Sarawak CM, exco, lawmakers now get paid triple

May 21, 2013

KUCHING, May 21 – Salaries of Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, his Cabinet and lawmakers were tripled today despite the Sarawak chief minister being linked to corruption by environmental pressure ... Read More

A five-metre-high sculpture ‘Pentateuque’ by contemporary French artist Fabien Merelle is displayed in Statue Square at Hong Kong’s financial Central district May 21, 2013. – Reuters pic
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang addresses a gathering during an event organised by Indian Council of World Affairs in New Delhi May 21, 2013. Li is in India on a three-day state visit. – Reuters pic
Anti-Japan protesters throw eggs at a banner with Japan’s rising sun flag, in front of the official residence of the Japanese ambassador during a rally in Seoul on May 21, 2013. — Reuters pic
Rescuers search through rubble after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013, killing at least 51 people while destroying entire tracts of homes. — Reuters pic Read More
Dozen of cars are piled up on top of each other in the parking lot of Moore Hospital after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage. — Reuters pic Read More
An imprisoned member of street gang Mara 18 poses for a photograph at the Izalco prison, about 65km from San Salvador, El Salvador on May 20, 2013. — Reuters pic
A selection of daily calls by local research houses for May 21, 2013, compiled and brought to you by The Malaysian Insider. Read More
Uruguayans carry pictures of relatives who ‘disappeared’ during the military regime (1973-1985), at an annual demonstration in Montevideo on May 20, 2013. — Reuters pic
Members of the London Metropolitan Police Service tug an Airbus A320 jet for 100 feet during a charity race at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on May 20, 2013. — Reuters pic
White House press secretary Jay Carney is questioned by the press during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington on May 20, 2013. — Reuters pic

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Putrajaya tells Dong Zong to adapt for UEC approval

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid

PUTRAJAYA, May 21 – The United Chinese School Committees’ Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) must be “prepared to make changes” and meet conditions set by the Ministry of … Read More

MACC panel wants ministers, MBs, banned from government projects

BY CLARA CHOOI
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 – The MACC’s Consultation and Corruption Prevention Panel (CCPP) proposed today that all government administrators and their family members at both federal … Read More

Business

CIMB cautious on outlook after asset sale boosts Q1 profit

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — CIMB Group, southeast Asia’s fifth-largest bank by assets, posted a 37 per cent jump in first-quarter net profit, boosted by the sale of an insurance … Read More

Share prices close sharply higher with FBM KLCI advancing 10.23 points

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed sharply higher, with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) advancing 10.23 points to 1,787.38, and close to the … Read More

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Menteri, ADUN Sarawak dapat kenaikan gaji

KUCHING, 21 Mei — Gaji bulanan ketua menteri, timbalan ketua menteri, menteri, pembantu menteri dan anggota dewan undangan negeri Sarawak akan naik sebanyak kira-kira tiga kali … Selanjutnya

World

North Korea releases detained Chinese fishing boat

BEIJING, May 21 — North Korea released a Chinese fishing boat today after it was taken from waters between the two countries, the boat’s owner said, in an incident that had proven … Read More

Sports

Red Wings down Blackhawks to take 2-1 series lead

DETRIOT, May 21 — The Detroit Red Wings seized control of their Western Conference semi-final series with a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Three yesterday.After … Read More

A huge tornado approaches the town of Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013. It killed at least 51 people and left a wake of tangled wreckage. — Reuters pic Read More

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