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By Clara Chooi
IPOH, Feb 10 — The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has finally agreed to give up its fight to remove...
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By Debra Chong
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The Federal Court today may have denied Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin his Perak mentri besar’s post but its just-released collective written judgment is apparently riddled with contradictions, a retired judge said.
Nizar, 53, who had previously been declared the ri...
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VIENNA, Feb 9 — Malaysia has fired its ambassador to the UN nuclear watchdog for voting against a resolution rebuking Iran and he will be replaced as rotating head of the agency’s governing body later this week, officials said.
The rare removal of a senior serving diplomat on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors underlined the volatile politics and high stakes in ...
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| Despite court ruling, battle for Perak lies ahead |
| Accept court’s verdict and move on, Najib tells PR |
| Ahmad Ramzi claims trial to death-threat charge |
| Verdict will lead to absolute monarchy, says Nizar |
| What next for Perak? |
| Objections filed against Anwar’s ‘qazaf’ application |
| Athi Kumanan wins symbolic victory against Samy Vellu |
| Petronas staff bid Hassan Marican fond farewell |
| Nizar appeals for calm |
| Government to continue cooperation with UNHCR on refugee problem |
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TOYOTA CITY, Feb 10 — Toyota Motor Corp, the world’s most dominant and profitable automaker, w...
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NEW YORK, Feb 10 — Former US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and billionaire investor Warren Buffett, from different sides of the political spectrum, expressed support yesterday for the US governm...
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SINGAPORE, Feb 10 — About 400,000 less visitors came to Singapore last year than in 2008, although there was a record number of them in December.
That month registered a record 971,000 visi...
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| Greek bailout talk lifts euro, stocks just up |
| US to continue investigation into Toyota Prius |
| Interest rate concern lurks under commodities |
| Special service campaign for Toyota Prius |
| London Metal Exchange to open Singapore office |
| F&N chalks up best-ever quarterly performance |
| Politics at play in Toyota woes |
| Ringgit declines against Singapore dollar, firmer against US |
| Share prices close lower |
| CapitaMalls sells Clarke Quay to REIT for RM649m |
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FEB 9 — It is unfortunate that in the last years of his life, all that Tunku Abdul Rahman stood for lived only in textbooks, history journals and other literature. And, of course, that statue outsi...
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FEB 9 — Dalam kedinginan bilik hotel setelah terpaksa berkurung dua hari kerana ribut salji yang melanda Washington DC, saya sempat mengikuti berita perhimpunan Sedaq yang dianjurkan oleh beberapa kum...
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FEB 9 — I have been practising as a criminal lawyer for almost 16 years. I have considerable experience defending accused persons who were being charged for sexual related crimes. My experience tel...
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| Setahun sudah berlalu, Perak masih tak menentu |
| We need to sell Malaysia |
| Perfect blend gives Chelsea the edge |
| A Terry-ble state of affairs |
| Eh, my grandfather was no beggar lah! |
| Diktator, cauvinis dan berfikiran komunis |
| The fallen mighty |
| Strawberry dreamin’ |
| It’s getting hot in here … oh, it’s the EPL! |
| The beauty and the beasts of Harar, Part 1 |
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SINGAPORE, Feb 10 — The three youth who posted racist comments on Facebook were arrested by the Police. Pastor Rony Tan, who insulted the beliefs of Buddhists and Taoists, was called up by the Internal Security Department (ISD). Why the different treatment, some are wondering.
In reply to media queries, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said the bottom-line i...
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SANTIAGO, Feb 10 — Chilean president-elect Sebastian Pinera named a cabinet of business leaders and academics yesterday, with economist Felipe Larrain as finance minister tasked with luring investment through tax breaks and subsidies.
Pinera, a billionaire businessman, tapped leaders from Chile’s prosperous retail sector as well as lawyers and economists to help steer one of Latin Ameri...
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SINGAPORE, Feb 10 — At 9am yesterday, just as Singaporeans digested the news of Lighthouse Evangelism’s founder and Senior Pastor Rony Tan publicly apologising for his “offensive” and “insensitive” comments about Buddhists and Taoists, the pastor turned up at the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery.
Arriving alone, he wanted to extend, in person, his “sincere” apologies to representat...
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| Iran’s resistance keeps up cat-and-mouse web game |
| Saudi sex braggart gets no relief in court appeal |
| Plan to change Britain’s voting system |
| Ukraine’s Tymoshenko rejects result |
| Avalanches kill 28, trap hundreds in Afghanistan |
| Polish church uses TV motto to lure young |
| Israel urges ‘crippling’ sanctions against Iran |
| Two decades after Mandela’s release, South Africa struggles |
| German thief robs arcade with cup of coffee |
| Mandela avoids the spotlight in retirement |
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NEW YORK, Feb 9 – Beer drinkers now have a good excuse to order another round – the brew may help keep bones strong, a study has found.
Researchers from the Department of Food Science & Technology at the University of California, have found beer is a rich source of silicon and may help prevent osteoporosis, as dietary silicon is a key ingredient for increasing bone mineral density....
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WASHINGTON, Feb 9 – People are afraid to lose money and an unusual study released on Monday explains why – the brain’s fear centre controls the response to a gamble.
The study of two women with brain lesions that made them unafraid to lose on a gamble showed the amygdala, the brain’s fear centre, activates at the very thought of losing money.
The finding, reported in the Proceed...
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OSLO, Feb 8 – The main impact of climate change will be on water supplies and the world needs to learn from past cooperation such as over the Indus or Mekong Rivers to help avert future conflicts, experts said on Sunday.
Desertification, flash floods, melting glaciers, heat waves, cyclones or water-borne diseases such as cholera are among the impacts of global warming inextricably tied ...
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| Brunello wine makers use texts to ensure authenticity |
| Oops, wrong Vancouver |
| ‘Frontier Gandhi’ brings Pashtun peace icon to life |
| Portuguese cork gets wings as stoppers war rages on |
| Romance at the copier? Beware, say experts |
| Of teen angst and an author’s alienation |
| Stressed out Japanese men take time out to arrange flowers |
| When chocolate and chakras collide |
| Couture not a crime at Singapore prison |
| Figure skaters of Asian descent rise to prominence |
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