Sea walls can ‘blunt’ tidal wave power Agence France Presse Port Louis, January 10: The construction of a sea wall similar to one protecting the Maldives capital Male could blunt the full destructive power of a future tidal wave and reduce the impact of flooding on other islands,... Women 01 Oct, 2005
SNIPPETS Anwar wins damagesKuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim today won a public apology and undisclosed damages for the beating he suffered at the hands of the then-police chief after his 1998 arrest. In a civil suit which opened in... Women 03 Aug, 2005
China to seek greener pastures Himalayan News ServiceBeijing, July 20:Chinese textile companies are striving to diversify export markets for their products in the face of US threats to impose restrictions on se-veral lines of Chinese-made garments, reports Xinhua. “It’s a top... 20 Jul, 2005
Fund for tsunami warning system Associated PressColombo, May 13:The US government will help set up and provide much of the funds for a tsunami early warning system in the Indian Ocean, the US ambassador said today.“The United States will bear a substantial proportion of the... Women 13 May, 2005
SNIPPETS Japan to resume Pak loans ISLAMABAD: Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi promised Pakistan’s leader on Saturday that Tokyo will resume loans to the country suspended when it conducted nuclear tests in 1998, a Japanese spokesman said. Koizumi told President... Women 30 Apr, 2005
2,000 attend tsunami evacuation drill in Thailand Associated PressBangkok, April 29:About 2,000 people took part in a tsunami emergency evacuation drill today on the Thai resort island of Phuket, where giant waves swept ashore four months ago killing hundreds of people. Prime Minister Thaksin... Women 29 Apr, 2005
EU signals alarm over Chinese textile imports AgenciesBrussels, April 7:The European Union unveiled an ‘early warning system’ to monitor import of China’s surging textiles and clothing, and to impose safeguards if it reaches ‘danger zones’.“China, and its dramatic potential to increase... 07 Apr, 2005
Lanka to probe ‘ignoring’ of tsunami alarm Associated PressColombo, February 19:Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga has appointed two retired judges to investigate whether officials ignored any early warnings about a tsunami threat following the December 26 Indian Ocean earthquake, a... Women 19 Feb, 2005
Tourism in ASEAN loses billions due to tsunami Agence France Presse Langkawi, Malaysia, January 24: Southeast Asia’s tourism industry has lost billions of dollars since killer tsunamis struck last month but is expected to bounce back quickly, ministers said on Monday. Tourism ministers from the... 24 Jan, 2005
Staggering number of Aceh kids killed by tsunami: Study The Guardian London, January 22: The first comprehensive study of damage caused by the tsunami in Indonesia reveals a devastated society and a staggering number children killed and orphaned. The study by the World Bank and Indonesian government... Women 22 Jan, 2005
Corruption and quality of Indian mercy Ranjit Devraj India is a country notorious for middlemen who specialise in siphoning away development funds. And voluntary agencies are struggling to ensure that the deluge of monetary aid pouring in for the survivors of the tsunami actually reach the... 17 Jan, 2005
AGENDA : This dying Earth is weeping so... Natural calamities are very hard to predict even in developed countries like the US and Japan. Till date no system, which can detect natural calamities, precisely, has been developed but its effects can be minimised.• Don’t panic• Don’t rush... Travel Abroad 08 Jan, 2005
