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The decline of Malaysian apartheid
if you are interested in contributing. It has been practically a given that no facet of Malaysian society is untouched by matters of race. The recently concluded general elections and the aftermath that has ensued has again affirmed the centrality of race in a society that continues to grapple with reconciling its own contradictions. For decades, the racial compromise ostensibly affirmed a ...
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TH Plantations to complete Kalimantan land purchase by June
expects to complete its acquisition of 11,837ha of land in Kalimantan, Indonesia by June this year. "We are in the midst of completing the acquisition ...
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Time dotCom in search of more acquisitions
said on Monday Time dotCom was on the lookout of potential companies in the region but acquiring a local company was not on its cards for the moment. "We like fixed line telcos, metropolitan fibre players and data centres," he said after the AGM. He said Time dotCom had just completed major acquisitions of domestic firms last year and expected the companies to contribute 25% to 27% to ...
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Yazid two others acquitted and discharged from Sosma
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has acquitted and discharged a former Internal Security Act (ISA) Yazid Sufaat and two others arrested under Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012(Sosma). Justice Kamardin Hashim ruled that the act couldn't be used against the three, as it was ultra vires against Article 149 of the Federal Constitution. More to come Related ...
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Avon Malaysia Guna Produk Kategori Rumah Untuk Pertingkat Jualan
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Mei (Bernama) -- Avon Cosmetics (M) Sdn Bhd berharap produk kategori rumahnya seperti langsir, sarung kusyen, cadar dan perkakas memasak tidak melekat, akan membantu meningkatkan jualan. "Baru-baru ini kami memperkenalkan kategori baharu ini dan akan memperluaskan produk di bawahnya, terutamanya semasa musim perayaan seperti Hari Raya," kata Pengarah Urusannya, ...
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Obama to address Guantanamo prison drone program
Obama will address the U.S. secret drone program's legality and his pledge to shut the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, a White House official said. Obama will address them in a speech Thursday at the Defense Department's National Defense University in Washington -- a speech that will focus on how he intends to bring his counter-terrorism policies in line with the legal structure and ...
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Amnesty International USA Charges Against Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim Politically Motivated
Human Rights Group Considered Anwar a Prisoner of Conscience WASHINGTON - August 6 - Sodomy charges against Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim may be an attempt to stop him from running for election to parliament, Amnesty International said ...
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Legitimacy crisis in post-election Malaysia
By Anil Netto PENANG - Large crowds have turned out in protests in major cities on peninsular Malaysia in response to a general election marred by allegations of irregularities and vote-buying. As the protests spread across the country, the opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat's challenge has the potential to destabilize Prime Minister Najib Razak's new government. In the central ...
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Sarawak CM says he will not interfere in federal cabinet appointments
KUCHING (May 20): Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud today reiterated his stand not to interfere in the recent appointment of federal Cabinet ministers, which seems to have evoked dissatisfaction among members of Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) and the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP), two Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties in the ...
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RHB Research Penang next thematic property play
KUALA LUMPUR (May 20): RHB Research has maintained Overweight on the property sector and said the opening of the Penang Second Bridge (PSB) in Sept will have a massive asset value unlocking ...
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Maybank considering internal external candidates for CEO
. After becoming group chief financial officer (CFO) of Maybank in November 2008, he went on to head BII, which is Maybank's Indonesian unit, in December 2011. The other possible candidates included Maybank Investment Bank ...
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Two handicraft makers to hang for drug trafficking
JOHOR BARU: Two men were sent to the gallows by the High Court here on Monday after they were found guilty of drug trafficking. Justice Samsudin Hassan handed down the sentence on Mohamad Sharudin Md Isa, 52, and Mohamad Yusof Mohamad Ali, 30, after finding that the prosecution had succeeded in establishing the case. The two men, both handicraft makers, were charged with trafficking in 426.78gm ...
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Malay Press Zahid ready to face censure motion
Reset PETALING JAYA (May 20): Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is not intimidated by Lim Guan Eng's call for the minister to retract his statement calling Malaysians to emigrate if they were unhappy with the nation's political system.Ahmad Zahid said he was prepared to face the repercussion suggested by the DAP secretary-general and the party's parliamentary leader, ...
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Malay Press Villagers hail temporary logging halt in Kedah
Reset PETALING JAYA (May 20): Residents living in areas stricken by extensive logging in Changlun, Kedah have welcomed the Kedah BN government's decision to temporarily cease and review all logging activities, Berita Harian reported.Residents living in Kg Wang Perah, near the Bukit Perangin Permanent Forest Reserve, said the decision was much-needed as residents were worried they would have ...
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Malaysia hydropower meeting to open amid controversy
KUCHING, Malaysia (AFP) - The world hydroelectric industry's decision to meet in a Malaysian state where dams have uprooted rainforests and native peoples is drawing bitter fire from environmental and tribal groups. The International Hydropower Association's (IHA) four-day biennial meeting to push "sustainable hydropower" opens on Tuesday in Kuching, the languid capital of ...
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Adnan Yaakob announces new portfolios for 10 excos
(Rural Development, Agriculture and Agro-based Industries). He said a special committee on unity would be formed to strengthen racial integration among the people. Adnan said the committee would be chaired by him, while its members would be appointed by the state executive council in due course. "We have already identified several personalities to be members of the committee which include ...
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Guan Eng should apologise to me says Zahid
should apologise to him for misinterpreting his call for groups that do not accept the country's electoral system to move to countries where the system suits them. "He has misinterpreted my statement," he told reporters after meeting Home Ministry's heads of departments and agencies here on Monday. Dr Zahid also said he would not retract his statement. Lim who is Penang Chief ...
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Rafizi reveals eight not allowed to vote during GE13
PETALING JAYA: PKR has revealed the names of eight people who were not allowed to vote in the May 5 polls because their votes had already been cast. PKR ...
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Malaysia’s economy ‘to pick up pace in 2H2013’
May 20, 2013 KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 - The Malaysian economy will pick up pace and grow further in the second half of this year following the moderate performance in the first quarter, says a leading banker. Maybank president and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar said the moderation in the gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first quarter reflected the weak economic ...
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Penang to set up panel to probe handing of money to voters
Printer Friendly GEORGE TOWN: Penang will be setting up a state inquiry commission to investigate the alleged handing out of money to voters in 10 constituencies where Pakatan Rakyat candidates lost. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the inquiry was crucial, as the State Government had lost faith in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. According to lawyer Tommy Thomas, the inquiry can be ...
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Lim accuses IGP Zahid of playing politics tells them to curb crime
Printer Friendly GEORGE TOWN: The country's new police chief and home minister should stop "playing politics" and start keeping Malaysians, tourists and investors safe from crime and harm, DAP's Lim Kit Siang said Sunday. The DAP advisor's criticism today follows both Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar and Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid ...
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Special team to check forest destruction
Printer Friendly Kuala Lumpur: The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry will set up a special team with the respective state governments to look into the destruction of forests and hill slopes in the country. Its Minister Datuk Seri G. Palanivel said the ministry had plans to save forests and hill slopes from destruction as preventive measures were better than remedial work. Noting that ...
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RM3.8mil allocation to build Bengkoka Esplanade in Pitas
Printer Friendly Pitas: The Federal Government has allocated RM3.8 million through the Malaysian Tourism Ministry to build Bengkoka Esplanade here in an effort to increase the touristic pull of the district. Construction for the esplanade will begin early next year. A total of RM1 million has also been allocated by the State Government through its Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment ...
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Protest gatherings new craze for sore losers says Shabery
Printer Friendly Kuala Lumpur: The protest gatherings against the 13th General Election results did not reflect the characteristic of democracy as these were protests against the decision made by the majority of Malaysians, said Communication and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek. Describing these protest gatherings as crazy and the work of the frustrated for their failed ...
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Exempt Sabah Swak from GST Jeffrey
Printer Friendly Kota Kinabalu: The people of Sabah and Sarawak should be exempted from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) that appears imminent to be implemented by the Federal Government, said Star Sabah Chief Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan. "Foremost, the Prime Minister needs to practise what he says and start implementing his transparency programmes by stop 'testing the people' by ...
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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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