What kind of student do we need? |
- What kind of student do we need?
- Peter Chin clarifies AG's report
- Ops Sikap campaign to continue
- Abu Hassan barred from state assembly until disposal of appeal
- Flood gate in Thai capital focus of fear, rivalry
- China's Wen recalls family past of persecution
- VIDEO: Netherlands divided over asylum seeker
- VIDEO: Emergency talks on Greek debt crisis
- Twists and turns
- Japan man kills wife, son with pickaxe
- Thai floods leave 427 people dead
- Beijing vows better pollution data after smog anger
- Taiwan's ex-leader Lee has surgery to remove tumour
- Japan restarts first nuclear plant since disaster
- Philippine workers banned from 41 countries
- Flood gate in Thai capital focus of fear, rivalry
- Seaweed skirts, salmon tops in Berlin fashion food show
- Fog harvesting gives water to South African village
- Farming Australia takes on China Inc.
- Macau's youth flock to gambling school
| What kind of student do we need? Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:45 AM PDT The controversial act has finally been ruled by the Court of Appeal as unconstitutional and violates freedom of expression. It has come to a turning point, decades after its implementation.
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| Peter Chin clarifies AG's report Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:31 AM PDT The energy, green technology and water ministry has denied there were weaknesses in its financial management, as stated in the 2010 Auditor-General's Report.
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| Ops Sikap campaign to continue Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:30 AM PDT The "Ops Sikap" campaign to curtail road accidents during festive periods will continue to be held, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.
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| Abu Hassan barred from state assembly until disposal of appeal Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:30 AM PDT Kota Siputeh assemblyman Abu Hassan Sarif will be barred from attending the Kedah State Legislative Assembly until disposal of the appeal against a court ruling in upholding his (Abu Hassan) position as assemblyman for that constituency.
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| Flood gate in Thai capital focus of fear, rivalry Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:48 AM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Authorities in the Thai capital repaired a damaged flood gate on Wednesday that has become the focus of anger, fear and rivalry between arms of government battling the country's worst floods in decades.
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| China's Wen recalls family past of persecution Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:48 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said his family was "constantly attacked" in Maoist political campaigns that convulsed the country over past decades, giving a rare glimpse into his tumultuous past as he prepares to leave office.
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| VIDEO: Netherlands divided over asylum seeker Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:18 AM PDT The case of an 18-year-old Angolan asylum seeker has proved tricky for the Dutch parliament, as politicians debate whether Mauro Manuel should be given the right to remain in the Netherlands.
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| VIDEO: Emergency talks on Greek debt crisis Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:31 PM PDT Emergency talks are to be held France in a desperate attempt to resolve the Greek debt crisis.
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| Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:20 PM PDT According to the Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence survey, Malaysia's online consumer confidence had dropped nine points to an index of 101. Consumers have started to worry about their job prospects and security, as well as inflation pressures.
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| Japan man kills wife, son with pickaxe Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:59 PM PDT A heavily indebted Japanese man who allegedly bludgeoned his wife and son to death with a pickaxe handle was arrested Wednesday, police said.
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| Thai floods leave 427 people dead Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:28 PM PDT The death toll from Thailand's worst floods in decades surged above 400 on Wednesday as public anger simmered over the authorities' handling of the crisis.
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| Beijing vows better pollution data after smog anger Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:26 PM PDT Authorities in Beijing have pledged to improve the way they measure air quality amid accusations they massively underestimate pollution in the Chinese capital, state media said Wednesday.
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| Taiwan's ex-leader Lee has surgery to remove tumour Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:25 PM PDT Taiwan's 88-year-old former president Lee Teng-hui has undergone surgery to remove a malignant tumour in his colon, his spokesman said Wednesday.
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| Japan restarts first nuclear plant since disaster Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:25 PM PDT A nuclear reactor in southern Japan was to begin producing electricity again on Wednesday, its operator company said, in the first restart of a stalled atomic power plant since the Fukushima disaster.
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| Philippine workers banned from 41 countries Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:24 PM PDT The Philippines said Wednesday it had banned Filipinos from travelling to work in 41 countries and territories that had allegedly failed to provide enough safeguards to protect them from abuse.
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| Flood gate in Thai capital focus of fear, rivalry Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:11 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Authorities in the Thai capital repaired on Wednesday a damaged flood gate that has become the focus of the city's fears and rivalry between political factions battling the country's worst floods in decades.
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| Seaweed skirts, salmon tops in Berlin fashion food show Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:20 PM PDT Move over Lady Gaga and your meat dress. A Berlin museum is coupling haute couture with haute cuisine, spotlighting models draped in octopus tunics, seaweed miniskirts and chocolate dresses.
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| Fog harvesting gives water to South African village Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:17 PM PDT When plumes of fog gather above the rocky mountains encircling a remote South African village, children look at them with excitement, knowing they will have clean drinking water at school.
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| Farming Australia takes on China Inc. Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:14 PM PDT The Liverpool Plains were long considered off-limits to mining, their rich black soils ranking among Australia's best farming land. Until China came to town.
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| Macau's youth flock to gambling school Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:10 PM PDT In a big, garishly decorated room, dealers deftly lay out cards for baccarat while an eager crowd watches a roulette wheel spin. But the money changing hands is fake, while the punters are scribbling down notes on casino mathematics, because this isn't a casino but a classroom.
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