Govt allows peaceful gatherings at appropriate venues: Najib

Govt allows peaceful gatherings at appropriate venues: Najib


Govt allows peaceful gatherings at appropriate venues: Najib

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 12:50 AM PDT

The government does not prevent any parties, including from the opposition, to hold gatherings so long as they are peaceful and held at appropriate venues, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

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China's search engine market reaches US$878bn

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 12:44 AM PDT

The size of China's search engine market hit 5.53 billion yuan (about 877.8 million U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of 2012, according to new statistics.

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Police use water cannon, tear gas to disperse KL protesters

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 12:43 AM PDT

Malaysian police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse crowd in downtown Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, after protesters broke through the barricade around Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square), where the electoral reform sit-in rally was planned to be held.

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Nutrition tips for a healthy pregnancy

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 12:39 AM PDT

A new study published in the April issue of Diabetes Care found that carrying even just a few extra pounds combined with an elevated blood sugar level could pose a health risk to both mother and baby.

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Saudi receives Bin Ladens on humanitarian grounds: report

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 12:39 AM PDT

Saudi Arabia has allowed the three widows and children of slain Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden entrance into the kingdom on humanitarian grounds, a Saudi-owned daily reported on Saturday.

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VIDEO: Images show Tymoshenko 'bruises'

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 12:33 AM PDT

Images have emerged showing alleged injuries inflicted on former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in prison last week.


VIDEO: Gay friendly churches on increase in Brazil

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 12:48 AM PDT

A growing number of churches are opening their doors to transsexuals, gay men and lesbians in Brazil.


Blind China activist makes mystery "escape"

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 10:23 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng, one of China's most prominent human rights advocates, has escaped from home imprisonment, activists said on Friday, and there were unconfirmed reports he had taken refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.



VIDEO: Street Child World Cup visits London

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 10:59 PM PDT

Street Child World Cup: Team Brazil visits London


Local shares to continue downtrend next week

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 10:53 PM PDT

The FBM KLCI is expected to continue its downtrend next week due to a rising solvency risk and borrowing cost in Europe amid persistent worries on the global economy growth.

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FPF still able to participate in FGVH IPO

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 10:52 PM PDT

Koperasi Permodalan Felda (KPF), the organisation of settlers, families and staff equity ownership in Felda will have an opportunity to be involved in the third biggest initial public offer (IPO) in the Southeast Asian region.

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Traffic congestion as 58 KL roads close due to rally

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 10:52 PM PDT

Traffic congestion has been reported in the periphery of the city centre following the police closure of 58 roads due to the gathering organised today by a non-governmental organisation backed by opposition parties.

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Year after death, bin Laden an issue in US campaign

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 10:42 PM PDT

Osama bin Laden is dead and gone but his demise was trotted out Friday as a campaign issue by President Barack Obama, whose new ad questions whether his Republican rival would have ordered such a risky military raid.

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Malaysia protesters gather, defying lockdown

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 10:41 PM PDT

Thousands of protesters gathered in the Malaysian capital Saturday to demand electoral reforms, defying a lockdown of central Kuala Lumpur that left it a maze of razor wire and barricades.

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Under-age call girl scandal shakes Singapore elite

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 10:40 PM PDT

An unfolding scandal over an under-age call girl has shaken Singapore's political and economic elite after businessmen, civil servants and uniformed officers were charged in the case.

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Fugitive Chinese activist in US embassy: dissident

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 10:39 PM PDT

Chen Guangcheng, the fugitive Chinese activist who pulled off a daring escape from house arrest, was likely holed up in the US embassy in Beijing, a top dissident and close friend said Saturday.

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EU's Ashton in Myanmar as stalemate sours reform push

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:56 PM PDT

YANGON (Reuters) - European Union Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton was in Myanmar on Saturday to open a "new chapter" of relations following an easing of sanctions that could prompt a surge of investor interest in the long-isolated state.



MySinchew@Twitter: Latest updates on Bersih 3.0 rally and more...

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:21 PM PDT

MySinchew@Twitter: Latest updates on Bersih 3.0 rally and more...

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US Secret Service limits alcohol, hotel guests on trips abroad

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 06:37 PM PDT

WASHINGTON, April 28 — Heavy drinking and bringing foreign nationals back to hotel rooms on trips abroad is now banned by the US Secret Service in the wake of a growing scandal over allegations that agents consorted with prostitutes in Colombia this month. The new rules of conduct issued yesterday also ban visits to "non-reputable establishments," ...



Nine dead in suicide bomb near Damascus mosque

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 06:25 PM PDT

BEIRUT, April 28 — A suicide bomber killed nine people including security officers at a Damascus mosque yesterday, Syria's interior ministry said, in another blow to a fraying UN-brokered truce between President Bashar al-Assad and rebels fighting for his downfall. The explosion happened as worshippers were leaving the Zain al-Abideen mosque, ...



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