4.5%-5% growth next year despite external challenges |
- 4.5%-5% growth next year despite external challenges
- Seven lose appeal over Kg Medan clash
- Penang port losing with delay in deepening North Channel
- Yemeni president in Saudi to sign power transfer deal
- Egypt protesters battle on to end army rule
- Turkey tells Syria’s Assad: Step down!
- Strauss-Kahn sues media and Sarkozy aide
- Roar, the Harimau roar!
- Out-of-control blaze threatens Australian homes
- Tinker Bell inspires latest movie beauty line
- Pole quits Britain in search of better life
- Danish hotel flouts the law, reserves floor for women
- VIDEO: Crash pilot avoids serious injury
- OSK expects MAS to remain in the red
- Najib underlines high impact programmes to boost SME growth
- VIDEO: Bahrain 'did violate human rights'
- No discrimination in giving out schooling aid
- Malaysia surpasses medal target
- Singapore's October CPI up 5.4%
- French city puts tourist sites on radar screen
| 4.5%-5% growth next year despite external challenges Posted: 23 Nov 2011 01:16 AM PST The Malaysian economy is expected to achieve 4.5-5 per cent growth next year despite external challenges.
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| Seven lose appeal over Kg Medan clash Posted: 23 Nov 2011 01:15 AM PST Seven people who were injured during the Kampung Medan clash, about 10 years ago, lost in their appeal at the appellate court here today, to overturn a High Court's dismissal of their negligence and breach of statutory duties civil suit against the police and the Government.
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| Penang port losing with delay in deepening North Channel Posted: 23 Nov 2011 01:15 AM PST Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) could face losses if the project to deepen its north channel does not take off soon, its Managing Director Datuk Ahmad Ibnihajar said.
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| Yemeni president in Saudi to sign power transfer deal Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:10 AM PST DUBAI, Nov 23 ― Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived in Saudi Arabia today to sign a Gulf power transfer initiative made by the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the country's state TV said. "The president of the republic arrives safely to the airport of Riyadh to visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, following an invitation from ... 
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| Egypt protesters battle on to end army rule Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:04 AM PST CAIRO, Nov 23 ― Egypt's army chief, seeking to defuse street protests that have left 37 dead, promised a swifter handover to civilian rule but failed to convince thousands of hardcore demonstrators, some of whom battled police through the night. One man was killed in clashes early today in the second city Alexandria, one of several towns that ... 
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| Turkey tells Syria’s Assad: Step down! Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:40 PM PST ANKARA, Nov 23 — Turkey yesterday bluntly told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down for the sake of his people, tightening regional pressure on Damascus while the wider world condemned Syria's violent crackdown on protests in a vote at the United Nations. Activists said Syrian forces killed 21 civilians and five army deserters yesterday. ... 
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| Strauss-Kahn sues media and Sarkozy aide Posted: 22 Nov 2011 09:09 PM PST PARIS, Nov 23 — Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who had been tipped to be France's next president before a sex assault scandal in the US spelled his downfall, is suing a top French newspaper, several magazines and a government adviser over reports about him. Lawyers acting on behalf of Strauss-Kahn and his wife Anne Sinclair, a former TV ... 
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| Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:56 AM PST On that evening, I was attentively listening to the voices of this city. It was hushed for much of the night, occasionally disrupted by the disappointed outbursts of "Oh!" before dying down to deep silence again.
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| Out-of-control blaze threatens Australian homes Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:39 AM PST An out-of-control fire raging in Western Australia's southwest was threatening homes in the coastal region, after sweeping through 100 hectares of bushland as temperatures soared, officials warned.
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| Tinker Bell inspires latest movie beauty line Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:33 AM PST A new Disney-themed makeup line will launch in spring 2012.
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| Pole quits Britain in search of better life Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:12 AM PST Marcin Grodski is among an estimated one million Poles who flocked to Britain over the last decade, but after a failed business and a broken heart, he is heading home unhappy and underqualified.
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| Danish hotel flouts the law, reserves floor for women Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:53 PM PST A Copenhagen hotel will continue reserving a whole floor for women, despite a recent ruling that doing so is discriminatory and illegal, the hotel director said Tuesday.
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| VIDEO: Crash pilot avoids serious injury Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:53 PM PST A New Zealand pilot has escaped without serious injury after an accident in which his helicopter's blades appeared to get caught in cables attached to scaffolding.
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| OSK expects MAS to remain in the red Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:22 PM PST Malaysia Airlines (MAS) faces an uphill task in returning to the black after having only twice reported quarterly core profits in the past three years, OSK Research said in a research note today.
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| Najib underlines high impact programmes to boost SME growth Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:21 PM PST Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today underlined six high impact programmes that will boost the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to 8.7 percent by 2020.
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| VIDEO: Bahrain 'did violate human rights' Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:12 PM PST A report into the suppression of pro-democracy protests in Bahrain earlier this year is expected to confirm widespread violations of human rights.
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| No discrimination in giving out schooling aid Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:08 PM PST The government decided to give the one-off RM100 schooling aid under Budget 2012 also to students of private schools because it does not want to discriminate between students of government and private schools, Deputy Education Minister Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi said here.
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| Malaysia surpasses medal target Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:07 PM PST With the total of 59 gold medals, Malaysia surpassed its target to win a maximum of 45 gold medals from the 26th SEA Games concluded yesterday, despite the dismal performance by the athletes in several high-performance or elite sports.
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| Singapore's October CPI up 5.4% Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:07 PM PST Singapore's Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 5.4 per cent in Oct 2011 compared to a year ago, reflecting mainly higher costs of accommodation, private road transport and food.
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| French city puts tourist sites on radar screen Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:44 PM PST (France-AFP) - The northwestern French city of Rouen has installed radars that detect pedestrians walking faster than three kilometres per hour to incite passers-by to take their time to admire the city's cultural sight. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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