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Khazanah, PNB to hand over businesses to boost Bumi equity

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 9 — Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Permodalan Nasional Bhd will be asked to transfer a total of 10 non-core businesses to worthy Bumiputera-owned companies as part of Putrajaya's efforts to grow Bumiputera equity.Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak the divested entities, which he said must have good potential for growth, will be ... Read More
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Britain’s PM David Cameron (2nd left) chats with Swedish PM Fredrik Reinfeldt (3rd left) at the Photographic Museum in Stockholm, February 9, 2012. — Reuters  

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Malaysia

1 Care to be made mandatory, says Health Ministry

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The Health Ministry said today that the 1 Care national healthcare proposal will be made mandatory for all Malaysians, in an admission that is likely to fuel ... Read More

Stop fanning racial flames, says man attacked in KFC outlet

By Lisa J. Ariffin
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — A man seemingly assaulted by employees of a KFC restaurant in a video that went viral on the Internet has come forward to urge the public not to fan racial ... Read More

Some way to go for Lynas to get full licence, says Mustapa

By Lee Wei Lian
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 – The government does not expect to grant Lynas a full operating licence soon for its rare earth refinery in Kuantan as it has yet to fulfill all ... Read More

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Business

Strike costing Air France up to €10m a day

PARIS, Feb 9 – A strike by pilots is costing Air France around €10 million (RM39.89 million) per day in operating income, a spokeswoman said today as the industrial action entered ... Read More

ECB to face Greece questions, hold rates

FRANKFURT, Feb 9 – All eyes will be on what the European Central Bank is willing to do to help Greece when it holds its monthly policy meeting today, with interest rates expected ... Read More

Singapore firms stop Indonesia palm oil exports to Iran

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 – Singaporean firms have stopped supplying Iran with Indonesian palm oil on concerns over the country’s ability to make payments in the wake of Western ... Read More

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World

Truck bomb kills one in Thai south, 13 wounded

YALA, Feb 9 — A retired teacher was killed and 13 villagers wounded when a truck bomb exploded today in Thailand's restive Muslim south, the latest ... Read More

Twenty-nine killed as Assad’s forces pursue Homs assault

BEIRUT, Feb 9 — Syrian forces killed at least 29 people today in rocket and mortar bombardments of several districts of Homs, the heart of a revolt ... Read More

Sports

Bayern sign Swiss talent Shaqiri from Basel

BERLIN, Feb 9 – Bayern Munich have signed Switzerland forward Xherdan Shaqiri from FC Basel on a four-year contract commencing this summer to boost ... Read More

Swansea manager Rodgers signs deal until 2015

LONDON, Feb 9 – Swansea City manager Brendan Rodgers has signed a new three-and-a-half year contract, the Premier League club said today.Rodgers, 39, ... Read More

Technology

Challenge accepted: What to get for geek girls this Valentine’s

By John Lim
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Love is in the air... as is the pressure to buy a gift that isn’t the usual trivial trinket. Flowers? Meh. Chocolates? Too ... Read More

Lenovo initially to focus on China for smart TV sales

HONG KONG, Feb 9 — China's Lenovo Group Ltd , the world's No.2 PC maker, plans to sell smart televisions in China and has no immediate plans to ship ... Read More

Features

Family, fashion dominate the days of Carolina Herrera

NEW YORK, Feb 9 — Designer Carolina Herrera didn’t grow up dreaming of a fashion career. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, she spent her childhood riding ... Read More

In London, seven decades of Lucian Freud on show

LONDON, Feb 9 — Britain’s National Portrait Gallery launched a major show of the late figurative painter Lucian Freud’s work Wednesday, showcasing ... Read More

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Food

Typica Cafe: Not your typical coffee

By Kenny Mah
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Like many people, I drink coffee every day. Cups of the stuff. Unlike many of them though, I never drink my coffee black. ... Read More

Give her roses she can eat… this Valentine’s

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Yes, it’s that time of the year again when you are going to shake your head at the prices of flowers. Roses in particular are ... Read More

Drive

China says Maserati to recall 222 cars

BEIJING, Feb 9 — Italian luxury car maker Maserati will recall 222 vehicles in China due to a defective rear light, China’s quality watchdog said ... Read More

China January car sales down 23.8pc year-on-year

BEIJING, Feb 9 — Car sales in China fell 23.8 per cent in January from a year earlier to 1.16 million, the official China Association of Automobile ... Read More

Showbiz

French revolution film launches 2012 Berlin festival

BERLIN, Feb 9 — “Farewell My Queen”, recalling the early days of the French Revolution through the eyes of servants at Versailles, has its world ... Read More

‘Downton Abbey’ brings cool TV crowd to America’s PBS

LOS ANGELES, Feb 9 — Move over, “Mad Men” and Kim Kardashian. There’s a new darling in US pop culture, with a much posher accent and even fancier ... Read More

Books

Prince Charles leads Dickens anniversary celebrations

LONDON, Feb 7 — Prince Charles leads global celebrations today marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, one of English ... Read More

Book details JFK affair with White House teen intern

NEW YORK, Feb 7 — John F. Kennedy carried on an 18-month-long affair with a teenaged White House intern, according to a new book published this week ... Read More