Australia tobacco law did not infringe rights - court |
- Australia tobacco law did not infringe rights - court
- IMF to lower global growth forecasts - German paper
- Philippine president defends cybercrime law
- Women who read nutrition labels are slimmer, study says
- Swimming the hard way in Japan: in samurai armour
- S. Korea probes toxic leak as impact worsens
- Recharged Romney says 47 percent remarks 'wrong'
- Probe JMM allegations, urges Cuepacs
- Genneva under probe for suspected offences: Bank Negara
- Chinese-crewed cargo ship catches fire in Japan
- VIDEO: Turkey authorises military action
- Bank of Japan holds steady policy, warns on economy
- Major tax crackdown
- Japan team offers fertility hope with stemcell eggs
- Analysis - Republicans lead Obama in war for judicial dominance
- August total trade falls to RM104.84bn
- VIDEO: 'Horror' in Ghana mental hospital
- Financial companies must be competitive, dynamic: Donald Lim
- GST an effective way for new government revenue: consultant
- Additional RM2bn in Budget for green technology
| Australia tobacco law did not infringe rights - court Posted: 05 Oct 2012 12:07 AM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia did not infringe tobacco companies' intellectual property rights by forcing them to sell cigarettes in plain packets, Australia's highest court said on Friday, killing off any domestic challenge to the plain-packet ruling. 
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| IMF to lower global growth forecasts - German paper Posted: 04 Oct 2012 11:58 PM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will lower its forecasts for global economic growth to 3.3 percent this year and 3.6 percent in 2013 from earlier forecasts of 3.4 percent and 3.9 percent respectively, a Germany newspaper reported on Friday. 
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| Philippine president defends cybercrime law Posted: 05 Oct 2012 12:44 AM PDT Philippine President Benigno Aquino defended a new cybercrime law Friday amid a storm of protests from critics who say it will severely curb Internet freedoms and intimidate netizens into self-censorship.
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| Women who read nutrition labels are slimmer, study says Posted: 05 Oct 2012 12:38 AM PDT A new study announced on Thursday finds that women who read labels on food packaging are nearly four kilograms lighter than those who don't.
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| Swimming the hard way in Japan: in samurai armour Posted: 05 Oct 2012 12:22 AM PDT Walking or running in a full suit of samurai armour is not the easiest thing in the world. Swimming in it is even harder, but that's exactly what some in Japan are doing. For fun.
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| S. Korea probes toxic leak as impact worsens Posted: 05 Oct 2012 12:06 AM PDT South Korea on Friday launched a full inquiry into a toxic chemical leak in the southeastern city of Gumi, as officials considered designating the affected area a "disaster zone".
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| Recharged Romney says 47 percent remarks 'wrong' Posted: 05 Oct 2012 12:02 AM PDT Fresh from a much-needed debate victory, Republican challenger Mitt Romney said his earlier remarks dismissing 47 percent of Americans as government dependents were "completely wrong."
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| Probe JMM allegations, urges Cuepacs Posted: 04 Oct 2012 11:49 PM PDT The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has asked the authorities to investigate allegations that Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) had bribed civil servants to cover up information on its foreign funding and to gather information related to national security and government secrets.
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| Genneva under probe for suspected offences: Bank Negara Posted: 04 Oct 2012 11:12 PM PDT Genneva Malaysia Sdn Bhd and its related companies are being investigated by the relevant enforcement agencies for suspected offences, which included illegal deposit-taking and money-laundering.
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| Chinese-crewed cargo ship catches fire in Japan Posted: 04 Oct 2012 11:47 PM PDT A Cambodian-flagged cargo ship, with a crew of 10 including eight Chinese, caught fire in a channel in western Japan Friday, the coastguard said.
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| VIDEO: Turkey authorises military action Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:29 PM PDT The Turkish parliament has approved a government request to send troops across the border into Syria, after yesterday's mortar attack, in which five Turkish civilians were killed.
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| Bank of Japan holds steady policy, warns on economy Posted: 04 Oct 2012 11:07 PM PDT The Bank of Japan on Friday held off fresh easing measures, opting not to build on last month's boost to its asset-purchase scheme but warned the economy faced risks from a deeper global slowdown.
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| Posted: 04 Oct 2012 11:06 PM PDT What if some people have actually paid tax every year but are found guilty after making a careless mistake? How are they going to accept it?
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| Japan team offers fertility hope with stemcell eggs Posted: 04 Oct 2012 10:13 PM PDT Hopes of a cure for infertility in humans were raised Friday after Japanese stem cell researchers announced they had created viable eggs using normal cells from adult mice.
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| Analysis - Republicans lead Obama in war for judicial dominance Posted: 04 Oct 2012 10:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Barack Obama was elected president, critics and supporters alike thought the Democrat would move swiftly to appoint strong liberal judges to balance out Republicans' longstanding push for a conservative judiciary. At the nation's 13 powerful U.S. appeals courts, that has not happened. 
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| August total trade falls to RM104.84bn Posted: 04 Oct 2012 10:07 PM PDT Malaysia's total trade in August fell to RM104.84 billion compared with RM106.17 billion in August 2011 mainly due to lower trade with Thailand, Qatar and France.
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| VIDEO: 'Horror' in Ghana mental hospital Posted: 04 Oct 2012 10:08 AM PDT The BBC's Focus on Africa TV programme uncovers a number of abuses in a mental health institution in the Ghanaian capital, Accra.
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| Financial companies must be competitive, dynamic: Donald Lim Posted: 04 Oct 2012 09:18 PM PDT Financial sector companies must be more competitive and dynamic to offer world-class financial services in terms of depth and quality that will serve the needs of all Malaysians.
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| GST an effective way for new government revenue: consultant Posted: 04 Oct 2012 09:02 PM PDT The proposed goods and services tax (GST) is the most effective mechanism for the government to create new revenue stream while reducing dependency on earnings from petroleum, says tax consultant Yong Poh Chye.
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| Additional RM2bn in Budget for green technology Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:49 PM PDT Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, has applauded Budget 2013 that saw the allocation of an additional RM2 billion for the green technology industry to further boost the production and utilisation of green technology-based products.
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