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- Local universities urged to produce competitive engineers
- No PIA allocation due to NKRA
- No hidden agenda on Azmin's appointment, says Anwar
- Taiwan envoy says China trade pact ushers in 'new era'
- New Philippine justice chief vows speedy massacre trial
- Australia's new PM reshuffles cabinet but keeps out Rudd
- Hong Kong in new political era as Beijing co-opts Democrats
- Liew defends move to amend Statutory Declaration Act
- Animal-testing lab: Four ministries to meet
- Admission to pre-school has risen to 70.4%
- Burundi president sole candidate in troubled polls
- Graft fears as massive cash sums fly out of Kabul: WSJ
- N.Korea vows to bolster nuclear deterrent
- Dumped Australian PM misses out on cabinet spot
- Kyrgyz ballot fair, but needs improvement - OSCE
- Philippine boxing champ Pacquiao sworn in as congressman
- Sumo stablemaster offers to resign over scandal
- Saudi Zakat department made independent
- BP oil spill costs hit $100 mln/day
- Australia's Greens may block mine-tax deal
| Local universities urged to produce competitive engineers Posted: 28 Jun 2010 12:48 AM PDT Local universities should focus on producing young engineers who are competitive and accepted at international level.
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| Posted: 28 Jun 2010 12:45 AM PDT The government did not allocate funds for public infrastructure (PIA) and basic infrastructure (PIAS) maintenance projects as a large amount had been set aside for National Key Result Areas (NKRA)projects.
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| No hidden agenda on Azmin's appointment, says Anwar Posted: 28 Jun 2010 12:41 AM PDT Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has insisted that there is no hidden agenda in vice-president Mohamed Azmin Ali taking over as the party chief in Selangor from Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.
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| Taiwan envoy says China trade pact ushers in 'new era' Posted: 28 Jun 2010 12:39 AM PDT CHONGQING, Monday 28 June 2010 (AFP) - One of China's largest cities rolled out the red carpet Monday for a senior Taiwanese envoy, ahead of the signing of a pact which he hailed as the start of a new era for the former bitter rivals.
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| New Philippine justice chief vows speedy massacre trial Posted: 28 Jun 2010 12:38 AM PDT MANILA, Monday 28 June 2010 (AFP) - President-elect Benigno Aquino's chosen justice minister vowed Monday to speed up the prosecution of a powerful Muslim clan accused of carrying out the Philippines' worst political massacre.
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| Australia's new PM reshuffles cabinet but keeps out Rudd Posted: 28 Jun 2010 12:36 AM PDT SYDNEY, Monday 28 June 2010 (AFP) - Australia's new Prime Minister Julia Gillard left dumped ex-leader Kevin Rudd out of her first cabinet Monday as she announced a minor pre-election reshuffle after her spectacular rise to power.
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| Hong Kong in new political era as Beijing co-opts Democrats Posted: 28 Jun 2010 12:35 AM PDT HONG KONG, Monday 28 June 2010 (AFP) - After cold-shouldering Hong Kong's oldest democratic force for years, China has redrawn the territory's political map by bypassing its government to deal with the moderate opposition directly.
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| Liew defends move to amend Statutory Declaration Act Posted: 28 Jun 2010 12:15 AM PDT Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk V. K. Liew has defended a move to amend the Statutory Declaration Act to make the commissioner of oaths liable for any statutory declarations (SD) they sign on.
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| Animal-testing lab: Four ministries to meet Posted: 28 Jun 2010 12:12 AM PDT Four ministries are due to meet as soon as possible to discuss the building of an animal-testing laboratory in Malacca.
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| Admission to pre-school has risen to 70.4% Posted: 28 Jun 2010 12:10 AM PDT Admission of children to pre-school has risen from 59.56% in 2005 to 70.4% last year, Dewan Rakyat was told today.
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| Burundi president sole candidate in troubled polls Posted: 27 Jun 2010 11:06 PM PDT BUJUMBURA -Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza stood unopposed Monday as voters went to the polls after a chaotic month marred by an opposition boycott over fraud claims and daily grenade attacks.
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| Graft fears as massive cash sums fly out of Kabul: WSJ Posted: 27 Jun 2010 09:33 PM PDT KABUL -More than three billion dollars in cash has been flown out of Kabul in recent years amid fears that ill-gotten gains from corruption and narcotics are being stashed overseas, a report said Monday.
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| N.Korea vows to bolster nuclear deterrent Posted: 27 Jun 2010 08:33 PM PDT SEOUL -North Korea vowed Monday to strengthen its nuclear weaponry in the face of what it branded US hostility, as world leaders intensified pressure on Pyongyang over the sinking of a South Korean warship.
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| Dumped Australian PM misses out on cabinet spot Posted: 27 Jun 2010 07:53 PM PDT SYDNEY -Australia's new Prime Minister Julia Gillard left dumped ex-leader Kevin Rudd out of her first cabinet Monday as she announced a minor pre-election reshuffle after her spectacular rise to power.
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| Kyrgyz ballot fair, but needs improvement - OSCE Posted: 28 Jun 2010 12:44 AM PDT BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan has created the conditions for a peaceful and largely transparent constitutional referendum but improvements are needed before parliamentary elections, the OSCE's election monitoring arm said on Monday.
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| Philippine boxing champ Pacquiao sworn in as congressman Posted: 27 Jun 2010 04:06 PM PDT  ALABEL: World champion boxer Manny Pacquiao was sworn in as congressman of his impoverished Philippine province today, vowing to be even more effective in government than he is in the ring. Trading his gloves for a traditional formal shirt, Pacquiao was among local officials who took their oaths of office in the capital of Sarangani province where he knocked out an entrenched political clan in the May 10 elections. "I will be more effective in politics than in boxing," he told the crowd of 3,000 after the ceremonies. The 31-year-old fighter said he would work on improving infrastructure, medical services and security during his three-year term in Parliament. Pacquiao, who is regarded as a national hero in the boxing crazy Philippines, has said he can continue to fight even while serving as a legislator. Boxing promoters are working to arrange a bout between Pacquiao and American Floyd Mayweather in November, to settle once and for all the fighters' claim to be the best fighter, pound-for-pound, of their generation. Negotiations for a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight fell through earlier this year when the American insisted on Olympic-style random drug testing, which the Filipino rejected as too intrusive before a bout. His winnings from boxing as well as his commercial endorsements last year made Pacquiao the world's sixth-highest paid athlete, with earnings of US$40 million (RM129 million), according to Forbes magazine. - AFP
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| Sumo stablemaster offers to resign over scandal Posted: 27 Jun 2010 04:02 PM PDT  TOKYO: A top Sumo stablemaster, facing possible expulsion from the Japan Sumo Association over an illegal gambling scandal that has rocked the ancient sport, offered his resignation today. Stablemaster Otake's offer came as the Japan Sumo Association held an emergency meeting to discuss punishment for dozens of stablemasters and grapplers over a gambling scandal that has hit the sport's increasingly tarnished image. The association met after a panel of outside experts investigating dozens of wrestlers with alleged links to underworld crime rings demanded that wrestler Kotomitsuki -- ranked second only to the yokozuna grand champion -- and two sumo masters should be penalised. Kotomitsuki faces being banned from sumo's summer grand tournament in July following the recommendations of the panel. Stablemaster Otake, who allegedly held the deepest involvement with the baseball gambling scheme submitted a letter of resignation to the association. Police have arrested a former wrestler, Mitsutomo Furuichi, 38, who is accused of demanding hush money from Kotomitsuki to cover up the second-ranking champion's alleged involvement in illegal sports gambling. Public opinion has rapidly turned against the sumo establishment as the gambling scandal widened, with sumo officials perceived to have done little to investigate and publicise the problem. The scandal could torpedo next month's grand tournament, which national broadcaster NHK is threatening to abandon. Big-name sponsors have already turned their backs on the tournament. For the first time since World War II, the sumo association has postponed the announcement of a ranking list ahead of the 15-day July tournament because so many wrestlers face expulsion from the event. - AFP
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| Saudi Zakat department made independent Posted: 27 Jun 2010 09:50 PM PDT RIYADH, June 28: Saudi Arabia's Shura Council unanimously approved a motion to allow the Department of Zakat and Income Tax to function as a separate authority.
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| BP oil spill costs hit $100 mln/day Posted: 28 Jun 2010 12:12 AM PDT The figures, which BP released in a statement on Monday, include the cost of trying to cap the well, clean up the environmental damage caused by the leaking crude and pay compensation to those affected by the spill.
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| Australia's Greens may block mine-tax deal Posted: 28 Jun 2010 12:12 AM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - The Australian government's hopes of defusing a damaging row over its planned mining tax hit a snag on Monday when the Greens party vowed to block any attempt to seriously water down the tax.
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