Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/asia-pacific.html en-en Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:26:00 +0800 5 http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/asia-pacific.html http://sg.yimg.com/i/my/mastheads/222x39_ma_malaysia_news.gif 39 222 http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080906/tap-as-thailand-writer-s-arrest-7934085.html /ap/20080906/r_t_ap_ap_th/tap-as-thailand-writer-s-arrest-7934085_1 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:26:00 +0800 A press freedom organization on Friday condemned the arrest of an Australian writer for allegedly insulting the Thai monarchy. AP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080906/tap-as-india-nano-talks-d3b07b8.html /ap/20080906/r_t_ap_ap_as/tap-as-india-nano-talks-d3b07b8_1 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:18:00 +0800 Talks between government officials and a group that accuses Tata Motors of unfairly acquiring land for a factory building the world's cheapest car made some progress Friday, both sides said, but failed to find a solution to the standoff. AP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080906/tap-as-pakistan-politics-2nd-ld-writethr-d3b07b8.html /ap/20080906/r_t_ap_ap_as/tap-as-pakistan-politics-2nd-ld-writethr-d3b07b8_1 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:05:00 +0800 Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday reinstated three judges ousted by former President Pervez Musharraf in another victory for the man set to succeed him as head of state. AP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080905/tap-pakistan-vote-2a5be5e.html /afp/20080905/r_t_afp_ap_other/tap-pakistan-vote-2a5be5e_1 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:59:00 +0800 Pakistan's presidential hopefuls made a final push for support Friday on the eve of an election that slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's widower is expected to win. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080905/tap-thailand-free-food-and-massage-7934085.html /ap/20080905/r_t_ap_ap_th/tap-thailand-free-food-and-massage-7934085_1 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:56:00 +0800 AP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/cna/20080905/tap-950-saf-opens-urban-training-facilit-231650b.html /cna/20080905/r_t_cna_ap_sg/tap-950-saf-opens-urban-training-facilit-231650b Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:52:09 +0800 SINGAPORE: To support the development of the SAF’s urban operation capabilities, a new training facility has been developed. Channel NewsAsia http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/cna/20080905/tap-961-saf-exercises-new-urban-training-231650b.html /cna/20080905/r_t_cna_ap_sg/tap-961-saf-exercises-new-urban-training-231650b Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:45:56 +0800 SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) said wars these days are moving increasingly from jungles to more of an urban environment. So it has opened its first urban training facility, which every soldier in the country will have a chance to go through. Channel NewsAsia http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080905/tap-china-nkorea-nuclear-weapons-us-8d4ea94.html /afp/20080905/r_t_afp_ap_cn/tap-china-nkorea-nuclear-weapons-us-8d4ea94_1 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:37:00 +0800 US nuclear envoy Christopher Hill called on North Korea Friday to accept the inspection and verification of its nuclear facilities as part of ongoing six-nation disarmament talks. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080905/tap-taiwan-china-un-diplomacy-beb1011.html /afp/20080905/r_t_afp_ap_tw/tap-taiwan-china-un-diplomacy-beb1011_1 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:12:00 +0800 Taiwan on Friday denied a media report it routinely offers extra aid to allies in exchange for their support in its campaign to join the United Nations. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/cna/20080905/tap-937-not-6-new-erp-gantries-need-swit-231650b.html /cna/20080905/r_t_cna_ap_sg/tap-937-not-6-new-erp-gantries-need-swit-231650b Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:03:27 +0800 SINGAPORE : Not all of the six new Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries need to be switched on in November. Transport Minister Raymond Lim offered this little nugget of hope to motorists at a talk to the Press Club on Friday. Channel NewsAsia