PAS will never recognise Israel: Nik Aziz

PAS will never recognise Israel: Nik Aziz


PAS will never recognise Israel: Nik Aziz

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:58 PM PST

PAS Spiritual Leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat has reiterated that the party will never recognise "the forbidden state of Israel."

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MAHB to call for second tender of KLIA2 commercial outlets

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:57 PM PST

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) will be calling for a second tender briefing for the KLIA2 for 39 lots comprising retail, food and beverages (F&B) and services categories on Feb 29 and March 6 respectively, at the Pan Pacific Hotel KLIA.

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Fast growing cloud computing market under threat: BSA

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:56 PM PST

Japan leads the world in cloud computing readiness with Australia in second place, but most Asia Pacific economies have more work to do to ensure its preparedness, a first-of-its-kind study by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) found.

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Mubarak trial enters last day before verdict

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:56 PM PST

The landmark murder and corruption trial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak enters its last day of hearings on Wednesday, with the judge expected to announce the date of the verdict.

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Low battery? Recharging handbag unveiled at LFW

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:56 PM PST

Fashionistas will no longer be lost for words -- one of the most talked about pieces from the ongoing London Fashion Week is a Richard Nicoll handbag that can power a cell phone.

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Proton, Yes to offer first in-car 4G Internet access

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:55 PM PST

Proton Holdings and Yes, a 4G network provider under YTL Communications Sdn Bhd, today launched a collaboration to offer Malaysia's first in-car 4G Internet access in Proton's high-end cars and the new sedan P3-21A to be launched next month.

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Are you getting the right medication?

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:53 PM PST

The following is a typical scenario at a dispensing counter in a private clinic.

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S. Korea appeals to China on N. Korea refugees

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:40 PM PST

South Korea's President Lee Myung-Bak urged China Wednesday to follow international norms in handling North Korean refugees, as his government pressed Beijing not to repatriate them.

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US all praise for Yemen's one-candidate election

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:10 PM PST

SANAA, Feb 22: The United States has hailed Yemen's election, which is seen by pundits as a mockery of democracy, praising the Yemenis who voted for the sole candidate in the election.


Democracy is not all about debate

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:08 PM PST

What have we seen and learned along the way of democracy?

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Australia's FM Rudd resigns amid leadership speculation (UPDATED)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:55 PM PST

Australia's foreign minister Kevin Rudd resigned Wednesday, saying he was unable to continue without Prime Minister Julia Gillard's support, paving the way for a challenge to her leadership.

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55 Boeing Dreamliners 'have potential' problem

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:54 PM PST

Boeing said Wednesday around 55 of its flagship 787 Dreamliners "have the potential" to develop a fuselage shimming problem, but reiterated that the fault was being fixed.

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Several wounded in Afghan protests over Koran burning

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:49 PM PST

HUDKHIL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Several people were wounded on Wednesday, witnesses said, when shots were fired as hundreds of angry Afghans gathered in a second day of violent clashes after copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, were burned at NATO's main base in Afghanistan.



Israel top court scraps pious Jews' draft exemption

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:05 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's top court struck down on Tuesday a law designed to encourage ultra-Orthodox Jews to join the military and the workforce, saying it had backfired by "entrenching" their blanket draft exemptions and protracted seminary studies.



Afghans begin second day protest at Koran burning

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:33 PM PST

HUDKHIL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - More than 1,000 Afghan protesters threw stones at police Wednesday and security forces fired shots in the air in a second day of violent clashes after copies of the Koran, Islam's most holy book, were burned at a major NATO airbase.



Radiation fears see Okinawa snow event cancelled

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:24 PM PST

A Japanese city on subtropical Okinawa island was forced to cancel a traditional snow event for kids after parents said the snow shipped from the northeast may be radioactive, officials said Wednesday.

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Building self-esteem in children

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:18 PM PST

Parenting is one of the most challenging tasks we face as adults and yet almost nothing is done in our education system to prepare us for parenting.

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Japan mayor’s call for a ‘dictator’ strikes chord with voters

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:13 PM PST

TOKYO, Feb 22 — "What Japan needs most now is a dictator." Toru Hashimoto, a lawyer and TV celebrity-turned politician, was quick to add when he made that widely publicised remark last year that a Hitler-style dictatorship was neither desirable nor possible given Japan's democratic checks and balances. But the call for strong leadership from the ...



Two wounded as riot, fire hits jail on Indonesia’s Bali

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:42 PM PST

DENPASAR, Indonesia, Feb 22 — Indonesian police stormed a prison on the resort island of Bali today to regain control after inmates burned offices and seized weapons in a riot during which two prisoners were shot and wounded, officials said. Indonesian police said none of about 60 foreign prisoners at Kerobokan jail were among the casualties. The ...



UN watchdog says nuclear talks with Iran failed

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:35 PM PST

VIENNA, Feb 22 — The UN nuclear watchdog said today it had failed to secure an agreement with Iran during two days of talks over disputed atomic activities, and that the Islamic republic had rejected a request for the UN to visit a key military site. In the second such trip in less than a month, a senior team from the International Atomic Energy ...



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