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Japan finds radiation traces in whales Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:35 PM PDT TOKYO: Japanese whale hunters have found traces of radioactive caesium in two of the ocean giants recently harpooned off its shores in the Pacific Ocean, a fisheries agency official said today. Two minke whales culled off the northern island of Hokkaido showed readings of 31 becquerels and 24.3 becquerels of caesium per kilogram, he said, adding that the cause may be the accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant. The level is far below the country's recently-set maximum safe limit for seafood of 500 becquerels per kilogram, he said. "There is no data available to compare whether the readings for radioactive materials are higher than normal," he said. "We will continue to monitor the development, as we do for all seafood and marine life" that is caught off the Pacific coast, he said. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has leaked radioactive water into the Pacific since it was battered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, which disabled cooling systems, triggering reactor meltdowns and explosions. The Japanese public and some marine life experts have voiced fears that radioactive material in the sea can concentrate among large and long-lived marine creatures at the top of the food chain. The government has banned fishing in areas near the crippled nuclear plant, and local governments and fishing cooperatives are conducting regular radiation screenings of seafood along the Pacific coast. Japan hunts whales under a loophole to an international moratorium that allows killing the sea mammals for "scientific research". Japan also argues that whaling is an integral part of the island-nation's culture, and whale meat is sold openly in shops and restaurants. - AFP Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

Malaysia mobile mart grows by 17pc Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:01 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: The mobile advertisement market in Malaysia grew by 17 per cent to 245 million monthly advertisement impressions from January to April this year, driven by smartphones. In a statement today, InMobi, a mobile advertisements network, said smartphones, which now represented two of every five advertisements in the market, grew by 28 per cent over the same period. The findings are part of InMobi's April 2011 Mobile Insights Report -- Malaysia Market. InMobi vice president/managing director, Asia Pacific, Atul Satija, said the volume of mobile impressions in Malaysia signified the reach mobile devices could offer local, regional and global brands in this mobile market. "With such substantial and sustained increase, Malaysia has quickly become a key growth market for us driven by larger advertising budgets and greater awareness of the benefits of the medium," he said. He said Nokia remained the number one manufacturer in Malaysia holding a 37.9 per cent impression share, while HTC was the biggest winner in first quarter, increasing share by 5.6 share points. Apple iPhone still remained the most popular device in Malaysia with 8.2 per cent share of impressions, he said. Atul said almost six of every 10 mobile ads across the InMobi network in Malaysia were delivered across Nokia and Sony Ericsson devices. -- BERNAMA Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

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