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Police nab three robbery suspects in quick response action
NIBONG TEBAL: Swift action by the police saw three out of four suspects nabbed some 16 hours after they allegedly committed two robberies in town here and in Sungai Bakap. South Seberang Prai OCPD Supt Shafien Mamat said two of the suspects, who were hiding in the hall area of a double-storey terrace house in Taman Impian Jaya, Bukit Mertajam, were caught at 4.10pm yesterday, while the third ...
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Ahmad reappointed MRB chairman
has been re-appointed Malaysian Rubber Board chairman, the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry announced yesterday. He will serve in the post between June 15 and June 14, 2015 to provide continuity to the board’s implementation of strategies and action plans. The ministry hoped the re-appointment would enable Ahmad to lead the board to greater success, further develop the rubber ...
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Subramanian named non-exec chairman of AirAsia India
said he was delighted to welcome Ramadorai, a giant in the Indian industry as the chairman. "He is an exceptionally experienced executive with a proven track record of building and grooming dynamic, young and energetic teams. "His ability to upscale will be critical as we grow the business and we look forward to the additional perspective and expertise he will be able to share as we ...
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More effort needed to attract foreign direct investment due to stiff regional competition
KUALA LUMPUR: While Malaysia has been doing well in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), the country needs to step up its efforts in view of aggressive competition not just regionally but also from developed markets. "Developed markets are looking for FDI and the same goes for emerging markets. Myanmar, Vietnam and Indonesia are some of the aggressive rivals. "They have been ...
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Ahmad Zahid Many foreign workers did not settle their medical fees
. He said many foreigners did not settle their medical bills at public hospitals. Due to this, the Government would review policies for insurance packages and medical coverage for such ...
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The Stars Bid Win roadshows to kick off from Friday
PETALING JAYA: The Star's Bid & Win roadshows will kick off in several malls around the country from Friday. This weekend, the roadshow will head up north to Queensbay Mall in Penang while readers in Malacca can check out the booth at Dataran Pahlawan Megamall. Those in the Klang Valley can visit the promotion booth at Bangsar Shopping Complex. There will also be roadshows at 1st Avenue ...
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Anti-corruption body gives Male airport clean bill
, which was forced to give up a US$511mil international airport project in Male late last year over alleged irregularities in the bidding stage, is understood to have got a reprieve from an anti-corruption body of Maldives, which ruled out corruption in the process. GMR had formed a 77:23 joint venture ...
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Relatives want Batang Kali memorial
KUALA LUMPUR: On top of seeking an apology, the families of the 24 victims in the incident known as the Batang Kali massacre 65 years ago, want the British Government to build a permanent memorial to commemorate their loved ones. Lim Kok, whose father Lim Tian Swee was allegedly beheaded in the incident, said his family had suffered after the death of his father, who was in his 40s at the time. ...
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M’sia-Australia FTA to help expand bilateral trade
KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (Mafta), which came into effect on Jan 1, is expected to widen and deepen bilateral trade engagement. International Trade ...
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Home Ministry seizes 850 copies of the Quran
PUTRAJAYA: The Home Ministry has confiscated 850 copies of the Quran that were imported without approval. The holy books were confiscated at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Port Klang and Johor Baru entry points in the first half of this year. About 80% of the books were printed in Indonesia and the rest were from China. ';The Quran copies were not cleared by the ministry and we are ...
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MISC seeks US$750mil refinancing
is seeking US$750mil (RM2.37bil) in five-year money to refinance a US$1bil loan it signed in 2008, according to sources. When sounding banks on this latest financing, the borrower asked them to revert with commitments by yesterday, one source said. The deal is likely to be self-arranged. Proceeds will refinance a US$1bil five-year loan signed in September 2008. That loan paid a top-level all-in ...
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Squabbling over privileges of a Pakatan leader
KOTA KINABALU: It was the first day of the meeting and as expected Barisan Nasional and the 12 opposition representatives clashed over who was the Opposition Leader and the privileges accorded him. The showdown started ...
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Hibiscus JV firm gets US$10mil capital injection from Triax
According to Hibiscus’ filing with the stock exchange, the subscription of shares by Triax would enable Hirex to fund the licence fee payable for the utilisation of Rex’s proprietary technology in the pursuit of high-impact exploration assets. ';The subscription is also expected to provide Hirex with sufficient working capital to fund its other operational costs for the next two ...
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New DAP man turns on his party after elections
PETALING JAYA: A former Umno man who joined DAP last year has now turned on the Opposition party, saying it had fielded too few non-Chinese members in the General Election. Aspan Alias was among those not picked to stand for the elections. Aspan, a former Negri Sembilan Umno veteran, said DAP also had too few non-Chinese in key party positions. "How can this be? If you say that you are ...
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Aeon Credit to raise capital base
. "We are always mindful of this issue. Management is making detailed studies to address this issue," he said after the company's AGM. However, he said Aeon Credit had not finalised any plans yet. According ...
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Two-year-old makes touching request at her dad’s funeral
BATU PAHAT: Seeing her by the casket that carried the remains of her dad, a two-year-old girl asked her grandmother if she could lie beside her father. It bled the hearts of those who heard Angel’s request. The little girl did not know that her father P. Rooneskumar (pic), 29, was never coming back. The pub supervisor, the third of four siblings, was gunned down outside a pub here while ...
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BToto profit down on high operating expenses
’s net profit for the fourth quarter ended April 30 was down to RM75.6mil compared with RM91.2mil a year ago due to higher operating expenses incurred by the group as well as the results ...
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Body found at boat tragedy site sent for DNA test
BELAGA: The body of a man found floating in the Rajang River on Monday near the site of the May 28 Belaga express boat tragedy here is believed to be that of one of the two missing passengers. District police chief Supt Bakar Sebau said that the victim’s fellow worker came to the police station here upon hearing the news. ';He believed that the badly decomposed remains were that of ...
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Upgrade for airport in Kelantan
(BN-Air Lanas), who is the International Trade and Industry Minister, said he and the other 11 Barisan assemblymen would support the move by the PAS-led Kelantan government to upgrade the busy airport located in Pengkalan Chepa. "We will support the state's aspirations to turn the airport into an international class facility to ensure that it will bring economic benefit to the ...
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ECM Libra posts lower Q1 net profit
’s net profit for the first quarter ended April 30 fell to RM2.9mil from RM6.03mil a year ago. In line with the drop in profit, its revenue also declined to RM7.4mil from RM45.8mil for the said quarter year-on-year. The company lapsed into Practice Note 17 (PN17) status by virtue of its disposal of its investment banking business, which contributed more than 70% of group revenue. ...
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Hostel fire kills boy but holy book and clothes undamaged
TWO Qurans, clothes and books belonging to a 13-year-old fire victim were miraculously undamaged in a fire which razed the Mahad Tahfiz Al-Baraqah (mantab) in Sungai Petani, reported Kosmo. Aiman Nur Hakim Yahaya's body was charred but medical personnel found his brain intact. The wooden cupboard containing his belongings were also undamaged in the fire which gutted the hostel on Saturday. ...
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Perodua expects more competitive auto business environment
expects a more challenging business environment with stiffer competition in the country. "We are maintaining our sales target of 194,000 this year, and whoever takes the top position is irrelevant," president ...
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New Tamil primary school to be built in Sungai Petani
had recently announced that six new Tamil schools would be built nationwide. The Health Minister said that a site had been identified near the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Taman Keladi. He said he would discuss ...
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Nasim launches 7th Peugeot Blue Box
said the RM2mil outlet would serve Peugeot owners here as well as the rest of Kedah and Perlis. He said the place was the third new outlet launched by Nasim this year, with the first and second in Butterworth, Penang and Batu Pahat, Johor. "In Kedah, the Peugeot Blue Box Alor Setar is the second outlet in the state. The first was in Sungai Petani,'' he said in his speech during ...
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Medium threatens couple with black magic
A TEMPLE medium threatened to use black magic against a couple who illegally transferred RM50,000 from his savings account, China Press reported. The 42-year-old medium, known only as Huang from Kuching, said that he had no choice but to use black magic because there had been no development in his case since he lodged a police report three months ago. Huang said he had used other items for the ...
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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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