Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/asia-pacific.html en-en Fri, 16 May 2008 17:57:00 +0800 5 http://sg.news.yahoo.com/asia-pacific.html http://sg.yimg.com/i/sg/mastheads/ma_nws_1.gif 30 140 http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080516/tap-china-earthquake-death-toll-bb10fb8.html /ap/20080516/r_t_ap_ap_cn/tap-china-earthquake-death-toll-bb10fb8_2 Fri, 16 May 2008 17:57:00 +0800 The Sichuan government says the official death toll from this week's powerful earthquake in the Chinese province has risen to 21,500 people. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080516/tap-as-gen-cambodia-corruption-d3b07b8.html /ap/20080516/r_t_ap_ap_as/tap-as-gen-cambodia-corruption-d3b07b8_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 17:49:00 +0800 Cambodian social activists presented evidence of widespread support as they pressed lawmakers Friday to take concrete steps to enact a long-awaited law to combat corruption in the impoverished Southeast Asian country. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080516/tap-china-earthquake-aftershocks-bb10fb8.html /ap/20080516/r_t_ap_ap_cn/tap-china-earthquake-aftershocks-bb10fb8 Fri, 16 May 2008 17:37:00 +0800 A Chinese state news agency says that aftershocks have cut off roads and telecommunications in quake-hit Sichuan province, burying a number of vehicles. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080516/tap-as-gen-china-earthquake-broken-beich-bb10fb8.html /ap/20080516/r_t_ap_ap_cn/tap-as-gen-china-earthquake-broken-beich-bb10fb8_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 17:36:00 +0800 Stunned survivors huddled in makeshift shelters lining the mountain road into one of the remotest corners of China's earthquake zone, as troops marched by Friday to find scenes of utter devastation. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080516/tap-as-gen-india-rebel-fighting-d3b07b8.html /ap/20080516/r_t_ap_ap_as/tap-as-gen-india-rebel-fighting-d3b07b8_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 17:35:00 +0800 Police say 12 people have been killed in fighting between rival rebel factions in India's remote northeast. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080516/tap-quake-aid-c3bb44c.html /rtrs/20080516/r_t_rtrs_ap_sg/tap-quake-aid-c3bb44c_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 17:34:47 +0800 May 16 - The death toll from the most devastating earthquake to hit China in three decades is expected to rise to more than 50,000 in Sichuan province alone. Reuters http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080516/tap-china-quake-losses-bb10fb8.html /ap/20080516/r_t_ap_ap_cn/tap-china-quake-losses-bb10fb8 Fri, 16 May 2008 17:24:00 +0800 Cracked dams and buckled roads, collapsed buildings and toppled factories _ China has begun tallying losses from the calamitous earthquake that struck earlier this week, with estimates ranging to over $20 billion. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080516/tap-china-quake-8d4ea94.html /afp/20080516/r_t_afp_ap_cn/tap-china-quake-8d4ea94_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 17:23:00 +0800 Cries for help echoed from under the rubble of shattered communities Friday as China warned time was running out to save survivors of an earthquake that has claimed an estimated 50,000 lives. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080516/tap-as-gen-china-the-quake-online-bb10fb8.html /ap/20080516/r_t_ap_ap_cn/tap-as-gen-china-the-quake-online-bb10fb8_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 17:15:00 +0800 Almost nonstop, the uncensored opinions of Chinese citizens are popping up online, sent by text and instant message across a country shaken by its worst earthquake in three decades. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080516/tap-as-gen-malaysia-judicial-scandal-1st-b3c65ae.html /ap/20080516/r_t_ap_ap_my/tap-as-gen-malaysia-judicial-scandal-1st-b3c65ae_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 17:00:00 +0800 A high-level inquiry found evidence that prominent government and judicial figures _ including former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad _ were involved in a conspiracy to manipulate the appointment of judges, Malaysia's law minister said Friday. AP