EPF declares 6.15% dividend for 2012

EPF declares 6.15% dividend for 2012


EPF declares 6.15% dividend for 2012

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 01:03 AM PST

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has declared a dividend of 6.15 per cent for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2012, the strongest results in early millennium.

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Two dead in Thai south bombings: officials

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 12:47 AM PST

A series of blasts shook a town in the restive Thai south leaving two dead and up to 18 wounded, authorities said Sunday, days after a major attack on a Thai military base in the insurgency-plagued region.

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Singapore ruling party faces increasingly vocal electorate

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 12:07 AM PST

Singapore's biggest protest in decades shows that the ruling party for over half a century is facing a more vocal electorate and must change or watch its popularity slide further, analysts say.

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Selangor water crisis may undo investments: analysts

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 12:03 AM PST

While Selangor, the country's premier industrialised state, continues to attract both foreign and domestic investments, imminent water shortages may undo its pace of development in the future, according to analysts.

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DAP's annual report already submitted to ROS on Feb 8: Karpal

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 11:23 PM PST

DAP today confirmed that its annual report had already been submitted to the Registrar of Societies (ROS) on Feb 8.

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Quake measuring 5.0 strikes off southern Greek coast

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 11:58 PM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - An earthquake of 5.0 magnitude struck in the Mediterranean just off Greece's southern coast on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.


Pakistani governor criticises security forces after bombing

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 11:55 PM PST

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A provincial official criticised Pakistani security forces on Sunday after a bombing targeting the Shi'ite Hazara community killed 80 people in the northwestern city of Quetta.


Ancient mysteries unveiled at Peru's Temple of Fire

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 12:08 AM PST

The recent discovery of a ceremonial fireplace believed to be more than 5,000 years old sheds light on one of the oldest populated sites in the Americas.

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USGS reports 5.0 quake 34 miles southwest of Kalamata, Greece

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 10:16 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Geological survey said on Sunday a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck in the Mediterranean 34 miles southwest of Kalamata, Greece at 07:42 a.m. (0542 GMT).


Cyprus goes to polls to elect president to seal bailout deal

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 10:00 PM PST

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cypriots went to the polls on Sunday to elect a president who will have to take responsibility for negotiating a financial rescue to save the small island nation from a bankruptcy that would reignite the euro zone debt crisis.


Obama draft bill would clear path to citizenship for illegal immigrants - paper

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 09:40 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A draft of a White House immigration proposal would allow illegal immigrants to become legal permanent residents within eight years, USA Today reported on Saturday.


Ecuador votes for president, Correa seen winning new term

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 09:32 PM PST

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadoreans vote for president on Sunday in a ballot expected to hand incumbent Rafael Correa a new term to advance his socialist agenda of heavy government spending and expansion of state power that critics slam as creeping authoritarianism.


Mexico's Pemex evacuates hospital unit after short circuit

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 08:27 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's state-owned Pemex oil monopoly evacuated a unit of its Cadereyta hospital in the eastern state of Nuevo Leon after a short circuit in ceiling wiring produced smoke, the company said on Saturday night, adding there were no injuries.


Silicon Valley talent dream tied to immigrant hopes

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 10:10 PM PST

Silicon Valley's long crusade to break open doors to America for foreigners with key technology skills hinges on a political battle in Washington over broader immigration reform.

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Floats

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 09:52 PM PST

A float featuring French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel parades during a carnival to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the King of the Five Continents in the southeastern French city of Nice.

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Man's relationship with nature has gone wrong: Jane Goodall

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 09:39 PM PST

Jane Goodall greets the audience by imitating a chimpanzee, then launches into an hour-long talk on her relationship with apes and how, from being a primatologist, she became an activist to protect them.

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Malaysians abroad have until dissolution of Parliament to apply for postal voting

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 09:34 PM PST

Registered Malaysian voters living abroad have until the dissolution of Parliament to apply for postal voting for the 13th general election.

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British government split on dealing with China: report

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 09:33 PM PST

A split has emerged in the British government on managing its cooling relations with China, The Sunday Times newspaper said, citing sources.

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Najib first PM to attend Dongzong CNY celebration

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 09:01 PM PST

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak became the first prime minister to have attended a Chinese New Year celebration organised today by the United Chinese School Committees Association of Malaysia (Dongzong) since it was established 59 years ago.

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Countdown begins to a frail pope's humble farewell

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 08:56 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI has taken one of the most momentous steps in modern Catholic Church history with very little fuss.

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