Is Facebook selling site credits in Asia?

ShareYes, the rumor is true. Facebook is partnering with a Malaysian company to sell credits at retail outlets across Asia for the first time. Whats the social-network sites purpose? It is aiming to make it easier for millions of people to purchase virtual goods and play games on the social networking site while boosting revenue for developers. [...]

Protests rise in Malaysia against former British Prime Minister Tony Blair

ShareAlmost 100 angry protesters showed their discontentment with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who addressed a   business gathering in Malaysia, by stomping on his pictures and burning them as well, on Saturday. The anti-war protesters shouted slogans against Blair’s involvement in the invasion of Iraq and threatened to throw shoes at him if he came near them. The [...]

US, Malaysia: world must send ‘clear signal’ to Iran over nuclear program

ShareThe Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak corroborated with US President Barack Obama that the global community should send a “clear signal” to Iran over its controversial nuclear program after talks were held between the two on Monday. The U.S. and its allies are trying to toughen sanctions within weeks on Iran over its nuclear program of producing weapons, but Iran denies [...]

Quake rocks Indonesia

ShareEarly this Wednesday, a 7.7 earthquake magnitude rocks on the coasts of Indonesia, having two tsunamis that injured several people. At least 6 people on Simeulue Isaland were reported injured and at least two of the houses were collapsed. According to some of the residents, the quake was felt quite strong that took for about [...]

Malaysia condemns latest Swedish disrespectful cartoons of Prophet Muhammad

ShareMalaysia has joined other Muslim countries in condemning the latest Swedish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, made by the Swede cartoonist Lars Vilks. Malay protestors urged the Malaysian government to sever all ties with Sweden on Friday, when at least 300 protestors from Muslim NGOs and political parties staged an hour long protest outside the [...]

150 Indians fooled by job agent in Malaysia

ShareA job agent stranded at least 150 Indians in Malaysia by promising them to take them to the country, but deceiving them afterwards when he allegedly fled with their documents and money, an Indian High Commission official said in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. “Thirty nine Indians came to us to seek help, we immediately arranged [...]

13 countries agree on plan to save wild tigers

Share12 of the Asian countries along with Russia attending the first Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation on Friday vowed to double the number of wild tigers by 2022, finish off poaching that has devastated the big cats and prohibit the building of roads and bridges that could harm their habitats. However, the historic declaration adopted by the [...]

Tiger farms should shut: World Bank

ShareChina and other Asian nations should shut privately run tiger farms as they are inhumane and fuel demand for the endangered big cat’s bones and skin, the World Bank said Thursday. The call came as governments from 13 countries where tigers exist in the wild met in Thailand to discuss their conservation and how to boost tiger numbers. Tiger farms [...]

13 countries meet in hopes of saving wild tigers

ShareConservationists and the World Bank warned on Wednesday that efforts to save the wild tiger are at a critical point and it will take greater political will and cooperation from Asian countries to prevent the big cats from becoming extinct. The message was delivered to the 13 different tiger range states attending the first Ministerial [...]

Malaysian police arrests 8 Muslim men over church attack

Share The Malaysian police announced on Wednesday the arrest of eight Muslim Men who allegedly attacked a Christian church with a firebomb. This was the first arrest after the assaults began on churches when the court ruled that non-Muslims could use the word ‘Allah’ to refer to God. 11 churches and a Sikh temple were [...]

Another 3 churches attacked in Malaysia

Share Three more churches were attacked by arsonists in Malaysia on Sunday, police and church officials said, after a row escalated over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims. Firebombs were thrown over two more churches and the third church was splashed with black paint. This was the latest in the series of assaults [...]