Kit Siang accuses IGP, Zahid of ‘playing politics’, tells them to curb crime

May 19, 2013

GEORGE TOWN, May 19 ― The country’s new police chief and home minister should stop “playing politics” and start keeping Malaysians, tourists and investors safe from crime and harm, DAP’s Lim ... Read More

Dave Grohl (left) of the Foo Fighters performs with Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones during The Rolling Stones’ “50 & Counting” worldwide tour in Anaheim, California May 18, 2013. — Reuters p
Ethnic Hungarians embrace and pray at sunrise, a time when they believe that they can see the Holy Spirit in Sumuleu Ciuc, 270km north of Bucharest May 19, 2013. — Reuters pic
Buddhist monks hold their bowls during a mass alms offering ceremony in Bangkok May 19, 2013. — Reuters pic
Ed Carpenter Racing driver Ed Carpenter (centre) celebrates taking pole position in the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana May 18, 2013. — Reuters pic
Onlookers gather at the scene of a collision of two commuter trains in Bridgeport, Connecticut on May 17, 2013. Some 20 to 25 people were injured. — Reuters pic
Men prepare bars of salt to be sold in a shop in the main market of the city of Mekele, northern Ethiopia May 17, 2013. — Reuters pic
A labourer cleans the window of an office building near a residential complex (back and reflection) under construction in Shenyang, Liaoning province May 17, 2013. — Reuters pic
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt gets out of a vehicle as he arrives to surrender at a court in Mumbai May 17, 2013. — Reuters pic
People wearing a white cloth take part in ‘Divisor’, a performance art piece by Brazilian artist Lygia Pape at Hong Kong’s financial Central district May 17, 2013. — Reuters pic
A boy from a Rohingya internally displaced persons camp looks up as he huddles next to his mother while queuing for food in a school outside of Sittwe, May 17, 2013. — Reuters pic

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Four die in MRR2 crash

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — Four people died on the spot in an accident at the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) near Bukit Antarabangsa this evening. A traffic police spokesman said the 5.30 … Read More

Bodies of two men found floating in sea

GEORGE TOWN, May 19 —The bodies of two unidentified men - believed to have drowned - were found floating in separate incidents here today.The police have classified the cases as … Read More

Business

South Africa’s NUM seeks 15-60pc wage rises from gold, coal producers

JOHANNESBURG, May 19 — South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said it would seek pay rises of up to 60 per cent from gold and coal producers, raising the prospect of fresh … Read More

German minister calls EU move on China solar ‘grave mistake’

BERLIN, May 19 — German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler said the European Commission made a “grave mistake” by agreeing to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from … Read More

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Gangguan bekalan air tidak berjadual di kawasan Gombak dan KL

KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Mei — Sejumlah 13,500 akaun pengguna Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (SYABAS) di Gombak dan Kuala Lumpur mengalami gangguan bekalan air tidak berjadual, … Read More

World

Pope warns Church against closing in on itself

VATICAN CITY, May 19 — Pope Francis warned the Catholic Church to not close in on itself at a Mass to mark Pentecost Sunday attended by more than 200,000 people, urging the … Read More

Sports

Warner to face disciplinary hearing over Twitter rant

MELBOURNE, May 19 — Australia opening batsman David Warner will face a disciplinary hearing for his Twitter outburst against two senior Australian cricket journalists, the … Read More

Staff pause for lunch during preparations for the opening of the Chelsea Flower Show, London May 18, 2013. The annual show is open from May 21 to May 25. – Reuters pic

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