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DPM: We have already fulfilled Bersih’s demands

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin insisted today that the federal government had already bowed to Bersih 2.0's demands but merely failed to adequately explain it to voters.
Explaining, the deputy prime minister pointed out that the 22 recommendations tabled and approved in the Dewan Rakyat last month were far more than the ... Read More
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Cast member Marion Cotillard poses during a photocall for the film “De rouille et d’os”, by director Jacques Audiard, in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, May 17, 2012. – Reuters pic  

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Malaysia

Malays over-dependent on govt, says Muhyiddin

By Lee Wei Lian
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 —The Malay community is too dependent on government assistance which is a big reason why they do not control the nation's economy said Tan Sri Datuk Muhyiddin ... Read More

No need for PSC decision to issue Lynas TOL, says AELB

By Shannon Teoh


DENGKIL, May 17 — Local regulators must wait for the science minister to decide on an appeal but not a parliamentary review of Lynas Corp's controversial rare earths plant before ... Read More

Ex-Tourism Malaysia D-G cleared of graft charges

By Lisa J. Ariffin
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Datuk Mirza Mohamad Taiyab was acquitted of graft charges by the KL Sessions Court today as the prosecution failed to prove its case against the former ... Read More

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Business

Facebook can’t take Asian growth for granted

SINGAPORE, May 17 – Even as Facebook fever grips investors ahead of the social networking giant’s potential US$100 billion-plus (RM311.30 billion-plus) initial public offering, ... Read More

HSBC turnaround on target, sees revenue boost

HONG KONG, May 17 – HSBC doubled the annual revenue boost expected from its turnaround plan to US$2 billion (RM6.23 billion), as Europe’s biggest bank targets emerging markets and ... Read More

SE Asia Stocks: Philippine, Malaysia rebound; others retreat

BANGKOK, May 17 – Stocks in the Philippines and Malaysia rebounded from oversold territory on Thursday as investors bought shares that had been sold on worry about the European ... Read More

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World

Myanmar hopes for US sanctions move to boost economy

NAYPYITAW, May 17 – A further lifting of US sanctions on Myanmar, which could come during a visit by officials to Washington this week, would be ... Read More

Plans to strike Iran ‘ready’, says US envoy to Israel

JERUSALEM, May 17 — US plans for a possible military strike on Iran are ready and the option is “fully available”, the US ambassador to Israel said, ... Read More

Sports

Liverpool will not be rushed into naming Dalglish successor

LONDON, May 17 – Liverpool’s managing director Ian Ayre has said the club will not be rushed into naming Kenny Dalglish’s successor with potential ... Read More

Owen leaves Manchester United after injury-hit spell

LONDON, May 17 – Former England forward Michael Owen has left Manchester United after a frustrating three years at the club where he barely featured ... Read More

Technology

LG shows off its second generation Google TV

LOS ANGELES, May 17 – LG is exhibiting its second generation Google TV at Internet Week New York, a city-wide event showcasing the best of the web ... Read More

Privacy worries dog Facebook ahead of IPO

NEW YORK, May 17 — Some 900 million people like Facebook.But when they realise their private information is being bought and sold, some don’t like it ... Read More

Features

South Korean ‘goose fathers’ so lonely they keep flies

SEOUL, May 17 — Unlike his colleagues at a Korean city office, Choi Chang-young dreads the end of each workday, when he is forced to return to his ... Read More

‘Blind’ eatery in Nepal lights way for visually impaired

KATHMANDU, May 17 — A line of diners, holding on to the shoulders of the person in front of them, enters the pitch dark hall at Nepal’s first blind ... Read More

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Food

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day to take place in 488 cities

LONDON, May 17 — Food crusader Jamie Oliver has succeeded in recruiting 800,000 people to participate in his inaugural Food Revolution Day which is ... Read More

Tonchin Tokyo: The real ramen experience

By Kenny Mah
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Does one need to have ramen in Japan to enjoy it? With the number of ramen shops sprouting all over the Klang Valley, the ... Read More

Drive

Zero Motorcycles takes electric biking award

BRUSSELS, May 16 — The Zero S electric motorbike has been named eMotorbike of the year.In another piece of good news for its manufacturer, Zero ... Read More

The bell tolls for the in-car CD player

DETROIT, May 16 — CD players could become the next victim of the struggle to shed pounds from cars in the name of fuel efficiency.In an interview ... Read More

Showbiz

Forbes names Jennifer Lopez ‘most powerful’ star

NEW YORK, May 17 – Jennifer Lopez is the world’s most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes magazine in a rankings based on a combination of ... Read More

Britney is back — and so are the brickbats

LOS ANGELES, May 17 — Britney Spears has not even taken her seat as the new judge of “The X Factor,” but the pop icon is already getting a lesson in ... Read More

Books

Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes dies

MEXICO CITY, May 16 — Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes, one of the Spanish-speaking world's best known novelists, died here Tuesday, President Felipe ... Read More

Holocaust novel wins British foreign fiction prize

LONDON, May 15 — The tale of an 11-year-old boy hidden from the Nazis by a prostitute has won a fiction prize which celebrates writing translated ... Read More