Appeals Court dismisses ex-senator's appeal

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• Appeals Court dismisses ex-senator's appeal
• Are phablets are a fad?
• Is Microsoft planning smaller tablets?
• Preserve integrity of election process - Najib
• Terengganu MB to seek dissolution of state assembly soon
• Kedah MB to seek audience with Sultan at Istana Negara tomorrow
• Boy with Down's Syndrome 'sets Everest record'
• Pandikar Amin yet to receive letter on dissolution of Parliament
• OCD in new mothers is common: study
• VIDEO: Inside a Russian orphanage
• Najib announces dissolution of Dewan Rakyat
• More than 10 new elements to be implemented in GE13
• Myanmar launches probe into deadly school fire
• U.N. approves global arms trade treaty
• Dutch police red-faced over 'Top Gear' April Fool's gag
• Nepal traffic police herd Kathmandu's holy cows
• Businessman Shazryl entitled to RM20 million commission, rules appeals court
• PM assures eastern Sabah residents of safe polls
• S.Korea considering options if safety threatened in Kaesong
• Analysis - Meet North Korea's new Kim, same as the old Kims?

Appeals Court dismisses ex-senator's appeal Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:42 AM PDT The Court of Appeal here today dismissed an appeal brought by former senator Datuk Muhammad Abdul Ghani against the New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd (NSTP) and an editor for defamation 10 years ago. read more

Are phablets are a fad? Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:38 AM PDT A new report shows that phablets are having little if any impact on the smartphone market in terms of use or data consumption when compared to handsets with average screen sizes. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Is Microsoft planning smaller tablets? Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:34 AM PDT An unpublicized change to its hardware requirements for the Windows 8 operating system suggest Microsoft is planning to offer support to, and potential launch its own, 7-inch tablets. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Preserve integrity of election process - Najib Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:30 AM PDT Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has urged all parties to preserve the integrity of the election process for the sake of the people and national stability. read more

Terengganu MB to seek dissolution of state assembly soon Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:30 AM PDT Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said is to have an audience with the Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, soon to seek the dissolution of the state legislative assembly for the state election to be held simultaneously with the 13th general election. read more

Kedah MB to seek audience with Sultan at Istana Negara tomorrow Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:29 AM PDT Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak said he will be seeking an audience with the Sultan of Kedah Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah, at Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur tomorrow on the dissolution of the Kedah State Assembly. read more

Boy with Down's Syndrome 'sets Everest record' Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:06 AM PDT A 15-year-old American has become the first teenager with Down's Syndrome to reach Everest Base Camp, according to his father, in an attempt to inspire different attitudes towards disabilities. read more

Pandikar Amin yet to receive letter on dissolution of Parliament Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:01 AM PDT Dewan Rakyat speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia said he had yet to receive a formal letter on the dissolution of Parliament by Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak until 1pm today. read more

OCD in new mothers is common: study Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:01 AM PDT A new study finds that 11 percent of new mothers experience a temporary case of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) during the months after giving birth. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

VIDEO: Inside a Russian orphanage Posted: 02 Apr 2013 07:21 AM PDT Newsnight's Tim Whewell obtained rare access to one of Russia's many orphanages to discover whether the hundreds of thousands of children locked away here can be rescued.

Najib announces dissolution of Dewan Rakyat Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:47 PM PDT Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today announced the dissolution of the 12th Dewan Rakyat to pave the way for the 13th general election. read more

More than 10 new elements to be implemented in GE13 Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:42 PM PDT Four new rules are among numerous improvements to be carried out in the 13th general election (GE13) to ensure transparency in the voting process. read more

Myanmar launches probe into deadly school fire Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:30 PM PDT Myanmar has launched an official inquiry into a blaze at a Muslim school that killed 13 boys, state media said Wednesday, as authorities sought to dismiss fears the fire was linked to religious unrest. read more

U.N. approves global arms trade treaty Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:02 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the first treaty on the global arms trade, which seeks to regulate the $70 billion (46 billion pounds) business in conventional arms and keep weapons out of the hands of human rights abusers.

Dutch police red-faced over 'Top Gear' April Fool's gag Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:15 PM PDT Dutch police were forced on Tuesday to explain why one of their number announced that a vital section of motorway would be closed for Britain's "Top Gear" television programme, in what turned out to be an April Fool's joke. read more

Nepal traffic police herd Kathmandu's holy cows Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:14 PM PDT Police in Nepal's capital Kathmandu have launched a campaign to round up cows roaming the streets, blaming the sacred animals for car accidents and traffic jams. read more

Businessman Shazryl entitled to RM20 million commission, rules appeals court Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:08 PM PDT The Court of Appeal here today ruled that businessman Datuk Shazryl Eskay Abdullah is entitled to receive RM20 million in commission fees from a company and its executive director for his services in procuring the controversial crooked bridge project in Johor Bahru. read more

PM assures eastern Sabah residents of safe polls Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:07 PM PDT Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today the security forces will ensure a safe environment for the residents in eastern Sabah in the wake of a terrorist intrusion to enable them exercise their right as voters in the 13th general election. read more

S.Korea considering options if safety threatened in Kaesong Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:28 PM PDT SEOUL, April 4 — South Korean Defence Minister Kim Kwan-jin said today he is looking at all available options to ensure the safety of South Koreans who remain in the joint industrial zone inside North Korea including military actions in worst case scenario, Yonhap news agency reported. More than 800 South Koreans remain in the Kaesong project ...

Analysis - Meet North Korea's new Kim, same as the old Kims? Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's young leader Kim Jong-un is using his forebears' time-tested "crazy-guy-in-the-neighbourhood" strategy, senior U.S. officials say, but with a provocative new twist - aiming Pyongyang's threats directly at the United States.

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Burma's Reforms aren't Trickling Down to Small Businesses

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• Burma's Reforms aren't Trickling Down to Small Businesses
• VIDEO: Children use ladders to get to school
• Israel says it will not let Gaza rockets continue
• Survey: Pakistan youth prefer Shariah to democracy
• Q&A with Steve Case: Entrepreneurs Deserve Our Praise and Support
• China Scores Earlier Release, Extra Footage Of Disney's 'Iron Man 3'
• The 5 Most Important New Companies You Need to Know
• Analysis: Meet North Korea's new Kim, same as the old Kims?
• Analysis: Meet North Korea's new Kim, same as the old Kims?
• NKorea refuses to let SKoreans enter joint factory
• Malaysia Dissolves Parliament to Hold Elections
• Scientists Catch A Black Hole Munching On A Giant Planet
• North Korea bars southern workers from industrial complex
• Dolce & Gabbana Fined Millions For Tax Evasion
• Four Reason You Shouldn't Buy Bitcoins
• Should Arkansas Take the Obamacare Medicaid Deal? Probably Not
• Malaysia's Najib calls election, close race expected
• Malaysia PM dissolves Parliament to hold elections
• Vote moves Uruguay towards marriage equality
• MTVU Helps Millenials Get Hired

Burma's Reforms aren't Trickling Down to Small Businesses Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:07 PM PDT It was a blisteringly hot day in Pyay, a midsized Burmese city that was the commercial center of the region and a tourist gateway for Burma's undeveloped beaches.  I was walking up the town's main drag, a two laned thoroughfare whose traffic signals were respected, and whose sidewalks were lined with street cart vendors and the city's most prominent businesses.

VIDEO: Children use ladders to get to school Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:34 PM PDT A group of children in China are facing a dangerous journey to school using an assortment of wooden ladders.

Israel says it will not let Gaza rockets continue Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:06 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon says the military will not sit back while Palestinian militants attack southern Israel from Gaza.

Survey: Pakistan youth prefer Shariah to democracy Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:48 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (AP) — A survey by a British organization shows a larger number of young Pakistanis believe the country should be governed by Islamic law than democracy.

Q&A with Steve Case: Entrepreneurs Deserve Our Praise and Support Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:35 PM PDT Innovation thrives when successful entrepreneurs stay involved and give back.

China Scores Earlier Release, Extra Footage Of Disney's 'Iron Man 3' Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:00 PM PDT For proof of how overseas markets drive Hollywood, look no further than Disney's 'Iron Man 3'. The action-hero movie was co-financed by DMG, a Chinese media company that has the rights to distribute the film in China. Disney said last week that, contrary to DMG's earlier hype, the film isn't an official Chinese co-production, a status that gives foreign studios a bigger box-office cut. But Chinese audiences will see extra footage that didn't make the cut for global audiences, including a star turn from Fan Bingbing. Director Shane Black shot these scenes and others in China last year. The film's premiere also trumps the U.S. release: Apr. 26, the same as the U.K. and other markets. U.S. audiences will wait another week for the film to open (May 2). This upends the old Hollywood playbook of domestic premieres followed by overseas markets. Now the focus for big-budget flicks is on satisfying global audiences that can be lured into theatres while the buzz is strong, particularly in markets where piracy is rampant.

The 5 Most Important New Companies You Need to Know Posted: 02 Apr 2013 07:06 PM PDT After a month of burning up airline fossil fuels, I've finally landed in a place that I can tell you about some of the hottest new companies to watch. I saw most of them at Summer Camp for Hipsters or as the more civilized call it - South By SouthWest (SXSW).

Analysis: Meet North Korea's new Kim, same as the old Kims? Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:04 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's young leader Kim Jong-un is using his forebears' time-tested "crazy-guy-in-the-neighborhood" strategy, senior U.S. officials say, but with a provocative new twist - aiming Pyongyang's threats directly at the United States.

Analysis: Meet North Korea's new Kim, same as the old Kims? Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:03 PM PDT By Matt Spetalnick and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's young leader Kim Jong-un is using his forebears' time-tested "crazy-guy-in-the-neighborhood" strategy, senior U.S. officials say, but with a provocative new twist - aiming Pyongyang's threats directly at the United States. There are indeed signs of an earlier method in what might seem like Kim's rhetorical madness, which U.S. policymakers say is patterned after more than a half century of rule over the reclusive state by his father and grandfather. But with a large degree of uncertainty surrounding Kim and limited U.S. ...

NKorea refuses to let SKoreans enter joint factory Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:27 PM PDT PAJU, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday barred South Korean workers from entering a jointly run factory park just over the heavily armed border in the North, officials in Seoul said, a day after Pyongyang announced it would restart its long-shuttered plutonium reactor and increase production of nuclear weapons material.

Malaysia Dissolves Parliament to Hold Elections Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:50 PM PDT Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said he will dissolve Parliament, setting up an election that analysts say will be the closest in Malaysia's history.

Scientists Catch A Black Hole Munching On A Giant Planet Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:27 PM PDT Scientists observing a distant galaxy catch a black hole in the middle of destroying a planet larger than Jupiter.

North Korea bars southern workers from industrial complex Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:44 PM PDT SEOUL — North Korea on Wednesday banned South Korean workers from entering a joint industrial complex near the demilitarized border, officials in Seoul said, putting in jeopardy a project that provides the only daily contact between the two nations. Read full article >>

Dolce & Gabbana Fined Millions For Tax Evasion Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:15 PM PDT I'm a man, I'm not just a fashion designer. - Stefano Gabbana

Four Reason You Shouldn't Buy Bitcoins Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:07 PM PDT Discussion of Bitcoin is divided into two camps. People who understand the currency well tend to be enthusiastic boosters. Conversely, Bitcoin critics tend not to understand the currency very well. As a consequence, their criticisms tend to be superficial, misguided, or just plain wrong.

Should Arkansas Take the Obamacare Medicaid Deal? Probably Not Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:01 PM PDT Arkansas has attracted national attention over the possibility that the Obama administration might agree to allow Arkansas to implement Obamacare's Medicaid expansion by enrolling these newly Medicaid-eligible patients on the ACA exchanges. This has appealed to me and others, because the exchanges, for all of their imperfections, would be a substantial improvement to the broken Medicaid program in a market-oriented direction. However, we've learned in recent days that what the Obama administration is offering Arkansas is not, in fact, true exchange-based insurance, but rather a kind of private-sector window-dressing upon the Medicaid program. Unless HHS agrees to revise its stance and embrace true market-oriented reforms, the Arkansas legislature should oppose the Medicaid expansion in their state.

Malaysia's Najib calls election, close race expected Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:26 PM PDT By Stuart Grudgings KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced he will dissolve parliament on Wednesday, paving the way for a long-anticipated general election late this month that could be the closest his ruling coalition has faced in its 56-year rule. Najib's National Front coalition lost its two-thirds parliamentary majority for the first time in 2008 elections and faces a confident three-party opposition alliance led by former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim. ...

Malaysia PM dissolves Parliament to hold elections Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:17 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's prime minister dissolved Parliament on Wednesday to call for general elections that will be contested between a coalition that has ruled for nearly 57 years and a resurgent opposition whose pledge to form a cleaner government has resonated with millions of citizens.

Vote moves Uruguay towards marriage equality Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:48 PM PDT Senate vote paves the way for Uruguay to become the second country in Latin America to legalise same-sex marriage.

MTVU Helps Millenials Get Hired Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:31 PM PDT With the unemployment rate for millenials hovering at 12 percent, mtvU, the collegiate network of Viacom International Inc. (who also owns MTV Networks) is trying to get their audience hired. The new mtvU show 'Hire Learning,' is a series of two to three minute clips giving viewers a checklist of dos and don't during interviews.

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At Chavez's birthplace, Maduro vows to win Venezuela vote

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• At Chavez's birthplace, Maduro vows to win Venezuela vote
• Brighton report homophobic abuse
• Jon Stewart sparks Twitter fight between U.S. Embassy and Egyptian president's office
• Senate Republican backs gay marriage
• North Korea - a vexing problem for the US
• India court ends travel ban on Italian envoy
• Arkansas to probe Exxon Mobile spill
• Pakistani youth 'favour Sharia law'
• Islamists accuse U.S. of interference in Egyptian affairs
• Brazil arrests third suspect in rape, kidnap of foreign student
• NRA-commissioned study supports having armed guards in schools
• Death of Palestinian prisoner in Israeli custody sparks protests
• Outrage at Saudi paralysis sentence
• Pakistani youth 'favour Sharia law'
• Palestinian prisoners protest death
• India Ink: Image of the Day: April 2
• Confusion in Atlanta as Educators Are Set to Be Jailed
• Most young Pakistanis pessimistic as economy struggles: survey
• China Announces 4 New Flu Cases
• Q. and A.: Matthew Weiner on Season 6 of ‘Mad Men’

At Chavez's birthplace, Maduro vows to win Venezuela vote Posted: 02 Apr 2013 01:15 PM PDT SABANETA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan acting President Nicolas Maduro made a pilgrimage to late socialist leader Hugo Chavez's birthplace on Tuesday and pledged to win the April 14 election in his honor.

Brighton report homophobic abuse Posted: 02 Apr 2013 01:02 PM PDT Brighton fans say they have been subjected to homophobic insults in over half of the club's matches this season.

Jon Stewart sparks Twitter fight between U.S. Embassy and Egyptian president's office Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:41 PM PDT .@usembassycairo @thedailyshow @drbassemyoussef It's inappropriate for a diplomatic mission to engage in such negative political propaganda — Egyptian Presidency (@EgyPresidency) April 2, 2013 The U.S. Embassy in Cairo has earned a reputation for being awfully active on Twitter, where it often engages critics directly and, at times, even jabs at Egypt's most powerful people and institutions. Read full article >>

Senate Republican backs gay marriage Posted: 02 Apr 2013 01:09 PM PDT Mark Kirk becomes the second Republican senator to back gay marriage, as polls show a rapid rise in public support on the issue.

North Korea - a vexing problem for the US Posted: 02 Apr 2013 01:12 PM PDT Can the US break North Korea's war rhetoric cycle?

India court ends travel ban on Italian envoy Posted: 02 Apr 2013 01:05 PM PDT Top court lifts order after Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen return to India to face trial.

Arkansas to probe Exxon Mobile spill Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:46 PM PDT The US state of Arkansas launches an investigation into an Exxon Mobil pipeline that ruptured, spilling oil into a housing community last week.

Pakistani youth 'favour Sharia law' Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:30 PM PDT Pakistani youth believe that Sharia law is the best political system, a British Council survey suggests.

Islamists accuse U.S. of interference in Egyptian affairs Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:46 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - President Mohamed Mursi's Islamist allies accused the United States on Tuesday of blatant interference in Egypt's affairs after Washington said Cairo was muzzling freedom of speech.

Brazil arrests third suspect in rape, kidnap of foreign student Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:32 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Police in Rio de Janeiro have arrested a third suspect after the weekend rape and kidnapping of a foreign student that shocked residents and once again raised concerns about security in Brazil ahead of the World Cup, Olympics and other major international events in the coming years.

NRA-commissioned study supports having armed guards in schools Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:18 PM PDT A 225-page study commissioned by the National Rifle Association has endorsed and amplified the gun rights group's immediate response to the mass killing in Newtown, Conn. — that all schools in the United States should have police or armed staff trained to confront a shooter. Read full article >>

Death of Palestinian prisoner in Israeli custody sparks protests Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:01 PM PDT JERUSALEM — Palestinian leaders accused Israel of medical negligence and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners protested in Israeli jails after a fellow inmate died Tuesday of cancer. Maysara Abu Hamdiya, 63, died in an Israeli hospital in the southern city of Beersheba three days after he was taken there by prison authorities and two months after receiving a diagnosis of throat cancer. Read full article >>

Outrage at Saudi paralysis sentence Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:34 PM PDT Amnesty denounces as "outrageous" the reported sentencing of paralysis for a Saudi man as punishment for paralysing another man.

Pakistani youth 'favour Sharia law' Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:30 PM PDT Pakistani youth believe that Sharia law is the best political system, a British Council survey suggests.

Palestinian prisoners protest death Posted: 02 Apr 2013 07:05 AM PDT Israeli prison guards use tear gas to stop protests by Palestinian prisoners after a Palestinian inmate died of cancer.

India Ink: Image of the Day: April 2 Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:13 PM PDT World Autism Awareness Day celebrated in India.

Confusion in Atlanta as Educators Are Set to Be Jailed Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:07 PM PDT On a day when 35 educators were supposed to be jailed in the nation's largest school-cheating scandal, the judicial system was unprepared.

Most young Pakistanis pessimistic as economy struggles: survey Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:04 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Nearly 100 percent of young Pakistanis are pessimistic about the future and believe their country is headed in the wrong direction, a survey released on Wednesday found.

China Announces 4 New Flu Cases Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:44 AM PDT A new strain is believed to have already killed two people and left one in critical condition.

Q. and A.: Matthew Weiner on Season 6 of ‘Mad Men’ Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:17 AM PDT Mr. Weiner, the "Mad Men" creator and show runner, talks about preparations for the new season and how he is thinking about the end of the 1960s.

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