US will not offer new F-16s to Taiwan |
- US will not offer new F-16s to Taiwan
- How to improve our children's English skills?
- Beijing, Tokyo turn to pop diplomacy to improve ties
- Pakistan PM cancels U.S. visit due to floods
- Abandoning the train service
- India raises interest rates by 25 basis points
- VIDEO: Could the drachma return to Greece?
- Shanghai fire victims' families fight for justice
- Health groups warn business could hijack U.N. disease meeting
- ANALYSIS - China seeks to tether the microblog tiger
- Obama makes job, tax case to big donors
- Seoul arrests suspected N. Korean assassin
- Car parks itself thanks to smartphone app
- China shuts US plant over lead poisoning scare
- IGP to meet AG on review of Police Act
- Selangor, toughest battlefield in next election?
- China arrests thousands in crime crackdown
- Myanmar jailed reporter given 10 more years: adviser
- Full text of Najib's Malaysia Day message
- Colourful Malaysia Day celebrations
| US will not offer new F-16s to Taiwan Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:17 PM PDT TAIWAN, Sept 16 — US President Barack Obama has decided against selling new F-16 jets to Taiwan but will give the island an arms package worth US$4.2 billion (RM12.6 billion), the Washington Times reported. The newspaper quoted administration and congressional officials as saying the US Congress will be briefed later today on the proposals. The ... 
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| How to improve our children's English skills? Posted: 16 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT Even if we shut our eyes and cover our ears, we still have to admit that English is an international language, as well as the language of science and technology. It is playing an increasingly important role in politics, economy, culture, education and communication.
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| Beijing, Tokyo turn to pop diplomacy to improve ties Posted: 16 Sep 2011 12:23 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - First it was ping pong, then it was pandas. Now Tokyo and Beijing are turning to pop group diplomacy in an effort to soothe often tense ties. 
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| Pakistan PM cancels U.S. visit due to floods Posted: 16 Sep 2011 12:23 AM PDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has cancelled a visit to the United States to attend the U.N. General Assembly session because of floods that have hit southern Pakistan, his office said on Friday. 
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| Posted: 16 Sep 2011 12:19 AM PDT One day if the trains are no longer crowded with people, don't get too excited about it. There is a huge possibility that the problems have moved beyond the tolerance limit of passengers, causing them to abandon the train service in groups.
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| India raises interest rates by 25 basis points Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:57 PM PDT India's central bank on Friday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point in its 12th hike since March last year to combat near double-digit inflation.
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| VIDEO: Could the drachma return to Greece? Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:43 PM PDT With some experts saying there is a 90% chance Greece could default on its debts, there is speculation about whether the country could return to the drachma.
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| Shanghai fire victims' families fight for justice Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:20 PM PDT SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Almost a year after a deadly fire in a high-rise Shanghai apartment building killed 58 people, the relatives of some of the victims are still fighting for the authorities to be more transparent about the disaster. 
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| Health groups warn business could hijack U.N. disease meeting Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:20 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A group of public health organisations said on Friday they were concerned that industries selling fatty foods, alcohol and cigarettes could hijack a United Nations meeting on how to tackle chronic disease in order to protect their own interests. 
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| ANALYSIS - China seeks to tether the microblog tiger Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:20 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Mao Zedong famously said a single spark could start a revolutionary prairie fire. That fear is now driving his Communist Party successors to grapple with how to tame China's expanding legions of microbloggers. 
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| Obama makes job, tax case to big donors Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made the case for his re-election and his jobs plan at two big-ticket fundraisers on Thursday, emphasizing the importance of higher taxes to pay for his $447 billion proposal. 
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| Seoul arrests suspected N. Korean assassin Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:23 PM PDT South Korea has arrested a North Korean agent who plotted to assassinate an outspoken anti-Pyongyang activist with a poison-tipped needle, the intended victim and a news report said Friday.
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| Car parks itself thanks to smartphone app Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:19 PM PDT (Germany-AFP) - A car that parks itself is one of a number of high-tech auto solutions on show at this year's Frankfurt motor Show. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| China shuts US plant over lead poisoning scare Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:18 PM PDT Authorities in Shanghai said Friday they had ordered the temporary closure of two plants, including the unit of a US Fortune 500 company, over fears they may be responsible for lead poisoning in children.
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| IGP to meet AG on review of Police Act Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:13 PM PDT The Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Ismail Omar, will meet Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Patail to give his views on the proposal to amend Section 27 of the Police Act 1967 on the freedom of assembly.
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| Selangor, toughest battlefield in next election? Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:13 PM PDT Selangor, said to be the richest state in the country, is set to be a much sought after icing on the cake for both the opposition and Barisan Nasional (BN) in the coming general election.
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| China arrests thousands in crime crackdown Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:01 PM PDT China said Friday it had arrested 2,182 people and broken up hundreds of gangs in an operation against organised crime, as a senior official pledged to crack down on police collusion with criminals.
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| Myanmar jailed reporter given 10 more years: adviser Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:00 PM PDT A Myanmar journalist jailed over his work for an exiled media organisation now faces 18 years in prison after a court added a decade to his sentence, his legal advisor said Friday.
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| Full text of Najib's Malaysia Day message Posted: 15 Sep 2011 10:52 PM PDT Praise be to God, with His permission and kindness, we are able to observe the 48th anniversary of the formation of Malaysia as an independent, sovereign, democratic, peaceful and prosperous nation.
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| Colourful Malaysia Day celebrations Posted: 15 Sep 2011 10:50 PM PDT A strong sense of patriotism filled the air as tens of thousands of people joined the nation's leaders at Dataran Merdeka here for the first ever simultaneous celebrations of the National Day and Malaysia Day.
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