Terengganu Fama controls beef, chicken prices at selected markets

Terengganu Fama controls beef, chicken prices at selected markets


Terengganu Fama controls beef, chicken prices at selected markets

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 12:29 AM PDT

The Terengganu Federal Agriculture Marketing Authority (Fama) will control the prices of essential goods at five farmers' markets in the state for the next three months, beginning this month.

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MP wants refugees with M'sian citizenship to vacate settlement

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 12:28 AM PDT

Refugees at the Kiansam refugee settlement here who have been accorded Malaysian citizenship, should look for dwelling elsewhere, Labuan Member of Parliament Datuk Yussof Mahal said.

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Suspend amnesty programme, call to government

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 12:28 AM PDT

Employers and worker organisations want the government to suspend the amnesty programme for the 1.2 million illegal workers which began today, arguing that the ongoing exercise to register legal workers using the biometric system was incomplete and riddled with problems.

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China blames Muslim extremists for attack in Xinjiang

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 12:19 AM PDT

BEIJING, Aug 1 (Reuters) - China said on Monday that Islamic militants mounted an attack in the restive western region of Xinjiang that left 11 people dead and where the government announced a crackdown on "illegal religious" activities at the start of the Muslim fasting month.



Don't politicise public transport, says Spad chairman

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:52 PM PDT

Land Public Transport Commission Chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar said issues on public transport, especially taxi, should not be politicised by any quarters.

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Anwar files second notice of motion within a week, to interview 10 witnesses

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:51 PM PDT

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today filed a second notice of motion within a week at the High Court here and this time he wants the court to issue an order to interview 10 witnesses, including two Indonesian maids, whose names he had listed in his alibi notice.

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MAS, Firefly jointly increase capacity on KL-Sandakan route

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:51 PM PDT

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and its fully-owned unit, Firefly, have increased passenger seat capacity on the Kuala Lumpur-Sandakan route to meet the increase in demand for leisure travel between the two cities.

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VIDEO: UK concerns over Turkey border

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:56 PM PDT

Turkey needs to improve its border controls before being allowed to join the EU, according to a committee of MPs in the UK, which is concerned about the smuggling of both people and drugs.


North Korea says ready for six-party talks

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:18 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - Isolated North Korea said on Monday it was prepared to resume six-party nuclear disarmament talks without preconditions at an early date following a flurry of diplomatic activity to restart the stalled process.



Blessing instead of approval

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:54 PM PDT

A recent Sin Chew Daily coverage on a Chinese traditional wedding of a lesbian couple has spread heat across the newsroom.

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Gene discovered that raises asthma risk in blacks

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:47 PM PDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have discovered a genetic mutation unique to African Americans that could help explain why blacks are so susceptible to asthma.



China blames attack on Pakistan-trained 'terrorists'

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:36 PM PDT

A deadly weekend attack in China's restive Xinjiang region was masterminded by "terrorists" trained in Pakistan, the local government said Monday.

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25 people found dead on Italy refugee boat

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:33 PM PDT

Italian coast guards found 25 dead bodies in the hold of a refugee boat with 271 people crammed on board that arrived on the southern island of Lampedusa on Monday, local port authorities said.

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Dollar rises against yen after US debt deal

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:33 PM PDT

The dollar climbed against the yen in Asia on Monday, after US President Barack Obama announced an 11th-hour agreement to raise the US debt limit to avoid default that is pending approval by Congress.

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S. Korea bans Japanese lawmakers in islands row

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:30 PM PDT

South Korea on Monday banned the entry of three Japanese lawmakers in a fresh diplomatic row over islands claimed by both countries, officials said.

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Unrest leaves 21 dead in Indonesia's Papua: police

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:22 PM PDT

Election related mayhem and a gun attack on a crowded minibus killed 21 people in Indonesia's restive Papua region, police said Monday.

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China blames Muslim extremists for attack in Xinjiang

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:16 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday that Islamic extremists were behind an attack on the eve of the Muslim fasting month in the restive western region of Xinjiang that left 11 people dead.



Burglars hunt down rhinos in museums

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:18 PM PDT

It was a daring daytime robbery at the natural science museum.

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Yale program a melting pot of elites

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:10 PM PDT

A Tunisian cyberdissident and a Russian blogger may not appear to have much in common, but they were brought together at Yale University in a program drawing elites from around the globe.

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Blogger appeals against court order over Rais' suit

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:06 PM PDT

Blogger Amizudin Ahmat has filed an appeal against a High Court order to pay RM300,000 in damages to Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim for defaming the minister in a blog article.

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