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Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Historic handing over of water treatment plants (Update)
JOHOR BARU: The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, witnessed the historic handing over of the four water treatment plants under the management of the Singapore Public Utilities Board (PUB) to the Johor Government on Wednesday.
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Newspaper review
Coverage of Gaddafi's bloody stand in Tripoli
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-14625492
Monday, 22 August 2011
Breaking news: The latest from the newsroom (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Breaking news: The latest updates from the newsroom
What Afghans think about President Obama?s troop drawdown (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Many Afghans have mixed feelings about tonight's announcement from President Obama that the US will begin drawing down the levels of troops in Afghanistan.
HP unveils new PC days after saying it exits unit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard launched a new desktop on Monday, days after the technology company revealed plans to spin off or sell its personal computer unit.
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U.S. memorial to Martin Luther King unveiled
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Martin Luther King Jr stood 30 feet (9 meters) tall as a memorial to him was unveiled on Monday, the first on the National Mall in the nation's capital not dedicated to a war, president or white man.
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Newport shooting: 92-year-old heroine threw herself in front of gunman Darren Williams
Darren Williams (pictured) went to confront former wife Rachel at a salon in Newport. He shot her in the leg and injured two others before killing himself.
Second Act: Swimmer Diana Nyad (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Open water swimmer Diana Nyad is back in Key West, Florida, continuing her quest to be the first person to make a 103-mile swim from Havana, Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. A Yahoo! News team recently accompanied Nyad ?
HP sinks as investors flee business revamp
NEW YORK/BANGALORE (Reuters) - Shares of Hewlett-Packard slumped by more than 20 percent to a six-year low on Friday as investors wiped about $16 billion off the market value of the world's biggest PC maker in a resounding rejection of its plan for a major shake-up.
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Flutey left out of England squad
England leave out centre Riki Flutey and include his uncapped Wasps team-mate, scrum-half Joe Simpson, in their 30-man World Cup squad.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/rugby_union/14614058.stm
Bloody Sunday fees hit �100m, with 14 lawyers earning more than �1m
A total of �100 million, more than half the costs of the Bloody Sunday inquiry, established in 1998, has gone on legal fees.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7150200.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
North Korea's Kim on track for Medvedev meeting
MOSCOW (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, travelling by train on his first visit to Russia in nine years, headed west on Monday towards the Siberian city where he is expected to meet President Dmitry Medvedev.
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Bill Bratton, Cameron's US Supercop advisor quit over inquiry into free holidays from billionaire tycoon
Bill Bratton, 63, drafted in to advise David Cameron resigned as New York’s police commissioner after being investigated for taking free holidays from a tycoon
Three outstanding M'sians for 2011 Merdeka Award
KUALA LUMPUR: Three outstanding Malaysians are recipients of the 2011 Merdeka Award for their outstanding and lasting contributions to the nation and people in their respective fields.
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Verizon strike to end but talks to continue
NEW YORK (Reuters) - About 45,000 Verizon Communications employees are set to end a two-week strike and return to work by Tuesday after the telephone company and unions said they reached an agreement to resume bargaining.
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Heroic Dravid delays England charge towards whitewash
LONDON (Reuters) - Another monumental performance from Rahul Dravid on the fourth day of the fourth test at the Oval Sunday delayed England's progress towards a series whitewash over India.
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Footballer brawl pair sentenced
A man who knocked a Dundee United player unconscious in a brawl in Glasgow city centre is sentenced to community service.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-14616461
BNP leader invited to meet Queen at Buckingham Palace garden party
Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party, has been invited to attend a Buckingham Palace garden party hosted by the Queen, The Times has learnt.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7150070.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
2012 stadium bid not compromised
An independent investigation into the decision to transfer the Olympic Stadium to West Ham football club concludes there is no need to re-open the bidding process.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/olympics/london_2012/14612877.stm
Hospitals missing vital chance to ensure elderly are eating properly as two in three patients not checked for malnutrition
Professor John Bailey, pictured, withdrew his wife Marion from hospital after she became severely malnourished. Their tale is far from a rarity.
Analysis: UK social media controls point to wider "info war"
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron's flirtation with the idea of social media censorship controls after recent riots might only be the beginning.
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Marion Graham's daughter Shanon, 15, at the centre of Turkish double murder
Recep Cetin (right), who murdered his girlfriend's mother, told Turkish police that he'd planned to marry 15-year-old Shannon Graham (pictured with her father) and start a new life in Ireland.
Libya: Gaddafi goes to ground as rebels sweep into the heart of Tripoli
Colonel Gaddafi was today in hiding after rebel forces swept into the Libyan capital of Tripoli in huge numbers and took control of large areas.
Same economists who work out Budget figures are producing OBR data
Two men had the job of signing off Alistair Darling?s growth and borrowing forecasts, which have now been revised by the independent Office for Budgetary Responsibility: Sir Nick Macpherson, Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, and Dave Ramsden, Chief Economic Adviser.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article7150154.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
Fifth charge over riot car deaths
A fifth man is charged in connection with the deaths of three men who were struck by a car in Winson Green during recent rioting in Birmingham.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-birmingham-14607042
Holy receipt! (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Jesus and the Virgin Mary have "appeared" on everything from grilled cheese to rocks. But in his most recent appearance, Jesus is showing that even the son of the Big Man has economic issues on the brain: A South Carolina ?
Sunday, 21 August 2011
Live: Bloody Sunday families shown Saville report
9.40 BST On a January morning 38 years ago, 13 protesters died at the hands of British paratroopers and 14 were injured, one so seriously he died four months later. For many of their relatives, the years since have been dominated by the search for truth about what happened during 25 chaotic minutes in central Londonderry.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7150337.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
GameStop's profit beats Street, shares recover
NEW YORK (Reuters) - GameStop Corp said its growth this year will be driven by a strong holiday lineup and customers buying used games to save money, which sent its shares higher after an initial drop on Thursday.
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