PM targets 6pc GDP growth for 2010

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak wants at least 6 per cent growth in the local economy this year, and tonight appealed to the Chinese community to continue working with Bumiputeras to achieve the aim. > Read More

Opinion

Lipstick jihad

MARCH 10 — What has ‘Islamic feminism’ come to? While I am not unsympathetic to women’s demands for bigger, more comfortable places to pray ...

Shifting through the post-tsunami debris

MARCH 10 —  All seemed so surreal then, as a brave new world dawned upon the nation.  We had high hopes then, after what was considered a tipping point ...

Love pillows and friendship

MARCH 10 — No Facebook account? Then you’re just not cool. In contemporary society it is like the air we breathe, the water that we drink and the food that we consume.

Malaysia

Anwar asks Federal Court to review its ruling on his sacking

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PUTRAJAYA, March 10 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today asked the Federal Court to review its March 8 decision to uphold the legality of his sacking from the Cabinet 11 ...

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Malaysia’s decades-old Christian ‘Allah’ issue

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By Debra Chong KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — The issue of Christians not being allowed to use “Allah” goes back to the 1980s when the authorities ring-fenced a list of Arabic ...

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Pathologist changes mind, says Beng Hock not strangled

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UPDATED By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal SHAH ALAM, March 10 —In an apparent about turn, Sungai Buloh Hospital chief pathologist Dr Shahidan Md Noor today testified that Teoh Beng Hock could not have be...

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Balik Pulau PKR MP wants a ‘study’ on third vote

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By Syed Jaymal Zahiid KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — While two Pakatan Rakyat (PR) states are pressing for local government elections, Balik Pulau PKR MP Yusmadi Yussof (picture) is calling for ...

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Ex-Labuan MP jailed, fined for fraud

KOTA KINABALU, March 10 — Former Member of Parliament for Labuan Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman, who pleaded guilty for not disclosing to the bank that he was a bankrupt when ...

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US will continue to help police Straits of Malacca

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PUTRAJAYA, March 10 — The United States Government wants to continue providing assistance to littoral states to secure the Straits of Malacca. This follows recent information from its intelligence network ...

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Two dropped in Kedah exco reshuffle

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UPDATED By Adib Zalkapli KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 —Two Kedah executive councillors from PKR and PAS were dropped in a minor state Cabinet reshuffle this morning, just two years after the Pakatan Ra...

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Don’t let Zulkifli in, Gerakan urges Umno

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PENANG, March 10 — The Penang Gerakan has urged Umno and the Barisan Nasional (BN) leadership not to accept Kulim-Bandar Baharu member of parliament Zulkifli Noordin as a member. Its chairman, ...

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Lawyers clash over Anwar’s ‘qazaf’ motion against Saiful

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By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — The Syariah High Court today saw lawyers arguing over Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s qazaf or criminal defamation against his sodomy accuser ...

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TBH inquest: Porntip, Vanezis to testify in April

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By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal SHAH ALAM, March 10 — The coroner’s court today confirmed that Thai forensic pathologist Dr Porntip Rojanasunand, who had testified last October in Teoh Beng Hock’s inquest, ...

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World

German Catholic sex abuse scandals draw link to pope

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PARIS, March 10 — In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus says that if anyone leads innocent children to sin, “it would be better for him to have a great millstone hu...

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First Iraq vote results expected tomorrow

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BAGHDAD, March 10 — Preliminary results of Iraq’s parliamentary election, a vote seen as a litmus test of its young democracy, are likely to be released by tomorrow, a United ...

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Gunmen in Pakistan singled out aid workers

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OGHI, March 10 — The gunmen who attacked the office of a US-based, Christian aid agency in Pakistan today singled out staff members before killing six of them, survivors said. About ...

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Thai protesters say security law won't deter them

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BANGKOK, March 10 — Supporters of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra said today a special security law would not stop them protesting peacefully at the weekend, as the government warned ...

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Dalai Lama risks Chinese ire to back Uighurs

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DHARAMSALA, March 10 — Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama voiced his support today for an ethnic minority in China’s troubled Xinjiang province, risking worsening further his fraught relations wi...

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Philippines’ Arroyo vows smooth handover

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MANILA, March 10 — Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo vowed today to oversee a smooth transfer of power, allaying fears soldiers may intervene in May elections after she installed a ...

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Ex-spy chief claims US hid torture from UK

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LONDON, March 10 — The United States deliberately kept Britain in the dark about the harsh methods it used when interrogating suspected terrorists, the former head of domestic spy agency ...

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Gunmen attack aid agency in Pakistan, 5 dead

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MANSEHRA, March 10 — Suspected Islamist militants attacked the office of a US-based Christian aid agency in Pakistan today with a bomb and gunfire, killing five members of staff, police ...

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Myanmar election law puts Suu Kyi party in bind

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YANGON, March 10 — Myanmar’s main opposition party will have to exclude its leader, detained Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, if it wants to continue to operate and run ...

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Ahmadinejad arrives as Gates leaves Afghanistan

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KABUL, March 10 — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived today for a visit to Afghanistan, after US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said he was wary of Tehran’s influence in th...

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Sports

Capello: Semis or bust

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ABU DHABI, March 10 — England manager Fabio Capello has set his team a minimum target of reaching the World Cup semi-finals in South Africa this year. Capello (left), whose team ...

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Chong Wei eases through in All England

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BIRMINGHAM, March 10 — World number one Lee Chong Wei eased into the second round of the All England badminton championships today with a 21-15 21-16 victory over unseeded Indian ...

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Optimist Ronaldinho eyes next two World Cups

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RIO DE JANEIRO, March 10 — Ronaldinho is confident of a securing place in Brazil’s World Cup squad despite coach Dunga’s apparent dismissal of the forward as part of his ...

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Schumacher raring to go

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MANAMA, March 10 — Michael Schumacher is raring to go racing again, and the rest of Formula One is just as keen to have him back. One of four world champions ...

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Ribery future still open as Bayern progress in Europe

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BERLIN, March 10 — Bayern Munich playmaker Franck Ribery’s decision whether to leave the side or not was made a little more difficult after the Germans squeezed into the Champions ...

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Woods practice reports set tour tongues wagging

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MIAMI, March 10 — Media reports that Tiger Woods is working with his swing coach Hank Haney have leading golfers talking of a possible return to action for the world ...

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Nakajima upbeat despite stalled F1 career

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TOKYO, March 10 — Japan’s Kazuki Nakajima has vowed to find a way back into Formula One after his final hope of securing a drive in the 2010 season was ...

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Bendtner hat-trick helps Arsenal crush Porto 5-0

LONDON, March 10 — A hat-trick from Nicklas Bendtner sent Arsenal on their way to a 5-0 thumping of Porto yesterday as they overturned a first-leg deficit to reach the ...

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McLaren relaxed about rear wing

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MANAMA, March 10 — McLaren have a fallback option should Formula One race stewards take issue with their new car’s rear wing but are confident they will not be using ...

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World Cup mascot row is political football

BEIJING, Mar 10 — The Chinese company ordered to stop making soccer World Cup mascots because of poor working conditions in their factory hit back at the accusations today, saying ...

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Business

Bursa Malaysia plans to trade metal on Bursa Suq Al-Sila’

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Bursa Malaysia plans to trade metal and add new specifications for crude palm oil (CPO) on Bursa Suq Al-Sila’ this year, as volume was expected ...

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Palm oil price set for boost from El Nino

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Malaysia palm oil futures are vulnerable to a further price rise this year as the return of El Nino drier weather will coincide with tighter ...

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MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growth

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SAN FRANCISCO, March 10 — With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year. Mike Jones, who took ...

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Chinese group file complaint over faulty HP laptops

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SHANGHAI, March 10 — More than 100 Chinese consumers have filed an official complaint against Hewlett-Packard Co over faulty laptop computers, leaving the door open for a lawsuit against the ...

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Norway’s Jotun ramps up R&D, manufacturing at Malaysian hub

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By Lee Wei Lian KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Jotun Malaysia Managing Director Peder Bohlin recalls when Jotun first arrived in Malaysia 25 years ago and critics shook their heads ...

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Shares close at two-year high fuelled by positive market sentiments

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed higher today, with the FBM KLCI touching a two-year high, fuelled by positive market sentiments, boosting investor confidence, dealers ...

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Citigroup sells Japan ski resort to YTL

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TOKYO, March 10 — Citigroup Inc has sold one of Japan’s most famous ski resorts, Niseko Village, to YTL Corp, with the property and power conglomerate seeking to develop it ...

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Thai Shin Corp: Temasek has no plans to sell Shin

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BANGKOK, March 10 — Thai telecoms group Shin Corp said today its major shareholder, Singapore’s Temasek, had no plans to sell its stakes in the Thai firm or in satellite ...

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Cathay Pac H2 beats forecast, shares hit 18-month high

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HONG KONG, March 10 — Hong Kong’s dominant air carrier, Cathay Pacific Airways, reported its best half-year earnings in two years, beating analyst forecasts and signalling improving market conditions for ...

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Will Malaysia rate rise set off Southeast Asia hikes?

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Central banks in Southeast Asia are set to stick to their current monetary policy course rather than change tack after Malaysia last week surprised markets ...

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Opinion

Lipstick jihad

MARCH 10 — Reading “Let These Women Pray” made me wonder: has ‘Islamic feminism’ come to this? I am not unsympathetic to these women’s demands for a bigger and more comfortable ...

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Shifting through the post-tsunami debris

MARCH 10 — It’s hard to believe that it has been two years since the tsunami that was Pilihanraya Umum ke 12 (PRU12) hit us on 8th March 2008 and ...

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Love pillows and friendship

MARCH 10 — Do you have a Facebook account? If you don’t, then I’m sorry, you’re just not that cool. Facebook to the current society is like the air that ...

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Two years on, and here’s what we know

MARCH 9 — When writing about politics and Malaysian society in general, it truly helps to have some alcohol available just to make everything have a lick of sense, because ...

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The rhetoric of oppression

MARCH 9 — Umberto Eco, in his article, The Wolf and the Lamb — The Rhetoric of Oppression (from which the title to this article is borrowed), posits that often ...

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Sex education and the culture of confusion

MARCH 9 — At work, my computer’s homepage automatically shows the Top Ten most read articles from The Star. I have noticed a pattern in these articles: the majority deal with ...

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Tee Keat kena tikam

9 MAC — Beliau mungkin dilihat sebagai satu-satunya pemimpin tertinggi MCA yang kurang disenangi oleh sesetengah pihak kerana ketegasan, kelantangan serta kejujurannya dalam memperjuangkan sesuatu isu hinggakan ia melampaui norma-norma ...

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Make way for local elections

MARCH 9 — What a wonderful piece of news. That aptly describes my reaction upon learning the request of the Penang state government to the Election Commission to organize two ...

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Dua tahun selepas Malaysia semakin matang

8 MAC — Tahun ini genaplah dua tahun berlakunya Tsunami politik di Malaysia. Buat pertama kalinya selepas pilihanraya1969, parti yang memerintah tidak mempunyai kuasa dua pertiga di parlimen. Sepanjang dua tahun ...

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A renaissance of hope

MARCH 8 —When Zhou Enlai was asked in the mid-20th century what he felt about the French Revolution of 1789, he replied: “It is too early to tell.” I do not ...

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Showbiz

Royal Opera to stage Anna Nicole Smith story

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LONDON, March 10 — Britain’s Royal Opera will stage the world premiere next year of “Anna Nicole”, a work about the life of former Playboy model, actress and tabloid favourite ...

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Phantom sequel a ‘shadow of the original’

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LONDON, March 10 — Comparisons with the original were inevitable when Andrew Lloyd Webber decided to write a sequel to his record-breaking musical “Phantom of the Opera”. After last night’s world ...

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Lindsay Lohan sues over ‘milkaholic’ E*Trade ad

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NEW YORK, March 10 — How much is the name “Lindsay” worth? Apparently US$100 million (RM340 million) to Lindsay Lohan. Actress Lohan, who has battled drug and alcohol addiction, has sued ...

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German man jailed for blackmailing Cindy Crawford

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BERLIN, March 10 — A man was sentenced to two years in jail by a court in southern Germany yesterday for trying to extort US$100,000 (RM340,000) from former supermodel Cindy ...

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Michelle Obama’s ball gown makes museum debut

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WASHINGTON, March 10 — First Lady Michelle Obama bowed to tradition yesterday and donated the dazzling ball gown she wore for her husband’s presidential inauguration last January to the Smithsonian ...

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Accused Letterman extortionist pleads guilty

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NEW YORK, March 10 — A television producer pleaded guilty yesterday to trying to extort US$2 million (RM6.66 million) from US talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal ...

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Bigelow Oscar will change Hollywood, slowly

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LOS ANGELES, March 10 — “Hurt Locker” director Kathryn Bigelow wrapped her fingers around that little golden man called Oscar on Sunday and cracked one of Hollywood’s glass ceilings, but ...

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Pink Floyd battles EMI in online royalties case

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LONDON, March 9 — Pink Floyd today launched legal action against record label EMI in a case that centres around royalty payments and how music is sold in the digital ...

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‘Phantom of the Opera’ sequel opens amid ‘phan’ disquiet

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LONDON, March 9 — The sequel to “Phantom of the Opera”, one of the biggest musicals of all time, opens in London today amid disquiet among die-hard “phans” who have ...

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Celebrities? So last season, say Paris fashionistas

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PARIS, March 9 — Maybe it’s the effect of recession, maybe it’s simply a case of Hollywood fatigue — whatever the reason, buyers and designers at Paris fashion week are ...

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