California city approves marijuana farming |
- California city approves marijuana farming
- Clinton, Gates at DMZ amid N.Korea ire on drills
- RM10.7bn to be raised from capital market in Q2: SC
- 190 civil servants nabbed for corruption last year
- Developer, ex-MIC Youth treasurer freed of money laundering
- Felda thrives on consistency: Chairman
- Bottoms up with laksa
- Give a book to replace TV: Indonesian group
- 'Executive Prime Ministership' idea mooted in Sri Lanka
- Spain rejects proposal to ban burqa
- Niqab ban report sparks debate in Syria
- Google pulls plug on two sites, ends support for Tianya forum website
- Cost of studying in Taiwan and China
- 'Most wanted' militant killed in Indian Kashmir: army
- Uproar after Philippine teen star has botox
- From boycott to cold treatment to no-boycott
- China flood toll tops 700 with conditions set to worsen
- Foreign execs grow impatient with China
- Clinton, Gates at DMZ amid N.Korea ire on drills
- At least 25 hurt in turbulence aboard United flight
| California city approves marijuana farming Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:33 AM PDT LOS ANGELES, July 21 — The city of Oakland, California yesterday legalised large-scale marijuana cultivation for medical use and will issue up to four permits for "industrial" cultivation starting next year. The move by the San Francisco Bay Area city aims to bring medical marijuana cultivation into the open and allow the city to profit by taxing ...
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| Clinton, Gates at DMZ amid N.Korea ire on drills Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:54 AM PDT PANMUNJOM, South Korea (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defence Secretary Robert Gates made an unusual joint visit to the heavily defended zone dividing the two Koreas amid a warning the peninsula faced a dangerous new period.
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| RM10.7bn to be raised from capital market in Q2: SC Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:12 AM PDT The Securities Commission (SC) expects RM10.7 billion to be raised from the capital market in the second quarter (Q2) through initial public offerings (IPOs), private debt securities (PDS) and sukuk (Islamic Bond) issuances.
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| 190 civil servants nabbed for corruption last year Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:11 AM PDT Some 190 civil servants were arrested for their involvement with corruption in 2009, Dewan Negara was told today.
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| Developer, ex-MIC Youth treasurer freed of money laundering Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:09 AM PDT Charges of money laundering amounting to RM10 million brought against developer Datuk V. Alexander Chako and former MIC Youth treasurer S. Ganesan were again thrown out by the Sessions Court.
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| Felda thrives on consistency: Chairman Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:08 AM PDT Felda chairman Tan Sri Dr Mohd Yusof Noor today cited consistency as one of the main reasons for the land development agency's survival, thus far and well into the future.
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| Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:52 PM PDT Food-inspired beverages are growing in popularity in Singapore
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| Give a book to replace TV: Indonesian group Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:49 PM PDT JAKARTA, July 21: The Communication and Information Community (MAKSI) has called on parents to provide alternative entertainments, including books, to their children on the No TV Day, which falls on July 25.
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| 'Executive Prime Ministership' idea mooted in Sri Lanka Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:47 PM PDT CHENNAI, July 21: The main Opposition parties in Sri Lanka are recommending that an Executive Prime Ministership be formed in the island nation, the former Prime Minister, Ranil Wickramasinghe, has said.
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| Spain rejects proposal to ban burqa Posted: 20 Jul 2010 10:17 PM PDT MADRID, July 21: Spain's Parliament has rejected a proposal to ban women from wearing in public places Islamic veils that reveal only the eyes.
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| Niqab ban report sparks debate in Syria Posted: 20 Jul 2010 10:14 PM PDT DAMASCUS, July 21: Contrary to what is being said on news channels, no law has been issued in Syria banning women wearing the niqab (veil) from entering university campuses.
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| Google pulls plug on two sites, ends support for Tianya forum website Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:29 PM PDT Pix The Google China headquarters in Zhongguancun, Beijing. Nelson Ching / Bloomberg By CHEN LIMIN and WANG ZING BEIJING - Google Inc said on Tuesday 20 July 2010 that it will shut down two unpopular Chinese online services and end technical support for a Chinese-language forum website. The online giant made the announcement in a posting on its Chinese-language site on Tuesday.
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| Cost of studying in Taiwan and China Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:10 PM PDT Tens of thousands of Malaysian students have benefited from Taiwan's overseas compatriot education policy over the past half of a century. After the Nanyang University in Singapore was merged with the University of Singapore in the 80s to form the National University of Singapore (NUS), Taiwan became the most viable option for Malaysian Chinese independent school students to further their studies.
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| 'Most wanted' militant killed in Indian Kashmir: army Posted: 20 Jul 2010 10:56 PM PDT SRINAGAR, Wednesday 21 July 2010 (AFP) - One of Indian Kashmir's "most wanted" militants has been killed during a fierce gunbattle, dealing a blow to the insurgency in the volatile Himalayan region, the military said Wednesday.
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| Uproar after Philippine teen star has botox Posted: 20 Jul 2010 10:48 PM PDT MANILA, Wednesday 21 July 2010 (AFP) - Teenage Philippine singing sensation Charice Pempengco has caused an Internet uproar after having cosmetic surgery to improve her looks ahead of her debut on top US television show "Glee".
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| From boycott to cold treatment to no-boycott Posted: 20 Jul 2010 10:48 PM PDT I am a reporter covering mainly political news. On July 1, I followed up the developments on PKR's internal conflicts. At that time Selangor menteri besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim was "forced" to quit the state PKR chief post by his party comrades, and everyone was concerned about this and making guesses on what Khalid would do next, including whether he would keep his menteri besar post.
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| China flood toll tops 700 with conditions set to worsen Posted: 20 Jul 2010 10:44 PM PDT BEIJING, Wednesday 21 July 2010 (AFP) - Flooding in China that has killed more than 700 people this year and inundated countless communities looks set to worsen as the country gets deeper into typhoon season, the government warned Wednesday.
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| Foreign execs grow impatient with China Posted: 20 Jul 2010 10:42 PM PDT BEIJING, Wednesday 21 July 2010 (AFP) - China's growing importance to companies' bottom lines has led foreign firms to complain more openly about what they say are unfair business policies and market restrictions, experts say.
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| Clinton, Gates at DMZ amid N.Korea ire on drills Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:28 PM PDT PANNUMJOM, South Korea (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday visited the zone dividing the two Koreas, underlining support for Seoul in its latest standoff with the North.
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| At least 25 hurt in turbulence aboard United flight Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:28 PM PDT DENVER (Reuters) - A wide-body United Airlines jet shaken by severe turbulence was diverted on Tuesday to Denver International Airport with at least 25 people injured on board, officials said.
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