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TM eyes McKinsey to meet HSBB targetKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — Telekom Malaysia Berhad is mulling to give a RM20 million project to McKinsey & Co to ensure its RM11 billion high-speed broadband is on time to meet the 50 per cent broadband penetration target this year. >Read More |
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My camera is bigger than yours!JAN 4 — He picks up the Sony Z1 video camera and it fits nicely in one hand. He pretends to put in on his shoulders as if it’s a big shoulder mount camera, then laughs. |
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Man United defeat restores romance of FA CupJAN 4 — Manchester United 0 Leeds United 1... now that really wasn’t supposed to happen!The Columnists Baradan Kuppusamy Brian Yap Chua Tee Yong Fahmi Fadzil Hafiz Noor Shams Hsu Dar Ren James Chin Jeremiah Mahadevan Jerome Martin Joan Lau John Lee K Anand |
Malaysia
PM calls for calm as debate rages on KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday called for calm as a fiery debate continued to rage over the High Court's ruling allowing a Christian ... Read More |
Write a letter to the PMKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — “One is us — Malays, Chinese, Indians and others. Malaysia is our home ...”. That was the opening line of an essay on 1 Malaysia ... Read More |
Malaysia says it will appeal ‘Allah’ rulingKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — Malaysia is bracing for a potentially bruising linguistic battle after its government vowed to challenge a court ruling allowing local Roman Catholics to refer to ... Read More |
PAS meets Monday over ‘Allah’ issueBy G. Manimaran KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — The PAS national leadership will meet tomorrow night to decide on their stand regarding the controversial High Court ruling that has allowed the ... Read More |
Nik Aziz: Non-Muslims can use ‘Allah’By Mohd Zuharman KOTA BARU, Jan 3 – PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat has come out in support of the Catholic weekly Herald use of ‘Allah’ to describe ... Read More |
Herald website hacked as ‘Allah’ battle intensifiesBy Syed Jaymal Zahiid KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — The online version of the Catholic weekly Herald was hacked twice since last night, two days after a High Court decision allowing ... Read More |
Najib calls for calm, government will appeal decisionUPDATED PEKAN, Jan 3 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today called on Muslims to be calm and not “heat up” the issue of the High Court decision ... Read More |
Guan Eng blasts police over sedition threat KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today hit out at the police for threatening him with sedition over his remarks suggesting that Teoh Beng Hock was ... Read More |
Christians dismayed by uproar over ‘Allah’ usageBy Neville Spykerman KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — Hotelier Joe Jeofry, like thousands of Christian East Malaysians who worship in Bahasa Malaysia, is dismayed over attempts to restrict their use of ... Read More |
Najib: Should government continue with sugar subsidy?PEKAN, Jan 3 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is asking Malaysians to think whether the government should continue subsidising the price of sugar. He said the government spent ... Read More |
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World
Australia condemns Indian student death SYDNEY, Jan 4 — Australia condemned today the killing of an Indian student in Melbourne, as India called for an end to the spate of attacks against Indian students which ... Read More |
Obama effigy found hanging in GeorgiaMIAMI, Jan 4 — An effigy of President Barack Obama was found hanging in the rural hometown of former President Jimmy Carter, local media reported yesterday, and the Secret Service ... Read More |
Newark airport in lockdown over security fears WASHINGTON, Jan 4 — Terminal C at Newark International Airport near New York City was locked down yesterday because of a security breach, CNN reported, citing the Transportation Security Administration. The ... Read More |
Religious intolerance on the wane: Indonesian think-tank JAKARTA, Jan 4 — Religious intolerance appears to be on the decline despite reports of sporadic attacks on churches and prayer houses of minority sects, according to an Indonesian think-tank. One ... Read More |
A Chinese space odyssey BEIJING, Jan 4 — China’s ambitions to conquer space will take a big leap forward this year, as the country embarks on the most extensive space development programme in the ... Read More |
New US screening, focus on 7 nationsWASHINGTON, Jan 4 —The US government announced yesterday new security screening procedures for passengers from countries listed as “state sponsors of terrorism” and selected others as part of a crackdown ... Read More |
Complications of a complex racial identitySINGAPORE, Jan 4 — Faizal discovered he was really a Malay, and not an Indian, at a Hari Raya gathering five years ago. The 32-year-old’s identity card said he was Indian. ... Read More |
Chinese or Indian? What about Chinese-Indian?SINGAPORE, Jan 4 — So is the child of an Indian father and Chinese mother more Indian or more Chinese? Or a mix of both? Some parents feel that they should ... Read More |
More go for mediation in big money disputesSINGAPORE, Jan 4 — Litigation is making way for mediation, going by the rising number of high-level disputes involving big money that have been brought before the Singapore Mediation Centre ... Read More |
Earthquake hits near Solomon Islands, no tsunamiCANBERRA, Jan 4 — A moderate magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific today, but there were no immediate reports of damage, local police and ... Read More |
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Sports
Elin’s divorce settlement from Tiger: RM1bLONDON, Jan 4 — Tiger Woods’ wife, Elin, has revealed to friends during Christmas how much she is settling for their imminent divorce — US$300 million (RM1 billion). News Of The ... Read More |
Man United humbled but Cup holders Chelsea win LONDON, Jan 4 — Leeds United sent Manchester United crashing to their most embarrassing FA Cup defeat for 26 years when they scored a shock 1-0 third-round victory at Old ... Read More |
Leeds face tough tie at Spurs after United win LONDON, Jan 4 — Leeds United were handed a tough FA Cup fourth round tie away to Tottenham Hotspur after yesterday’s momentous victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford. Leeds, the Le... Read More |
Real held at Osasuna, miss chance to go top MADRID, Jan 4 — Real Madrid squandered a chance to climb above Barcelona into first place in La Liga when they were held to a 0-0 draw at mid-table Osasuna ... Read More |
Notts County’s Premier League plans put on ice LONDON, Jan 4 — Notts County’s ambitious plans to take themselves from the fourth tier of English soccer to the Premier League in five years are “on hold,” the club’s ... Read More |
I wish I had never left MU, says Beckham LONDON, Jan 3 — David Beckham wishes he had stayed with Manchester United for his entire career and not left in 2003 for Real Madrid, the former England captain said ... Read More |
Nigeria’s Martins passed fit for Nations Cup ABUJA, Jan 3 — Obafemi Martins has been declared fit and included in Nigeria’s squad for the African Nations Cup finals in Angola, team officials said today. The striker had undergone ... Read More |
Clijsters beats Garbin with ease in Brisbane opener BRISBANE, Jan 3 — US Open champion Kim Clijsters began her 2010 season with a comfortable 6-2 6-1 victory over Italian Tathiana Garbin in the first round of the Brisbane ... Read More |
Leaders Barca held 1-1 at home by Villarreal MADRID, Jan 3 — Barcelona dropped their first home points this season when they were held 1-1 at home by Villarreal yesterday, handing Real Madrid the chance to top La ... Read More |
Mancini starts Cup adventure as Man City win 1-0 LONDON, Jan 3 — Roberto Mancini, the King of the Italian Cup, took his first step towards Wembley when his Manchester City side earned a 1-0 third-round FA Cup win ... Read More |
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Business
Naza nabs Chevrolet distribution rights KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — General Motors have picked local automobile giants Naza Group to distribute its Chevrolet range of vehicles in Malaysia, just days after parting ways with the ... Read More |
Digital piracy hits... e-books WASHINGTON, Jan 4 — Digital piracy, long confined to music and movies, is spreading to books and may pose a headache this year for the slumping publishing industry. Experts said the ... Read More |
Singapore economy hit harder than expected SINGAPORE, Jan 4 — Singapore’s economy shrank a bigger-than-expected 6.8 per cent on a seasonally adjusted and annualised basis in the fourth quarter, raising expectations the central bank may not ... Read More |
HR changes in the past decade Singapore, Jan 4 — Revisions to the notion of work and the evolution of benefits are two workplace concepts that have quietly changed during the past 10 years. Human Resource Executive ... Read More |
Remisiers struggling to reinvent themselves SINGAPORE, Jan 4 — Remisiers, like foot soldiers, may get plenty of bounty. But they get little respect. When the market dropped 10 per cent in September 2008, remisiers were caught in... Read More |
Will the US job market break its losing streak? WASHINGTON, Jan 4 — For the first time in two years, the US economy may have seen a month in which more jobs were created than destroyed. If Friday’s December employment ... Read More |
Citi creator defends legacy, rebuts critics NEW YORK, Jan 4 — “This is my final annual meeting as chairman,” says Sandy Weill, standing near the window of his office, peering at a grainy photograph of him ... Read More |
Privatisation drains RM21b from bourse SINGAPORE, Jan 4 — It’s so long, farewell, to S$8.29 billion (RM21 billion) from the Singapore market last year as 17 listed firms called it a day and went private ... Read More |
Lenovo unveils ThinkPads with AMD chips SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 4 — Lenovo Group Ltd is unveiling a new look for its classic ThinkPad line, and is including Advanced Micro Devices Inc microprocessors in the laptops for ... Read More |
Winter weather a factor in oil and gas pricesWASHINGTON, Jan 4 — “A Pacific storm will bring snow inland late tonight . . . This storm will start out colder and will stick to all roads . . ... Read More |
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Opinion
My camera is bigger than yours!JAN 4 — He picks up the Sony Z1 video camera and it fits nicely in one hand. He pretends to put in on his shoulders as if it’s a ... Read More |
Man United defeat restores romance of FA CupJAN 4 — Manchester United 0 Leeds United 1... now that really wasn’t supposed to happen! The FA Cup has suffered a significant loss of status in recent years, but yesterday’s ... Read More |
Polemik nama ‘Allah’ : Jangan gugat keseimbangan nasional!JAN 3 — Di ambang tahun baru 2010, seluruh negara dikejutkan dengan keputusan mahkamah yang membenarkan akhbar Katolik “Herald” untuk menggunakan nama “Allah” sebagai gantinama kepada Tuhan Kristian Katolik. Maka dalam ... Read More |
A walk in the hillsJAN 3 — Tired of the never-ending push and shove of over-enthusiastic shoppers, we decided to take in some fresh air at the Tai Tam Tuk reservoir on Monday. Truth be ... Read More |
Never mind about the movie, read the book firstJAN 3 — Are you one of those people who are good at making movies in your head? By that, I mean do you actually see the movie of the ... Read More |
Leeds descent should serve as warningJAN 2 — Tomorrow, the most eye-catching tie in the third round of the FA Cup will see old enemies Manchester United and Leeds United go head to head for ... Read More |
Me, my tudung and my 2010 sports predictions JAN 2 — In a crowd of approximately 8,000 spectators at Colchester United’s game against Leeds United earlier this season, I could see fans from all walks of life taking ... Read More |
Traffic jams and human rights in MalaysiaJAN 2 — Traffic jams in Kuala Lumpur are something many would gladly live without. Surprisingly, I’m beginning to see the bright side of it. That is, if I’m in ... Read More |
Here’s looking at you... 2010!JAN 2 — 2009 was the year Malaysians literally had to gaze at their hearts and navels to understand what it meant to be a believer or non-believer in this ... Read More |
Stimulus may bite back in 2010JAN 1 — Economics has been labelled as some sort of a discipline that predicts the future. The application of various models and efforts at testing its various hypotheses that ... Read More |
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Showbiz
‘Potter’, ‘Avatar’ spur box office record in ‘09LOS ANGELES, Jan 4 — Crowd-pleasing pics and extra-dimensional tix combined to lift Hollywood to new box office heights in 2009. Sales rose more than 8 per cent to a record ... Read More |
Peter Gabriel goes orchestral for covers album NEW YORK, Jan 4 — Peter Gabriel eschews traditional rock’n’roll instrumentation on his upcoming album, “Scratch My Back,” which sports orchestral covers of material originally recorded by David Bowie, Paul ... Read More |
Cheers, as singer Joss goes free SINGAPORE, Jan 4 — The last decade has been a sea change for 22-year-old soul singer Joss Stone, one of Britain’s most successful young female artists. At 14, she won a ... Read More |
Indonesian actress' tweet sparks uproar JAKARTA, Jan 4 — What started out as an angry Twitter message has quickly escalated into a national debate over the rise of the so-called “infotainment” shows in Indonesia. Actress Luna ... Read More |
‘Avatar’ passes RM3.4b at world box officeLOS ANGELES, Jan 4 — “Avatar” sped past the US$1 billion (RM3.42 billion) mark at the worldwide box office after three weekends in release, making it the fourth-biggest movie of ... Read More |
Lady Gaga, Susan Boyle are UK’s 2009 best sellersLONDON, Jan 4 —Lady Gaga’s single “Poker Face” and Susan Boyle’s debut album “I Dreamed A Dream” were crowned Britain’s biggest-selling records of 2009, the Official Charts Company said yesterday. New ... Read More |
Australian prime minister turns children’s author SYDNEY, Jan 3 — Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is about to become a published children’s author, with a tale about the lives of two family pets at one of ... Read More |
Malaysian film censors loosen up KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — The movie Muallaf by the late director Yasmin Ahmad finally hit the big screen in Malaysia on Christmas Eve, more than two years after filming ... Read More |
Picasso, other art works stolen from French villa MARSEILLE, France, Jan 3 — Thieves have stolen about 30 paintings, including a work by Spanish master Pablo Picasso, from a private villa in the south of France, police said ... Read More |
Fox, Time Warner Cable reach deal to avoid blackout NEW YORK, Jan 2 — Time Warner Cable last night reached a deal to keep carrying Fox Networks programming after the companies negotiated through New Year’s Day to avoid a ... Read More |
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BREAKING VIEWS
- Raja Petra hanya pandai propaganda tetapi pengecut — Utusan Malaysia
- MB bukan Melayu, katakan yang hak walaupun pahit — Khalil Idham Lim
- Confident people do not get confused — Marina Mahathir
- What in God’s name is going on? — S. Jayasankaran
- All’s fine for Obama on the Asian front, except for Japan — Ralph A. Cossa
Berita Bahasa Malaysia
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- Manohara diarah kembali setia dalam 2 minggu, bayar RM1 juta
- CPO: Kes rogol di Kelantan naik 25 peratus 2009
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