Look east policy still relevant for next 30 years: Mahathir

Look east policy still relevant for next 30 years: Mahathir


Look east policy still relevant for next 30 years: Mahathir

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 01:18 AM PDT

The Look East Policy, which marks its 30 years of implementation this year, is still relevant for the next 30 years, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

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Dragon boat race

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 01:04 AM PDT

Contestants taking part in the dragon boat race in the Aberdeen typhoon shelter in Hong Kong.

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Syria says it shot down Turkish jet

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 12:41 AM PDT

Syria confirmed on Saturday that it shot down a Turkish warplane over its territory, sparking a fresh crisis on the two countries' long border which is already awash with refugees and rebel fighters.

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Lady Gaga debuts her "Fame" fragrance

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 12:22 AM PDT

Although the official debut date was scheduled to be July 1, the new scent signed by Lady Gaga has been revealed on the Twitter page of the US star, who is currently on tour. The fragrance named Fame, in keeping with her album titles The Fame and The Fame Monster, should be on sale by autumn.

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MAS needs cash to succeed with turnaround plan

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 12:19 AM PDT

The question many people ask now is whether Malaysia Airlines (MAS) can undertake a turnaround within its targeted timeframe, and the options available to ensure the national carrier continues to fly without having to contend with a financial turbulence time and again.

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Rio+20 shows UN 'impotence' in global eco-crisis: analysts

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 12:15 AM PDT

The outcome of the Rio+20 summit provides further proof that the nation-state system is failing badly in tackling global environmental threats, say analysts.

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5.9 quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra: USGS

Posted: 23 Jun 2012 12:01 AM PDT

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit the north of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties.

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Mexico admits mistake in high-profile drug case

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:04 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico on Friday admitted it had mistakenly claimed to have captured a son of Mexico's most wanted drug lord, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, which the ruling party had hailed as a major victory in its war on cartels.



Mexico admits mistake in high-profile drug case

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 11:15 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY, June 23 — Mexico today admitted it had mistakenly claimed to have captured a son of Mexico's most wanted drug lord, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, which the ruling party had hailed as a major victory in its war on cartels.  Mexican marines seized the man on Thursday outside Guadalajara and flew him to Mexico City, where they paraded him in ...



Protest in Tahrir as Egypt waits for president

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:11 PM PDT

CAIRO, June 23 — Egyptians packed Tahrir Square in Cairo through the night on Saturday, waving flags and chanting for the end of military rule as they waited to know the name of the first president they have been free to choose. After a week of drama, in which the Muslim Brotherhood's hopes of victory in the presidential election were soured by ...



Paraguay’s leftist president ousted by Congress

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:01 PM PDT

ASUNCION (Paraguay), June 23 — Paraguay's Congress removed President Fernando Lugo from office on Friday after a lightning-quick impeachment that he said was tantamount to a coup but pledged to accept. Lugo, a silver-haired former Roman Catholic bishop who quit the Church to run for president, was found guilty of mishandling armed clashes over a ...



Sandusky found guilty on 45 of 48 sex abuse charges

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:48 PM PDT

BELLEFONTE (Pennsylvania), June 23 — A jury found former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky guilty on 45 of 48 child sex abuse charges on Friday, ending a trial that rocked U.S. college football and renewed attention on paedophilia in America. Sandusky, who faces potentially hundreds of years in prison, was escorted immediately out ...



VIDEO: Life inside Rio's slum city

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 06:31 PM PDT

David Shukman takes a walk through the streets of Brazil's largest favela, Rocinha, to see how life has changed there since the original Rio Earth Summit in 1992.


Tourists flock to Croatia's Plitvice lake park

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:06 PM PDT

(Croatia-AFP) - Plitvice lake park, Croatia's first national park established in 1949, covers 296.85 km2 of natural splendor. It is the largest of the eight national parks in Croatia. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Malaysia summons Singapore envoy after poll rally

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:41 PM PDT

Malaysia has summoned Singapore's high commissioner over the involvement of three of the city-state's diplomats in a mass rally for electoral reform.

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Endangered Sumatran rhino gives birth in Indonesia

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:20 PM PDT

A critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros gave birth Saturday at an Indonesian sanctuary -- only the fourth birth in captivity in more than a century -- a conservationist said.

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Remote Indian state becomes rock music hub

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:42 PM PDT

In the far north-east of India, cut off from the rest of the country except via a narrow land bridge, perhaps the only way to make yourself heard is loud, really loud, rock music.

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After 28 years in N. Korea camp, survivor speaks out

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:36 PM PDT

Kim Hye-Sook survived a total 28 years of brutality, overwork and near-starvation in one of North Korea's notorious prison camps. Now she travels the world campaigning to shut them down.

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Shakira pregnancy rumors false: father

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:28 PM PDT

Belly dancing Colombian pop star Shakira is not pregnant, her father said Friday in an effort to quell rumors that have gone viral in Latin America.

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Bursa to trend higher next week

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:19 PM PDT

Share prices on Bursa Malaysia are set to be resilient and trend higher next week, riding on its status as a safe haven market during volatile times and defensive foreign funds rotation.

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