No speeches without permit, Azmin reminded

No speeches without permit, Azmin reminded

No speeches without permit, Azmin reminded

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 12:42 AM PST

Johor police chief Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff reminded Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy president Azmin Ali to refrain from insisting on having speeches in the state without obtaining permits.

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Americans to consume 248 million turkeys this year

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 12:25 AM PST

Americans will consume some 248 million turkeys, a traditional food on Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner tables, in 2011, according to China's Xinhua news agency, citing the U.S. Commerce Department.

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Sime Darby posts higher Q1 profit

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 12:24 AM PST

Sime Darby Bhd's pre-tax profit for the first quarter ended Sept 30, 2011 rose to RM1.46 billion from RM959.7 million in the same quarter of 2010, boosted by the plantation and industrial divisions.

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Singapore's October manufacturing output up 24.4%

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 12:23 AM PST

Singapore's total manufacturing output increased 24.4 per cent year-on-year in October.

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Malaysia needs to boost competitiveness: fund manager

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 12:23 AM PST

Malaysia will continue to attract more foreign funds but its share of regional inflows is likely to drop significantly if it does not take steps to further boost its competitiveness immediately.

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Strengthen Syariah Court integrity: Selangor Sultan

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 12:22 AM PST

The Syariah Court should be seen as an institution of integrity and high quality in efforts to build public confidence and trust, said Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

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MACA, UNDP collaborate to strengthen anti-corruption capacity

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 12:21 AM PST

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy (MACA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are collaborating to strengthen anti-corruption capacity among Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries.

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Afghan opium production to expand after troops exit

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 12:10 AM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's former anti-drug czar has warned that opium poppy cultivation will dramatically increase as foreign combat troops head home, with farmers and insurgents taking advantage of a withdrawal set to be complete by the end of 2014.

Australian boy, 14, jailed for drug use in Bali

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 12:08 AM PST

DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - A Bali court sentenced a 14-year-old Australian boy to two months in jail on Friday for possessing a few grammes of marijuana, a lighter sentence than sought by prosecutors after Canberra asked for leniency.

Indonesia vows fair trial for Papuan sought by Interpol

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 12:03 AM PST

Indonesia on Friday promised a fair trial for a Papuan separatist leader after Interpol added him to a wanted list seeking his extradition from Britain where he has lived in exile after escaping from jail.

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UN urges end to flogging of Maldives women

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:41 PM PST

UN Human Rights chief Navi Pillay has urged the tiny Islamic republic of the Maldives to stop publicly flogging women for having extra-marital sex, a news report said Friday.

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Sailors survive 33 days adrift in Pacific

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:41 PM PST

Two sailors survived for more than a month adrift in the Pacific before reaching an isolated atoll in the southern Marshall Islands, officials said Friday.

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China to charge 14 over oil pipeline blast

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:40 PM PST

China said 14 people will be charged and another 29 punished over an oil pipeline blast in the northeastern city of Dalian last year that caused a massive spill.

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China govt under fire over new food bacteria rule

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:40 PM PST

China's state-run media and web users criticised the government Friday after it ruled that small amounts of a potentially lethal bacterium were permissible in frozen food.

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Journalist wounded in Philippine shooting

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:39 PM PST

A radio commentator was shot and seriously wounded in the Philippines, police said Friday, the latest attack in one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists.

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Insight - New cars for clunkers - Myanmar on road to change

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 09:49 PM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - Their motors growl, belch and clank. Their fan belts whine. Their doors and steering wheels rattle and squeak.

Australia begins releasing asylum seekers from detention

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 08:43 PM PST

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's government began releasing asylum-seekers from immigration detention centres on Friday in a reversal of tough border security policies forced by the country's highest court and the failure of a refugee swap agreement with Malaysia.

Thanksgiving treat

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:13 PM PST

A Ring Tailed Lemur eats a piece of pumpkin pie from a Thanksgiving spread at the San Francisco Zoo.

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Syria faces Arab sanctions deadline over monitors

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 09:39 PM PST

BEIRUT, Nov 25 — Syria faces a Friday deadline to sign an Arab deal allowing monitors into the country or incur sanctions over its crackdown on protests including halting flights, curbing trade and stopping deals with the central bank. Arab foreign ministers warned in Cairo that unless Syria agreed to let the monitors in to assess progress of an ...

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