Entries Tagged as 'Asia News'

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

South Korea cuts rates to 4.25%, oil prices dips below $64 a barrel

The Central bank in South Korea had cut its key interest rate to 4.25 from 5% in an attempt to boost the country’s economy. South Korea’s stock market also closed with an unprecedented a high gains for the first time in several days.
South Korea is one of the biggest economies in Asia, and it [...]

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Gliding towards nuclear war
The world is fraught with low-probability/high-risk events, such as those relating to nuclear incidents, where, as in gliding, a sequence of events can turn a 99.9% safe maneuver into a disaster. In light of the Russian-Georgia crisis and the West’s ambition to have Georgia join NATO, renowned mathematician and glider pilot Martin [...]

Friday, October 17th, 2008

Man beheaded, head paraded on the streets of India

   In what could be described as a bizarre occurrence in the streets of India, a woman has allegedly chopped off the head of a man who tried to attack her. She  took the head and paraded it in a market in Makkpurva village ,in the South eastern province of Utta Pradesh . The woman [...]

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Petrol Price Down 15 Sen A Litre Wednesday, Says Abdullah - Bernama
The RON97 petrol price has been lowered by 15 sen to RM2.30 a litre, RON92 less 10 sen to RM2.20 and diesel sheds 20 sen to RM2.20 from tomorrow, announced Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi…
Najib: No abuse of power in SMS, will explain chopper [...]