Extremist stand on religious issues for political gain: Mustapa |
- Extremist stand on religious issues for political gain: Mustapa
- Pahang to pay airfare for 400 students to return to Egypt
- EPF declares 5.8% dividend
- Local official: Nato, Afghan troops killed 64 civilians
- Libya forces shoot dead dozens, talks begin in Bahrain
- Iran warns opposition against staging fresh rallies
- Any action over Mubarak wealth up to military - PM
- Protests clog downtown Tunis after weeks of calm
- China raises petrol, diesel prices
- Taiwan split over sparing ex-first lady jail
- Japan minister views disputed Russian-held islands
- All NS camps to go for ISO certification by next year
- High winds topple U.S. National Christmas tree
- Moroccan protests to demand limit to king's powers
- Iran naval ships to cross Suez Canal on Monday
- Yemen protesters wounded in Sanaa shooting
- Egypt to release some political prisoners soon - PM
- Libya cuts off Internet service - network monitor
- Uganda’s Museveni poised for huge election win
- North Korea digs tunnels for likely nuclear test -Yonhap
| Extremist stand on religious issues for political gain: Mustapa Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:27 AM PST The extremist approach on religion adopted by the opposition parties would not bring any benefit but would instead divide the people in the country, said Kelantan Umno Liaison chairman Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.
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| Pahang to pay airfare for 400 students to return to Egypt Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:26 AM PST The Pahang government will bear the cost of the airfare for 400 students from the state to return to Egypt to continue their studies after peace is restored there following the political upheaval, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said today.
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| Posted: 20 Feb 2011 12:26 AM PST The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) today announced a 5.8% dividend for the year ended Dec 31, 2010, slightly higher than the 5.65% given out in 2009.
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| Local official: Nato, Afghan troops killed 64 civilians Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:58 PM PST ASADABAD, Afghanistan, Feb 20 — Joint operations by Afghan forces and Nato-led foreign troops have killed 64 civilians in eastern Kunar province, including many women and children, over the past four days, the provincial governor said. "They were killed by ground and air strikes in Ghazi Abad district," Fazlullah Wahidi, governor of Kunar ...
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| Libya forces shoot dead dozens, talks begin in Bahrain Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:09 PM PST TRIPOLI/MANAMA (Reuters) - Libyan security forces shot dead dozens of protesters to try to crush a revolt in the second city Benghazi, and the wave of unrest sweeping the Middle East also pushed Bahrain's rulers into talks with the opposition. 
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| Iran warns opposition against staging fresh rallies Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:39 PM PST TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran warned the opposition on Saturday against staging demonstrations after calls were posted on websites for a rally on Sunday to commemorate two people killed during protests this week, state media reported. 
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| Any action over Mubarak wealth up to military - PM Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:39 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's prime minister said on Saturday he was not aware of any action taken regarding ousted President Hosni Mubarak's wealth and that any procedures would be in the hands of the country's military rulers. 
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| Protests clog downtown Tunis after weeks of calm Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:39 PM PST TUNISIA (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-Islamist demonstrators clogged the main avenue of Tunis on Saturday, ending weeks of calm in the North African country's capital and leading authorities to threaten a crackdown. 
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| China raises petrol, diesel prices Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:00 PM PST BEIJING, Sunday 20 February 2011 (AFP) -- China raised wholesale petrol and diesel prices by 350 yuan ($53) per tonne Sunday, the second rise in two months in the world's second-largest fuel consuming nation, the government announced.
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| Taiwan split over sparing ex-first lady jail Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:59 PM PST TAIPEI, Sunday 20 February 2011 (AFP) -- Taiwanese were split over a decision to spare the wheelchair-bound wife of jailed ex-president Chen Shui-bian from serving a jail term for graft, a survey showed Sunday, with almost half backing the move.
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| Japan minister views disputed Russian-held islands Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:57 PM PST TOKYO, Sunday 20 February 2011 (AFP) -- A key Japanese government minister has viewed Russian-held islands lying off northern Japan over the weekend to reassert Tokyo's claims to the disputed chain now back in the diplomatic spotlight.
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| All NS camps to go for ISO certification by next year Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:55 PM PST The National Service Training Department (JLKN)plans to have all its 80 training camps nationwide obtain the ISO 9001 2008 certification by next year, JLKN Director-General Datuk Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil said today.
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| High winds topple U.S. National Christmas tree Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:08 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America's National Christmas Tree came tumbling down on Saturday in a windstorm that battered the U.S. capital. 
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| Moroccan protests to demand limit to king's powers Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:08 PM PST RABAT (Reuters) - Thousands of Moroccans are expected to join nationwide protests on Sunday to demand that King Mohammed hand some of his powers to a newly elected government and make the justice system more independent. 
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| Iran naval ships to cross Suez Canal on Monday Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:08 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Two Iranian naval ships will sail through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean on Monday, a Suez Canal official said, in what will be the first passage of Iranian naval ships through the canal since 1979. 
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| Yemen protesters wounded in Sanaa shooting Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:08 PM PST SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Supporters and opponents of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh fired shots in the air during rival demonstrations in Sanaa on Saturday, a day after five people were killed in protests against his 32-year rule. 
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| Egypt to release some political prisoners soon - PM Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:08 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq said on Saturday Egypt would release more than 200 political prisoners, saying only a few were detained during a popular uprising that toppled president Hosni Mubarak. 
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| Libya cuts off Internet service - network monitor Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:08 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Internet service has been cut off in Libya for a second consecutive day as protesters step up demonstrations against longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi, a U.S. company that monitors Internet traffic said on Saturday. 
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| Uganda’s Museveni poised for huge election win Posted: 19 Feb 2011 09:57 PM PST KAMPALA, Feb 20 — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, edged closer to a resounding victory in an election the opposition said was fixed. Provisional electoral commission results from more than 22,000 of the 23,968 polling stations counted handed Museveni 68 per cent of the votes counted, with his arch rival Kizza Besigye ...
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| North Korea digs tunnels for likely nuclear test -Yonhap Posted: 19 Feb 2011 09:37 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is digging tunnels at a site where it has launched two nuclear tests, suggesting it is preparing a third, the South's Yonhap news agency said on Sunday, a development which would trigger concern across the region. 
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