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November 15, 2009

Is the wireless e-reader about to change the way we read and relate to a book The e-reader war has been intensifying in the United States with some 3 million units expected to be sold by the end of the year and the figure projected to double next year, according to a market research firm.In addition to Amazon s Kindle and...

November 9, 2009

Washington/Jakarta - An earthquake registering a magnitude of 6.7 on the Richter scale shook the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, the US Geological Survey reported early Monday.The epicentre was in the eastern part of the island, which lies about 1,300 kilometres east of Jakarta.There was no tsunami warning nor immediate reports...

November 7, 2009

At this point, keeping sanctions in place is the only reasonable stance the US could take.Like US Ambassador for Asean Affairs Scot Marciel said, without a fully inclusive process, which includes the party that won by a landslide in the previous election, it would be difficult to make Burma s 2010 elections creditable...

October 29, 2009

The people - many camped out at the hospital to pray for the return of His Majesty s good health - first gasped in disbelief at the sight of the King, then the emotional dam broke. All the repressed and suppressed worry, anxious trepidation, profound love, admiration and respect, and immense relief was released in a tsunami of...

October 25, 2009

Jakarta - Another strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck a remote eastern Indonesian island of Sumba in East Nusa Tenggara Sunday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injury and damage, meteorologists said.The quake took place at a depth of 16 kilometres, located about 176 kilometres...

October 13, 2009

However, despite the history, we never seem to be sufficiently prepared for the consequences that come with extreme weather conditions and other acts of Nature. The Indian Ocean tsunami that struck the Andaman coast of Thailand on December 26, 2004 shows that Thailand is not immune to serious natural disasters. We should...

October 11, 2009

Forging top-level strategies aimed at harnessing the power of technology to enhance our global wellbeing was the focus of this year's ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009.Over 2,250 VIPs, including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers, Ambassadors, heads of regulatory agencies...

October 8, 2009

Sydney - Australia's north-east coast was on tsunami alert early Thursday after the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a tsunami warning for Papua New Guinea and island nations in the south-west Pacific following a 8.1-magnitude earthquake which struck off Vanuatu.The Bureau of Meteorology issued a tsunami watch between Bowen and St...

October 6, 2009

This group represents just some of the 500 million slum dwellers who live in Asia and the Pacific and comprise 40 per cent of all who live in our region's cities. If present trends continue in the next decade, another 230 million people will be forced to live in conditions that lack access to adequate shelter...

October 4, 2009

The quake struck at 12:36 pm local time (0336 GMT) and was centred in the sea about 123 kilometres north-west of Manokwari on West Papua province, and occurred at about 56 kilometres beneath the seabed, Indonesia's National Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.There were no immediate reports of injuries or...