Thursday, April 5, 2012

Hundreds of hackers linked to telco fraud in Philippines

Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - Philippine telecom firms lose millions of pesos in revenues annually to hundreds of illegal operators that bypass global payment systems to convert long-distance calls to domestic.

No need for man-made islands


This plea was aired yesterday by the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) in reaction to the furious campaign of the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) to implement 95 projects that would reclaim land from the sea and in the process ruin seagrass beds, marine habitats, and spawning areas for a variety of marine species.

US warns of cancer-agent in diet pills


THE US Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers not to take a product called "Japan Rapid Weight Loss Diet Pills" because they contain a suspected cancer-causing agent.
The pills, advertised as promoting weight loss, are distributed by a company called Xiushentang and sold on popular web sites including Amazon.com, said the FDA.