Meeting focused on development, preparations for general election

Meeting focused on development, preparations for general election


Meeting focused on development, preparations for general election

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 12:58 AM PST

The meeting of Barisan Nasional (BN) Members of Parliament (MP) with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was focused on development in constituencies and preparations for the General Election.

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Rushing to get married in the Year of Tiger

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 12:52 AM PST

Chinese people in general avoid getting married in the Year of Tiger. However, there are many young men and women rushing to get married before the Year of Tiger draws to an end.

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Al Qaeda militants kill 12 Yemeni soldiers in ambush

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 12:41 AM PST

ADEN, Jan 8 – Al Qaeda militants attacked a military convoy in south Yemen in an ambush yesterday, killing 12 soldiers and wounding three, a regional security official said. The army patrol cars carrying water supplies to a military camp were targeted in the city of Lawdar in the southern province of Abyan, where several military raids were ...


Al Qaeda militants kill 12 Yemeni soldiers in ambush

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 01:00 AM PST

ADEN (Reuters) - Al Qaeda militants attacked a military convoy in south Yemen in an ambush on Friday, killing 12 soldiers and wounding three, a regional security official said.



Sadr urges Iraqis to oppose U.S., but peacefully

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 01:00 AM PST

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burnished his anti-U.S. credentials on Saturday by urging supporters to resist all occupiers of Iraq and oppose the United States, but not necessarily with arms.



Quakes cause injuries in southern Iran

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 12:28 AM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Two earthquakes damaged buildings and injured several people in southern Iran early on Saturday, state broadcaster IRIB reported.



Cleric Sadr urges Iraqis to oppose U.S., peacefully

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 12:28 AM PST

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burnished his anti-U.S. credentials on Saturday by urging supporters to resist all occupiers of Iraq and oppose the United States, but not necessarily with arms.



Australian PM pledges financial help for flood-hit Queensland

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 12:28 AM PST

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Prime Minister Julia Gillard pledged financial support for Australia's flood-hit northeast on Saturday during a tour of the most heavily inundated parts of Queensland state amid forecasts of more rain.



Twitter has no plans to sell or go public

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:27 PM PST

LAS VEGAS, Saturday 8 January 2011 (AFP) -- Twitter, which has fended off several buyers, intends to remain an independent company and is not considering going public at the moment, chief executive Dick Costolo said Friday.

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Robots massage, clean, and amuse at CES

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:25 PM PST

LAS VEGAS, Saturday 8 January 2011 (AFP) -- The world's first massage robot was at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to soothe those sore from dashing about the gargantuan gadget extravaganza.

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Khalid denies he was told about Khusrin's appointment

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:24 PM PST

Selangor Menteri Besar Selangor Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim denied today that he was told by former state secretary Datuk Ramli Mahmud and Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan about the appointment of Datuk Mohd Khusrin Munawi.

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Tenang by-election may not see BN-PAS straight fight

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:23 PM PST

The Tenang by-election may not see a straight fight between Barisan Nasional (BN) and PAS as a trade union leader is keen on contesting as an independent.

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MRT line to be finalised by May

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:16 PM PST

The locations of the 35 stations of the first mass rapid transit (MRT) line from Sg Buloh to Kajang are expected to be finalised between April and May, says Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) chief executive officer, Mohd Nur Ismal Kamal.

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Local bourse to continue upward trend next week

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:15 PM PST

Share prices are expected to continue their uptrend next week as investors are bullish on rosy outlook for global economic recovery, inflow of funds and a pre-Chinese New Year pented-up demand.

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'Kidney Sisters' leave prison

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 09:30 PM PST

Jamie and Gladys Scott have been released from their Mississippi prison on the condition that one donates kidney to the other.


US soldier to face court-martial in Afghan killings

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 10:49 PM PST

SEATTLE, Jan 8 — A US Army staff sergeant was ordered today to be tried by a military court to face charges that include murdering three unarmed Afghan civilians, keeping body parts as grisly war trophies and beating a whistle-blower who told superiors about widespread hashish use in his unit. Staff Sergeant Calvin Gibbs, 25, is one of five ...


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Posted: 07 Jan 2011 10:05 PM PST


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Australian PM pledges financial help for flood-hit Queensland

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 09:36 PM PST

SYDNEY, Jan 8 — Prime Minister Julia Gillard pledged financial support for Australia's flood-hit northeast today during a tour of the most heavily inundated parts of Queensland state amid forecasts of more rain.  Run-off from a Christmas deluge that left an area the size of France and Germany combined under water is still swelling some rivers, ...


A gun for hire I am not

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 09:10 PM PST

I write as an independent columnist and comment on issues of the day as I see them, motivated not by sycophancy, as accused by a New Straits Times leader writer and others of his ilk or out of a misguided sense of loyalty to my own party, no matter what.

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33 dead in Philippines after heavy rains

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 08:52 PM PST

MANILA, Saturday 8 January 2011 (AFP) -- More than a week of heavy rain has left at least 33 people dead from flashfloods and landslides in the Philippines, the government said Saturday, announcing floodwaters were subsiding in some areas.

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