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- WikiLeaks sticks knife into Azerbaijan's first lady
- FACTBOX - Holbrooke remembered as consummate U.S. diplomat
- China says envoy has North Korea backing to defuse tensions
- China paper clashes with government over cooking oil
- China hunts for slave boss of mentally disabled
- S.Korea men find virtual love on the iPhone
- Egypt factory collapse death toll rises to 14
- Email, birthdays of McDonald’s customers hacked
- Indonesia parliament approves fuel subsidy cuts, delays to March
- Tax deal clears first test in Congress
- Govt taking significant steps to reduce carbon emissions, says Mukhriz
- Govt and CCM set aside RM30 mln to transform cooperatives' retail stores
- Maxis invests over RM80 mln to enhance network coverage in Sabah, Sarawak
- HKL first govt hospital to adopt concept of recycling
- Taman Ferngrove residents protest opening of Jalan Pakis
- Indian Muslims challenge Ayodhya holy site ruling
- Geckos going up to RM500 each as it is rumoured to cure AIDS
- Malaysia to sustain FDI growth next year, says Mida chairman
- Assange blasts Visa, MasterCard, PayPal for blocking cash
- KFC Malaysia plans on expanding in India
| WikiLeaks sticks knife into Azerbaijan's first lady Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:02 PM PST LONDON, Dec 14: The first lady of Azerbaijan has problems showing a "full range of facial expression", US diplomats say witheringly in US embassy cables released by WikiLeaks.
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| FACTBOX - Holbrooke remembered as consummate U.S. diplomat Posted: 14 Dec 2010 12:23 AM PST World leaders, colleagues, friends and analysts remembered Holbrooke as a giant of American foreign policy. Here are some of their statements. 
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| China says envoy has North Korea backing to defuse tensions Posted: 14 Dec 2010 12:21 AM PST BEIJING, Dec 14 — China today said its envoy to North Korea recently gained Pyongyang's backing for easing regional tensions, convening regional talks and advancing "denuclearisation" of the Korean peninsula. Chinese spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Beijing's envoy to North Korea, Dai Bingguo, reached accord with Pyongyang on those points during his ...
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| China paper clashes with government over cooking oil Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:52 PM PST BEIJING, Dec 14 – A leading Chinese business daily has hit back at the country's powerful economic planning agency, insisting that its report about a looming shortage in cooking oil was accurate. It is very rare in China for a media organisation to publicly challenge a government body, but the Shanghai-based China Business News took a stand after ...
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| China hunts for slave boss of mentally disabled Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:46 PM PST BEIJING, Dec 14 – Chinese police are hunting a factory boss who enslaved mentally handicapped people, forcing them to work long hours without pay and beating them if they tried to escape, Chinese media reported on Tuesday. The boss of a construction materials factory in China's western Xinjiang province, hired about a dozen people, many of whom ...
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| S.Korea men find virtual love on the iPhone Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:34 PM PST SEOUL, Dec 14 – Stressed out South Korean men without time to date can now at least pretend they have a girlfriend, albeit on their smart phone. Launched on November 30 by Nabix, a South Korean developer, the iPhone application "Honey it's me!" is warming lonely hearts with the voice of "Mina", a 20-something virtual woman. For US$1.99 (RM6.30), ...
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| Egypt factory collapse death toll rises to 14 Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:28 PM PST CAIRO, Dec 14 – The death toll from the collapse of a clothing factory in Egypt's northern port city of Alexandria has doubled to at least 14, Egypt's state news agency said on today. Ten people were injured in the collapse on Sunday, blamed on damage from heavy rains, the Middle East News Agency reported. Building collapses and road accidents ...
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| Email, birthdays of McDonald’s customers hacked Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:16 PM PST LOS ANGELES, Dec 14 – McDonald's Corp said yesterday hackers gained access to a database containing information such as the email addresses and birth dates of people who voluntarily signed up for its websites and promotions. The world's biggest hamburger chain said the security breach did not include any Social Security numbers, credit card ...
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| Indonesia parliament approves fuel subsidy cuts, delays to March Posted: 13 Dec 2010 10:54 PM PST JAKARTA, Dec 14 – Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday approved a government proposal to stop private cars using subsidised fuel but delayed its start, with the plan expected to add to inflation and change gasoline buying by Asia's top motor fuel importer next year. The country's parliament argued state energy firm Pertamina was not yet ready for the ...
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| Tax deal clears first test in Congress Posted: 13 Dec 2010 09:33 PM PST WASHINGTON, Dec 14 – President Barack Obama's bipartisan tax plan overwhelmingly passed its first test in Congress yesterday, even as a Wall Street ratings agency warned its damage to America's strained finances would outweigh any short-term economic boost. The US$858 billion package, which would keep lower income-tax rates from expiring at the ...
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| Govt taking significant steps to reduce carbon emissions, says Mukhriz Posted: 14 Dec 2010 12:22 AM PST The government is taking significant steps to ensure sustainable growth with plans set for the reduction of carbon emissions in the country by 40 per cent in 2020, said Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Mukhriz Tun Mahathir today.
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| Govt and CCM set aside RM30 mln to transform cooperatives' retail stores Posted: 14 Dec 2010 12:19 AM PST A total of RM30 million has been allocated by the government and the Cooperative Commission of Malaysia (CCM) under the Retail Shop Transformation programme or TUKAR to modernise the existing retail stores of cooperatives.
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| Maxis invests over RM80 mln to enhance network coverage in Sabah, Sarawak Posted: 14 Dec 2010 12:18 AM PST Maxis Bhd, Malaysia's leading integrated communications provider, has invested over RM80 million over the past year to establish and enhance network coverage in Sabah and Sarawak.
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| HKL first govt hospital to adopt concept of recycling Posted: 14 Dec 2010 12:18 AM PST The Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) has become the first government hospital to adopt the concept of recycling through the establishment of its Environment Group.
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| Taman Ferngrove residents protest opening of Jalan Pakis Posted: 14 Dec 2010 12:13 AM PST Residents of Taman Ferngrove in Cheras want the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) to abandon a plan to open Jalan Pakis for a month from tomorrow for Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA).
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| Indian Muslims challenge Ayodhya holy site ruling Posted: 14 Dec 2010 12:09 AM PST NEW DELHI, Tuesday 14 December 2010 (AFP) - A Muslim group in India on Tuesday filed a petition with the Supreme Court challenging a ruling that divided a bitterly-contested religious site between Hindus and Muslims.
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| Geckos going up to RM500 each as it is rumoured to cure AIDS Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:59 PM PST Rumors saying that the Tokay Gecko can cure AIDS have helped raised its price. A wild gecko weighing 100 grams now costs RM500. A pet store in Kuantan hit a record of selling 15 in one day.
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| Malaysia to sustain FDI growth next year, says Mida chairman Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:52 PM PST Malaysia will be able to sustain its foreign direct investment (FDI) growth next year, Malaysian Industrial Development Authority Chairman Tan Sri Dr Sulaiman Mahbob said today.
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| Assange blasts Visa, MasterCard, PayPal for blocking cash Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:50 PM PST SYDNEY, Tuesday 14 December 2010 (AFP) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday blasted Visa, MasterCard and PayPal for blocking donations to his website, in a statement from behind bars to Australian television.
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| KFC Malaysia plans on expanding in India Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:49 PM PST LANGKAWI, Tuesday 14 December 2010 (Bernama) -- KFC Holdings (M) Bhd is pushing up its efforts to expand the number of its fast food restaurants in India next year looking at the huge market the country offers.
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