Umno to facilitate discussion of major issues: Ahmad Maslan

Umno to facilitate discussion of major issues: Ahmad Maslan


Umno to facilitate discussion of major issues: Ahmad Maslan

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:31 AM PST

Umno will facilitate the discussion of major and serious issues for the good of the country, the party's information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan said today.

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TNB ranked third in Asia

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:30 AM PST

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has been ranked third among electric utilities in Asia in the Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings for 2011.

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Braving cold and crowds for Black Friday deals

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:22 AM PST

It's the biggest shopping melee of the year, Black Friday, on the day following Thanksgiving. Retailers slash prices on clothing, toys and consumer electronics, and most opened at midnight to attract more consumers, like this toy store near Chicago. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.

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Message of peace

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:02 AM PST

Palestinian students from United Nations schools in the Jericho area create an aerial image in the shape of Pablo Picasso's Peace Dove at the foot of the Mount of Temptation outside the West Bank city of Jericho.

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Valentino prepping online fashion museum

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 11:37 PM PST

(Relaxnews) - A virtual Valentino museum will launch December 5, providing an insight into the world of the Italian fashion house.

Created by Valentino Garavani, who retired from his eponymous fashion house in 2008, and business partner Giancarlo Giammetti, the online museum will focus on 50 years of the fashion house.

Thanks to 3D technology, The Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum will give users the sensation of attending a real museum, featuring more than 300 dresses worn by Hollywood stars of past and present such as Julia Roberts and Sophia Loren.

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Egypt extends anti-army protest, sees brief clashes

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 11:52 PM PST

CAIRO, Nov 26 ― Protesters pressed their demand for an end to army rule in Cairo's Tahrir Square today and some clashed briefly with police nearby, rejecting the military's choice of prime minister just two days before a parliamentary vote. Hundreds of demonstrators camped through the night and one group marched to the nearby parliament building ...



Arab League prepares for Syria sanctions

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 11:03 PM PST

BEIRUT, Nov 26 — Arab officials will prepare plans for sanctions against Syria today over its failure to let Arab League monitors oversee an initiative aimed at ending a violent crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad. Damascus missed a deadline yesterday to sign an agreement under which the Arab League planned to send observers to ...



UN leader calls for 'peaceful transition' in Egypt

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 11:37 PM PST

UN leader Ban Ki-moon renewed calls for Egypt's military rulers to ensure a "peaceful transition" after talks on Friday with the head of the military council, a spokesman said.

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Olympus whistleblower heads to US for FBI talks

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 11:36 PM PST

Michael Woodford, the ousted chief executive of Olympus, left Tokyo on Saturday for New York, where he will meet US investigators about the Japanese camera maker's cover-up of huge losses.

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South Korean pastor jailed for adultery

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 11:35 PM PST

A South Korean Christian pastor was jailed for 18 months for having a decade-long affair with a woman whose wedding he had officiated at, a court said Saturday.

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Moderation apt for plural society: Muhyiddin

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 11:34 PM PST

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today the "Wasatiyyah" (moderation) approach is suitable for the country's plural society in maintaining the existing peace and harmony.

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Politicians must hold fast to moderation: Chandra

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 11:33 PM PST

Politicians must hold fast to the 'wassatiyyah' (moderation) principles of fairness and balance based on speech and action, said 1Malaysia Foundation chairman Dr Chandra Muzaffar.

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Get used to it?

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 10:16 PM PST

The people have tolerated it although they are angry. However, instead of reducing spending, some government departments are actually spending ostentatiously and even granted a low-interest loan two years before the agreement was inked. How are those in responsible going to explain such an unreasonable practice to the people?

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VIDEO: Chile clashes over airport construction

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 09:35 PM PST

There have been violent clashes in Chile between the police and indigenous groups trying to stop the construction of an airport on what they claim is their land.


NATO raid kills 25 Pakistan troops, military officials say

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 09:18 PM PST

YAKKAGHUND, Pakistan, Nov 26 — NATO helicopters from Afghanistan intruded into northwest Pakistan and attacked a military check post near the border today, killing up to 25 troops and wounding 14, Pakistani military officials said. A senior Pakistani military officer said efforts were under way to bring the bodies to the headquarters of Mohmand ...



New Zealanders vote as government eyes emphatic win

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 06:39 PM PST

AUCKLAND, Nov 26 — Voters turned out in large numbers in New Zealand's general election today, with polls suggesting the centre-right National Party, led by John Key, will sweep back into power with an increased majority. Key has promised to build on policies of the past three years with an emphasis on sparking economic growth by cutting debt, ...



Moderate Islamists claim Moroccan election win

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 05:25 PM PST

RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's Justice and Development Party (PJD) claimed victory on Saturday in a parliamentary election that should produce a stronger government after King Mohammed ceded some powers to prevent any spillover from Arab Spring uprisings.



Moderate Islamists claim Moroccan election win

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 04:47 PM PST

RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's Justice and Development Party (PJD) claimed victory on Saturday in a parliamentary election that should produce a stronger government after King Mohammed ceded some powers to prevent any spillover from Arab Spring uprisings.



Justice and Development Party says won Morocco poll

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 03:31 PM PST

RABAT (Reuters) - The Justice and Development Party (PJD) said it had won the largest number of seats in Morocco's parliamentary election on Friday.



Arab League prepares for Syria sanctions

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 03:22 PM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Arab officials will prepare plans for sanctions against Syria on Saturday over its failure to let Arab League monitors oversee an initiative aimed at ending a violent crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad.



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