SPAD to restructure public transport operation system

SPAD to restructure public transport operation system


SPAD to restructure public transport operation system

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:44 AM PST

The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD)will carry out restructuring of the land public transport operation system which is said to be inconsistent.

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Philippine rebels earn millions from extortion

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:39 AM PST

Philippine communist rebels waging one of Asia's longest running insurgencies earned millions of extortion dollars from businesses this year, the military said Wednesday.

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Automatic transmission driving licence to be introduced in May 2012

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:25 AM PST

The automatic transmission driving licence will be implemented nationwide in May after the driving curriculum is revised, said Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri.

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MCA man lodges police report over threats

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:24 AM PST

Selangor MCA Public Services and Complaints Bureau deputy chairman Kelvin Chong Seng Foo lodged a police report today over threats of harm against him if he continues to distribute the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M) forms.

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Issue involving Hasan Ali, Nasharudin over, says Nik Aziz

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:24 AM PST

Pas spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat regards the issue involving former Selangor Pas commissioner Datuk Dr Hasan Ali and former party deputy president Nasharudin Mat Isa who had been vocal in criticising the party, as settled and "does not arise anymore".

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Japan has year without executions

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:16 AM PST

Japan has not executed anyone so far in 2011, the government said Wednesday, setting it up to be the first year in nearly two decades the country has not carried out a single death sentence.

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Final farewell

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:16 AM PST

After days of wintry mourning, heavy snow blanketed Pyongyang Wednesday for the funeral of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong-Il, hailed by the regime's propagandists as a sign from the heavens.

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Head of Syria monitors: Homs situation "reassuring so far"

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:37 AM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The head of the Arab League delegation investigating if Syria is keeping its promise to implement a peace plan said on Wednesday the situation in the flashpoint city of Homs was "reassuring so far."



Argentine president diagnosed with thyroid cancer

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:33 AM PST

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has thyroid cancer and will undergo surgery next month, her government said on Tuesday, adding that the cancerous cells had not spread.



Mubarak trial resumes after three-month break

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:01 AM PST

The murder trial of Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak resumed Wednesday after a three-month hiatus that saw the ousted strongman's fate eclipsed by deadly clashes and an Islamist election victory.

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Volcanic mudflow kills three in Indonesia

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:00 AM PST

At least three people were killed by floods awash with volcanic mud in eastern Indonesia and thousands more displaced, an official said Wednesday.

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Snow and tears mark funeral for North Korean leader

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:48 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - The world watched anxiously on Wednesday as North Korea staged a huge funeral in the capital, Pyongyang, for former leader Kim Jong-il, searching for signs of what to expect from the isolated nation that may be close to attaining nuclear weapons capacity.



Egypt's Mubarak trial resumes after delay

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:30 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - The trial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, charged with the killing of protesters and abuse of power, resumed on Wednesday following a delay of almost two months while lawyers demanded a new judge.



Snow and tears mark funeral for North Korean leader

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 10:21 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's military staged a huge funeral procession in the snowy streets of the capital, Pyongyang, on Wednesday for its deceased "dear leader," Kim Jong-il, readying a transition to his son, Kim Jong-un.



Sabah colleges rated five-star under MyQuest

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:46 AM PST

The Asian Tourism Institute (ATI) and AlmaCrest International College in Sabah earned a five-star rating in the Malaysia Quality Evaluation System (MyQuest) this year.

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Johor PAS to contest fewer seats in next general election

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:46 AM PST

Johor PAS has decided to contest in six fewer seats in the state in the next general election and let the DAP and PKR contest in those constituencies, Johor PAS deputy commissioner Dzulkefly Ahmad said today.

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The wisdom of Rabbi

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:44 AM PST

Leaders should look at the full picture instead of part of it. This is the Rabbi's wisdom.

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Questions over Israeli products in Saudi retail chain

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:28 AM PST

TEL AVIV, Dec 28: Saudi authorities are investigating how Israeli pencils reached one of Saudi Arabia's biggest retail chains. It turns out that Abu Rialin, a Saudi chain which offers all of its items for two riyals, is selling one of Kravitz's most popular products – a set of 12 pencils with an eraser.


Turkish court accepts online blasphemy case

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:19 AM PST

ISTANBUL, Dec 28: A Turkish court has accepted an indictment filed against a man who allegedly insulted Islamic values online by a prosecutor who cited an earlier ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).


Saudi Arabia says will continue follow Salafist ideology

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:00 AM PST

RIYADH, Dec 28: Saudi Crown Prince Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior said Saudi Arabia would continue to follow the Salafist ideology and denounced those who create doubts about this "moderate Islamic ideology" and link it with terrorism and extremism.


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