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- VIDEO: Ai Weiwei seeds sell for $782,000
- Cambodia holds S. Korean for smuggling N. Korea woman
- Dog attack kills 27 penguins at Australia's Cat Bay
- Taiwan president's popularity plummets
- Politicians manipulate democracy
- Policeman charged with murder of colleague
- March manufacturing sales up 3.1%
- GDP to grow by slower 4.5% this year
- 4 more rally participants detained
- March IPI up 0.6%
- Felda sellers should be grateful: Ahmad Zahid
- Laos villagers see farms become fairways
- Missing jet with over 50 people on board found in mountainous area
- Former S. Korean police chief apologizes for corruption claims implicating late leader
- Wreckage of Russian Sukhoi plane strewn on Indonesian mountain
- Two explosions shake Syrian capital - residents
- Sipping, not guzzling, fuel on Afghanistan's frontlines
- Mexican meth production goes on speed
- China warns citizens ahead of Philippine protest
- Casablanca's old core crumbles
| VIDEO: Ai Weiwei seeds sell for $782,000 Posted: 10 May 2012 12:20 AM PDT Porcelain sunflower seeds created by the artist Ai Weiwei have been sold at Sotheby's in New York.
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| Cambodia holds S. Korean for smuggling N. Korea woman Posted: 10 May 2012 12:04 AM PDT A South Korean man has been arrested in Phnom Penh for allegedly smuggling a North Korean restaurant employee out of Cambodia last year, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.
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| Dog attack kills 27 penguins at Australia's Cat Bay Posted: 09 May 2012 11:51 PM PDT Environmental officers in Australia were Thursday investigating the death of 27 penguins they believe were killed by a dog or a pack of dogs, ironically at Cat Bay.
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| Taiwan president's popularity plummets Posted: 09 May 2012 11:50 PM PDT Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's popularity has plunged to its lowest level in nearly three years, just 10 days before he is due to begin a second term in office, a poll showed Thursday.
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| Politicians manipulate democracy Posted: 09 May 2012 11:49 PM PDT The political manipulation tactics used by Malaysian politicians are comparable with those of European politicians. The daily war of words is just a show. They talk about democracy but in fact, have completely forgotten the principles.
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| Policeman charged with murder of colleague Posted: 09 May 2012 11:44 PM PDT A police Lance Corporal was charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with the murder of his colleague last month.Rosli Abu Hasan, 25, was accused of killing Constable Mohd Sobri Mohd Sidek, 22, at the entrance of Istana Anak Bukit, here, at 5.45pm on April 26.
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| March manufacturing sales up 3.1% Posted: 09 May 2012 11:43 PM PDT The sales value of the manufacturing sector in March this year rose 3.1 per cent to RM54.6 billion from RM52.9 billion in the same month last year.
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| GDP to grow by slower 4.5% this year Posted: 09 May 2012 11:42 PM PDT Malaysia's economy is expected to grow by a slower 4.5 per cent this year due to weaker external demand, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) 2012.
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| 4 more rally participants detained Posted: 09 May 2012 11:41 PM PDT Police detained four more participants of the April 28 opposition backed rally, bringing to 16 the number of people, whose photographs were distributed via the media, arrested by the police until today.
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| Posted: 09 May 2012 11:40 PM PDT Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) in March 2012 increased by 0.6 per cent when compared with the same month of last year.
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| Felda sellers should be grateful: Ahmad Zahid Posted: 09 May 2012 11:40 PM PDT Felda settlers should be grateful and dismiss allegations by opposition leaders that the Barisan Nasional (BN) government neglected them from the mainstream of national development and modernisation.
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| Laos villagers see farms become fairways Posted: 09 May 2012 11:01 PM PDT Ask Sang Phet what he thinks of golf, and the answer is a dismissive snort. "Golf? I like football and boxing," he says, leaning against his simple village home. "But golf? No."
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| Missing jet with over 50 people on board found in mountainous area Posted: 09 May 2012 10:50 PM PDT Rescuers have seen the body of missing Sukhoi super-jet 100 with over 50 people on board at the slope of a mountain of Gunung Salak in Bogor regency of West Java on Thursday morning, rescuer said.
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| Former S. Korean police chief apologizes for corruption claims implicating late leader Posted: 09 May 2012 10:50 PM PDT Former South Korean police head apologized for his remarks indicating late former President Roh Moo-hyun had a secret slush fund, for which he is being sued for libel, reports said Thursday.
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| Wreckage of Russian Sukhoi plane strewn on Indonesian mountain Posted: 09 May 2012 10:36 PM PDT CIHIDEUNG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Wreckage of a Russian Sukhoi aircraft with about 50 people on board was found on Thursday strewn on a steep ridge on a mountain south of the Indonesian capital where it crashed during a demonstration flight. There was no sign of survivors. 
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| Two explosions shake Syrian capital - residents Posted: 09 May 2012 10:32 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two explosions shook the Syrian capital Damascus early on Thursday and smoke could be seen rising from the site of one of the blasts, residents said. 
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| Sipping, not guzzling, fuel on Afghanistan's frontlines Posted: 09 May 2012 10:08 PM PDT FORT BELVOIR, Virginia (Reuters) - To sustain themselves on Afghanistan's rugged frontlines, U.S. Army troops have learned to sip, not guzzle. 
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| Mexican meth production goes on speed Posted: 09 May 2012 10:04 PM PDT CHALCO, Mexico (Reuters) - This swampy township of garbage dumps and junk yards on the edge of Mexico City is hundreds of miles from the traditional drug-producing areas in the Sierra Madre mountains where trafficking gangs have long grown marijuana and opium. 
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| China warns citizens ahead of Philippine protest Posted: 09 May 2012 10:47 PM PDT China has warned its citizens living in the Philippines to stay indoors on Friday while a protest is held near the Chinese embassy over an increasingly tense territorial dispute.
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| Casablanca's old core crumbles Posted: 09 May 2012 10:46 PM PDT When the French seized Casablanca in the early 1900s, they turned the historic Moroccan port into a classic of colonial architecture that would be immortalised in the 1942 namesake film.
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