Contributor ReportsBig impact in ‘small’ man’s win
Source: The Star
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | updated Sat Nov 21 15:36:29 -0800 2009 | political-news
In a David vs Goliath case, Subramaniam Gopal took to court his fight against a municipal council directive barring him from selling fish and vegetables in his mini market...He won a landmark ruling that could have wide-reaching repercussions for other...
Johor set to be a medical hub
Source: The Star
Singapore :: Singapore | updated Sat Nov 21 15:37:28 -0800 2009 | political-news
Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said the public hospital would be located within the planned Medical City in Nusajaya. �It will complement existing medical services in the state. The setting up of the hospital is still in the planning...
Building block or bow?
Source: Kuwait Times
Beijing :: China | updated Sat Nov 21 14:33:58 -0800 2009 | political-news
They say he failed to achieve concrete results on trade, economic issues and human rights and question ed what had happened to the Obamamania that greeted the president on earlier trips to Europe. We didn't come halfway across the world...
Man charged after allegedly dragging dog behind scooter (NZPA)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated Sat Nov 21 14:55:20 -0800 2009 | political-news
A Christchurch man who allegedly padlocked a dog to his mobility scooter and dragged him along until his paws bled is to appear in court this week charged with animal cruelty. The man, believed to be in his 50s, was...
Ozawa's sermon hardly befitted the spirit of the mount he chose
Source: Japan Times
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Sat Nov 21 13:19:02 -0800 2009 | political-news
On Nov. 10, Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, dropped a bombshell in a speech he made atop one of Japan's most sacred mountains, Mount Koya, in Wakayama Prefecture. The temple on that mount was...
Concern over missing South Auckland teen and baby
Source: Wellington Dominion
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated Sat Nov 21 14:20:04 -0800 2009 | political-news
Police described George as being of heavy build, with black shoulder-length straight hair, and approximately 155cm in height. She was last known to be wearing black tights, a cream high neck jersey and black jandals, and was carrying a black...
NZ cricketers in trouble after kind gesture backfires (NZPA)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated Sat Nov 21 15:02:14 -0800 2009 | sports-news
Two New Zealand cricketers have been punished for misconduct after a kind gesture backfired on tour in India earlier this year. The unnamed pair were questioned at a police station in Chennai after sparking a riot while trying to give...
U.N. urges aid for quake-ridden Indonesia
Source: United Press International
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated Sat Nov 21 15:38:45 -0800 2009 | health-news
The United Nations' health agency says Indonesia needs financial help to recover from two earthquakes and prepare for future disasters...World Health Organization said in a release Friday that urgent aid was needed in Indonesia in the wake of the September...
NZ still a star for Hollywood
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated Sat Nov 21 11:03:16 -0800 2009 | entertainment-news
A string of big-budget movies are being filmed or planned, including Peter Jackson's next three projects and a big-screen version of classic cartoon Yogi Bear . That's a major contrast to Australia, where the rising dollar saw Sydney lose two...
Technology › Japanese shipping firms in eco-ship development race
Source: Japan Today
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Sat Nov 21 10:50:37 -0800 2009 | business-news
Leading Japanese shipping companies are in a race to develop ecological ships to help reduce carbon-dioxide emissions from maritime traffic, which accounts for more than 90 percent of international transport. Nippon Yusen KK is displaying at its museum...
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