Larry Sng Wei Shien is now Sarawak Workers Party president

Larry Sng Wei Shien is now Sarawak Workers Party president


Larry Sng Wei Shien is now Sarawak Workers Party president

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:34 AM PDT

Former assistant minister Larry Sng Wei Shien was today elected Sarawak Wokers' Party (SWP) president at its inaugral annual general meeting here.

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Do not politicise corruption - MACC

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:34 AM PDT

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has urged the people against politicising corruption by going to the media or blogs with their allegations before lodging reports with the MACC as the next general election draws near.

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ACCA joins forces with A-G Department, UITM

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:33 AM PDT

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Accountant-General』s Department (AG's Department), Ministry of Finance, and Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) have entered into a partnership that will see the department's staff provided with an ACCA qualification and continuous professional development courses.

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Long-term contraception, as IUD, more effective: study

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:10 AM PDT

Women who choose birth control pills, the patch or vaginal ring are 20 times more likely to have an unplanned pregnancy than those using long-term methods such as IUDs and implants, a study released Wednesday found.

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Egypt to announce presidential poll result on Monday

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:23 AM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's election committee will announce on Monday first round results of the presidential poll, an official said, after unofficial counts showed it would go to a run-off between the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate and the last prime minister of Hosni Mubarak.



Allies quit government as Nepal crisis deepens

Posted: 27 May 2012 11:59 PM PDT

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Three parties quit Nepal's Maoist-led government on Monday as the Himalayan republic slipped deeper into crisis after the prime minister called elections following the failure to agree on a new constitution aimed at ending years of instability.



Greek pro-bailout conservatives regain lead - polls

Posted: 27 May 2012 11:44 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's conservatives have regained an opinion poll lead that would allow the formation of a pro-bailout government committed to keeping the country in the euro zone, a batch of new surveys showed on Saturday.



Strong quake strikes northern Argentina - USGS

Posted: 27 May 2012 11:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck northern Argentina early on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.



Running may reduce your risks of psoriasis

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:12 AM PDT

A new study suggests that avid female runners and cardio buffs may enjoy a surprising benefit -- they may be less likely to get psoriasis than less-active women.

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Vulnerable strawberries

Posted: 27 May 2012 11:20 PM PDT

You will lose everything only when you lose your life.

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Tibetan capital sees first anti-China self-immolations

Posted: 27 May 2012 10:33 PM PDT

SHANGHAI, May 28 — Two Tibetan men set themselves on fire in central Lhasa yesterday, the first in a series of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule over Tibet to take place in the regional capital, the Xinhua state news agency said today. Police put out the flames within two minutes but one of the men died, it said. The other was ...



Another ousted China party chief challenges case against him

Posted: 27 May 2012 10:28 PM PDT

BEIJING, May 28 — The former Communist Party chief of Beijing who was at the heart of one of China's biggest political scandals before this year's upheaval over Bo Xilai has challenged charges that brought him prison and disgrace in a book likely to stir controversy. Chen Xitong was dismissed as Communist Party secretary of Beijing in 1995 and ...



Strong quake strikes northern Argentina - USGS

Posted: 27 May 2012 10:29 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck northern Argentina early on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.



Another ousted China party chief challenges case against him

Posted: 27 May 2012 09:59 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - The former Communist Party chief of Beijing who was at the heart of one of China's biggest political scandals before this year's upheaval over Bo Xilai has challenged charges that brought him prison and disgrace in a book likely to stir controversy.



VIDEO: UN condemns Syria over massacre

Posted: 27 May 2012 08:21 PM PDT

The UN Security Council condemns the use of heavy weapons by Syria's government during a massacre in which 108 people were killed and 300 injured.


Two Tibetans set selves on fire in Lhasa, one dies: Xinhua

Posted: 27 May 2012 10:23 PM PDT

Two Tibetan men set themselves on fire in the Tibetan capital Lhasa and one died, China's official Xinhua news agency said Monday, confirming an earlier report.

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Asian markets rise after Greece opinion poll

Posted: 27 May 2012 10:23 PM PDT

Asian markets rose on Monday as an opinion poll indicated a victory for pro-austerity conservatives in next month's Greek general election, but gains were tempered by concerns about Spain.

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Sierra Leone diamond town lacks old lustre

Posted: 27 May 2012 10:22 PM PDT

It has been weeks since miner Sembo Sesay found a diamond in this eastern Sierra Leone town, whose soil was once littered with the stones that fuelled one of Africa's bloodiest wars.

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Indian PM meets Myanmar president in historic visit

Posted: 27 May 2012 10:20 PM PDT

India's prime minister held talks with Myanmar's president Monday in a historic visit aimed at boosting trade and energy links and contesting the influence of regional rival China.

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U.N. Security Council condemns Syria over massacre

Posted: 27 May 2012 09:56 PM PDT

AMMAN/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Sunday unanimously condemned the killing of at least 108 people, including many children, in the Syrian town of Houla, a sign of mounting outrage at the massacre that the government and rebels blamed on each other.



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