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
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
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 MoreBahasa
Peguam Muslim: Kerajaan perlu usir Irshad Manji dari Malaysia
Oleh Anisah Shukry
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Mei – Persatuan Peguam-Peguam Muslim Malaysia (PPMM) mendesak kerajaan supaya penulis buku Islam, Irshad Manji, dikeluarkan dari Malaysia dengan segera kerana ... Read More- Muhyiddin: Ambil iktibar daripada kisah akibat rebut kuasa
- DAP percaya usaha tarik Melayu masih berjalan tanpa Tunku Aziz
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- Nik Aziz sedia muzakarah dengan Umno
World
Myanmar hopes for US sanctions move to boost economy
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
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
‘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
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
The bell tolls for the in-car CD player
Showbiz
Forbes names Jennifer Lopez ‘most powerful’ star
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
Holocaust novel wins British foreign fiction prize
Travel
One billion international tourists expected this year
MEXICO CITY, May 17 — More than one billion tourists will take a trip this year crossing an international boundary, a threshold never before reached, UN officials told a meeting ... Read More
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