MP to know Thursday whether he can appeal

MP to know Thursday whether he can appeal


MP to know Thursday whether he can appeal

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 01:12 AM PST

Sungai Siput Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj will know tomorrow, whether he can appeal to the Federal Court against a decision of the Appeals Court which had thrown out his judicial review application concerning funds from the Special Constituency Allocation.

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Don't rush to blame bus drivers: association

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 01:11 AM PST

The Peninsular Malaysia Bus Drivers Association today called on the public and authorities not to be hasty in blaming only the drivers whenever bus accidents occurred in the country.

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Indonesian maid jailed for killing Singapore widow

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 12:58 AM PST

A teenage Indonesian maid who strangled an 87-year-old Singaporean widow just five days after starting work was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in jail, judicial sources said.

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Recycled cooking oil flooding local market

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 12:50 AM PST

While enjoying the good food lying before us, few would realise that it could have been prepared with recycled cooking oil, which could have been used before by roadside hawkers to fry the fritters and later sold to irresponsible businessmen for processing before ending up in the market again.

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US, Philippines set joint military exercises

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 12:06 AM PST

The Philippines said Wednesday it would hold large-scale military exercises with the United States next month near an area where it is locked in a tense sea territorial row with China.

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Romney wins Ohio but fails to shake off rivals

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 12:07 AM PST

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Mitt Romney secured a close victory in Ohio but failed to land a knockout blow against rival Rick Santorum on "Super Tuesday," raising the chances of a drawn-out battle for the Republican presidential nomination between the party's establishment and its grassroots conservatives.



Thai PM in Japan to boost confidence after floods

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 12:02 AM PST

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday kicked off her campaign to regain the confidence of Japanese investors after last year's devastating floods, on her first full day in Tokyo.

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S.Korea threatens 'revenge' for any N.Korea attack

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 11:53 PM PST

South Korea's defence chief on Wednesday urged his soldiers to launch strong counter-attacks if provoked by the North as the two Koreas exchanged tirades despite a recent nuclear deal.

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Pengerang, another focal point?

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 11:36 PM PST

However, is it a development project benefiting the Pengerang residents, or the start of a nightmare?

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The world fetes women for International Women's Day

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 11:26 PM PST

On March 8, the world celebrates the economic, political, and social achievements of women with International Women's Day, now in its 101st year.

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Search for survivors after Afghan avalanches kill 42

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 11:18 PM PST

Afghan villagers searched desperately for survivors Wednesday after deadly avalanches killed at least 42 people in three remote northeastern villages, authorities said.

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VIDEO: Call for federalism in Libya

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 11:47 PM PST

Tribal leaders and militia commanders in the Libyan city of Benghazi have declared their region to be semi-autonomous.


Big powers meet at UN on ‘weak’ US Syria draft

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 09:01 PM PST

NEW YORK, March 7 — The five permanent UN Security Council members and Morocco met behind closed doors yesterday to discuss a US-drafted resolution urging an end to the Syrian government's crackdown on demonstrators, a text some Western envoys said was too weak. It remains unclear whether the US draft resolution, which follows two earlier proposed ...



Suicide bomber kills 5 police in Russia's Dagestan

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 10:50 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A female suicide bomber has killed at least five policemen by blowing herself up at a traffic police post in the restive Dagestan region of southern Russia.



Romney wins Ohio but fails to shake off rivals

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 10:40 PM PST

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Mitt Romney secured a close victory in Ohio but failed to land a knockout blow against rival Rick Santorum on "Super Tuesday," raising the chances of a drawn-out battle for the Republican presidential nomination between the party's establishment and its grassroots conservatives.



Productivity boost necessary for high income status: Mukhriz

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 11:08 PM PST

To achieve the status of a high income nation under Vision 2020, Malaysia needs to increase productivity, said Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Mukhriz Tun Mahathir.

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Crime down index down 15%

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 11:07 PM PST

The country's crime index recorded a 15.4 per cent drop during the first two months this year -- to 22,596 cases from 26,719 during the same period last year.

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Weird and wonderful gadgets wow world's top IT fair

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 11:03 PM PST

Water-powered clocks, eye-controlled arcade games and pole-dancing robots: this year's CeBIT tech fair, the world's biggest, showcased gadgets ranging from the useful to the downright nerdy.

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Romney tightens grip on Republican nomination

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 10:37 PM PST

Mitt Romney edged out rival Rick Santorum in a nail-biter vote in Ohio as he tightened his grip on the 2012 Republican presidential nomination with a string of Super Tuesday wins.

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Maid and human rights

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 10:06 PM PST

Therefore, it is better to get prepared earlier for the days without maids, including setting up elderly care centres and community nurseries, to relieve the worries of most career women.

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