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Two Najib Opponents Arrested in Malaysia as Anwar Holds Rallies
Anwar Ibrahim 's party condemned the arrest today of two government critics for sedition less than three weeks after Prime Minister Najib Razak's ruling coalition won re-election. The detention of Tian Chua, vice president of Anwar's People's Justice Party, and another Najib opponent follows the arrest last week of student activist Adam Adli, party spokesman Nik Nazmi ...
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Obama to limit drone strikes restart Guantanamo closure
Obama will say Thursday. The president will also announce new limits to unmanned combat drone strikes, the officials said of the program that has been central to White House efforts to combat terrorism. Obama's 2 p.m. speech at the Defense Department's National Defense University in Washington will lay out how he intends to bring his counter-terrorism policies in line with the legal ...
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KLCI falls to low of 1765 rattled by Japan HK
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's FBM KLCI fell to a low of 1,765 in mid-afternoon trade on Thursday as investors were rattled by the plunge in Japan's markets and fall in Hong Kong. At 2.44pm, it was down 13.30 points to 1,770.58. Turnover was 1.23 billion shares valued at RM1.44bil. There were 134 gainers, 701 losers and 219 counters unchanged. Bloomberg reported Japan's Topix index ...
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Large migrant population a security threat says Sabahs top cop
told the Royal Commission of Inquiry. He said the Feb 9 Tanduo intrusion in Lahad Datu was a clear example of the security risks involved with the presence of such a large group of migrants as the intruders received support from them. "The security implication of foreign migrants is the intrusion which had a deep impact, not only to security personnel, but to the people of Sabah," said ...
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Pakatan to file 27 election petitions says Tian Chua
said on Thursday. "We will coordinate the filing of the petitions with DAP and PAS, our allies in the Pakatan," he told Bernama. Electoral candidates and political parties have 21 days from today to file the petitions. This follows the gazetting of the election results on Wednesday by the Election Commission. PKR won 30 of the 89 parliamentary seats secured by Pakatan Rakyat in the ...
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Prosecutors pursue rape case against Malaysian whose lawyer says he married 13-year-old girl
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Prosecutors in Malaysia are pursuing rape charges against a 40-year-old man who allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl and then married her. Restaurant manager Riduan Masmud was charged with committing statutory rape in a parked car in Borneo in February, but the man has defended his actions by saying he since married the girl. Rights activists have long criticized ...
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30pc decline in sun bear due to habitat loss and poaching
Sandakan: Habitat loss and poaching have led to a decline of up to 30 per cent of the Malayan sun bear population in the last three decades, according to the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC). In Borneo, this smallest of the world's eight bear species is also seeing a drop in numbers following their illegal capture for the pet trade and when they are wrongly perceived as pests ...
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Priority to security in Esscom and Esszone says Hisham
Printer Friendly Kuala Lumpur: Newly appointed Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said he would give priority to the welfare of soldiers stationed in seven battalions in the Sabah East Coast Special Security Area (Esscom) and the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone). "Our promise to Sabahans to give priority to Esscom and Esszone is not a problem to me because former ...
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NFC ex-director says he verbally agreed to pay RM2.75mil
Printer Friendly Kuala Lumpur: National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) former director Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail (pic) told the Sessions Court Wednesday that he had verbally agreed to pay businessman Datuk Shamsubahrin Ismail RM2.75 million for a year's worth of advisory and consulting services. Responding to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) prosecution chief, Datuk Abdul ...
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RON97 price down by 20 sen
Printer Friendly Kuala Lumpur: The retail price of RON97 petrol nationwide was reduced by 20 sen per litre to RM2.70 per litre from RM2.90 per litre effective Wednesday night. This was confirmed by Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Hassan Malek. The price of RON97 petrol was last reviewed in March 2013 and was at the RM3 per litre level in September 2012. The retail ...
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Another kid witnessed the act
Printer Friendly Putra Jaya: The prosecution will proceed with the case of a 13-year-old girl in Sabah who was allegedly raped by a 40-year-old restaurant manager. Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail said the case was still ongoing and the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) had not dropped the matter. He also said there is a witness who is a friend of the underaged girl who sat in ...
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7 held for trying to smuggle in amara wood
Tawau: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (APMM) confiscated 57 amara wood which was smuggled into Terumbu Tanduk near Sipadan island on Monday. APMM captain, Wan Mod Affandi Wan Ahmad said that a skipper and six crew who were Indonesians failed to show any identification documents or their boat permit. "After inspection, we found out that there were 57 amara wood and those on ...
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New assets for East Coast firemen
Tawau: The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Tawau Zone received eight new assets, including two utility vehicles, to assist in the mission of turning the department into a high-performance organisation. Tawau Zone Fire Chief, Ismaidi Ismail, said they received eight units of new machinery distributed one each to Tawau, Semporna, Kunak and Lahad Datu. Meanwhile, two units each will ...
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Sabah Basketball Association Cup from July 10
Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Basketball Association Cup (Saba Cup) 2013 will be held at the DBKK Community Hall here from July 10 to 16. It will be organised by the Kota Kinabalu Basketball Association (KKBA), who took over the host job from Semporna due the Lahad Datu incident. Chen Ee Sheng from KKBA said due to security reasons, KKBA has been given the task to host the annual championship. ...
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Malaysian Student Activist Charged with Sedition After Calling for Protests
A Malaysian student activist has been charged with sedition after he called for protests against the results of an election that the opposition says was ...
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Malaysian Opposition Figures Are Detained
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Malaysia leads the way in Basel III debt
Thu May 23, 2013 2:52am EDT * Banks line up first loss-absorbing bonds * Deals will test appetite for new style subordinated debt * Other lenders in Asia may follow template By Kit Yin Boey May 23 (IFR) - Malaysia is poised to host Asia's first public issue of loss-absorbing bank debt, so-called bail-in bonds, since the region began the transition to Basel III standards earlier this ...
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KL Kepong slips to low of RM21.36 as quarterly profit drops
fell to a low of RM21.36 at midday on Thursday after its earnings fell 2.4% to RM209.6mil from a year ago and expected the weaker crude palm oil prices to weigh on its profits for the current financial year ending Sept 30, 2013. At 12.30pm, it was down 26 sen to RM21.44. There were 260,400 shares traded between RM21.36 and RM21.62. The share price had on Wednesday fallen 44 sen to RM21.30. At ...
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MISC posts RM300m net profit in Q1 sees challenging year ahead
reported a turnaround in its financial performance, with earnings of RM300.42mil in the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared with net loss of RM469.82mil a year ago. It said on Thursday its revenue increased by 7.6% to RM2.379bil from RM2.209bil, while earnings per share were 6.70 sen compared with loss per share of 10.60 sen. It said the higher revenue was due to better performance by ...
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Transport Ministry reveals new FT registration plate to start with W1A
PUTRAJAYA: In the impending expiry of the WYY series, the new vehicle registration plates would start with W1A and end with W999A (see chart above), ...
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Outrage grows over scandal-tainted Malaysia state boss
KUCHING, Malaysia (AFP) - Despite earning a civil servant's salary for three decades, Taib Mahmud, the powerful chief minister of Malaysia's Sarawak state, is reputed by critics to be one of Asia's richest men.Taib, 77, and his family are accused of massive corruption and running Malaysia's largest state like a family business, controlling its biggest companies with stakes in ...
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Malaysian charged with sedition 2 more arrested
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysian authorities detained two anti-government figures and charged a student activist with sedition Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of ...
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Malaysian student charged with sedition after urging street protests over election fraud claim
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Prosecutors filed a sedition charge Thursday against a student activist who had urged Malaysians to engage in street protests against the government over claims of election fraud. The National Front coalition, which has governed since 1957, won May 5 general elections with a weakened parliamentary majority. Opposition leaders insist the coalition retained power through ...
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Malay Press Noh Omar admits Sgor BN failure willing to step down
Reset PETALING JAYA (May 23): Selangor Barisan Nasional (BN) deputy chairman and former Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar admitted to his party's failure in recapturing Selangor during the 13th general election and is willing to step down.According to a report in Utusan Malaysia, Noh said he will take responsibility over BN's dismal performance in ...
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Street rallies wont affect Malaysia’s international tourism
Reset PUTRAJAYA (May 22): Street rallies and demonstrations have no effect on Malaysia's appeal as an international tourist destination as records have shown that the country continues to enjoy an increase in tourist receipts every year. Speaking to a press conference, newly minted Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said that the only time Malaysia's tourist industry ...
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Malaysia's 10th MP sets focus on education
On the 10th of June, 2010, the 10th Malaysia Plan was revealed to Malaysia’s news media, outlining what is essentially the government’s budget plans for the next five years. The 10th Malaysia Plan will therefore be in effect during 2011 to 2015. Malaysia is a vast country and the plan is therefore vast as well, a thick and complicated document, but one of the most important aspects of the plans announced in parliament were those that involve the education departments of the country.
Malaysia has an extensive public schooling system, operated under the belief that every child has a right to equal and fair opportunity in the country, a right that is enshrined in the constitution. The government spends around RM 7 billion on public education throughout the country, and in the 10MP, extremely important plans were outlined, aimed at increasing pre-school attendance from 67% of the population currently, to 87% by 2012. Read more
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