KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) should be given more power to fight graft with the introduction of new legislation, the Malaysian Bar has said.
Bar suggests new laws to give MACC more power The Malaysian Insider
- Opposition party papers seized as nationwide crackdown begins The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Over a thousand copies of PAS-owned Malay newspaper Harakah as well as DAP-owned The Rocket and PKR’s Suara Keadilan were carted off by home ministry officials from shops and
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With Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) set to elect its new president on Friday, its secretary-general Josie M Fernandez is once again expected to vie for the top spot in the largely
- Bar suggests new laws to give MACC more power The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) should be given more power to fight graft with the introduction of new legislation, the Malaysian Bar has said.
- Tian Chua, Haris, Tamrin to be detained overnight at Jinjang The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) lawmakers Chua Tian Chang and Tamrin Ghafar, and political activist Haris Ibrahim, have been arrested for sedition and will be held overnight at the police
- May 25 rally to proceed despite arrests, vows SAMM Malaysiakini
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon pledged Thursday that UN troops will be in place within "one or two months" to battle armed rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile east, as he toured the
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The World Health Organization voiced deep concern Thursday over the SARS-like virus that has killed 22 people in less than a year, saying it might potentially spread more widely between humans.
- High-priced necklace stolen at Cannes festival AFP News
Thieves have made off with a high-priced necklace made by Switzerland's De Grisogono in the second jewellery theft at this year's Cannes Film Festival, the company said on Thursday.
- Obama may limit drone use, discuss Guantanamo in major speech Reuters
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will vow on Thursday to be more open to the public about the U.S. fight against terrorism and may lay out limits for the use of lethal
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By Andrew Osborn and Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - The gory killing of a British soldier at the hands of two suspected Islamist militants has shone a spotlight on Woolwich, the London district
Japan's number two carmaker Nissan said Thursday it would recall some 841,000 compact cars worldwide due to a steering wheel problem.
- Apple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the start Reuters
By Poornima Gupta and Padraic Halpin SAN FRANCISCO/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was then one of
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The billionaire ex-owners of Ranbaxy denied Thursday charges by the Japanese buyers of the Indian generics giant that they hid key details about a US probe into the safety of the company's drugs.
- EU seeks China accord as first step to trade deal AFP News
The EU wants to negotiate an investment protection accord as a first step towards a wider Free Trade Agreement with China, one of its biggest trading partners despite a series of tit-for-tat
- EU wants big companies to reveal national tax bills Reuters
By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measure some
- SoftBank would add 'security director' to Sprint board Reuters
(Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel Corp's board if its takeover bid succeeds and give the U.S. government right of approval on the appointment in hopes of
By Poornima Gupta and Padraic Halpin SAN FRANCISCO/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was then one of
- GameStop results beat as mobile sales rise Reuters
(Reuters) - Video games retailer GameStop Corp's quarterly profit beat estimates for the fourth consecutive quarter, suggesting that its strategy of expanding its digital and mobile offerings is
- Amazon expands Kindle tablet sale to 170 countries AFP News
Online retail titan Amazon announced Thursday it is expanding sales of its Kindle tablet computers to "over 170 countries and territories around the world," and its Appstore in nearly 200 countries.
- EU wants big companies to reveal national tax bills Reuters
By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measure some
- SoftBank would add 'security director' to Sprint board Reuters
(Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel Corp's board if its takeover bid succeeds and give the U.S. government right of approval on the appointment in hopes of
- Huawei's Middle East revenue rose 18 percent in 2012: executive Reuters
By Matt Smith DUBAI (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co's Middle East revenue rose 18 percent to $2.08 billion in 2012 and the roll-out of 4G mobile networks and IT outsourcing will be among
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