THURSDAY NOVEMBER 05 2009
 
 
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UPDATE 2 By Debra Chong KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — A five-man panel of Federal Court judges today dismissed ...

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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat today kept silent over the party's roiling internal crisis despite a "Greater Unity Plan" that keeps him and reinstated deputy Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek as top party leaders. The Tra...

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By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — Despite being in the minority, MCA Youth chief Datuk Wee Ka Siong today blasted the party’s secretary-general for rejecting another delegates meeting aimed at renewing the leadership's m...

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  • Pairin has rubbished claim that Jeffrey intends to rejoin PBS
  • Klang MP warns of increasing household debt
  • Double-tracking project the next PKFZ?
  • Liow insists on EGM to fulfil members’ rights
  • DAP questions RM394m reserved for toll payments
  • DAP: High-level conspiracy to suppress government’s involvement in PKFZ
  • MACC needs wins, not just big sweeps
  • Koh dismisses BN MP’s allegation
  • Shaziman: Flyovers designed to last 100 years
  • Judgment in default entered against Manohara
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    NOV 5 — The decision of the Registrar of Societies (ROS) to reinstate Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek as MCA deputy president was the key and turning point for the victory of president Datuk Seri Ong Te...

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    NOV 5 — Dr Mohd Asri’s Zainul Abidin recent debacle with Jais has raised very pertinent questions for the nation as a whole. Initially reports seem to suggest that his dramatic arrest (there were a...

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    NOV 5 — After all that, MCA is now back to square one. We had the president sacking the deputy. We then had the deputy retaliating and demanding for an EGM. The president’s men also put in ...

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  • Without protection we would not have a car industry — Mahathir Mohamad
  • Betting on Thailand — Philip Bowring
  • ‘Krisis’ agama rugikan umat — Mohd Radzi Mohd Zin
  • Why Chinese netizens are upset — The Straits Times
  • The start of yet another fierce battle — Low Yak Buang
  • Remove all doubts – Convene 11-man coram — P. Ramakrishnan
  • The bugle has been sounded — Lim Sue Goan
  • Memperbetulkan persepsi terhadap PAS — Mohd Rashidi Hassan
  • The Perak crisis: Keep focused on the real issues — Kevin YL Tan
  • Fighting among the clerics — Tay Tian Yan
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    Business Opinion



    MANILA, Nov 5 — Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp posted a 24 per cent increase in third-quarter net income, boosted by double-digit revenue growth in its liquor business. San Miguel,...

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    HONG KONG, Nov 5 — Asian shares fell today, while the dollar recovered most losses made after the US Federal Reserve vowed to ...

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    KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — Malaysia’s main stock index fell today but top oil palm planter Sime Darby and sixth-ranked lender Hong Leong B...

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  • Toyota surprises with Q2 profit
  • Intel hit by NY antitrust suit, kickbacks alleged
  • After Mickey’s makeover, less Mr Nice Guy
  • Khazanah set to ink deal on indoor theme park
  • Islamic finance board aims to set liquidity standards
  • Commodities, electronics drag September exports down
  • US Fed sees rates near zero for ‘extended period’
  • KL-Singapore work group for Iskandar project
  • Gold rush drives price to new high
  • News Corp profit tops forecast, shares up
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    NOV 5 — What do fireworks and a big bonfire each year on this night mean? Aside from some inherent, nearly prehistoric ignition of pyromanic glee in children, the only (tenuous) link to Guy Fawkes,...

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    NOV 5 — They were three and it was unnerving but you just have to, you know. It was a late Raya open house and the crowd had ebbed away except for hardcore Umno men and this writer. There w...

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    NOV 4 — In the triple jump, a jumper has to accelerate, hop, step and jump. The step must not exceed the jump line, otherwise the jump will be invalid. So the athlete needs to prepare himse...

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  • The Tree of Democracy, Cendol and Rojak
  • Americans stuck with the devils they know
  • A liberal separation between state and religion
  • SPR perlu diletakkan dibawah Parlimen
  • How you become a racist ...
  • Keane’s baseless boast exposes Tottenham’s need for stability
  • MCA’s infernal affairs
  • Through Eric’s eyes
  • Football, that Malaysian malaise...
  • If you liked this book, maybe you will like...
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    World Bahasa



    BANGKOK, Nov 5 — It would be “very hard” for next year’s elections in Myanmar to be legitimate without the involvement of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a senior United States official said today . Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel, returning from a landmark two-day visit to the army-ruled country, said the release of the National League for Democracy (NLD) leader an...

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    TEHRAN, Nov 5 — Iranian security forces arrested an Agence France Presse reporter covering Wednesday’s rally marking the anniversary of seizure of the US embassy, the agency said today. Foreign media have been banned from covering street protests since the demonstrations over the disputed June presidential vote, which the opposition says was rigged to secure President Mahmoud Ahmadineja...

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    BEIJING, Nov 5 — China’s Ministry of Health has banned the use of phy...

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  • Iran wants to be a regional power, says ElBaradei
  • Top Indonesia law officials resign over scandal
  • Italy convicts former CIA agents over ‘extraordinary rendition’
  • Australian sends refugees to remote island
  • US urges Karzai to make corruption arrests
  • US delegation meets with Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
  • Japan seeks influence in Mekong River region
  • ‘Conspiracy’ against Indonesian anti-graft agency widens
  • Jitters over arrests of Thai ‘rumour’ trio
  • Singapore a top choice for migrants
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    KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — Majlis Fatwa Kebangsaan tidak pernah mengkategorikan fahaman Wahabi sebagai salah dan sesat di negara ini, kata Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Senator Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim. “Kalau kita kata sesat, maknanya ...

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    KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — Mahkamah Tinggi hari ini membenarkan Tengku Temenggong Kelantan, Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Sultan Ismail Petra, memperoleh perintah ingkar terhadap isterinya Manohara Odelia Pinot dan ibu mentuanya Daisy Fajarina, berhubung saman malu RM105 juta terhadap dua beranak dari Indonesia itu. Penolong Kanan Pendaftar, Shazali Hidayat Shariff membuat keputusan itu dalam kamar...

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    KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — Bekas setiausaha Umno Bahagian Wangsa Maju dituduh di Makamah Sesyen di sini terhadap pertuduhan memberi rasuah RM1,000 kepada ketua cawangan Taman Melati sebagai dorongan supaya beliau dicalonkan untuk layak bertanding jawatan ahli jawatankuasa bahagian itu tahun lalu. Ramli Abdul Manan, 50, mengaku tidak bersalah atas dakwaan memberikan wang suapan kepada Amir Sa...

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  • Permohonan dapatkan 11 hakim ditolak, kes Nizar diteruskan
  • Wajibkan tauliah syarat lapuk, kata MP Zulkifli
  • Selepas Asri, ramai lagi ulama boleh ditangkap
  • Kelantan cuti Ahad ini kerana bola?
  • Tuntutan palsu: MP Sabak Bernam antara 6 didakwa
  • Asri mula serang, dedah ‘gelombang fitnah’ malam ini
  • CC MCA bermesyuarat, penyelesai krisis?
  • Kerajaan perpaduan: Mahu cari sesuatu yang baik, kata PM
  • Tahan Dr Asri: Pemuda PAS dakwa Pakatan disabotaj
  • Puad dakwa peranan Anwar punca PAS krisis
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    Sports Features



    NEW YORK, Nov 5 — The New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 to win the World Series yesterday, the Bronx Bombers ending a nine-year wait for a 27th title with a 4-2 series victory over the defending champions. H...

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    LONDON, Nov 5 — Manchester United sit just two points behind Chelsea in the table but as they prepare to visit Stamford Bridge on Sunday there is a sense that something is not quite right with the Premier League champions. Last month’s...

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    By Nick Mulvenney BEIJING, Nov 5 — Jenson Button’s grin never appeared as maniacal as when he leaned over me to tell David Coulthard how easily he was going to beat him. The Formula One world champion ...

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  • Lyon draw leaves Reds on brink of elimination
  • Fabregas scores twice as Arsenal thrash Alkmaar
  • Chrysler puts motorsports programme under review
  • This is sportsdirect.com@St James’ Park
  • FIA seeks urgent clarification from Toyota
  • Inter downs Dynamo with two late goals
  • West Ham finally rack up season’s first Premier League win
  • Hulkenberg hopes to match Barrichello at Williams
  • Yang wary of teasing the Tiger in Shanghai
  • Liverpool’s Degen loses red card appeal
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    BARCELONA, Nov 2 – A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and time frame ...

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    JAHILIYA (Yemen), Nov 2 — More than half of this country’s scarce water is used to feed an addiction. Even as drought kills off Yemen’s crops, farmers in villages like this one are turning increasingly to a thirsty plant called qat, the leaves of which are chewed every day by most Yemeni men (and some women) for their mild narcotic effect. The farmers have little choice: qat is the only...

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    NEW DELHI, Nov 1 — If “Men are from Mars, and Women from Venus”, then, who’s beating the crap out of the Indian man in the sanctity of his marital home? It appears that the standard roles appear to have been reversed, ...

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  • Bahrain: A surprising oasis of openness
  • King of New York: Michael Bloomberg
  • We’re all one family, really
  • In Afghanistan, no simple missions for US troops
  • Timor lures tourists with historic independence sites
  • Obama: Twelve months on, the star falls back to earth
  • When women are sinners in the eyes of extremists
  • Russian forests swallow up mushroom hunters
  • Salute all cars, kids. It’s a rule in China
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