Archive - 24 September 2009

Mahathir rubbishes Pakatan partnership

Mahathir rubbishes Pakatan partnership

If Pakatan wins the next general election, they will not be administering the country but will be fighting each other, he claims.
16y ago
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Kartika's lawyer tells outsiders to butt out

Kartika's lawyer tells outsiders to butt out

NONE All quarters have been urged to respect part-time model Kartika's decision not to appeal against caning for drinking beer.
16y ago
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'Malay prophet' admits deviation teaching

'Malay prophet' admits deviation teaching

Abdul Kahar Ahmad pleads guilty to five amended charges under the Selangor Syariah Criminal Enactment 1985.
16y ago
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DNA trawl shows long history of India's castes

DNA trawl shows long history of India's castes

A genetic search of India's diverse populations shows most people have mixtures of European and ancient south Indian genes, and helps illustrate the deep roots of the country's caste system.
16y ago
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Missions find evidence of water on the moon

Missions find evidence of water on the moon

Three separate missions examining the moon have found clear evidence of water there, apparently concentrated at the poles and possibly formed by the solar wind.
16y ago
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Royal suit: Manohara and mom yet to enter defence

Royal suit: Manohara and mom yet to enter defence

manohara odelia pinot The estranged wife of Kelantan prince Tengku Muhammad Fakhry has yet to enter her defence to the defamation suit.

16y ago
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Noordin wives blocked from giving him Indonesian burial

Noordin wives blocked from giving him Indonesian burial

Two Indonesian wives of slain militant leader Noordin Mohammed Top have been blocked by police in their bid to bury his body on Indonesian soil, their lawyer said today.
16y ago
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Teoh's wife: We were pawns

Teoh's wife: We were pawns

Wife of DAP political aide the late Teoh Beng Hock, Soh Cher Wei, has shared little with the world about her spouse, until now.
16y ago
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N Koreans seek asylum at Danish embassy in Vietnam

N Koreans seek asylum at Danish embassy in Vietnam

Eight North Koreans sought political asylum on Thursday at the Danish embassy in Hanoi, a Vietnamese diplomatic source said.
16y ago
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Pahang sultan urges rakyat to continue backing BN

Pahang sultan urges rakyat to continue backing BN

Sultan Ahmad Shah has called on the people to continue supporting the BN government so that more social and economic programmes would be implemented.

16y ago
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Tiong gives Transparency International 24 hrs or else...

Tiong gives Transparency International 24 hrs or else...

The corruption watchdog asked to substantiate allegations on PKFZ or face legal action.
16y ago
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Residents want MB's assurance for alternative lots

Residents want MB's assurance for alternative lots

Memories of past bitter experience forge a breed of illegal land occupiers courageous enough to insist on their rights.
16y ago
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3 Umno-BN policies which destroyed MIC

3 Umno-BN policies which destroyed MIC

COMMENT We should not forget that the policies implemented by the leadership of Umno and BN were also the key reasons that allowed Samy Vellu to do the things he did.
16y ago
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Lo' Lo' in recovery, no Raya visitors allowed

Lo' Lo' in recovery, no Raya visitors allowed

Titiwangsa MP Dr Lo' Lo' Ghazali is recovering from a surgery and will not be able to receive any visitors during this festive season.
16y ago
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Pay workers more to boost economy, says Dr M

Pay workers more to boost economy, says Dr M

However Mahathir quickly added that the increase in pay must be met with equal amount of work.
16y ago
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'Pemenang' no winner asking for ISA to stay

'Pemenang' no winner asking for ISA to stay

Amidst an avalanche of calls for the ISA to be abolished, a lone, shrill voice, screams for it to remain...forever.
16y ago
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Mahathir, you're no longer PM

Mahathir, you're no longer PM

16y ago
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PAS forgets its promises

PAS forgets its promises

16y ago
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In defence of Hasan Ali

In defence of Hasan Ali

16y ago
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S'gor PAS backs its boss amid 'quit Pakatan' calls

S'gor PAS backs its boss amid 'quit Pakatan' calls

Selangor PAS has defended its boss Hasan Ali, who has again come under fire from his Pakatan colleagues.
16y ago
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MCA - the plain facts

MCA - the plain facts

16y ago
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Higher learning's rotting core

Higher learning's rotting core

16y ago
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Effortless on anti-smoking

Effortless on anti-smoking

16y ago
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Our beautiful country

Our beautiful country

16y ago
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More powers for Bank Negara under new law

More powers for Bank Negara under new law

The Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009, to be implemented come November, will empower the bank to act decisively in enhancing transparency and accountability.
16y ago
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DOE records good air quality across M'sia

DOE records good air quality across M'sia

Thirty seven of the 48 areas monitored had good Air Pollutant Index readings as at 11am while the rest had moderate readings.
16y ago
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Spirit of the times and flesh collide

Spirit of the times and flesh collide

Fat-headed politicians should wake up to the reality that power leads to corruption...
16y ago
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Zeti: Worst is over, economy on road to recovery

Zeti: Worst is over, economy on road to recovery

She says domestic demand was showing clear signs of recovery prompted by the fiscal stimulus and an accommodative monetary policy.
16y ago
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Freak dust storm cost Australia 'tens of millions'

Freak dust storm cost Australia 'tens of millions'

Residents cleaned grimy cars and windows under clear skies a day after millions of tonnes of dust blew in from the desert Outback.
16y ago
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Headlines online Sep 24

Headlines online Sep 24

Both the English dailies, the New Straits Times and the Star featured Hasan Ali of the Selangor Exco and the brickbats he received for hitting out at Selcat.
16y ago
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Penan's lawyer 'disgusted' with state rep

Penan's lawyer 'disgusted' with state rep

The lawyer accuses Lihan Jok of not telling the truth when he reportedly said the Penans agreed to dismantle blockades and to allow logging to resume.
16y ago
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Virgins for suicide bombers?

Virgins for suicide bombers?

azril amin comments 240909 It is Noordin Top’s body-bombs that make these attacks controllable and as precise as any weapon could be.
16y ago
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Yasmin to be hailed in Melbourne

Yasmin to be hailed in Melbourne

NONE This year's 3rd Australian Malaysian Film Festival will open and close with the screening of her films, ‘Talentime' and ‘Muallaf'.
16y ago
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Bagan Pinang voters all for Isa: Umno Youth leader

Bagan Pinang voters all for Isa: Umno Youth leader

Isa is still the best candidate for the by-election for the electorate still trust him to do the best for them and appear to have buried his past.
16y ago
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Locals continue to be targeted as drug mules

Locals continue to be targeted as drug mules

To bait the women, the foreign men used a ploy. They were usually charming good looking, know how to sweet talk and live in posh condominiums.
16y ago
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RM10 million for Kenyir Lake to lure tourists

RM10 million for Kenyir Lake to lure tourists

The Terengganu Tengah Development Authority aims to improve tourism and develop Kenyir Lake with the allocation this year.
16y ago
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Study: Flu shot increases H1N1 risk

Study: Flu shot increases H1N1 risk

Flu shots, according to a Canadian study, may increase H1N1 risk.
16y ago
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Clinton wants to engage diplomatically with Burma

Clinton wants to engage diplomatically with Burma

The United States plans to engage diplomatically with military-ruled Burma in addition to pursuing sanctions.
16y ago
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Ahmadinejad's UN speech sparks walkout

Ahmadinejad's UN speech sparks walkout

Delegations from Argentina, Australia, Britain, Costa Rica, Denmark, France Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand and the United States left the room as Ahmadinejad began to rail against Israel.
16y ago
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Women power in Kelantan

Women power in Kelantan

'We are better than our men at business. Thankfully, the ulama see that we make a big contribution,' said businesswoman Fatimah Mahmud.
16y ago
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Who's going to pay for Najib's F1 dream?

Who's going to pay for Najib's F1 dream?

vox populi small thumbnail free ‘If the nation's coffer is overflowing, please give some to the poor especially the Penans who live in the interior.'
16y ago
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Top US envoy to visit M'sia in five-nation tour

Top US envoy to visit M'sia in five-nation tour

On a week-long visit, Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg will visit Vietnam, Malaysia, China, South Korea and Japan from Sept 25 to Oct 1, spokesman Ian Kelly said.
16y ago
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