Economy to undergo true test in second half: Kenanga Research

Economy to undergo true test in second half: Kenanga Research


Economy to undergo true test in second half: Kenanga Research

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 12:15 AM PDT

The Malaysian economy will undergo a true test in the second half of the year once the global economy slows down, according to Kenanga Research.

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The thrilling two hours

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 12:08 AM PDT

The latest telephone fraud happened to a 54-year-old lorry driver from Bukit Mertajam who rarely reads a newspaper.

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Police detain suspect after blast kills 7 in Xinjiang

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 12:44 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in China's restive far western region of Xinjiang have detained a suspect after an explosion on an electric tricycle killed seven people and injured another 14, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday.


No gory pics, rules Venezuela court

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 11:35 PM PDT

CARACAS, Aug 19: Venezuelan newspapers were banned from publishing information, images and ads showing bloody situations, weapons and physical attacks or conveying warlike messages and encouraging crime that may hit the psychological wellbeing of children and adolescents.


Over 4 million homeless in flood-hit Pakistan-UN

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 12:12 AM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The number of people rendered homeless by the devastating floods in Pakistan has risen to more than 4 million, the United Nations said on Thursday, making the critical task of securing greater amounts of aid more urgent.


Need for national consensus

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 11:51 PM PDT

There is a need to build a national consensus with only a common goal, and the goal should go beyond races and politics and be a common destiny for all Malaysians.

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Need for national consensus

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 11:50 PM PDT

There is a need to build a national consensus with only a common goal, and the goal should go beyond races and politics and be a common destiny for all Malaysians.

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N.Korea smuggling banned materials: report

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 11:42 PM PDT

SEOUL, Thursday 19 August 2010 (AFP) - North Korea has been smuggling banned materials which could be used for rocket and missile launches, often using forged documents to disguise their destination, a newspaper reported Thursday.

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India's Tata Motors targets 700 million dollar issue: report

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 11:41 PM PDT

MUMBAI, Thursday 19 August 2010 (AFP) - India's leading vehicle maker Tata Motors may raise 700 million dollars through a share offering as part of a drive to cut its debt, a report said Thursday.

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Over 4 million homeless in flood-hit Pakistan - UN

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 11:07 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The number of people rendered homeless by the devastating floods in Pakistan has risen to over 4 million, the United Nations said on Thursday.


China Mobile profit lifted by mainland economic growth

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 10:57 PM PDT

HONG KONG, Thursday 19 August 2010 (AFP) - China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone operator, said Thursday that the "healthy momentum" of the Chinese economy had boosted its profits in the first half of the year.

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Taiwan leader renews plea for US to sell fighter jets

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 10:56 PM PDT

TAIPEI, Thursday 19 August 2010 (AFP) - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou on Thursday renewed calls to Washington to sell the island an upgraded version of the F16 fighter, following a Pentagon report warning of China's growing military might.

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Seoul fights to block N.Korea's Twitter propaganda

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 10:55 PM PDT

SEOUL, Thursday 19 August 2010 (AFP) - North Korea's foray into Twitter has prompted a game of online cat-and-mouse with Seoul as authorities in the South battle to stop their citizens following links to Pyongyang's propaganda website.

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Asia's booming middle classes unmasked in new study

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 10:54 PM PDT

NEW DELHI, Thursday 19 August 2010 (AFP) - They are every marketeer's dream and the future of the world economy -- now Asia's aspirational middle classes have been laid bare in a major new study focusing on their astonishing growth.

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US teen hopeful for peace after N.Korea visit

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 10:53 PM PDT

BEIJING, Thursday 19 August 2010 (AFP) - A US teenager who spent a week in North Korea as part of a mission to see a peace forest planted on the tense Korean border said Thursday his trip had given him "hope" for the future of the peninsula.

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China computer giant Lenovo swings back to profit

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 10:52 PM PDT

HONG KONG, Thursday 19 August 2010 (AFP) - Lenovo Group, China's biggest personal computer maker, said Thursday it swung back to profit on a rebound in global demand, while it also broke into double-digit market share for the first time.

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China starts trading Malaysian ringgit against yuan

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 10:51 PM PDT

SHANGHAI, Thursday 19 August 2010 (AFP) - China began trading the Malaysian ringgit against the Chinese yuan on the domestic foreign exchange market Thursday in the latest step toward making the yuan an international currency.

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Decades-old child skeletons discovered in US building

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 10:48 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES, Thursday 19 August 2010 (AFP) - The decades-old skeletal remains of two infant children have been discovered in a California apartment building, wrapped in newspaper from the 1930s, police said.

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China province shuts firework plants after deadly blast

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 10:47 PM PDT

BEIJING, Thursday 19 August 2010 (AFP) - Authorities in northeast China's Heilongjiang province have shut all fireworks factories after a blast this week at an unlicensed plant killed 20 people, state media said Thursday.

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Armless man plays piano with toes to win hearts in China

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 10:46 PM PDT

SHANGHAI, Thursday 19 August 2010 (AFP) - A 23-year-old man who lost his arms in a childhood accident could become China's answer to Susan Boyle after wowing judges and the audience on a TV talent show by playing piano with his toes.

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