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- 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,
- Adam's father gets to meet him at Jinjang lockup Malaysiakini
Adam Adli Abdul Halim has been subjected to interrogation for two days in a row and was not even given a pillow or a blanket to sleep, said lawyer Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, who visited student activist
- Penang Umno Youth No 2 denies involvement in fracas Malaysiakini
Penang Umno Youth deputy chief Norman Zahalan today denied ever being involved in the thuggery during Monday's candlelight vigil to demand the release of student Adam Adli Abdul Halim.
- 'GST will burden every M'sian by RM1,000 a year' Malaysiakini
Every Malaysian will be burdened by an extra RM 1,000 a year should the government impose a seven percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has said.
- Worst custodial death case since Kugan, says Surendran Malaysiakini
The latest case of custodial death, that of N Dharmendran, is the worst that lawyer and newly-elected lawmaker N Surendran has seen since the death of A Kugan in 2009.
Kidnappers on Wednesday released three Egyptian policemen and four soldiers seized in the Sinai, the army said, leading to the reopening of a Gaza border crossing that police closed to protest the
- Senate panel passes U.S. immigration bill; Obama praises move Reuters
By Rachelle Younglai and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, setting up a spirited
- N. Korea sends military leader as 'special envoy' to China AFP News
A top official and confidante of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un Wednesday met a senior Chinese official in Beijing, at a time of strained relations and ahead of a China-US summit.
- Chinese PM pledges stronger partnership with Pakistan AFP News
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang vowed to strengthen his country's partnership with Pakistan as he arrived Wednesday for a visit less than two weeks after the country's general election.
- Four dead as clashes rage in Lebanon's Tripoli AFP News
At least four people have been killed in clashes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, a security source told AFP, as fighting raged into a fourth day on Wednesday.
- Pakistan's Imran Khan leaves hospital after fall AFP News
Pakistani politician Imran Khan left hospital Wednesday, two weeks after breaking bones in his back in a fall at a rally for the country's general election, where his party scored a major
About 300 Borneo tribespeople staged a protest at a world hydroelectric industry meeting in Malaysia on Wednesday to denounce dams they say are destroying forests and native ways.
- All 28 bodies recovered from Indonesia mine tunnel AFP News
Rescuers have recovered seven more bodies from a collapsed mine tunnel in eastern Indonesia, its US operator said Wednesday, taking the accident's final toll to 28.
- India's 'unbanked' masses get fleeced AFP News
For 75-year-old pensioner Sova Sengupta the collapse of Indian property-to-media empire Saradha Group, to which she had entrusted her life's savings with the promise of a handsome return, spelt
- Bank of Japan says no new easing measures AFP News
The Bank of Japan on Wednesday held off fresh easing measures, saying after a two-day policy meeting that a continuation of steps introduced last month would help Japan overcome deflation.
- Japan posts worst April trade deficit AFP News
Japan on Wednesday posted its worst April trade deficit as a weak yen ramped up import costs and helped extend the run of monthly shortfalls to the longest in more than three decades.
- The Irish loophole behind Apple's low tax bill Reuters
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Apple's ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has depended on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other
American teenagers are sharing more information about themselves on social media sites, but taking steps to protect their privacy online, a study showed.
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By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp cut its sales targets for digital cameras, smartphones and tablets by 13-17 percent for the year to end-March 2015, but said there were "encouraging" signs of
- Solar plane set for new leg of US trip AFP News
The first-ever manned airplane that can fly by day or night on solar power alone was set to soar early Wednesday on the second leg of its journey across the United States.
- Canon beats Nikon in accidental damage tests AFP Relax
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- New Xbox One unveiled as home entertainment hub AFP News
Microsoft staked a claim to the Internet Age living room with an eagerly awaited new generation Xbox One console touted as a home entertainment hub that goes far beyond games.
- The Irish loophole behind Apple's low tax bill Reuters
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