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2010-03-18T20:36:20+08:00text/html2010-03-18T20:18:02+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comZahrain names eight Sept 16 'defectors'
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<p>Bayan Baru MP names eight BN colleagues who were to join forces with Pakatan Rakyat on Sept 16, 2008.</p>text/html2010-03-18T20:02:12+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comPM disclaim role in MCA polls
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Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said today he had no part in the MCA elections scheduled for March 28.<br />text/html2010-03-18T19:12:15+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comChristine ChanKugan's remand: Magistrate remains silent
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After being asked whether he was the one who heard the remand application for Kugan on Jan 15 last year, he then promptly declined to answer the DPP’s further questions.text/html2010-03-18T19:03:47+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comApco not involved in 'One Israel' concept
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The following is a statement from consultancy agency Apco in response to the accusations by Anwar Ibrahim that it was the brain behind Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak’s ‘One Israel’.text/html2010-03-18T18:51:59+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comS PathmawathyBN moves to refer Anwar to privileges committee
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<font color="#ff0000"><strong>BREAKING NEWS</strong></font> Should that be the case, the Opposition Leader could face a possible suspension from Parliament.text/html2010-03-18T18:38:21+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comHumayun Kabir'Zambry may be Perak MB but I'm still speaker'
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Pakatan's Sivakumar says just because the courts declared Zambry the rightful MB, it does not automatically mean that BN’s Ganesan is the rightful speaker.text/html2010-03-18T18:41:10+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comJakim unfazed by strong-arm tactics
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Its officers were locked in for three hours when an abattoir operator became annoyed with the taking of photographs of its operation.text/html2010-03-18T18:00:45+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comK PragalathThe overlooked essentials that destroy our economy
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The warning signs were already surfacing in the last decade but the nation went on merrily as though tomorrow would never come.text/html2010-03-18T18:04:30+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comChristine ChanIOI denies it is not going green in Indonesia
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A report says that the company is not following sustainable practices in its oil palm plantations in Indonesia but that is inaccurate it says.text/html2010-03-18T18:02:03+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comYip Ai TsinNo meeting set with Rawang residents: Tenaga
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Will there be a meeting between Tenaga and Rawang new village residents tomorrow over the building high-tension cable towers?text/html2010-03-18T17:30:37+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comRaids to nab illegal foreign workers to begin soon
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The government plans to soon begin conducting surprise raids on shops and businesses to check on the welfare of foreign workers as well as weed out undocumented immigrants.text/html2010-03-18T17:03:33+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comRazak AhmadNajib's NEM to dismantle subsidy regime
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Malaysia is considering proposals to end its subsidy regime as it begins dismantling a four-decade race-based economic system that has deterred foreign investment.text/html2010-03-18T16:12:57+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comVasugi SupramanianPSM offers closer cooperation with Pakatan
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However, the offer is based on finding common ground in meeting people's needs as well as taking on the governments over several issues.text/html2010-03-18T16:18:45+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comAidila RazakOrang Asli don't have 'special rights': experts
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<p>The question arose after Minister Nazri told Parliament that the term 'bumiputera' also included the Orang Asli of the Peninsular.</p><p> </p><p> </p>text/html2010-03-18T15:30:49+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comMCMC to take action against SMS spammers
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From July 1 onwards, applications service and content providers will not be able to get away scot-free if they are found to be guilty of SMS abuses.text/html2010-03-18T13:55:46+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comGerakan to Lim: Get house in order before meeting PM
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Penang CM rapped for wanting to meet PM over local polls without even reaching consensus among PR allies on the issue.text/html2010-03-18T13:58:39+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comHazlan ZakariaAngry barks at 'BN attack dogs'
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The PKR sec-gen said BN needed independent MPs as their 'attack dogs' because they cannot take on Pakatan by themselves.text/html2010-03-18T13:41:44+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comPerkasa's Ibrahim Ali to sue Sun
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<font color="#ff0000"><strong>UPDATED 7.15PM</strong></font> Meanwhile, the Selangor sultan has changed his mind about opening the Perkasa's inaugural annual meeting on March 27.text/html2010-03-18T13:17:05+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comHeadlines online: March 18, 2010
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Most major dailys today featured independent MP Zahrain Mohamed Hashim's allegations that Anwar misled Pakatan MPs in the failed attempt to take over the government on Sept 16, 2008.text/html2010-03-18T13:13:58+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comSabah High Court upholds Ramli Yusuff acquittal
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<font color="#ff0000"><strong>UPDATED 3:01PM</strong></font> MACC has failed in its bid to take the case to higher level as it was flawed from the very beginning.text/html2010-03-18T13:19:50+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comPathmawathy SubramaniamKarpal finds loophole for independent MPs
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<font color="#ff0000"><strong>UPDATED 4.40PM</strong></font> They would be banned from contesting their seats should they quit. But Karpal has a way out for them.text/html2010-03-18T12:25:40+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comJoe FernandezIllegals endanger water catchments, warns Sabah Forestry
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The department is on the offensive against illegal forest clearing activities and the lack of political will and interference by politicians in Sabah is a thing of the past.text/html2010-03-18T12:42:12+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comHazlan Zakaria & S PathmawathyZahrain slams Malaysiakini over Washington report
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<font color="#ff0000"><strong>UPDATED 4.50PM</strong></font> He attacked <em>Malaysiakini</em> over a report on a seminar in Washington last month, which he attended alongside top government officials.text/html2010-03-18T12:23:18+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comHumayun KabirRM37 million price tag too high for Zambry
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Perak MB wants to give land to squatters in Kuala Sepatang but baulks at RAC's valuation.text/html2010-03-18T11:28:06+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comVasugi SupramanianPM bound to lose GST referendum
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Cries for a referendum on the GST are getting louder despite voices to the contrary trying to drown them out.text/html2010-03-18T12:03:59+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comS PathmawathyGov't rejects automatic registration for voters
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<font color="#ff0000"><strong>UPDATED 12.34PM</strong></font> It will not implement the system for voters because it respects Malaysians’ right to freedom of choice.text/html2010-03-18T11:22:36+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comHome Ministry: No action against China Press
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The Home Ministry has accepted the explanation by China Press over its report alledging that the IGP had resigned.text/html2010-03-18T11:24:02+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comTerence NettoFisticuffs on the 'Jewish question'
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<font color="#ff0000"><strong>COMMENT</strong></font> Verbal skirmishes in Parliament yesterday over ties to Jews only served to underscore the antagonists’ inability to disenthrall from the midden of history.text/html2010-03-18T09:49:30+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comJiwi KathaiahLook who maligned our rulers?
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<font color="#ff0000"><strong>COMMENT</strong></font> Remember those days when our sultans were dragged through the mud? Politics have the chameleon-like quality to induce convenient bouts of amensia.text/html2010-03-18T08:05:16+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.com'People of Rawang, we salute you'
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<font color="#ff0000"><strong>free</strong></font> 'The days of giant corporations trampling over little people are now over. Enlightened management and non-invasive technology will rule the day.'text/html2010-03-18T07:41:05+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.com'The original bumi have spoken'
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<font color="#ff0000"><strong>free</strong></font> 'You are following in the footsteps of Hindraf. I like the slogan: ‘<em>Kita bukan Melayu, kita tetap Orang Asli</em>.'text/html2010-03-17T22:22:22+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comS PathmawathyAnwar spars with KJ over 1Israel, tycoon's daughter
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<font color="#0000ff"><strong>PARLIAMENT</strong></font> Anwar claimed that Apco Worldwide, a consultancy agency hired by Najib, was the brain behind the ‘One Israel’ slogan.text/html2010-03-17T21:27:00+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comS PathmawathyPakatan leader slams gov't over economic woes
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<font color="#0000ff"><strong>PARLIAMENT</strong></font> Pump priming, dependency on dwindling oil wealth and a widening income gap will do out economy in, said the opposition leader.text/html2010-03-17T20:21:59+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comAidila RazakHistoric Orang Asli show of force
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The historic Orang Asli protest at Putrajaya today has successfully united the once-scattered community, said organiserstext/html2010-03-17T20:14:56+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comIndian issues are national issues: Denison
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The grievances of the 1.8 million-strong Indian Malaysian community should be viewed as a national concern and addressed in the 10th Malaysia Plan, a socio-economic expert said.text/html2010-03-17T19:28:38+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.com'PM backs Ka Ting' SMS irresponsible act: Soi Lek
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'This is not true. I have met Najib and Muhyiddin, and they said they would not interfere in the party elections.'text/html2010-03-17T19:26:23+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comVasugi SupramanianOrang Asli marginalised by conditions akin to 'apartheid'
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The protest at Putrajaya today was "expected" because the Orang Asli has been marginalised, said Suhakam vice-chairperson Simon Sipaun.text/html2010-03-17T19:17:51+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comEx-Immigration DG trial: RM1.2 mil involved in visas approval
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The court was told that the approval for 4,337 calling visas for Bangladeshi workers involved payments totalling RM1.2 million.text/html2010-03-17T19:06:28+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comHazlan ZakariaZahrain sparks off uproar in the Dewan
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<strong><font color="#0000ff">PARLIAMENT </font></strong>Making his maiden speech as independent MP, he decides to bring up the Sept 16 incident which sees an uproar and Anwar Ibrahim stomping off.text/html2010-03-17T18:41:40+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comChong Wei to Rosmah: 'Saya mahu main'
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The recently crowned All-England champ and the PM's wife Rosmah Mansor had to undergo some ribbing in Parliament.text/html2010-03-17T17:44:30+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comS PathmawathyDPM: Pakatan walkout disrespectful to Agong
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<font color="#0000ff"><strong>PARLIAMENT</strong></font> Muhyiddin Yassin says opposition MPs have failed to pay attention to yesterday’s royal address.text/html2010-03-17T17:24:35+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comResort pays golfer RM43,000 over croc attack
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A golf resort has awarded the sum to a client who was attacked by a large crocodile while finding this gold ball.text/html2010-03-17T16:43:25+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comHazlan ZakariaNgeh to Zambry: You can't fool the Chinese
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<font color="#0000ff"><strong>PARLIAMENT</strong></font> A news photo of the Perak MB and exco members at Mandarin class is no proof of sincerity, says a DAP leader.text/html2010-03-17T16:51:06+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comGov't committee to study sex education proposal
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A committee will be set up to seek views from various quarters on sex education policy in schools, said Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.text/html2010-03-17T16:47:03+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comDon't leak military secrets, warns defence minister
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text/html2010-03-17T14:50:55+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comMCA's desperate cry for leadership
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As party leaders jockey for pole position, Ong Ka Ting’s return to active politics is seen by some as an answer to a pressing need.text/html2010-03-17T13:35:28+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comKuek Ser Kuang KengCan Ka Ting resurrect MCA?
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Political observers wonder if he is the right person for the job, given that his previous tenure was no shining example of leadership.text/html2010-03-17T13:26:55+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comS PathmawathyKa Chuan to make way for younger brother
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<strong><font color="#ff0000">UPDATED 3.40PM</font></strong> Ong Ka Chuan has ruled himself out of the race for the MCA chief, deputy presidency and four VP seats.text/html2010-03-17T13:04:26+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comHeadlines online: March 17, 2010
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Former MCA president Ong Ka Ting's decision to stand for the party's top post at the coming party's election was the focus of most newspapers.text/html2010-03-17T13:16:46+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comBumi rights to stay in New Economic Model: Nazri
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<font color="#0000ff"><strong>PARLIAMENT </strong></font>The New Economic Model will not abolish bumiputera special rights, but will lay more stress on inter-communal cooperation, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.text/html2010-03-17T13:09:51+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comSubmit your forms, Rais tells Namewee
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Rais Yatim, an occasional critic of Namewee, wants to see the latter's application for a gov't film grant.text/html2010-03-17T12:56:59+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comKeruah UsitMalaysia's invisible identity crisis
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<font color="#ff0000"><strong>COMMENT</strong></font> As in neighbouring Sabah, many rural Sarawakians are deprived of birth certificates and ICs.text/html2010-03-17T12:29:18+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comS PathmawathyGST bill still on the agenda
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<font color="#ff0000"><strong><font color="#0000ff">PARLIAMENT</font> </strong></font>Though the debate on the GST bill is supposed to have been postponed, it still remains on the order paper for the ongoing Dewan Rakyat sitting.text/html2010-03-17T12:24:56+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comHafiz YatimSedition trial: 'Transcript was incomplete'
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<font color="#ff0000"><strong>UPDATED 6PM </strong></font>The investigating officer concedes that the transcript used to charge DAP politician Karpal Singh had ‘shortcomings’.text/html2010-03-17T12:03:04+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comBaradan KuppusamyCreation of commercial hospital wings a mistake - critics
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They say the focus of government hospitals will shift to paying customers instead of the poorer people who need public healthcare the most.text/html2010-03-17T12:06:13+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comAidila RazakCops halt Orang Asli advance on Putrajaya
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<strong><font color="#ff0000">UPDATED 5.56PM</font></strong> Dubbed the biggest Orang Asli march in history, it was stopped by police minutes after it kicked off. <font color="#0000ff"><strong>[VIDEOS & PHOTOS INSIDE]</strong></font>text/html2010-03-17T11:25:42+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comHumayun KabirCops: PAS supporter murder not political
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Hilir Perak district police have ruled out the possibility that PAS Perak Supporters Wing Youth chief P Panthiyan was murdered for political reasons. <strong><br /></strong>text/html2010-03-17T10:47:32+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comAidila RazakKidney health road show targets diabetes risk
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In its just-ended national road show, the National Kidney Foundation conducted health screenings in major towns as well as raising awareness on the dangers of diabetes.text/html2010-03-17T09:56:28+08:00http://www.malaysiakini.comYip Ai Tsin & Lee Weng KeatVillagers stall TNB demolishers
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<font color="#0000ff"><strong><font color="#ff0000">UPDATED 5.00PM</font> </strong></font>Residents of Rawang new village are making their protests heard to the bitter end. <strong><font color="#0000ff">[VIDEO INSIDE]</font></strong>