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- Greece's hardtimes rubbish bazaar
- War and Peace with the social media
- JLS intensifies ops to track down errant boats
- EPF deduction back to 11%
- Muhyiddin chairs NKRA Delivery Task Force meeting
- Indian fuel price hike points to interest rate rise
- Court reject father's suit against daughter's ex-boyfriend
- FACTBOX - Ex-dictator "Baby Doc" makes surprise return to Haiti
- Semen allergy suspected in rare post-orgasm illness
- Cuba terms Obama measures positive but limited
- Ethnic tensions revived in Ivory Coast
- Trailer carrying Thai rice without permit seized
- Sarawak win bid to stage 2011 Wakeboard World Cup
- Islamic countries should continue to use paper currency
- Amended Road Transport Act effective 1 Feb 2011 - Kong
- Beijing plans tunnels to ease traffic gridlock
- Toyota suspends operations at Japan plants due to snow
- Moody's raises Indonesia sovereign debt rating
- Murder of girlfriend's daughter: Sudanese man ordered to enter defence
- Singapore eyes more investment in Indonesia: report
| Greece's hardtimes rubbish bazaar Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:18 PM PST Victims of Greece's economic crisis scour rubbish bins to find items to sell in the weekly market, as the austerity measures hit the country hard.
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| War and Peace with the social media Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:59 PM PST It would be foolish for us to turn our backs on the ever-present social media. It has its uses and it is ultimately how we choose to use it that determines its ultimate utility. Even War and Peace, after all, can now be read on Twitter: 140 characters at a time.
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| JLS intensifies ops to track down errant boats Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:56 PM PST The frequent inspections carried out by the Peninsular Malaysia Maritime Department (JLS) on boats and ferries aim to raise awareness among boat and ferry operators to ensure that the services provided by them are safe.
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| Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:49 PM PST The monthly Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution for the private sector will revert to 11% effective January, from the current 8%.
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| Muhyiddin chairs NKRA Delivery Task Force meeting Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:44 PM PST Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today chaired the meeting of the Delivery Task Force (DTF) for the six National Key Result Areas (NKRA).
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| Indian fuel price hike points to interest rate rise Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:37 PM PST NEW DELHI, JMonday 17 January 2011 (AFP) - State-run fuel firms increased their prices for the second time in a month, raising pressure Monday on India's central bank to hike interest rates to rein in inflation.
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| Court reject father's suit against daughter's ex-boyfriend Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:35 PM PST The High Court here dismissed with costs a suit field by a businessman and a bomoh against the ex-boyfriend of the businessman's daughter for defamation in connection with several articles published in a Chinese newspaper three years ago.
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| FACTBOX - Ex-dictator "Baby Doc" makes surprise return to Haiti Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:27 PM PST It was not immediately clear why he returned. But Duvalier is back in Haiti as the impoverished country grapples with a disputed presidential election and a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 3,750 people. 
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| Semen allergy suspected in rare post-orgasm illness Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:27 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - A mysterious syndrome in which men come down with a flu-like illness after an orgasm may be caused by an allergy to semen, Dutch scientists said on Monday. 
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| Cuba terms Obama measures positive but limited Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:27 PM PST HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba said on Sunday that U.S. President Barack Obama's move to relax more U.S. travel restrictions to the island was a positive step but did little to soften the decades-old trade embargo. 
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| Ethnic tensions revived in Ivory Coast Posted: 16 Jan 2011 02:48 PM PST Ethnic tensions in the Ivory Coast have been revived following November's disputed elections, which have seen Laurent Gbagbo refusing to step down to make way for Alassane Ouattara, the challenger regarded by international powers as the winner.
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| Trailer carrying Thai rice without permit seized Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:19 PM PST The Kelantan Anti-Smuggling Unit (UPP) seized a trailer carrying 320 sacks of Thai rice worth RM72,000 which was left on the road shoulder at KM 1, Jalan Tanah Merah-Pasir Mas, yesterday.
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| Sarawak win bid to stage 2011 Wakeboard World Cup Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:18 PM PST KUCHING, Monday 17 January 2011 (Bernama) -- Sarawak has won the bid to stage the 2011 Wakeboard World Cup Stop this year, beating high powered bidders including Barbados, Croatia, Colombia, Singapore and China.
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| Islamic countries should continue to use paper currency Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:17 PM PST Islamic countries should continue to use paper currency instead of gold dinar as history has shown that the return to the coinage system could increase interest rates and inflation would be difficult to control.
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| Amended Road Transport Act effective 1 Feb 2011 - Kong Posted: 16 Jan 2011 10:47 PM PST Amendments to the Road Transport Act 1987 that was approved by Dewan Negara on 22 December 2010, will come into force beginning 1 Feb 2011, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said today.
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| Beijing plans tunnels to ease traffic gridlock Posted: 16 Jan 2011 10:15 PM PST BEIJING, Monday 17 January 2011 (AFP) - Huge underground roads are to be built in the Chinese capital, state media said Monday, in the latest effort to relieve the chronic gridlock paralysing Beijing.
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| Toyota suspends operations at Japan plants due to snow Posted: 16 Jan 2011 10:13 PM PST TOKYO, Monday 17 January 2011 (AFP) - Toyota Motor said Monday it would temporarily suspend operations at its key plants in Japan later in the day due to heavy snowfall, adding that it expected little impact on production.
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| Moody's raises Indonesia sovereign debt rating Posted: 16 Jan 2011 09:35 PM PST JAKARTA, Monday 17 January 2011 (AFP) - Moody's Investors Service on Monday raised Indonesia's sovereign debt rating to one notch below investment grade, citing the Southeast Asian country's "economic resilience".
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| Murder of girlfriend's daughter: Sudanese man ordered to enter defence Posted: 16 Jan 2011 09:34 PM PST The High Court here ordered a Sudanese man to enter defence on a charge of murdering his girlfriend's daughter at a condominium in Cheras two years ago.
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| Singapore eyes more investment in Indonesia: report Posted: 16 Jan 2011 09:29 PM PST SINGAPORE, Monday 17 January 2011 (AFP) - The Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) wants to step up its investment in fast-growing Indonesia, particularly in infrastructure, a top executive said in remarks published Monday.
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