KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 – Pakatan Rakyat (PR) won in 59 mixed-race federal seats, almost double its 30 wins in Chinese-majority seats in Malaysia’s Election 2013, according to a new research, debunking
Two-thirds of Pakatan GE13 wins in multi-racial seats, research shows The Malaysian Insider
- Gerakan pleads for BN to open up direct membership The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 ― Barisan Nasional (BN) must consider letting people join directly and without regard to ethnicity if the coalition wished to survive future elections, Gerakan said today,
- Tee to face MCA disciplinary board Malaysiakini
The MCA central committee has ordered the party's disciplinary board to look into Tee Siew Keong's acceptance of a state cabinet position in Johor.
- Two-thirds of Pakatan GE13 wins in multi-racial seats, research shows The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 – Pakatan Rakyat (PR) won in 59 mixed-race federal seats, almost double its 30 wins in Chinese-majority seats in Malaysia’s Election 2013, according to a new research, debunking
- Keep PPSMI to upgrade Malaysia’s talent pool, say industry players The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 – A group of American manufacturers in Malaysia told Putrajaya today to keep the teaching of science and mathematics in English (PPSMI) as a way of strengthening the nation’s
- Penang Umno Youth leader denies role in assault of MP’s aides The Malaysian Insider
GEORGE TOWN, May 22 ― Penang Umno Youth deputy chief Norman Zahalan has denied involvement in the scuffle that broke out during a candlelight vigil at Sungai Dua here on Monday night.
President Robert Mugabe signed Zimbabwe's new constitution into law Wednesday, clearing the path to crucial elections later this year.
- Major powers urge Assad to commit to peace AFP News
Major powers urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to commit to peace and step down as they held talks in neighbouring Jordan on Wednesday on preparations for a Russian-US proposed peace conference.
- Man hacked to death in London street in suspected militant attack Reuters
By Li-mei Hoang LONDON (Reuters) - A man was hacked to death in a street near an army barracks in London on Wednesday in what Prime Minister David Cameron said appeared to be a politically motivated
- Oklahoma tornado victims astounded at how they survived Reuters
By Carey Gillam and Ian Simpson MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Tornado survivors thanked God, sturdy closets and luck in explaining how they lived through the colossal twister that devastated an
- Man murdered in London in suspected Islamist terror attack AFP News
A man believed to be a serving British soldier was brutally murdered Wednesday near a London barracks in what Prime Minister David Cameron said appeared to be a terrorist attack.
- EU summit calls time on banking secrecy AFP News
European leaders on Wednesday targeted a year-end deadline to undo banking secrecy, ultimately hoping to recoup a trillion euros in lost tax each year to help beat recession and unemployment.
The Japanese owners of Ranbaxy on Wednesday accused former shareholders of the Indian company of concealing key information about a US probe into the safety of medicines made by the New Delhi-based
- Dish uses national security ads to fight SoftBank deal Reuters
By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp has rolled out an advertising campaign suggesting a deal by a Japanese company to acquire Sprint Nextel Corp could threaten U.S. national security,
- Nestle expands Singapore R&D amid Asia market growth AFP News
Swiss-based global food giant Nestle said Wednesday that it had expanded its research and development operations in Singapore, amid robust Asian market growth.
- Myanmar reforms 'bear fruit', growth to accelerate: IMF AFP News
Myanmar's economy expanded 6.5 percent last year and is set for further modest acceleration, the IMF estimated Wednesday, as sweeping reforms herald hopes of a renaissance for the impoverished nation.
- Mostly Asian expat workers end rare UAE strike: company AFP News
Thousands of mainly Asian expatriate workers in the United Arab Emirates have ended a strike they began at the weekend in a rare stoppage aimed at improving their conditions, their employer said
- Taiwan's UMC sets up R&D centre in Singapore AFP News
Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), a leading microchip maker, Wednesday said it has spent $110 million setting up a research and development unit in Singapore.
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc began introducing new technology on Wednesday to shore up security for users, responding to a spate of recent attacks on prominent accounts including those owned by the
- Google boss says company is doing 'right thing' on tax AFP News
Google boss Eric Schmidt insisted Wednesday his company was trying to do the "right thing" as it faces criticism in Britain over the amount of tax it pays, saying it was for countries not companies
- Twitter tightens security after high-profile breaches AFP News
Twitter said Wednesday it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organizations and others.
- HP second quarter quarter profit down 32 percent Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co's quarterly profit slid 32 percent but the world's largest personal computer maker raised the lower end of its full-year outlook as revenue from services
- Top iPad apps: 'Fast & Furious 6: The Game' AFP Relax
iPad users around the world have been racing through London's streets and taking down evil gangs with the popular free app "Fast & Furious 6: The Game," based on the "Fast and Furious" movie
- Ireland says will not be U.S. 'whipping boy' on tax Reuters
By Carmel Crimmins and Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's finance minister said the country would not be the "whipping boy" for what he called a flawed U.S. Senate report that said Irish
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