Govt will not close under-enrolled schools: Muhyiddin

Govt will not close under-enrolled schools: Muhyiddin

Govt will not close under-enrolled schools: Muhyiddin

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 12:27 AM PST

The government will not close under-enrolled schools but instead focus on enhancing their quality, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

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Najib says BR1M3 may be given next year

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 12:02 AM PST

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has indicated that the government may distribute 1Malaysia People's Aid 3 (BR1M 3) next year.

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2012 GDP growth likely to exceed 5%: minister

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 11:38 PM PST

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop expressed confidence that the country's economic growth for 2012 will exceed five percent.

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Magnitude 6.2 quake jolts southern Philippines

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 10:48 PM PST

A powerful magnitude 6.2 earthquake jolted the Southern Philippine Island of Mindanao at 12:37 local time on Saturday, China's Xinhua news agency reported quoting the website of United States Geological Survey ( USGS) as saying.

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Britain warns against 'economic warfare' on forex at G20

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 12:00 AM PST

British Finance Minister George Osborne on Saturday warned against "economic warfare" as the G20 states of top world economies met hoping to allay fears they could devalue national currencies to boost economic activity.

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Chick lit can make you feel fat: study

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 10:35 PM PST

Turns out, Bridget Jones may be bad for your health, according to a new study. Self-scrutinizing female protagoninsts in so-called "chick lit" books may be ruinous for a woman's self-image.

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Italians fight it out at "battle of the oranges"

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 10:33 PM PST

(Italy, 18197-AFP) - Italians take part in the traditional "battles of oranges" held during the carnival in Ivrea, near Turin. The event marks the rebellion of the people against tyrannical lords who ruled the town in the Middle Ages, with the revellers on carts representing guards of the tyrant, and those on foot the townsfolk. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2013.

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Colombian farmers learn how to remove landmines

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 10:07 PM PST

When she was 15, an anti-personnel mine blast nearly killed Gloria Nancy Vasquez as she traveled in rural northwestern Colombia. Now she's learning how to unearth the deadly explosives.

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Australian lawmaker detained at airport

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 09:32 PM PST

Malaysia detained an Australian lawmaker at Kuala Lumpur airport Saturday and is expected to deport him, an activist said, in a move Canberra described as "disappointing and surprising".

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Jesse Jackson Jr, wife to plead guilty to fraud

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 05:47 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Feb 16 — Former Chicago congressman Jesse Jackson Jr, son of the famed civil rights leader, plans to plead guilty to charges filed yesterday accusing him of misusing US$750,000 (RM2.3 million) in campaign funds, his attorney said. Jackson's wife, Sandi Jackson, has also agreed to plead guilty to a related charge of filing false tax ...

Fugitive LA ex-cop dead from possible self-inflicted gunshot

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 04:56 PM PST

SAN BERNARDINO, Feb 16 — A fugitive former police officer whose charred remains were found in a burned-out California mountain cabin following a standoff with police died from a possibly self-inflicted gunshot wound, a San Bernardino County Sheriff's spokesman said yesterday. An autopsy determined that Christopher Dorner, 33, was killed by a ...

Canadian minister quits over inappropriate lobbying

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 04:52 PM PST

OTTAWA, Feb 16 — Canadian Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan resigned unexpectedly yesterday after admitting he had inappropriately written a letter to a tax court on behalf of a constituent. Duncan leaves a month after thousands of unhappy natives mounted protests across Canada about poor living conditions. Duncan is the first minister to ...

Time to recognise UEC: Saifuddin

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 09:17 PM PST

Deputy higher education minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah feels that if the government could announce the recognition of the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) before the next general elections, it would be a great news for the Chinese community in the country.

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Switzerland hosts horse races on ice

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 08:34 PM PST

(Switzerland, Saint Moritz-AFP) - Each February, the upmarket Swiss ski resort of St Moritz hosts a series of unique horse races on a frozen lake - the sport, known as 'skijoring', has existed for over a hundred years. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2013.

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Entertainers' dilemma

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 08:16 PM PST

The controversies surrounding Psy's appearance at Barisan Nasional's CNY gathering continue, with the Korean entertainer's agent clarifying that the YouTube sensation had no deals with the Malaysian government nor received any reward from it. To guard off possible backlash, even the agents of our locally bred artistes have rushed to demonstrate their refusal to accept invitations from political parties during such a politically sensitive period of time.

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Relaxnews app selection: Find your teddy, check out bands, read poetry by William Shatner

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 07:09 PM PST

Play the fantasy adventure game Finding Teddy, check out Timbre to find the hottest new bands playing in your town, then kick back with poetry from William Shatner in Shatoetry. Discover these and many more with this selection of some of the coolest, most interesting and downright fun applications for iOS and Android devices.

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Windows Phones growing in popularity

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 07:39 PM PST

Android and Apple may be streets ahead but the latest data shows that Microsoft will soon pass BlackBerry to take third place in the global smartphone market.

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UN takes further; steps to enhance food security

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 07:34 PM PST

United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the General Assembly and UN food agencies jointly announced steps to improve food worldwide as part of the efforts to build a future free of hunger, Algeria's Press Service (APS) reported.

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Bursa to rebound next week

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 07:22 PM PST

The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) is expected to rebound next week, as market leads return and anchor investors come back after the long Chinese New Year break, alongside a positive external sentiment.

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Icon-writing, a path to recovery for prisoners in Poland

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 07:07 PM PST

Behind the bars of a prison on Poland's eastern fringe, a dozen women serving time are lost in concentration as they learn the intricate art of icon-writing in the Orthodox Christian tradition.

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