Najib confident of wise choice by Tenang voters

Najib confident of wise choice by Tenang voters


Najib confident of wise choice by Tenang voters

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:59 AM PST

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is confident that voters in Tenang will make a wise choice in the by-election on Sunday.

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Japan volcano spews ash, flights cancelled

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:57 AM PST

TOKYO, Friday 28 January 2011 (AFP) - Train and flight services to Miyazaki in southwestern Japan were suspended on Friday as the erupting Shinmoedake volcano spewed columns of smoke and ash thousands of metres into the sky.

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S. Korea repatriates N. Korean

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:46 AM PST

SEOUL, Friday 28 January 2011 (AFP) - South Korea's Red Cross said Friday that it sent a North Korean back to his communist homeland, a month after his boat drifted south across the tense sea border.

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Trial of China activist artist ends, no verdict

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:36 AM PST

BEIJING, Friday 28 January 2011 (AFP) - The trial of a Beijing artist charged with assault ended without a verdict on Friday, his wife said, in a case that some supporters see as retaliation for a daring protest he helped organise.

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Seven detained for suspected drug trafficking in Ampang

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:35 AM PST

Police have detained seven men and seized drugs worth nearly RM100,000 in three raids at Pandan Jaya apartments in Ampang.

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Tenang by-election: Enter the bloggers

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:34 AM PST

Elections are normally synonymous with the presence of politicians, party machinery, police and journalists.

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Police tracking down 13-year-old fugitive for sexual misconduct

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:33 AM PST

A 13-year-old boy, linked to the alleged acts of sexual misconduct involving several children at a children's home here, has turned fugitive.

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More Bali flights scrapped due to volcano

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:29 AM PST

JAKARTA, Friday 28 January 2011 (AFP) - A total of 16 international flights to and from the resort island of Bali were cancelled Friday, as dangerous ash continued to belch out from an Indonesian volcano, airlines said.

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Two more takaful companies to operate by year-end

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:05 AM PST

KUALA LUMPUR, Friday 28 January 2011 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian takaful industry, the second largest in the world with total assets of US$3.2 billion in 2009, will see the entry of another two takaful joint ventures by year-end.

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The need to uncover the brilliant singing talents

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:57 PM PST

Some people question the quality of the local contest judges, especially when those they threw out, like Mei-jiao and Jia-wei, are able to win at international contests.

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Egypt unrest rages; web shut ahead of big protest

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:43 AM PST

CAIRO, Jan 28 — Egyptian demonstrators fought security forces into the early hours of today in the city of Suez, and the Internet was blocked ahead of the biggest protests yet planned against President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule. Emboldened by this month's revolt that toppled the authoritarian leader of Tunisia, Egyptians have staged mass ...


No need to panic over Mandela says government

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:45 AM PST

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela is undergoing specialised tests in hospital and there is no reason to panic over his health, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Friday.



Ferry blaze kills 11 in Indonesia

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:12 AM PST

JAKARTA (Reuters) - At least 11 people were killed and many more injured when a passenger and vehicle ferry caught fire in the Sunda Strait between Indonesia's Java and Sumatra islands early on Friday, a government official said.



S.Korea relaxes apology demand for nuclear talks

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:12 AM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has relaxed a demand for the resumption of aid-for-disarmament talks with the rival North, saying on Friday that an apology for last year's deadly attacks is not essential to restart the process.



Myanmar court upholds dissolution of Suu Kyi party

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:12 AM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - A special appeals court in army-ruled Myanmar on Friday rejected a move by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to have her political party reinstated after it was dissolved for boycotting last year's election.



Verify status of company before investing, says Bank Negara

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:49 PM PST

Verify the status of a company before you invest.

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New measures to enhance investor protection

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:49 PM PST

The Securities Commission (SC) today announced several initiatives to enhance investor protection including guidelines on asset disposals and guidance on takeover offers.

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Fighting a losing battle against graft

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:25 PM PST

Our public servants have had one pay increase after another, and yet the cases of corruption are still occurring continuously.

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Mandela in hospital for second night

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:13 PM PST

The former South African president, Nelson Mandela, has spent a second night in hospital in Johannesburg.


Illinois court says Emanuel can stay on Chicago ballot

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:38 PM PST

CHICAGO, Jan 28 — Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel can run for mayor of Chicago, the Illinois high court ruled unanimously yesterday, overturning a lower court ruling earlier this week to exclude him. Some residents of Chicago challenged Emanuel's residency, saying his stay in Washington, DC as President Obama's chief of staff ...


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