Malaysian PM Najib predicts victory at polls |
- Malaysian PM Najib predicts victory at polls
- Thousands rally in Indonesia's Aceh for separatist flag
- Obama to contribute 5% of salary to Treasury
- Up to Najib, Palanivel for Samy to contest again
- Major changes in govt policy unlikely: economists
- Obama cutting own pay in solidarity with federal workers
- Egypt to reach final IMF loan agreement in two weeks - minister
- Palestinian youths shot to death as West Bank seethes
- Chinese search engine developing Google Glass competitor
- Connected commuting: London cabs get 4G
- Sketch and go: Wacom unveils new Bamboo Stylus Mini
- Munching sheep replace lawn mowers in Paris
- France's death row elephants to get royal treatment
- Confused Indonesian police arrest 17 over French flag
- Cologne revives forgotten Jewish heritage piece by piece
- Gillard heads to China seeking to anchor Australia to Asia
- Desmond Tutu wins $1.7 million Templeton Prize
- No word yet on Penang assembly dissolution
- Time to think
- Malaysians abroad feel the fever too
| Malaysian PM Najib predicts victory at polls Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:29 AM PDT Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Thursday he is "cautiously optimistic" of victory on election day if his party can overcome its internal woes. | ||
| Thousands rally in Indonesia's Aceh for separatist flag Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:19 AM PDT Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Indonesia's Aceh on Thursday in support of local leaders' bid to adopt a separatist flag as the staunchly Islamic province's official emblem. | ||
| Obama to contribute 5% of salary to Treasury Posted: 04 Apr 2013 12:01 AM PDT President Barack Obama will return five per cent of his salary amounting to US$20,000 (RM61,529.99) to the Department of Treasury amidst the economic strain and automatic budgetary cuts in the United States, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. | ||
| Up to Najib, Palanivel for Samy to contest again Posted: 03 Apr 2013 11:49 PM PDT Although former MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu has declared himself as a 'winnable candidate' in the 13th general election (GE13), his position will only be decided by Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and MIC president Datuk G Palanivel. | ||
| Major changes in govt policy unlikely: economists Posted: 03 Apr 2013 11:22 PM PDT The 13th general election is unlikely to result in major changes in government policy and is not likely to have much impact on financial markets. | ||
| Obama cutting own pay in solidarity with federal workers Posted: 03 Apr 2013 11:53 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to give back 5 percent of his pay in a gesture of solidarity with government workers who must take unpaid leave as a result of deep spending cuts that went into effect last month. 
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| Egypt to reach final IMF loan agreement in two weeks - minister Posted: 03 Apr 2013 11:49 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's planning minister Ashraf al-Araby said on Thursday the government will reach a final agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over a $4.8 billion loan within two weeks, the state news agency MENA reported. 
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| Palestinian youths shot to death as West Bank seethes Posted: 03 Apr 2013 10:49 PM PDT RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Israeli troops have shot dead two Palestinian youths in the occupied West Bank, medical officials said on Thursday, as confrontations entered a third day following the death of a prisoner in an Israeli jail. 
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| Chinese search engine developing Google Glass competitor Posted: 03 Apr 2013 11:22 PM PDT It appears that Google won't have to face the hurdle of getting its much-hyped Google Glass headsets accepted for use in China as the country's largest search engine, Baidu, has revealed it has its own wearable gadget in development. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Connected commuting: London cabs get 4G Posted: 03 Apr 2013 11:20 PM PDT Finding a high-speed mobile internet connection in the UK just got a little easier. A number of iconic black cabs in London have been fitted with 4G wi-fi hot spots for free, high-speed interent access. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Sketch and go: Wacom unveils new Bamboo Stylus Mini Posted: 03 Apr 2013 11:19 PM PDT The Bamboo Stylus Mini is the latest in a growing line of products from Wacom designed to help users get more creative with their touchscreen devices. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Munching sheep replace lawn mowers in Paris Posted: 03 Apr 2013 11:09 PM PDT Four little black sheep on Wednesday left the countryside and began their new careers in the city: working as eco-friendly lawn mowers in a largely working-class district in northeastern Paris. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| France's death row elephants to get royal treatment Posted: 03 Apr 2013 11:07 PM PDT They once faced imminent death but have now been offered princely accommodation -- two French zoo elephants who had been ordered put down are moving to a ranch belonging to Monaco's ruling Grimaldi family. | ||
| Confused Indonesian police arrest 17 over French flag Posted: 03 Apr 2013 11:06 PM PDT Police in eastern Indonesia arrested 17 local supporters of France's football team, mistaking their hoisted French flag for a bold separatist statement, police said Wednesday. | ||
| Cologne revives forgotten Jewish heritage piece by piece Posted: 03 Apr 2013 10:39 PM PDT Long-sidelined in favour of Roman excavations, an archaeological dig in western Germany has unearthed myriad traces of daily life in one of Europe's oldest and biggest Jewish communities. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Gillard heads to China seeking to anchor Australia to Asia Posted: 03 Apr 2013 10:18 PM PDT Prime Minister Julia Gillard will lead a heavyweight team to China on Friday touting not just better ties and trade but also the lofty ambition of putting Asia at the heart of Australia's future. | ||
| Desmond Tutu wins $1.7 million Templeton Prize Posted: 03 Apr 2013 09:04 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - South African anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu has won the 2013 Templeton Prize worth $1.7 million (1.1 million pounds) for helping inspire people around the world by promoting forgiveness and justice, organisers said on Thursday. 
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| No word yet on Penang assembly dissolution Posted: 03 Apr 2013 09:33 PM PDT Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng had an audience today with Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas at Seri Mutiara, but the Chief Minister's Office did not issue any statement on the dissolution of the state legislative assembly for state elections. | ||
| Posted: 03 Apr 2013 09:04 PM PDT It can be predicted that one after another climax would be staged in the next few weeks and various political inside information, various personal attacks against candidates and various debates on policies would hit the public days and nights through old and new media to meet some people's voyeuristic desire, as well as your right to know. | ||
| Malaysians abroad feel the fever too Posted: 03 Apr 2013 08:17 PM PDT With the dissolution of Parliament today, election fever has hit many Malaysians, including those living abroad. The dissolution announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and the impeding 13th General Election meant a lot of things to so many Malaysians in India. |
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