Daily Archives: February 10, 2016

Raise the fines and reduce accident rates? No, it won’t happen.

— Raise the fines and reduce accident rates? No, it won’t happen. All that happens is more money paid in fines…or higher ‘donations’. — IS THE MAIN REASON FOR INCREASING FINES THE COLLECTION OF HIGHER REVENUE FOR A GOVERNMENT RUNNING OUT … Continue reading

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Video: When an angry elephant comes visiting! In West Bengal, India.

— — — prickly and 5 others follow Asia Times ‏@asiatimesonline 4h4 hours ago #Video: #elephant damages 100 houses in #Siliguri, West Bengal #elephantattack #ATVIDEO http://atimes.com/2016/02/video-elephant-damages-100-houses-in-siliguri-west-bengal/ … — Bodhisattva Sen Roy ‏@insenroy 2h2 hours ago Shrinking habitat forces massive elephant to … Continue reading

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Video: Schoolboys fight in Tawau

— — Published on Feb 10, 2016 TAWAU: Police picked up nine teenagers believed to have been involved in a fight during an annual school sports day in Merotai, here. The arrests were made immediately after district police received a … Continue reading

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No, it’s NOT a public holiday in Sarawak today, Wednesday 10 February 2016…No, never mind the floods!

— WhatsApp message on ’emergency holiday’ for Sarawak due to the floods is false — Retweeted 40 times Astro AWANI Verified account ‏@501Awani 2h2 hours ago #AWANInews 3,230 evacuated as floods worsen in Sarawak but improvement in Melaka, Johor http://english.astroawani.com/malaysia-news/3-230-evacuated-floods-worsen-sarawak-improvement-melaka-johor-93666 … … … Continue reading

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