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EC to use silver nitrate indelible ink in 13th GE

EC to use silver nitrate indelible ink in 13th GE
Ministry gives RM200 subsidy to youths to participate in skills training programme
Russia spots raft with people after rig sinking
Sarawak not facing rice shortage
Security guard found dead beside road
PMR results to be announced Thursday
Students who bring down PM's flag are emotional and immature - Puteri Umno Chief
Zardari returns to Pakistan amid memo saga
China says confident in North Korea despite Kim’s death
Dead N. Korea leader’s son Jong-un called ‘great successor’ by state media
Philippines mulls mass graves after typhoon kills hundreds
Japan getting ready for unexpected after Kim’s death
After death of ‘Dear Leader’, a 27-year-old poised to take over North Korea
N.Korea leader Kim suffered heart attack on train
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dead, son hailed as heir
U.S. worried by Egypt clashes now in fourth day
Snatch thief gets 20 months in jail
Many chemicals unproven to raise breast cancer risk
Philippine leader denies partying during disaster
Man charged with impersonating a doctor

EC to use silver nitrate indelible ink in 13th GE

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 01:15 AM PST

The Election Commission (EC) will use the silver nitrate indelible ink to mark voters in the 13th general election, its chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Yusof said.

Ministry gives RM200 subsidy to youths to participate in skills training programme

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 01:07 AM PST

The Youth and Sports Ministry is giving out RM200 subsidy to encourage youths to take part in the Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) training programme, its deputy minister Gan Ping Sieu said.

Russia spots raft with people after rig sinking

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 11:48 PM PST

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian navy aircraft spotted a raft carrying people in the icy seas off Russia's far eastern coast on Monday, raising slim hopes of finding survivors after a drilling rig sank with 67 people on board.

Sarawak not facing rice shortage

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 12:35 AM PST

Sarawak is not facing rice shortage as it currently has a six-month stock of 70,000 metric tonnes at any one time, Beras Corp Sdn Bhd Sarawak chief executive officer, Mohd Kamaluddin Mohd Effendie, said today.

Security guard found dead beside road

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 12:35 AM PST

A security guard was found dead beside the road at Kilometer 2.5, Jalan Jelebu here today.

PMR results to be announced Thursday

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 12:34 AM PST

The results of the Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) 2011 or Lower Secondary Assessment examination will be announced on Thursday.

Students who bring down PM's flag are emotional and immature - Puteri Umno Chief

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 11:52 PM PST

Puteri Umno chief today described the students involved in bringing down the flag bearing the face of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) in protest of the Universities and University Colleges (UUCA) 1971 as emotional and immature.

Zardari returns to Pakistan amid memo saga

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 11:40 PM PST

KARACHI, Dec 19 — President Asif Ali Zardari, who was in Dubai for medical treatment, returned today to Pakistan, where tension is rising between his civilian government and the military over a memo accusing the country's generals of plotting a coup. It's not clear when the deeply unpopular leader who has uneasy ties with the army will return to ...

China says confident in North Korea despite Kim’s death

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 11:26 PM PST

BEIJING, Dec 19 — China said today that it was "distressed" to learn of the death of North Korea's long-time leader Kim Jong-il, but remained confident that the North would remain united and that the two neighbours would keep up their cooperation. "We were distressed to learn of the unfortunate passing of the senior-most North Korean leader Kim ...

Dead N. Korea leader’s son Jong-un called ‘great successor’ by state media

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 10:03 PM PST

SEOUL, Dec 19 — North Korea's state news agency KCNA has called dead leader Kim Jong-il's son Jong-un a "great successor" in what appears to be the first such mention of the late leader's youngest known son, who had been groomed to take over power. Jong-un (picture) is the "great successor to the revolutionary cause of Juche and outstanding leader ...

Philippines mulls mass graves after typhoon kills hundreds

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 09:57 PM PST

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines, Dec 19 — Disaster agencies today rushed to deliver body bags, food, water, and medicine to crowded evacuation centres in the southern Philippines as officials considered digging mass graves for hundreds killed in weekend flash floods. The national disaster agency said 533 died and 309 remain missing, while the local ...

Japan getting ready for unexpected after Kim’s death

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 09:23 PM PST

TOKYO, Dec 19 — Japan scurried to prepare for the unexpected today after news that Kim Jong-il, the leader of its unpredictable neighbour North Korea, had died of a heart attack. "We hope this sudden event does not have an adverse effect on the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula," Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura told a news ...

After death of ‘Dear Leader’, a 27-year-old poised to take over North Korea

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 08:01 PM PST

SEOUL, Dec 19 — Young and inexperienced, Kim Jong-un is seen as poised to take over North Korea with the death of his father and extend the Kim dynasty's rule over the reclusive state for a third generation. Not much is known about the younger Kim, not even his age, though his father, Kim Jong-il, and his autocratic regime had begun making ...

N.Korea leader Kim suffered heart attack on train

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 07:48 PM PST

SEOUL, Dec 19 — North Korean Kim Jong-il suffered a massive heart attack on a train on Saturday, the North's KCNA news agency said in a separate dispatch about his death. An autopsy conducted yesterday confirmed the cause of death, it said. The leader's son, Kim Jong-un, was at the head of a long list of officials making up the funeral committee, ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dead, son hailed as heir

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 11:17 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died of a heart attack while on a train trip, state media reported on Monday, sparking immediate concern over who is in control of the reclusive state and its nuclear programme.

U.S. worried by Egypt clashes now in fourth day

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 10:37 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - The United States said it was worried by violence in Egypt and urged the army rulers to respect human rights as security forces wielding batons and firing teargas fought for a fourth day on Monday with protesters demanding an end to military rule.

Snatch thief gets 20 months in jail

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 11:41 PM PST

An unemployed man was sentenced to 20 months imprisonment by the Sessions Court here today after he pleaded guilty to snatching a clerk's handbag last year.

Many chemicals unproven to raise breast cancer risk

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 11:27 PM PST

Women who want to reduce their risk of breast cancer may have heard they should avoid exposure to industrial chemicals but scientific evidence has so far not proven a direct link, said a US group Wednesday.

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Philippine leader denies partying during disaster

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 11:21 PM PST

President Benigno Aquino on Monday fought off accusations that he was partying with starlets as the Philippines was mourning hundreds of people killed by a storm.