Bersih 3.0 was promised to be a peaceful rally but things turned ugly when the protesters went violent, broke the rules and even acted brutally towards the police. As the dust began to settle, a new question sparked, who is to be blamed? The protesters blamed the police for the the unrest caused. They claimed that the [...]
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Violence In Bersih 3.0 – Who Is At Fault?
Posted in News, tagged Azmin Ali, Bersih 3.0, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, PDRM, Protest, Rally, Senator Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim on 01/05/2012 | 4 Comments »
A Fire At Bukit Kecil
Posted in News, Terengganu, tagged BERNAMA, Bukit Kecil, Fire, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, Terengganu on 07/03/2011 | 5 Comments »
There was a fire in Bukit Kecil (Small Hill) in Kuala Terengganu burning down more than 19 hectares of the forest. Bernama said that the fire started at about 2pm yesterday but was extinguished at night when there was a heavy rainfall. However, the forest was reignited earlier this afternoon due to the hot and windy weather. For rest of the news, read [...]
The Geminid Meteor Shower Is Back!
Posted in Astronomy, News, Phenomenon, Science, tagged 3200 Phaethon, Castor and Pollux, Geminids, International Meteor Organization, Kuala Lumpur, Meteor shower, Perseids on 11/12/2010 | 2 Comments »
(from SkyandTelescope.com : http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/111588359.html) Mention “meteors,” and casual skywatchers usually think of the annual Perseid shower on display every August. But the Geminid meteor shower of mid-December ties or even surpasses the Perseids as the year’s richest and most reliable meteor display. Geminid meteors come from 3200 Phaethon, an asteroid discovered in 1983. This year [...]
It’s official: An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs
Posted in Animal, Nature, News, Phenomenon on 05/03/2010 | 2 Comments »
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent Kate Kelland, Health And Science Correspondent – Thu Mar 4, 2:07 pm ET LONDON (Reuters) – A giant asteroid smashing into Earth is the only plausible explanation for the extinction of the dinosaurs, a global scientific team said on Thursday, hoping to settle a row that has divided experts for decades. A [...]
Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5
Posted in News, tagged American Electric Power plant, Associated Press, Beverly, Blow-down, Connecticut, Deputy Fire Marshal Al Santostefano, Dominian Virginia Power, electricity, Explosion, Gas power plant, Hartford, Kleen Energy Systems, Massachusetts, Mayor Sebastion Giuliano, Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, O&G Industries, Ohio, Power plant on 08/02/2010 | Leave a Comment »
By PAT EATON-ROBB and JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN, Associated Press Writers MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – An explosion blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring a dozen or more in a blast that shook homes for miles, officials said. Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano said at [...]
