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North Korea using Malaysian bank to deal weapons with Myanmar |
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Saturday, 04 July 2009 10:51 |
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(The Korea Herald) - North Korea sought payment through a bank in Malaysia for its suspected shipment of weapons to Myanmar that is being carried on a freighter tracked by the U.S. Navy, a source said Saturday, according to Yonhap News. |
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Not all hopeful about merit scholarship |
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Saturday, 04 July 2009 10:26 |
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(The Malaysian Insider) - Laura Foong scored 12 As in her O-levels three years ago but her application for an overseas government scholarship was rejected. |
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Dr Mahathir: Plan to open up economy won’t help |
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Saturday, 04 July 2009 10:23 |
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(The Malaysian Insider) - Former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has dismissed the efforts of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to liberalise the economy, saying they were “not going to help anybody”. |
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Pro-Huan Gerakan leaders threaten boycott |
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Saturday, 04 July 2009 10:15 |
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(The Star) - Several Gerakan division leaders, who attended a big gathering in support of suspended vice-president Huan Cheng Guan, will boycott all party activities if his three-year suspension is not revoked. |
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Report lodged against MP Nurul |
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Saturday, 04 July 2009 10:13 |
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(Bernama) - Two police reports were made yesterday against Lembah Pantai member of parliament Nurul Izzah Anwar of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), in relation to her allegations that the fire at squatter area Bukit B, Kerinchi here recently was planned by certain quarters. |
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Malaysia's May exports plunge 29.7pc |
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Saturday, 04 July 2009 10:10 |
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(Business Times) - Malaysia’s exports slumped 29.7 per cent in May from a year earlier, hitting their lowest level since 2001 with demand evaporating, according to official data released today. |
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PKR man dares DAP to quit Pakatan |
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Saturday, 04 July 2009 10:06 |
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(The Star) - DAP should quit Pakatan Rakyat if the party is not willing to compromise, said Kulim Bandar Baru MP Zulkifli Noordin. |
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Dr M spills the beans on Petronas money paid to the gov’t |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 21:20 |
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By Wong Choon Mei, Suara Keadilan Former premier Mahathir Mohamad, who is the adviser to national oil firm Petronas, has asked how the Umno-BN spent the RM253.6 billion paid out to the government in taxes, royalty, dividends and export duty. |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 21:19 |
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The science of political management is not unlike corporate management. We need to have truly forward-looking and open-minded managers, sound internal communication and coordination, as well as mutual understanding among all the constituents. By TAY TIAN YAN/Translated by DOMINIC LOH/Sin Chew Daily |
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DAP MP accuses PKR councillor of abuse of power |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 21:13 |
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Bernard Cheah, The Sun Penang Chief Minister's Chief of Staff Jeff Ooi Chuan Aun has called for a domestic inquiry to be carried out on a Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) councillor for alleged abused of power over a stop-work order issued against a condominium developer in Batu Lanchang. |
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SNAP predicts October polls for Sarawak |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 18:13 |
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(The Star) - Sarawak National Party (SNAP) has predicted that the state assembly would be dissolved three months from now to pave way for an early state election. |
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Dr M raises questions how RM253.b from Petronas was spent |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 16:38 |
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Written by Lam Jian Wyn, The Edge Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has raised questions over how the RM253.6 billion, which the federal government had received from Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) over the past six years, were spent. |
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Wooing the Indian Malaysian vote |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 13:53 |
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By Deborah Loh, The Nut Graph ON 25 Nov 2007, the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) burst into public consciousness through a mammoth street rally. Few doubt that Hindraf was pivotal in swinging Indian Malaysian votes away from the Barisan Nasional (BN) three months later in the March 2008 general election. |
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MCA man: Kit Siang and son not walking the talk |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 12:59 |
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(The Star) - The father-and-son team of Lim Kit Siang and Guan Eng has not walked the talk in their criticisms of MCA, said MCA Special Task Force Bureau chief Simon Lim. |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 12:59 |
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(The Star) - PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has come under fire for objecting to the Government’s latest move to ease investment requirements in Malaysia. |
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PAS Youth invites Umno Youth for a debate |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 12:57 |
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(The Star) - The invitation from PAS Youth to Umno Youth for an intellectual discourse must not be seen as mere discussion but rather a platform for debate. |
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It will be a party or NGO, says Uthayakumar |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 12:56 |
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(The Star) - Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) legal adviser P. Uthayakumar will form a political party or a non-governmental organisation soon. |
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Kit Siang slams Hindraf for blaming Penang govt |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 12:53 |
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(The Star) - The DAP has told off Hindraf for accusing the Penang government of not doing anything to help the Indians in Kampung Buah Pala. |
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Sodomy II: Court stands down, lawyer unwell |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 12:51 |
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(The Star) - The High Court here had to delay hearing Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s application to be provided all documents pertaining to his sodomy case because his lawyer was feeling unwell. |
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Azim dropped as BSN chairman after Bank Negara objection |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 12:50 |
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Azim was awarded RM1 million in libel damages by the Kuala Lumpur High Court after Raja Petra failed to appear in the civil proceedings to file a statement of defence. He has also been named in the ongoing Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal as the chairman of Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd, the main developer of the transshipment project. By Lee Wei Lian, The Malaysian Insider |
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Petronas rebuff a ‘delicate’ issue for Najib |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 10:15 |
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(The Malaysian Insider) - KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been rebuffed twice by the Petronas board over his plan to get a key aide appointed as a director — a rejection that his close aides see as an act of insubordination. |
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In a village, Zaid’s coming-out party as Rais fetes voters |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 10:05 |
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By Neville Spykerman, The Malaysian Insider JELEBU: Datuk Zaid Ibrahim made his debut on the PKR ceramah trail at a small village here in Negri Sembilan last night and sparked enough excitement and concern to prompt his Umno rival to throw a dinner for villagers in an attempt to draw attention from the maverick politician. |
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Three JI suspects held under ISA |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 09:50 |
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(The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: Three men, who are believed to be attempting to revive the outlawed terrorist organisation Jemaah Islamiah (JI), have been arrested under the Internal Security Act. |
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Ejection, walkout and fines on final day |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 02:42 |
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Written by Chan Kok Leong & Sharon Tan, The Edge It was a fiery finale as a war of words, an ejection, a walkout and fines brought an end to the second session of Parliament 2009 today. |
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Guan Eng: Kedah situation “desperate” |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 02:38 |
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By Deborah Loh, The Nut Graph While other Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders today glossed over Kedah DAP's pullout of the state government, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng had a different view. |
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Umno MPs predict ‘inevitable’ collapse of Pakatan |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 02:35 |
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By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, The Malaysian Insider Umno members of parliament claimed today they were not surprised at Kedah DAP’s decision to pull out of the PAS-led state government and said that a collapse of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) was only a matter of time. |
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Khairy calls Karpal ‘a big fat liar’ |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 02:34 |
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By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, The Malaysian Insider Umno’s “magnificent four” paid RM4,000 in fines tonight to Parliament and also asked for forgiveness from the Dewan Rakyat and the Speaker. |
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Pakatan leaders to thrash out problems this weekend |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 02:32 |
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By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, The Malaysian Insider Leaders of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) parties will meet this weekend as cracks widened within the fledgling coalition of DAP, PKR and PAS, in an attempt to resolve the crisis in the alliance. |
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Zulkifli Noordin calls DAP stupid over Kedah pull-out |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 02:31 |
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By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, The Malaysian Insider The PKR Kulim Bandar Baru MP today defended the Kedah state government’s decision to demolish a pig abattoir in Kampung Berjaya, the oldest and the only such facility in the state capital. |
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Free Chinese weekly to hit the streets today |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 02:30 |
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(Bernama) - A new Chinese weekly, “Red Tomato”, is set to hit the streets today, bringing the concept of free newspaper to the Chinese reader market in the Klang Valley. |
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