Federal Court grants leave to cite Lingam, 24 others for contempt

Federal Court grants leave to cite Lingam, 24 others for contempt


Federal Court grants leave to cite Lingam, 24 others for contempt

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 12:49 AM PDT

In a unanimous decision, the Federal Court allowed a leave application to cite lawyer Datuk VK Lingam, former Kian Joo Can Factory Bhd (KJCF) group managing director Datuk See Teow Chuan and 23 others for contempt of court over their allegation that a Federal Court judge had plagiarised in a written judgement involving a civil suit.

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Property transactions up 14.3% last year

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 12:48 AM PDT

Property market activities registered the highest increase in five years, recording a 14.3 per cent increase in transactions to 430,403 and a 28.3 per cent rise in value to RM137.8 billion last year.

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Vietnam drug addicts break out of rehab

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 12:38 AM PDT

Nearly 100 Vietnamese drug addicts used kitchen knives to break out of a rehabilitation centre where they were receiving compulsory treatment, a local official said Tuesday.

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Beach Volleyball: Female players offered 2012 shorts option

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 12:30 AM PDT

Female beach volleyball players will be allowed to compete in shorts rather than the standard bikinis at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

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Malaysian companies should diversify export markets: Mukhriz

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 12:29 AM PDT

Malaysia needs to keep diversifying its export markets and depend less on traditional markets as a way to sustain the country's growth momentum this year, says International Trade and Industry (MITI) Deputy Minister Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir.

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FAM to go ahead with Annuar Musa inquiry

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 12:28 AM PDT

The Football Association of Malaysia's (FAM) Disciplinary Committee (DC) will go ahead with its inquiry on FAM Deputy President Tan Sri Annuar Musa tomorrow despite calls for a postponement.

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Typhoon-strength storm brings travel chaos to Japan

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 12:27 AM PDT

A typhoon-strength storm brought travel chaos to Japan on Tuesday, as violent winds and rain left tens of thousands of people stranded.

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VIDEO: Mystery disease striking Uganda

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 12:14 AM PDT

Scientists are baffled by a mysterious disease which has swept across parts of northern Uganda.


Japan holds off on decision to restart reactors

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 11:51 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan needs more time to decide whether to restart two offline nuclear reactors, the trade minister said on Tuesday, as concerns about a summer power crunch vie with safety worries in the wake of last year's Fukushima crisis.



Netanyahu delays eviction of West Bank settler house

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 11:38 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu overruled the planned eviction on Tuesday of Jewish settlers from a building in an occupied West Bank city that is flashpoint of tensions with Palestinians.



Japan holds off on decision to restart reactors

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 10:22 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan needs more time to decide whether to restart two offline nuclear reactors, the trade minister said on Tuesday, as concerns about a summer power crunch vie with safety worries in the wake of last year's Fukushima crisis.



Philippines’ Spratlys tourism plan likely to rile China

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 11:16 PM PDT

MANILA, April 3 — The Philippines plans to develop a disputed island in the South China Sea into a tourism centre with a 100-metre concrete wharf, officials said yesterday, a bold assertion of its sovereignty that is bound to rile China. Last week, China protested the planned construction of a beaching ramp by the Philippines on the coral-fringed ...



UN chief hails Myanmar poll as step towards better future

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 07:43 PM PDT

NEW YORK, April 3 — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday described Myanmar's election for vacant parliamentary seats as a "significant step towards a better future" and urged the government and opposition parties to consolidate democratic gains. Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party won 40 of the 45 ...



Garden by the Bay

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 10:48 PM PDT

Towering Supertrees Grove stands in the Garden by the Bay in Singapore. Situated at the heart of Singapore's new downtown at Marina Bay, the 101-hectare Gardens by the Bay will include two greenhouses and 220,000 plants from almost every continent.

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Data and feeling

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 10:47 PM PDT

Government department's efficiency has indeed been improved, but their mistake ratio remains high.

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Hong Leong maintains 4.5% GDP forecast

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 10:40 PM PDT

Hong Leong Investment Bank is maintaining its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) projection at 4.5 per cent as bunching of construction projects and structural diversification of the economy to more commodity base will cushion the impact of softer manufacturing performance.

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MAS drops regional airline plan

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 10:40 PM PDT

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has dropped its plan to establish a short-haul regional premium airline and will instead offer such services in-house as a division under the national carrier.

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Voice of Nina Simone lives on with Malia

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 10:36 PM PDT

(France-AFP) - English-Malawi singer Malia is filling concert halls across Europe with the revisited repertoire of jazz great Nina Simone. An encounter with the singer, and a special performance for AFPTV. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Myanmar pop stars brace for lyrical revolution

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 10:35 PM PDT

(Myanmar, Yangon-AFP) - Censored, heavily-reliant on 'borrowed' foreign tunes and even hamstrung by sanctions, Myanmar's musicians have struggled for years under dictatorship. With sweeping reforms from a new regime, change is in the air in the formerly reclusive country. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Taiwan find may throw light on Pacific settlers

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 10:25 PM PDT

Taiwanese archaeologists working on an islet off China have unearthed the remains of a Stone Age male who may provide clues about ancient people who eventually dispersed throughout the entire Pacific.

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