DRB-Hicom aims top spot for Proton sales this year

DRB-Hicom aims top spot for Proton sales this year


DRB-Hicom aims top spot for Proton sales this year

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:51 AM PDT

In a bid to establish Proton Holdings Bhd as the number one car maker in terms of sales this year, DRB-Hicom Bhd has raised the local sales target for the national car maker to 200,000 units for the current financial year ending March 31, 2013.

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Iraq denies airspace used by Iran to ship arms to Syria

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:49 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq on Thursday denied a Western intelligence report which said Iranian aircraft had flown weapons and military personnel over Iraqi airspace to Syria to aid President Bashar al-Assad.



India hit by national strike over economic reforms

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:43 AM PDT

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Schools, shops and government offices were shut in some Indian states on Thursday as protesters blocked road and rail traffic as part of a one-day nationwide strike against sweeping economic reforms announced by the government last week.



Cherish life

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:27 AM PDT

How cruel fate is to have given her two chances to reborn, but quietly took her life this time, dismaying her family and friends.

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Living room

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:21 AM PDT

The iconic 13-foot statue of Christopher Columbus is viewed from the 810-square-foot "living room" art installation by Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi in New York City. Viewed as a piece of conceptual art, "Living Room", which sits 70-feet above ground level and is only accessible via a scaffold-encased staircase, has been temporarily built around the Columbus Monument in Columbus Circle. Beginning Thursday, up to 25 people at a time can enter the living room to view up close the 1892 marble figure.

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Black cohosh found to have no effect on menopausal symptoms

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:17 AM PDT

The herb black cohosh has long been a popular alternative treatment to menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, but now a new Australian study finds that it offers no benefit.

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US not supporting moves insulting any religion: envoy

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:08 AM PDT

In the wake of movements taken by Thai-Muslims living in Chiang Mai against the movie, "Innocence of Islam," which insulted Prophet Muhammad, United States Ambassador to Thailand Kristie Kenny says she is not worried about any violence, stressing that Thailand and the US have had long sound relations and that her country respected expressions of every group.

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Japan to ask China to pay for protest damage

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 11:31 PM PDT

Tokyo will ask Beijing to pay for damage caused to its diplomatic missions during sometimes violent anti-Japanese protests over disputed islands, the government said Thursday.

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Rare coloured diamonds on display in Hong Kong

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 11:21 PM PDT

A mining giant is showcasing dozens of the world's rarest diamonds in Hong Kong, as it seeks to tap into the booming Chinese jewellery market.

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Chef in US murder trial said he boiled wife’s body for 4 days

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 11:10 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES, Sept 20 — A Los Angeles-area chef charged with murdering his wife, whose body has never been found, told investigators he cooked her corpse for four days in a vat of boiling water to dispose of the remains, tape recordings of his account showed. David Viens, 49, whose lawyers were to begin presenting his defence at trial on Wednesday, ...



Amid court challenges, early voting begins in US election

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:41 PM PDT

WASHINGTON, Sept 20 — The Nov. 6 election is still seven weeks away, but early, in-person voting begins in two states tomorrow, even as Democrats and Republicans battle in court over controversial plans to limit such voting before Election Day. Idaho and South Dakota are the first states to begin early voting on Friday, although North Carolina has ...



Actress sues California man behind anti-Muslim film

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:04 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES, Sept 20 — An actress in an anti-Islam film that triggered violent protests across the Muslim world sued a California man linked to its production yesterday for fraud and slander, saying she had received death threats after the video was posted on YouTube. Actress Cindy Lee Garcia, who also named Google Inc and its YouTube unit as ...



Romney says his campaign’s for ‘100pc’ of America

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 07:11 PM PDT

MIAMI, Sept 20 — Seeking to recover from his disparaging remarks about the half of the country that gets government benefits, Republican Mitt Romney said yesterday his presidential campaign was about helping the "100 per cent" in America. In a fundraising speech in Atlanta and a television interview in Miami, Romney said he would do a better job ...



Supercomputer breakthrough for Australian team

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:52 PM PDT

An Australian-led research team said Thursday they had made a technological breakthrough in the race for a quantum supercomputer that could revolutionise data encryption and medicine.

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New picture emerging of "terrorist attack" in Benghazi

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:21 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi apparently was not troubled at first by a smattering of protesters on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks last week, but that changed abruptly at 9:35 p.m. when it sent a message that the building was under heavy assault, U.S. government sources said.



VIDEO: Litvinenko review set to open

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:46 PM PDT

The widow of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has told the BBC she hopes an inquest will find the truth about what happened to him.


New picture emerging of "terrorist attack" in Benghazi

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:28 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi apparently was not troubled at first by a smattering of protesters on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks last week, but that changed abruptly at 9:35 p.m. when it sent a message that the building was under heavy assault, U.S. government sources said.



Subversive practices

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:17 PM PDT

Immature thinking leads to inappropriate words and deeds. Voters with independent thinking will never have confidence in such officials and law enforcement personnel. This is also an obstacle of the BN in fighting for votes from swing voters.

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Singapore asks Google to block access to Islam film

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:03 PM PDT

Google on Thursday blocked YouTube users in Singapore from viewing clips of an anti-Islamic film that has incited violent protests across the Muslim world, acting on a request by city authorities.

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Early birds line up to buy iPhone... Friday

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:33 PM PDT

(New York-AFP) - A handful of people have already begun camping out outside the Apple flagship store in New York City to be the first to buy the new iPhone 5 which hits stores on Friday. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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