAYA: It was a mixture of nostalgia and amazement when golden couple Suria FM chief operating officer Engku Emran Engku Zainal Abidin and his actress/singer wife Erra Fazira visited the Chang... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17266006/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:57:38 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17266006/ Film stars with huge fan bases are known to have a yen for politics. A ready-made support structure in the form of fan clubs and the visibility guaranteed by superstardom have helped actors such as M.... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256507/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:01:34 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256507/ Riding solely on a manufactured majority, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha president Shibu Soren was sworn in Chief Minister of Jharkhand for the second time since the present Assembly was constituted. The firs... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256506/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:01:33 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256506/ Neither duped nor innumerate, cotton farmers face extreme challenges — from climate change to globally rigged markets — but they do know what works in their fields. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256508/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:01:33 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256508/ The World Bank said on Tuesday at the ongoing Accra Climate Change Talks in Ghana that a total of $170 b was required between now and 2030 to enable developing countries mitigate and adapt to the impa... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256510/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:01:31 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256510/ In the face of evidence suggesting the underselling of India’s case at the Nuclear Suppliers Group last week, it is worth asking why the United States invested three years of political capital i... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256512/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:01:30 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256512/ PHOTO: AP Bird's Nest and Water Cube ... to avoid a transformation of these iconic venues into white elephants, the Chinese authorities have decided to raise funds by any means possible. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256511/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:01:31 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256511/ Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lambasted environmentalists as “idle,” saying they “prance around” doing nothing to protect nature. http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256509/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:01:32 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256509/ prohibited the use of any artificial substance to polish the ball. Angus Fraser, who played Test cricket for England, said Trescothick's act amounted to ball tampering. That it happens all the time... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256502/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:44:03 -0400 Times of India http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256502/ That job was done by my brother, who scribbled a name on the back of a postcard he sent from Leh, where he was serving in the army. It was the last part of the name that amused my parents and all t... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256504/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:44:01 -0400 Times of India http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17256504/ the prime minister's resignation at his office compound Wednesday. The government sought arrest warrants for at least eight protest leaders. Leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy were unfazed... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17250596/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:10:49 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17250596/ hen the low-cost jet plunged 8,000 metres (26,000 feet) after a sudden loss of cabin pressure over France. "I sent my mum a text (phone message): 'I love you and I am going down'," Charlotte... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17250597/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:10:46 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17250597/ GEORGE TOWN: Penang has lost a multi-billion ringgit investment by a South Korean company which had planned to open a plant in Batu Kawan but has now opted to go to a neighbouring country. Chief Minis... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17241947/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:41:11 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17241947/ victims of Typhoon Toraji in its design of the new East Gate Bridge in Taichung, local media reported yesterday. The Yang family, who drowned during the typhoon seven years ago, is honored at the cent... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17238112/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:59:33 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17238112/ KUALA LUMPUR: Search efforts to locate 27-year-old Malaysian Hwa Yi-Jien, who went missing in the Glacier National Park in Montana, have been reduced. A spokesman from the park said searchers were sti... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17238111/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:55:36 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17238111/ Makarim Wibisono, JakartaIt was rather astonishing to read The Washington Post op-ed article entitled Sovereignty That Risks Global Health (Aug. 10) by Richard Holbrooke and Laurie Garrett that was re... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234944/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:36:28 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234944/ Julia Suryakusuma, JakartaWhen Indonesian Independence Day rolls around on Aug. 17 of each year, the most I usually manage is to watch the flag-raising ceremony at the Presidential Palace on TV. But t... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234945/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:36:25 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234945/ Tom Plate, Beverly Hills, CaliforniaThere is an obvious symbolic plus for the world in general and Asia in particular in the Joe Biden story. It is that his selection by Sen. Barack Obama as his White... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234943/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:36:30 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234943/ IRAQ began the week by pushing harder for a US military withdrawal, taking the US government by surprise. In a meeting with tribal chiefs on Monday, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said there would be ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234931/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:17:55 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234931/ THE 29th Olympic Games that ended in Beijing on Aug 24 was indeed a huge success and widely acknowledged as the best the world has ever seen. A big thank you to China, its various Olympic committees, ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234932/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:17:46 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234932/ YANG Farina in her letter talked about freeing our minds this Merdeka celebrations (The Star Aug 26). I would like to call upon all patriotic Malaysians to free themselves from any form of prejudices ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234934/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:17:39 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234934/ I AM somewhat perplexed by the statement made by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak about how the people cannot appreciate what the Government has done by initiating the fuel rebate sche... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234935/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:17:34 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234935/ Christopher Lingle, LuxembourgA triumph of education during the 20th Century was that economists convincingly argued that inflation was caused by excessive monetary creation, usually at the behest of ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234942/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:36:33 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234942/ THE recent Beijing Olympic Games was a great event. Fantastic opening, spectacular games, a nice closing ceremony, not to mention the extremely tight security measures. But thanks to it, unwanted terr... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234933/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:17:44 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234933/ Anwar is Permatang Pauh MP BUKIT MERTAJAM: As expected Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim won the Permatang Pauh by-election, but what was impressive was the margin of victory. The PKR leader was returned to Pa... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234938/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:17:23 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234938/ BUTTERWORTH: PKR supporters threw mineral water bottles at Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak when he visited the Jalan Semilang polling centre in Permatang Pauh yesterday. Najib, who ar... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234936/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:17:31 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234936/ We commend Vice President Jusuf Kalla's bold move to have our natural gas (LNG) sales deal with China revised because of the billions of dollars in losses we may suffer during the 25-year term of the ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234947/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:36:22 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234947/ GEORGE TOWN: Armed men shot a moneychanger, grabbed two bags on an airport trolley but missed RM1.9mil in another suitcase in a botched robbery at the Penang International Airport yesterday. The robbe... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234939/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:17:20 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234939/ PETALING JAYA: From today, those with pirated copies of the Windows XP Professional operating system in their computers that are Internet-capable could find their screens going black and the icons van... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234940/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:17:14 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234940/ JOHOR BARU: Malaysia and Brunei have begun the first tangible steps towards resolving their overlapping maritime claims in the South China Sea. The two countries have agreed to conduct an exchange of ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234941/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:17:10 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17234941/ Wednesday, August 27, 2008 The decision by the International Cricket Council to postpone to October 2009 this year's Champion's Trophy comes as a devastating blow to Pakistani cricket and followers o... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17227835/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:51:20 -0400 The News http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17227835/ The proposal to create a National Biotechnology Regulatory Authority (NBRA), for which a draft bill is now in circulation, is being moved in an unprofessional manner by the Government of India. The bi... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17222432/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:42:24 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17222432/ It has been like watching the coverage of the Beijing Olympics on a split screen. So much of the western media comment in the front section and on the opinion pages has been taken up by the ‘nat... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17222430/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:42:24 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17222430/ The confirmation that Baroness Thatcher suffers from dementia is only really surprising in its particulars — but they are moving particulars, nonetheless. The woman who, as her daughter Carol wr... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17222433/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:42:23 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17222433/ “We are not a sporty nation. We have no sports facilities. The government needs to fix a lot of the infrastructure.” I could go on and on about what we say and hear, when we talk about spo... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17222434/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:42:23 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17222434/ While the coalition government led by the Pakistan People’s Party is unlikely to fall after the withdrawal of support by the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz Sharif), the hope that the former adver... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17222431/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:42:25 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17222431/ Late Victorian Holocausts, Mike Davis tells the story of the famines that sucked the guts out of India in the 1870s. The hunger began when a drought, caused by El Nino, killed the crops on the Deccan ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17222435/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:42:22 -0400 The Hindu http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17222435/ in the capital to sway and briefly prompting a tsunami alert, authorities and witnesses said. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck at a depth of roughly 12 miles (20 kilometers) in the... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17215037/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:02:06 -0400 The China Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17215037/ BUKIT MERTAJAM: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has won the Permatang Pauh by-election. The PKR de-facto leader was returned to Parliament with a majority of 15,671 votes, exceeding the 13,388-vote majority ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17215035/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:56:51 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17215035/ PORT DICKSON: It is not mandatory for employers whose maids run away to pay a RM250 fine to the Immigration Department. Its director-general Datuk Mahmood Adam said employers could always appeal if th... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17215034/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:56:49 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17215034/ By Norwawi Kata KOTA BELUD, Aug 26(Bernama) -- The younger generation may not be aware that Datuk Ismail Gimbad, 70, is no ordinary senior citizen of Kota Belud. He is one of those responsible f... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17206269/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:51:37 -0400 Bernama http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17206269/ Photo Gallery BUKIT MERTAJAM: 1pm Update - With out-of-towners flooding into the Permatang Pauh constituency for the by-election, many drivers found themselves at a standstill late Tuesday morning as ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17206270/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:49:28 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17206270/ GEORGE TOWN: A moneychanger was shot during an attempted robbery outside the entrance of the Penang International Airport in Bayan Lepas here. It is learnt the incident occurred about 9.50am Tuesday. ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17206271/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:49:26 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17206271/ KUALA LUMPUR: Three housing developers are now constructing solar panels on 56 units of new houses in a move to generate electricity from sunlight. Energy,Water and Communications Deputy Minister Datu... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17206272/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:49:24 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17206272/ Agus Susatya, BengkuluSeveral days ago, numerous media sources reported the occurrence of haze in several cities in Riau, South Sumatra, Central Kalimantan and West Kalimantan provinces. The haze was ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201399/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:47:49 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201399/ THE Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) welcomes the announcement by Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat that the e-Kesihatan scheme, the medical examination and the certification of commercial vehi... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201406/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:30:25 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201406/ Sudirman Nasir, MelbourneThe number of teenage girls involved in gang violence as perpetrators and victims in Indonesia is on the rise in rate and degree of severity of violence. Just recently the med... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201398/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:47:52 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201398/ OVER the weekend while driving on the North-South Expressway I came across a group of Harley Davidson bikers. There were seven of them, riding side by side and the 7th rider bringing up the rest, all ... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201405/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:30:21 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201405/ I ENJOYED watching the Beijing Olympics 2008. I'm proud of every athlete who competed in the Games with the Olympic spirit. Kudos to Lee Chong Wei for bringing back a silver for Malaysia. However, I'm... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201402/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:30:35 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201402/ KUDOS to Beijing and all the athletes for a gala performance throughout the Olympics. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for Astro's broadcast. The Olympics are only held once every four years, makin... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201410/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:30:10 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201410/ CONGRATULATIONS to Lee Chong Wei for his mighty feat at the Beijing Olympics. He deserves all the accolades heaped on him for it is no easy task winning a silver medal in an event that features the to... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201408/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:30:15 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201408/ Fasting is at its most basic level self-restraint from ordinary physical pleasures, and it is pertinent with Ramadan approaching, for Muslims to remind themselves of the virtues of going without. IN A... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201400/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:30:38 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201400/ BUKIT MERTAJAM: The imam who threw doubt on the validity of Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan's oath came forward to speak voluntarily, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. Anwar said he was only informed of R... http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201411/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:30:07 -0400 The Star http://story.taiwansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/17201411/