Explosion at Japan nuke plant, disaster toll rises

IWAKI, Japan – An explosion at a nuclear power station Saturday destroyed a building housing the reactor amid fears that it was close to a disastrous meltdown after being hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami.

40 killed in major tsunami after 8.9 Japan quake

TOKYO – A massive tsunami spawned by the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast Friday, sweeping away boats, cars, homes and people as widespread fires burned out of control. Tsunami warnings blanketed the entire Pacific, as far away as South America, Canada, Alaska and the entire U.S. West Coast.

Taib and sons now know money can’t buy love

By Mariam Mokhtar

 

Just like King Midas, Sarawak’s Chief Minister, Taib Mahmud, is beginning to realise that all the money in the world cannot buy happiness nor guarantee the continuation of his political dynasty. Taib once pinned his political hopes on his second son, Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib. But a life of fast cars and fast women soon put paid to that.

Interesting facts : HOW OUR ORGANS AGE at different times.

Time: When our bodies really start going downhill

There's no denying the ticking of a woman's biological clock  -  but men are not immune, either. French doctors have found that the quality of sperm starts to deteriorate by 35 , so that by the time a man is 45 a third of pregnancies end in miscarriage. Here, with the help of leading clinicians, Angela Epstein identifies the ages when different parts of the

Sesco lost RM120 million last year

This report, originally from Bernama, was pulled out tonight from publication by the news agency. This is what political leaders in Sarawak have tried to hide from the people. 

 SIBU: Syarikat Sesco Bhd, a subsidiary of Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB), suffered losses amounting to RM120 million statewide last year due to meter, cable and power theft.