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Obsession with ‘Chinese betrayal’ poisoning post-election discourse The Malaysian Insider
- Crackdown begins! The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 ― Batu MP Chua Tian Chang, activist Haris Ibrahim and PAS’s Tamrin Ghafar were arrested for sedition today and brought to the Jinjang police station for questioning, according to
- Josie Fernandez expected to vie for top TI-M spot Malaysiakini
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
- In protest, family to take victim’s remains to KL police Hq The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — The grieving family of N. Dharmendran, the latest person to die in police custody, will carry his body to the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters to perform prayers there, in a
- Obsession with ‘Chinese betrayal’ poisoning post-election discourse The Malaysian Insider
BY Jahabar SadiqEditor
- Three Pakatan, NGO leaders nabbed in noon dragnet Malaysiakini
PKR vice-president Tian Chua as well as Anything But Umno (ABU) chief Haris Ibrahim, were arrested seperately this afternoon, in relation to a recent anti-electoral fraud ceramah in Kuala Lumpur.
A uranium processing plant owned by French nuclear giant Areva and a military base in northern Niger were hit by twin car bombings Thursday, wounding multiple people, said the defence minister and an
- China warns blind dissident ahead of Taiwan trip Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - China warned blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng on Thursday to mind his language ahead of his trip next month to political rival Taiwan, on a visit which could infuriate Beijing
- Iran says IAEA report shows nuclear drive is peaceful AFP News
A new report by the UN atomic watchdog validates Iran's progress in its "peaceful" nuclear activities despite international sanctions, the country's envoy to the agency said on Thursday.
- Five killed, 50 wounded in Lebanon's Tripoli Reuters
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Five people were killed and more than 50 wounded in overnight clashes in Tripoli between Lebanese gunmen backing rival factions in Syria's civil war, doctors and security
- Japanese octogenarian becomes oldest to reach Everest summit Reuters
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - An 80-year-old Japanese mountain climber who has had four heart surgeries reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday becoming the oldest person to conquer the
- Syria opposition open key talks in Istanbul AFP News
Syria's main opposition National Coalition opened a fresh round of talks Thursday in Istanbul, where dissidents will discuss a US-Russian proposal to bring rebels and regime officials to the
From seasoned investors to recent graduates armed with little more than hastily-made business cards and dreams of striking it rich, foreigners are pouring into Myanmar to stake a claim as it opens up.
- Japan's SoftBank to give US govt Sprint board choice: WSJ AFP News
Japan's SoftBank is preparing to give the US government an unusual degree of influence over the operations of Sprint Nextel, after security concerns raised by the proposed cross-border takeover, The
- Tokyo plunges more than 7% as Asian markets fall AFP News
Asian markets fell Thursday with Tokyo plunging more than seven percent as investors took profits after weak Chinese data and signs the US Federal Reserve could start tapering off its massive
- Ford to halt car production in Australia in 2016 AFP News
Ford announced Thursday it would stop making vehicles at its unprofitable Australian plants in 2016 and axe 1,200 jobs, ending an era that began in 1925 with the legendary Model T.
- Bank of Japan moves after key bond yield spikes AFP News
The Bank of Japan unleashed a torrent of liquidity Thursday to quell government bond yields amid concern that higher long-term interest rates could squeeze mortgage payers and crimp spending.
- Singapore GDP growth slows in first quarter AFP News
Singapore's trade-sensitive economy slowed in the first quarter on sluggish demand for its exports, the government said Thursday, warning that risks remained despite improved global conditions.
South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday its latest flagship Galaxy S4 had become its fastest selling smartphone to date, topping 10 million units globally less than a month after its debut.
- China's Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine PC rivals Reuters
By Lee Chyen Yee and Umesh Desai HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load are setting it
- Latest Porsche-designed BlackBerry comes in very limited edition AFP Relax
Just 25 examples of the gold-plated, leather-bound P’9981 Gold smartphone will ever be created, and each one carries a solid gold plaque on its rear, engraved with its serial number and its
- Kim Dotcom mulls suing tech giants for 'copyright breach' AFP News
Internet mogul Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was considering taking legal action against tech giants such as Twitter, Google and Facebook for infringing copyright on a security measure he invented.
- 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
- Dish on national security PR offensive against SoftBank Reuters
By Alina Selyukh and Liana B. Baker WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp is ramping up its Washington-centric campaign to thwart Japanese firm SoftBank Corp's bid for Sprint Nextel Corp,
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NILAI, May 22 – The National Fatwa Council reiterated a “fatwa” declaring demonstrations and rallies to topple government through violence as “haram” (forbidden) yesterday, becoming the latest Islamic body to comment on the issue.
- 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 Barisan Nasional’s (BN) claim of a “Chinese Tsunami” that cost it more losses.
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