China arrests 2,000 people in food safety crackdown
China has arrested 2,000 people and shut down nearly 5,000 businesses in a clampdown on illegal food additives, after a series of food safety scares. Read More
China angered by Japan’s defence paper warnings
China has criticised Japan for a report warning against China’s growing naval power, calling it “irresponsible”. China’s foreign ministry expressed its “strong dissatisfaction” with the annual paper from Japan’s defence ministry, released on Tuesday. Read More
Lawmakers seek to drop Arabic as one of Israel’s official languages
Forty lawmakers from both the coalition and opposition Wednesday submitted a proposal to the Knesset for a new Basic Law that would change the accepted definition of Israel as a “Jewish and democratic state.” The bill, initiated by MKs Avi Dichter (Kadima ), Zeev Elkin (Likud ) and David Rotem […]
The ‘Wonders’ of Fasting!
Arab News: As usual, I find it appropriate to elaborate on one aspect of Ramadan, to celebrate this holy month and to appreciate the spirit of fasting with its many rewarding facets. Very few realize that the practice comes with multiple and diverse benefits to our bodies, spirits, emotions, characters, […]
Minorities` representation
MUCH is made of the fact that Pakistan`s national flag was designed to represent all the communities that were to live in this land. The green of the banner was meant to symbolise the Muslim majority and the white strip represented the non-Muslim minorities: Christian, Hindu, Parsi, Sikh and others. […]
Middle East Rings in New Era with Mubarak Trial
Source: Spiegel International Egypt ushered in a new era on Wednesday by becoming the first Arab country to put its former ruler on trial without foreign intervention. The sight of Hosni Mubarak lying on a hospital bed inside a courtroom cage should serve as a warning to other despots. More […]
Still not enough children for the future
Sourc: TheLocal As Germany’s population ages, the number of children is dropping precipitously. Now people under 18 make up only 16.5 percent of the country’s population, the lowest rate in Europe. Read more….
Attitudes toward German citizenship changing
Source: TheLocal What defines a modern German? More people believe it’s not race or national origin that matters, but whether a person can adjust to life in Germany and properly integrate into society, according to a new study. More here…
From Jesus to Christ — the First Christians: A four hour PBS documentary
Epigraph: From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” (Matthew 4:17) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the […]
Altaf Hussain’s expresses condolences on the death of Ahmadiyya leader’s mother; clerics stormed him with fatwas
Readmore Please Compare these so called scholars with the practice of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him
Women’s Rights Slipping Away in the Aftermath of the Egyptian Revolution
NEW YORK: Karen Asare, Composing half of the nation’s population, Egyptian women constituted a major force in the 2011 Revolution; however, though more than half of the ministers were replaced in the cabinet that was announced yesterday, Read more
Knee surgery on PM done
Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Monday underwent successful arthroscopic surgery of the left knee which he had injured in a sports event. The surgery, conducted at Kuala Lumpur Hospital, took 45 minutes from 8.30am, Director-General of Health Datuk Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman said in a statement. […]
PayPal co-founder donates solar power project to Soma City in Fukushima
FUKUSHIMA — American entrepreneur and philanthropist Elon Musk, through his Musk Foundation, has donated $250,000 to build a solar power system in Soma City, in Fukushima Prefecture. Last week, Musk—who co-founded PayPal and Tesla Motors—visited an area of Soma City that was devastated by a tsunami earlier this year, for […]
Biometric system of registering foreigners riddled with woes: Bosses
Kuala Lumpur: Employers and worker organisations want the government to suspend the amnesty programme for the 1.2 million illegal workers which began monday, arguing that the ongoing exercise to register legal workers using the biometric system was incomplete and riddled with problems. “To carry out both exercises in parallel was […]
Higher than expected
Kota Kinabalu: There are more illegal immigrants in the State than originally thought. Hence, the State Government has decided to give them another week to register under the current 5P exercise. State Secretary Datuk Sukarti Wakiman who revealed this at the end of the two week 5P registration programme on […]
Japanese gov’t intervenes to stem yen’s rise against dollar
TOKYO — Japan intervened in the foreign currency market Thursday and its central bank eased monetary policy, landing a one-two punch to knock the yen from export-sapping highs. Read more
Perak Veterinary deputy found strangled to death
IPOH: State Veterinary Services Department deputy director Dr Rohani Kasim (pix) was found dead at her rented Permai Lake View apartment unit Thursday. It is learnt that Dr Rohani, 33, was found stangled in the house at 3am. Police have detained a man to assist in the investigations and are […]
Chinese majority again
GEORGE TOWN: The Chinese are back as the majority, overtaking the Malays as the largest community in Penang with them accounting for 42.9% of the state’s population last year, 2.2% more than the Malays. According to the latest report by the Department of Statistics, the number of Chinese in Penang […]
Bank officer’s kind gesture lands him in a jam
KUALA TERENGGANU: A kind gesture by a bank officer in giving way to an ambulance proved disastrous as his car was rammed by another vehicle. Mohd Haslin Ibrahim, 34, was sending his wife Salina Salleh, 31, to work at 11.30am when they stopped at the Gong Kapas traffic light here. […]
When in Rome … (actually, When in Dubai…)
By annabelkantaria, mytelegraph When visiting a foreign country, to what extent should you go to fit in with that country’s way of life? I pose the question as the Holy month of Ramadan begins across the Muslim world and, with it, comes a debate provoked by the Association of British […]