Gutter politics or sordid politicians?

Gutter politics or sordid politicians?


Gutter politics or sordid politicians?

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 01:05 AM PDT

Even more terribly, although some politicians knew that the rumour was groundless and the so-called victim was a foreign girl who has never been in Penang, they still took the advantage to stir up troubles or just watched with folded arms, letting the lies ferment and hurt those who are innocent.

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Libya leaders face challenge of post-Kadhafi era

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 12:42 AM PDT

Libya's new leaders faced huge pressure on Friday to proclaim liberation and launch the transition to democracy as euphoria gripped the nation over the killing of despot Moamer Kadhafi after his 42-year rule.

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Floods reach some areas of northern Bangkok

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Thailand's worst floods in decades have inundated some residential areas in north Bangkok, officials said Friday, after authorities opened sluice gates in a risky bid to drain water through canals.

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Jobs refused early cancer surgery: biographer

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 11:58 PM PDT

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs refused early surgery for the pancreatic cancer that eventually took his life, experimenting instead with alternative treatments, according to his biographer.

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Gunmen kill three at Freeport's Indonesia mine

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 11:38 PM PDT

Gunmen shot dead three people Friday at a strike-ridden gold and copper mine in Indonesia, its US operator said, raising the number of deaths this month at the troubled facility to eight.

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Singaporean hawker in casino dispute over jackpot

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 11:37 PM PDT

A Singaporean food seller claims a casino is trying to deprive her of her rightful winnings after it said a slot machine jackpot message only popped up because of a glitch, a report said Friday.

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VIDEO: World watches as Gaddafi falls

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 07:40 PM PDT

Leaders from around the world, including Ban Ki-moon and Barack Obama, give their reaction to the news of Colonel Gaddafi's death.


Indian girls called 'Unwanted' get name change

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 10:36 PM PDT

More than 100 Indian girls named "Unwanted" by their parents are to get new names this weekend as part of a campaign to tackle bias against women that has led to the country's huge gender imbalance.

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74 injured in Hong Kong ferry crash: Marine Dept

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 10:35 PM PDT

Seventy-four people were injured after a Hong Kong ferry crashed into a mooring pillar Friday, the city's marine department said.

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Flash flood in Myanmar leaves dozens missing: officials

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 10:34 PM PDT

A flash flood in central Myanmar on Friday left dozens of people missing as homes along a river bank were swept away, government officials in the military-dominated country said.

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Iraqi Jews yearn for lost homeland

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 10:32 PM PDT

Amer Musa Nasim, once one of the last seven remaining Jews in Baghdad, says he finally had to leave violence-stricken Iraq to live a peaceful life even though he loves his country.

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Gold prices feed fever on Philippine mountain

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 10:28 PM PDT

As grime-covered men emerge from deep shafts on the Philippines' "golden mountain", Norie Palma eagerly prepares to haggle for her share of ore from the weary miners.

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Nato to coordinate end to Libya mission with UN, NTC

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 08:31 PM PDT

BRUSSELS, Oct 21 — Nato yesterday urged Libyans to put aside their differences after the killing of Muammar Gaddafi, and said it would coordinate an end to its military mission with the United Nations and Libya's transitional authority. "After 42 years, Colonel Gaddafi's rule of fear has finally come to an end," Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh ...



Little Yue Yue dies of injuries

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 09:35 PM PDT

GUANGDONG, Oct 21: Little Yue Yue, the toddler injured in a hit-and-run accident in Foshan, Guangdong, died at 12:32 am, Friday morning, Foshan Daily reported.


US questioning credit for Gaddafi kill?

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 09:32 PM PDT

WASHINGTON, Oct 21: US President Barack Obama congratulates Libyans on the death of their former dictator Muammar Gaddafi, while apparently attempting to attribute the credit for the victory to the Western military alliance of NATO.


Where are all Gaddafi's women now?

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 09:08 PM PDT

Oct 21: They say 'woman' is fickle, but Gaddafi changes his women almost as often as he changes his outfits (many times a day according to his former nurses) -  if reports of the high turnover in female security staff are anything to go by. When his cards are down, where are his faithful female friends?


End of an era as Gaddafi killed

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 06:23 AM PDT

SIRTE (Libya), Oct 20: It has been confirmed that Libya's Muammar Gaddafi has died of his wounds after being captured near Sirte. His body was taken to a location which is being kept secret for security reasons, an NTC official said.


A foolish move

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 08:55 PM PDT

I think Khairy is the one who has suffered the greatest blow. As a youth leader who has to build a healthy image while establishing credibility, the foolish and frivolous acts this time have undermined many of his efforts made over all these days.

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Japan cabinet approves $156 bn recovery budget

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 08:25 PM PDT

Japan's cabinet on Friday approved an extra 12-trillion-yen ($156 billion) draft budget to finance measures to reconstruct tsunami-hit regions and help companies fight the strong yen.

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Thai PM tells Bangkok to move belongings to safety

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 08:22 PM PDT

Millions of Bangkok residents were warned Friday to move their belongings higher up after the government admitted it was failing in its battle to hold back massive floods just north of the city.

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