Mosti allocates grants for Quran software development

Mosti allocates grants for Quran software development


Mosti allocates grants for Quran software development

Posted: 16 Jan 2011 12:29 AM PST

KUCHING, Saturday 15 January 2011 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) has allocated grants for Quran software research and development, said its deputy minister, Datuk Fadillah Yusof.

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Mohd Safee to come under Persib Bandung microscope in February

Posted: 16 Jan 2011 12:26 AM PST

JAKARTA, Saturday 15 January 2011 (Bernama) -- Pursuant to talks with the Football Association of Selangor (FAS) national striker Mohd Safee Sali is expected to be evaluated by Persib Bandung football club from Indonesia during the February 'transfer window'.

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Najib presents RM972,900 to improve access to education in Sarawak

Posted: 16 Jan 2011 12:23 AM PST

KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday 15 January 2011 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today presented a RM972,900 contribution from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) to help improve access to education for underprivileged schoolchildren in remote areas of Sarawak.

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Report lodged against nasi lemak operator over halal logo

Posted: 16 Jan 2011 12:19 AM PST

GEORGE TOWN, Saturday 15 January 2011 (Bernama) -- The Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Warisan Ketuanan Melayu Malaysia (Pewaris) lodged a police report today against a nasi lemak operator in Juru for allegedly using false halal logo.

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Rosmah's visit to boost Oman-Malaysia ties, says diplomat

Posted: 16 Jan 2011 12:16 AM PST

MUSCAT, Saturday 15 January 2011 (Bernama) -- Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's official visit to Oman from tomorrow will further strengthen relations between Malaysia and the sultanate, and may indirectly boost linkages between the two countries in fields like early childhood education, trade and tourism, according to a Malaysian diplomat.

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Blight epidemic: veterinary department advising livestock breeders be alert

Posted: 16 Jan 2011 12:14 AM PST

KUALA TERENGGANU, Saturday 15 January 2011 (Bernama) -- The Terengganu veterinary department has advised chicken breeders to vaccinate their poultry in view of the blight epidemic in the state, especially this district.

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Four bumiputera companies to be helped to be listed on Bursa Malaysia

Posted: 16 Jan 2011 12:08 AM PST

BACHOK, Saturday 15 January 2011 (Bernama) -- The Skim Jejak Jaya Bumiputera (SJJB) established under the Finance Ministry will assist four Bumiputera-owned companies, with a market value of RM500 million, to be listed on Bursa Malaysia in the near future.

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Space constraints hamper Ministry's "Anjung Kasih" initiative

Posted: 16 Jan 2011 12:04 AM PST

KUANTAN, Saturday 15 January 2011 (Bernama) -- Space constraints have hampered the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry's effort to implement the "Anjung Kasih" programme to provide accommodations to family members of patients from the low income group, minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said.

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I will continue to introduce new policies, popular or not, says Zaki

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 11:55 PM PST

PUTRAJAYA, Saturday 15 January 2011 (Bernama) -- "I did what I had to do, although it may be a bitter pill to swallow for some."

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Police detain a suspect to assist sexual abuse case in home

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 11:52 PM PST

GEORGE TOWN, Saturday 15 January 2011 (Bernama) -- Police have detained a 15-year-old boy believed to have been involved in alleged acts of sexual misconduct on several children, at a children's home here.

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Resolve azan issue amicably, says Tsu Koon

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 11:48 PM PST

KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday 15 January 2011 (Bernama) -- The azan (call to prayer) issue involving the Al-Adhan Ikhlasiah Mosque in Kampung Kerinchi should be resolved amicably and not blown out of proportion, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon.

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Education ministry to meet MIC over "Interlok" issue next week

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 11:41 PM PST

PUTRAJAYA, Saturday 15 January 2011 (Bernama) -- Education Ministry officials are to meet MIC-selected representatives of the Indian community to discuss objections to the novel "Interlok", planned as a textbook.

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Pianist from Nebraska crowned Miss America

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 11:36 PM PST

LAS VEGAS, Sunday 16 January 2011 (AFP) - A 17-year-old pianist from a tiny town in Nebraska was crowned the 90th Miss America on Saturday, inheriting the coveted title in an iconic but beleaguered pageant that is striving to regain its prominence.

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Myanmar ethnic parties call for sanctions lift

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 11:33 PM PST

YANGON, Sunday 16 January 2011 (AFP) - Myanmar's main ethnic political parties called Sunday for Western nations to lift economic sanctions on the country as its new parliament prepares to convene for the first time.

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Military doctrine, now forgotten, critical to Gulf War

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 11:32 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Sunday 16 January 2011 (AFP) - Twenty years after the brief but bloody Gulf War, the United States looks back on a campaign that averted a second Vietnam as it braces for another potential quagmire in Afghanistan.

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Drug-tainted US beef removed from Taiwan markets

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 11:30 PM PST

TAIPEI, Sunday 16 January 2011 (AFP) - Three shipments of US beef have been pulled from Taiwan's shelves after they were found to contain controversial drugs to promote leanness in animals raised for meat, an official said Sunday.

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Hijacked S. Korean ship's crew safe

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 11:29 PM PST

SEOUL, Sunday 16 January 2011 (AFP) - All 21 crew members of a South Korean cargo ship being held by suspected Somali pirates after a hijacking in the Indian Ocean on Saturday have been confirmed safe, a Seoul official said Sunday.

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S. Lanka mine fears as floods recede

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 11:25 PM PST

COLOMBO, Sunday 16 January 2011 (AFP) - Unexploded mines planted during Sri Lanka's Tamil separatist war may have shifted during recent floods, officials said Sunday, as residents started to return to their badly-damaged homes and farms.

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Hu's US visit not expected to bridge deep divides

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 10:42 PM PST

BEIJING, Sunday 16 January 2011 (AFP) - After a tumultuous year that saw a shift in power between the world's two biggest economies, Chinese President Hu Jintao heads to Washington this week for a carefully orchestrated visit -- but one that is not expected to bridge the deep divisions plaguing ties.

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Koalas, kangaroos victims of Aussie floods

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 10:37 PM PST

BRISBANE, Sunday 16 January 2011 (AFP) - Snakes clung to floating debris, crocodiles lurked near homes and sharks swam the streets in Australia's epic floods -- but many more animals died in the deluge, experts say.

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