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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Malaysia News.Net http://www.malaysianews.net/ en-us Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:33:59 -0500 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:33:59 -0500 30 Malaysia will give Bangladesh $35 million for a state Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) project that will generate an additional 150 million litres of water in the capital city of Dhaka, where runni http://www.malaysianews.net/story/203100936 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:50:01 -0500 IANS http://www.malaysianews.net/story/203100936 Malaysia: Malaysia's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged on Tuesday, citing a need to remain cautious amid lingering concern over a "challenging" global economic ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203110354&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:34:51 -0500 Times of Oman http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203110354&cat=48cba686fe041718 ] Bhd (MAEMode) net profit for the second quarter ended Nov 30, 2011 jumped 70% to RM3.34 million from RM1.97 million a year earlier, due mainly to higher revenue and better profit margins from ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112384&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:50:41 -0500 The Edge Daily http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112384&cat=48cba686fe041718 SEBUYAU (Sarawak), Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The giving of subsidies amounting to nearly RM19 billion this year is proof that the government is sensitive to the plight of the people, especially the poor ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112386&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:50:19 -0500 Bermana http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112386&cat=48cba686fe041718 Malaysia Airlines Cabin Crew and Oneworld. Pic: Courtesy of Malaysia Airlines KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The world's premier global airline alliance, oneworld, will include Malaysia ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112387&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:50:17 -0500 Bermana http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112387&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Cuepacs will make a request to the Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan, to appoint three more senior leaders of the congress into the ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112388&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:50:14 -0500 Bermana http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112388&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines (MAS) today announced two appointments to its senior management team. Azhari Mohd Dahlan, a highly experienced engineering professional with a ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112389&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:50:10 -0500 Bermana http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112389&cat=48cba686fe041718 BERA, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said 84 cases of violation of regulations under the Price Control Scheme, enforced ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112390&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:50:06 -0500 Bermana http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112390&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Federal Territories should be the best showcase for Malaysia's development planning expertise and implementation, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112391&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:50:03 -0500 Bermana http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112391&cat=48cba686fe041718 as part of an out-of-court settlement in a defamation suit. The statement of settlement was recorded by High Court judge Justice Asmabi Mohamad Tuesday. In the statement, Ahirudin "recognises, ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112373&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:49:09 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112373&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUALA LUMPUR: A new Tamil newspaper, Thina Kural (Daily Voice), is to hit the streets on Feb 9. Its managing director is Aruul Kumar, 29, son of the late A. Athikumanan, a former editor-in-chief of ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112376&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:49:03 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112376&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUALA LUMPUR: Kamal Hisham Jaafar, a lawyer wanted in relation to a RM660,000 breach of trust case, is in Dubai now and is prepared to cooperate with the police on condition his safety is assured. ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112377&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:49:00 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112377&cat=48cba686fe041718 said the Federal Court, being the apex court, was equipped with the power to uphold the fair administration of justice and prevent injustice or abuse of the process of the court. He cited case ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112375&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:48:57 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112375&cat=48cba686fe041718 GEORGE TOWN:The Election Commission (EC) is to drop 42,025 doubtful names from the electoral rolls after verifying only 26 active voters during a two-month display of 42,051 names which ended on ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112378&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:48:54 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112378&cat=48cba686fe041718 The Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) will be signed this May after the conclusion of the talks on the agreement, slated in March, said Minister of International Trade and Industry ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112382&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:37:43 -0500 General Sources http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112382&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) today cancelled its plan to send the Thomas and Uber Cup teams for centralised training in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah due to ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112385&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:39:51 -0500 Bernama http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203112385&cat=48cba686fe041718 The Australian miner said Tuesday that actions like the threat by Malaysia's opposition party that it would close its Rare Earths processing plant, could deter other foreign investment in the ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203106906&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:56:29 -0500 Mine Web http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203106906&cat=48cba686fe041718 PETALING JAYA, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry has called on school managements to keep their premises and surrounding areas clean to protect students from the spread of dengue fever. Its ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107364&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:29:46 -0500 Bermana http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107364&cat=48cba686fe041718 TONGOD (SABAH), Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Some recipients of the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M) in the district are forced to travel long distances to get the aid because they stay far in the ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107365&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:29:42 -0500 Bermana http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107365&cat=48cba686fe041718 IPOH, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Perak government has allocated RM100,000 to upgrade Muzium Darul Ridzuan here into the Perak Archaeological Museum in preparation for the Lenggong Valley to be declared ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107366&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:29:41 -0500 Bermana http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107366&cat=48cba686fe041718 SHAH ALAM: A primary school teacher was discharged and acquitted by the Sessions Court here, Tuesday, on two counts of carnal intercourse against the order of nature, in Rantau Panjang, Klang four ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107354&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:28:24 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107354&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUALA LUMPUR: The mushrooming of cheap motels offering low hourly rates is believed to play a major part in the growth of prostitution in the country. Bukit Aman ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107355&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:28:22 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107355&cat=48cba686fe041718 said only 10 supporters and representatives at nomination centres should be allowed. "Polling and nomination days are the most worrying for me. "The practice of having a parade ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107356&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:28:19 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107356&cat=48cba686fe041718 had declared the Buku Jingga to be common issues agreed upon in black and white by Pakatan parties to collaborate on. "What have PKR and DAP to say, now that Azizan has nullified the Buku ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107360&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:28:17 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107360&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUALA LUMPUR: The use of white envelopes along with the customary ang pow red packets at Perkasa's Chinese New Year gathering last Sunday has nothing to do with the Government, ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107359&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:28:14 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107359&cat=48cba686fe041718 will set up a non-governmental organisation (NGO) called Jati to fight for Islam, Malay rights and the Malay rulers. The former Selangor executive councillor rejected speculation that he would join ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107358&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:28:12 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107358&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) Tuesday urged Kelantan's PAS-led government to adopt immediate measures to resolve problems pertaining to the orang asli ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107357&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:28:10 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107357&cat=48cba686fe041718 , said the 35.28-hectare Bukit Gambang Safari Park in Bukit Gambang Resort City (BGRC) would commence operations by year-end. "We are optimistic the safari park will follow the success of our ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107367&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:28:08 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107367&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUALA LUMPUR: Former MIC Youth secretary C. Sivarraajh, who has completed his four-month suspension from the party, has been given back his previous post. MIC Youth chief T. Mohan announced the ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107361&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:28:08 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107361&cat=48cba686fe041718 will hold its first meeting on Feb 10 and come out with recommendations by early March. "The working paper will be handed over to the Prime Minister," he told reporters here. Omar also ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107362&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:28:06 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107362&cat=48cba686fe041718 SINGAPORE: Supported by strong employment creation, Singapore's unemployment rate declined to a 14-year low in 2011, according to the "Employment Situation, 2011" report. It said the ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107368&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:28:06 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107368&cat=48cba686fe041718 director Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail of RM1.75mil. Judge Rozilah Salleh set the date when the case came up for mention. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) prosecution unit ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107363&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:28:03 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203107363&cat=48cba686fe041718 From Adnan Jahaya CHRISTCHURCH, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Raja Muda of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail, launched a Perlis food promotion here last night in conjunction with the ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102522&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:46:33 -0500 Bermana http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102522&cat=48cba686fe041718 ended the morning session 0.15% or 2.24 points lower at 1,511.31 today tracking cues from the overnight Wall Street market amid concerns of slow progress in Greece's debt negotiations. In its ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102523&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:45:06 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102523&cat=48cba686fe041718 SUNGAI PETANI: A businessman from Malacca was charged Tuesday with the 2006 murder of 25-year-old marketing executive Chee Gaik Yap. Clad in purple-coloured prison clothes, Shahril Jaafar, 31, was ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102515&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:45:02 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102515&cat=48cba686fe041718 SINGAPORE, Jan 31 (Reuters) Total bank lending in Singapore rose 1.1 percent in December from November, central bank data showed on Tuesday. Bank lending in the citystate totalled S$420.4 billion ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102526&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:45:02 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102526&cat=48cba686fe041718 GEORGE TOWN: Thaipusam may still be six days away but it is never too early to prepare for one of Penang’s largest religious festivals. A check by The Star along Jalan Utama leading to the ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102514&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:45:00 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102514&cat=48cba686fe041718 WELLINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) New Zealand household borrowing remained soft in December with a rise in housing credit offsetting weaker consumer borrowing, ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102525&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:45:00 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102525&cat=48cba686fe041718 SHANGHAI, Jan 31 (Reuters) China's securities regulator is studying measures to allow market forces to play a bigger role in companies' initial public offerings, responding to Premier Wen ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102524&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:44:58 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102524&cat=48cba686fe041718 PETALING JAYA: Actress Lisa Surihani (pic) remains queen in terms of Malaysian artiste popularity in cyberspace with 500,000 Twitter followers and almost two ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102516&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:44:57 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102516&cat=48cba686fe041718 SYDNEY, Jan 31 (Reuters) Stubbornly weak Australian mortgage growth and soaring funding costs are tipping the scales in favour of businesslending focused ANZ ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102527&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:44:56 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102527&cat=48cba686fe041718 KLUANG: A third force emerges only when politicians – especially from the Opposition – are unable to meet the people’s expectations, said Umno ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102517&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:44:54 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102517&cat=48cba686fe041718 found confidence up a touch in December as sales and profitability improved. The survey's overall measure of business conditions held at 1 in the month, consistent with an economy growing ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102528&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:44:53 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102528&cat=48cba686fe041718 SEREMBAN: A petrol station manager was robbed of about RM200,000 by four men at the highway near the Nilai rest and recreation area near here. Nilai district police chief Supt Mohd Yusoff Awang said ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102518&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:44:51 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102518&cat=48cba686fe041718 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior International Monetary Fund official said on Monday that China was taking steps to reduce property bubble risks and said it has room to add fiscal stimulus if ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102529&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:44:50 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102529&cat=48cba686fe041718 PETALING JAYA: Thousands of Malaysians made a dash to apply for the Skim Amanah Rakyat 1Malaysia (Sara 1Malaysia) at banks around the country. If approved, they will be among the 100,000 low-income ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102519&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:44:49 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102519&cat=48cba686fe041718 made it clear that the chip was nearing the end of its life and that Intel was shifting its focus to its x86 microprocessor. HP called Oracle's decision "anti-customer" and sued ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102530&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:44:48 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102530&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUALA LUMPUR: It was made to repair vehicles, but is now being used by syndicates to steal cars. The hand-held device costing RM10,000 was invented as a tool to diagnose mechanical faults and is not ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102520&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:44:47 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102520&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian car theft syndicates have extended their reach to Europe and Africa although Asean countries remain the top destination for stolen vehicles. Cars not cannibalised for their ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102521&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:44:44 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102521&cat=48cba686fe041718 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexicans were overcharged billions of dollars for phone service in recent years as the industry dominated by billionaire Carlos Slim gouges customers and keeps the economy ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102531&cat=48cba686fe041718 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:44:44 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203102531&cat=48cba686fe041718 Formula 1 fans can take advantage of a well-priced package for one of the first races of the season – the Malaysian Grand Prix March 23 to ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098307&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:26:06 -0500 The Globe and Mail http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098307&cat=48cba686fe041718 ] Bhd shares retreated in early trade on Tuesday after the company said that it expects its business prospects to remain challenging across all segments for the financial year ending June 30, 2012 ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098278&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:46 -0500 The Edge Daily http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098278&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will channel RM1.5bil to the Federal Territories Foundation as part of a special funding scheme to help eligible buyers purchase public housing units ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098251&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:18 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098251&cat=48cba686fe041718 as the world's largest vendor of personal computers in the fourth quarter, helped by booming demand for its iPads, research firm Canalys said on Monday. In the fourth quarter, tablet demand ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098282&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:18 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098282&cat=48cba686fe041718 HARIAN Metro reported the emergence of a VCD showing a mustachioed "singer" getting cosy with three young women wearing hijab (Islamic headscarf). The paper said the contents might be ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098253&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:17 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098253&cat=48cba686fe041718 is expected to report a double-digit slide in quarterly operating profit on Tuesday and forecast a still larger drop for the full year, as natural disasters in Japan and Thailand hit it harder than ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098283&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:15 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098283&cat=48cba686fe041718 SOME unscrupulous visitors to old folks homes are fleecing the inmates of their Chinese New Year ang pows, Guang Ming Daily reported. Citing a case at an old folks home in Salak South new village in ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098252&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:14 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098252&cat=48cba686fe041718 said the Higher Education Ministry has agreed at policy level to set up more Tamil studies departments in universities, Makkal Osai reported. He said Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris had such a ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098254&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:12 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098254&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian car-theft syndicates have extended their tentacles to Europe and Africa while continuing to feed the insatiable demand in South-East Asia and they are doing it in ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098255&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:10 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098255&cat=48cba686fe041718 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is expected to review a rapid-fire technique that allows traders to buy and sell shares at lightning speed, a step that could help it ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098284&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:10 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098284&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUALA LUMPUR: Police are getting close to nabbing two more suspects involved in the brutal murder of a restaurant owner. Sources revealed the remaining two suspects were in their 20s. Tan Ching ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098257&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:08 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098257&cat=48cba686fe041718 . will step down, as the technology giant continues to restructure its much-criticized board. Babbio, along with fellow directors Sari Baldauf and Dominique Senequier, will not stand for reelection ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098285&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:08 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098285&cat=48cba686fe041718 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Longtime Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown is donating $30 million to Columbia University and Stanford University to establish a media institute in honor of her late ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098286&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:06 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098286&cat=48cba686fe041718 PETALING JAYA: When he lost his wife of 33 years to cancer last year, lawyer Adam Ibrahim wanted something special to remember her by. ';I also wanted others to know what a wonderful person she ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098256&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:06 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098256&cat=48cba686fe041718 IPOH: Perak will host defence and maritime industry manufacturers in an effort to expand the state’s investment and economic portfolio. Mentri ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098258&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:03 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098258&cat=48cba686fe041718 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than two-thirds of banks in a Federal Reserve survey of senior loan officers said they had tightened credit to European financial firms in January, underscoring the ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098287&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:03 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098287&cat=48cba686fe041718 LONDON/LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's slide towards becoming the next Greece - needing a second bailout to avoid bankruptcy - accelerated on Monday as untrusting underwriters hiked the cost of ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098288&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:01 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098288&cat=48cba686fe041718 JOHOR BARU: While Johor Premium Outlets (JPO) in Kulaijaya has been drawing thou­­sands of shoppers, with designer clothes and items flying off the shelves, the place has also been ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098259&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:43:00 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098259&cat=48cba686fe041718 sparked the wrath of eurosceptics in his Conservative party on Monday, indicating he would not block the use of European Union institutions in an economic policy pact Britain opted out of in ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098290&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:59 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098290&cat=48cba686fe041718 said the safety of Palestinians should be given more serious concern. ';The Jews can survive anywhere in the world. Their safety can be as­­sured wherever they are. ';But it is the ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098260&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:59 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098260&cat=48cba686fe041718 cemented her political ascendancy in Europe on Monday when 25 out of 27 EU states agreed to a German-inspired pact for stricter budget discipline, even as they struggled to rekindle growth from the ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098289&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:57 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098289&cat=48cba686fe041718 HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford, charged with a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, sought to have a Antiguan regulator with oversight of his offshore bank dismissed after she rejected a number of the Texas ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098292&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:54 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098292&cat=48cba686fe041718 said. Azizan said the state was not obligated to follow the framework’s policies. ';I will certainly hit back at critics who use flimsy excuses like the Buku Jingga to undermine my ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098261&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:50 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098261&cat=48cba686fe041718 MADRID: Spain's economy looks set to slip into a long recession after contracting in the last quarter of 2011 for the first time in two years, as Europe's leaders gather to seek out ways ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098293&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:49 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098293&cat=48cba686fe041718 ­him voicing his full support for the protection of Israel’s security as ';strange and weird';. ';We are shocked and surprised by the weird statement in which he ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098262&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:48 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098262&cat=48cba686fe041718 as part of its regional expansion plans. The investment will see Tiger Airways become the second biggest shareholder in Mandala, which has undergone financial restructuring after being grounded in ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098294&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:47 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098294&cat=48cba686fe041718 in Bayan Lepas are dead or dying as a result of ';girdling';. The trees, some 20m-high and more than 30 years old, had had the barks of their entire trunks re­­moved. Girdling or ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098263&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:45 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098263&cat=48cba686fe041718 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka, which is locked in a row with the International Monetary Fund over its exchange rate policy, will not draw the remaining US$800mil of a US$2.6bil loan from the global lender due ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098295&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:44 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098295&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has delayed issuing quotas to export crude palm oil without taxes for 2012 as it drafts policy to counter competition from top supplier Indonesia, which slashed its export ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098296&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:42 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098296&cat=48cba686fe041718 . He said such an alternative would ensure Sabah natives would not have difficulty proving their customary rights to the land. Malanjum said natives who took their land disputes to court faced the ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098264&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:42 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098264&cat=48cba686fe041718 CEO Datuk Seri Che Khalib Mohd Noh will be calling it quits when his contract expires in June this year after heading the national utility for the past seven years. "In any organisation, you ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098297&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:39 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098297&cat=48cba686fe041718 and the Government - have agreed to share the RM3bil incurred between January 2010 and October 2011, there is no plan yet on how to absorb the additional cost of burning distillates after that ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098299&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:37 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098299&cat=48cba686fe041718 SHAH ALAM: A chemist tendered 98 exhibits including several zinc sheets, a gunny sack and a pair of shoes in the murder trial of cosmetics ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098266&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:37 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098266&cat=48cba686fe041718 said. He said while the country’s Islamic banking industry had grown, it had not reached its full potential. ';I’m shocked that many non-Muslims in Malaysia think that Islamic ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098300&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:35 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098300&cat=48cba686fe041718 and two other res­pondents to apply for leave before the hearing to set aside Anwar’s no­­tice of appeal. The two others are Federal Terri­tory Islamic Affairs Council (MAIWP) ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098267&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:34 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098267&cat=48cba686fe041718 .'; Maybank global wholesale banking deputy president and head Abdul Farid Alias described the conclusion of the syndication as a momentous chapter in the group’s robust track record of ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098298&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:32 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098298&cat=48cba686fe041718 said products such as facial fillers and breast implants would be register­­-ed with the Medical Device Aut­hority. ';All companies dealing with medical devices will be licensed so ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098265&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:32 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098265&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUANTAN: Tragedy struck again at the Kuantan beach belt when a 12-year-old boy drowned at Batu Hitam beach, eight days after two brothers met the same fate at Pantai Sepat. Mohd Shahrul Hafiz Ramli ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098268&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:28 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098268&cat=48cba686fe041718 PETALING JAYA: The remains of a foreigner who was stabbed at least eight times was found by the roadside in SS21, Kampung Kayu Ara, near here. Police have yet to identify the victim, believed to be ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098269&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:27 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098269&cat=48cba686fe041718 is keen to get its own people in the top posts of the national carmaker. News reports quoting sources said DRB-Hicom was keen to reshuffle Proton's managementin in the next two to three weeks. ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098302&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:24 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098302&cat=48cba686fe041718 said the varsity was well-prepared because it already had a transformation plan that covered academic, human resources and finance drafted about two years ago. ';With autonomy, we will be able ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098270&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:24 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098270&cat=48cba686fe041718 BRUSSELS: European leaders are set to adopt a new treaty to reinforce budgetary discipline among governments in the wake of the debt crisis. The inter-governmental treaty is to be signed by 26 of ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098303&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:21 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098303&cat=48cba686fe041718 Earth, the virtual globe, map and geographical information program, is proving to be a favoured tool by environmental groups and the authorities to check on illegal forest clearing and land ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098271&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:21 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098271&cat=48cba686fe041718 SEREMBAN: Organ donors are not allowed to make a profit as promoting or commercialising transplants is strictly prohibited. However, a reasonable reimbursement for the donation process is allowed. ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098272&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:19 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098272&cat=48cba686fe041718 SEREMBAN: Doctors performing organ transplants must now report to the National Transplant Resource Centre every month in a move to curb possible commercialisation of human parts. They are also ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098273&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:16 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098273&cat=48cba686fe041718 JOHOR BARU: Police will be working with Interpol to trace a lawyer in connection with several commercial crime cases in the state. State commercial crime chief Asst Comm Rosman Omar said the lawyer ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098274&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:15 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098274&cat=48cba686fe041718 BEIJING: China will make Shanghai the global centre of yuan trading, clearing and pricing by 2015, according to a specific state plan laying out the city's future as an international financial ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098305&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:13 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098305&cat=48cba686fe041718 KUALA TERENGGANU: A robber not only took his 21-year-old victim’s gold bracelet but even ordered her to prepare breakfast for him. But while he ate, the victim escaped to a neighbour’s ... http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098275&cat=48cba686fe041718 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:13 -0500 The Star http://feeds.malaysianews.net/?rid=203098275&cat=48cba686fe041718