PKR to contest 49 seats

PKR to contest 49 seats


PKR to contest 49 seats

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:53 AM PDT

Parti Keadilan Rakyat is going for 49 of the 71 seats in the coming state election despite winning only Padungan in 2006 when it debuted in 25 constituencies.

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Ministry cancels 59 private colleges, deregisters 28

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:53 AM PDT

The Higher Education Ministry has cancelled the setting up of 59 private colleges and deregistered 28 others between 2009 and 2010, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

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PERSB has yet to get green light from ROS

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:52 AM PDT

Parti Ekonomi Rakyat Sarawak Bersatu (PERSB), a new party which has yet to obtain approval from the Registrar of Societies (ROS), will contest as independents in several state constituencies in Sarawak, including in Baram.

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When could you be legally married?

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:43 AM PDT

"No, since I've allowed Mei to stay with me, it means that I've already accepted her. Since I've accepted her, it means that I've recognised her. Since I've recognised her, it means that she is my wife. And there shouldn't be anything to be worried about."

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VIDEO: Nazarbayev's crushing election victory

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:36 PM PDT

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has won a crushing election victory taking 95.5% of the votes


VIDEO: Libyan hospital treats all sides

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 09:58 PM PDT

The BBC's Tim Willcox reports from an intensive care unit in the battle-torn Ajdabiya, which is treating rebels and pro-Gaddafi supporters who have been injured from the conflict.


VIDEO: Inside Benghazi's media centre

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:48 PM PDT

The BBC has been given a tour of Benghazi's media centre amid fighting in Libya as Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's armed forces battle for rebel-held areas and allied air strikes continue.


Indian tycoon Tata faces lawmakers probing telecom graft scandal

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:18 PM PDT

NEW DELHI, April 4 — Iconic Indian tycoon Ratan Tata will appear today before a parliamentary panel probing a multi-billion dollar telecoms graft scandal that has badly dented the government's credibility and alarmed investors in Asia's third largest economy. The questioning of one of the foremost titans of Indian industry comes two days after ...


‘No information’ in disappearance of China dissident artist

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 08:59 PM PDT

BEIJING, April 4 — Chinese artist Ai Weiwei remained out of contact today after police prevented the combative critic of the ruling Communist Party from boarding a plane. The apparent detention adds to the lengthening list of dissidents held in a security crackdown by a government determined to snuff out any hint of challenges to its power as it ...


Kazakh strongman scores landslide election win

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:27 PM PDT

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev scored a crushing win Monday in presidential polls that saw him harvest over 95 percent of votes and raised worries about democracy in Central Asia's richest state.

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Hong Kong speeds up visas for Japan expats

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:25 PM PDT

Hong Kong is speeding up approval of work visas for professionals fleeing quake-hit Japan, immigration officials said Monday, as the city tries to snap up top-class staff in the finance sector.

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Doubts derived from anti-corruption operations

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:24 PM PDT

After taking actions against corrupt Customs officials, how would the MACC ensure that new or existing Customs officials would not relapse and continue receiving bribes after the big crackdown is over? How would the government improve the discipline?

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Pakistan shrine suicide bombings kill 50

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:02 PM PDT

The death toll rose to 50 on Monday after two suicide bombers unleashed carnage at a Sufi shrine in Pakistan where hundreds had gathered for a religious ceremony, officials said.

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SC advises public against dealing with eight unlicensed individuals

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:02 PM PDT

The Securities Commission (SC) today advised the public not to have any dealings with eight individuals in relation to trading in futures contracts as they are not licensed by the SC.

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Malaysian Pavilion in Shanghai to be dismantled

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:01 PM PDT

The Tourism Ministry has appointed a company recognised by the World Expo Shanghai 2010 organiser to dismantle the Malaysian Pavilion in Shanghai, China, Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said.

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40 pangolins prevented from ending up in cooking pots

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:01 PM PDT

The Kelantan Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) prevented 40 pangolins worth about RM60,000 from ending in cooking pots with the arrest of two men at Bukit Yong, near Pasir Puteh, today.

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Be innovators, Muhyiddin tells Malaysians

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:00 PM PDT

Malaysians should urgently transform to become innovators and value-adders and not just users of innovation by others, especially on aspects they themselves are able to create, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today.

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Tropical depression that influences weather, sea conditions spotted near Sabah

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:59 PM PDT

A tropical depression that influences weather and sea conditions has been spotted near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

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Sunny morning in most areas on nomination day

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:59 PM PDT

It will be fair weather throughout Sarawak except for several areas in the morning of Wednesday, nomination day for the April 16 state election.

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SNAPSHOT - Japan's nuclear crisis

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:42 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Following are main developments after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeast Japan and crippled a nuclear power station, raising the risk of an uncontrolled radiation leak.



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