How retail theft costs the honest buyer

Bottles of liquor, make-up compact and clothings are all favourite target of shoplifters, and their gain is part of the honest consumer's loss- $271 per household a year, to be exact. The number of thefts caught by retailers this year is 2,300 and the average amount stolen per incident is $271.

Average Indon fearful but nuclear power is safe:Expert

The average Indonesian's response to the government's proposed nuclear plants may not be favourable, but that is because most are unaware how safe nuclear plants can be.Indonesian understanding of nuclear power plants is based on pre-conceived notions about explosion and things like that.The Idonesian authorities is trying to carry out public information campaigns to educate and allay the fears of going nuclear, he said,stressing that nuclear power plant are safe.

Musharraf may quit arm by job this month

Pakistan President Pervez Musharaff said yesterday he expects to step down as army chief by the end of the month and begin a new presidential term as a civilian, warning that the country risked choas if he gave into oppostition demand to resign.

Was lawmaker killed for quitting Abu Sayyaf

A congressman killed in bombing outside the Philippine legislature was an Al Qaeda-linked militants before he switched sides to support an offensive against the group.But it was not clear if the blast was revenge for that betrayal, officials said yesterday.Police said Mr Akbar, appeared to have been the target of the remotely detonated explosion,which shattered one of the entrances to the House of Representative after a session had ended.

No man's land? No way:M'sia

Malaysia has dismissed Singapore's claim that Pedra Branca was no man's land when the British built the Horsburgh Lighthouse on the island in 1847. He added that a 1655 Dutch diplomatic note referred to it as being within Johor's territory,reported Bernama.