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Malaysia-Sudan To Strengthen Relations (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Sudan agreed to strengthen ties especially in education and trade, Deputy Foreign Minister A. Kohilan Pillay said.
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Malaysia On Track To Achieving 50 Pct Broadband Penetration By Year-End (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's target of achieving a 50 per cent or equivalent to 3.2 million homes broadband penetration by the year-end is achieveable, and the soon-to-be launched Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) high speed broadband (HSBB) retail service, will help boost the take-up rate.
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Malaysia Airlines Holds Detik-Detik MH Short Films Contest :: Bernama.com (Bernama)
PETALING JAYA, March 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines wants to give aspiring young filmmakers a chance to showcase their talent to a global audience through Detik-detik MH, a short film competition, a company spokesperson said on Friday.
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MALAYSIA AIRLINES HOLDS DETIK-DETIK MH SHORT FILMS CONTEST (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
PETALING JAYA, March 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines wants to give aspiring young filmmakers a chance to showcase their talent to a global audience through Detik-detik MH, a short film competition, a company spokesperson said today.
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MBMR Enters Into Agreement To Distribute Heico Sportiv Products In Malaysia (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- MBM Resources Bhd (MBMR) has entered into an agreement with Autovox Pte Ltd to distribute Heico Sportiv products in Malaysia.
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Malaysia detains 93 Rohingya boat people who have been at sea for 30 days (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian authorities have picked up 93 Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar who said they spent 30 days at sea in a crowded wooden boat, an official said Friday.
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HR development roadmap crucial under NEM, says Accenture Malaysia (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- A roadmap for human resource development is needed under the New Economic Model (NEM) for Malaysia to become a high-income nation by 2020, says Accenture Malaysia.
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MINISTER: MINOR ISSUES SHOULD NOT UNDERMINE MALAYSIA-INDONESIA TIES (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
JAKARTA, March 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia-Indonesia relations are based on long-standing cultural and historical ties and should not be undermined by minor issues that cause misunderstanding between the peoples of both countries, Indonesian communications and information minister Tifatul Sembiring said.
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Malaysia’s Anwar Targets Ruling Party Stronghold (Update1) (Bloomberg)
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said he is targeting the ruling party stronghold of Johor along with Sabah and Sarawak to boost support for his three-party coalition before a general election that he expects may come next year.
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Malaysia's ranked above NZ, China and Italy in business sophistication and innovation (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
MIRI, March 12 (Bernama) -- The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Malaysia above New Zealand, China and Italy in terms of business sophistication and innovation, Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan said here, today.
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Headlines from Johor |
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Customs Well-Equipped To Curb Smuggling :: Bernama.com (Bernama)
JOHOR BAHARU, March 12 (Bernama) -- With the delivery of three more Perantas KB90 high-powered interceptor boats, the Customs is now well-equipped to curb smuggling activities, said its director-general, Datuk Seri Ibrahim Jaapar.
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Kindie attacker identified (Malaysian Mirror)
JOHOR BARU – The photofit of the “hammer man” who brutally bludgeoned three kindergarten children in Muar will be released by today. Johor police chief Deputy Comm Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said police had identified the man through CCTV recordings that they obtained from the area. He said “hundreds” Read more...
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Kindie attacker identified (Malaysian Mirror)
JOHOR BARU – The photofit of the “hammer man” who brutally bludgeoned three kindergarten children in Muar will be released by today. Johor police chief Deputy Comm Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said police had identified the man through CCTV recordings that they obtained from the area.
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Polis teliti CCTV jejak lelaki serang murid tadika (The Malaysian Insider)
JOHOR BARU, 12 Mac — Polis yakin dapat menjejaki lelaki yang dipercayai menceroboh dan menyerang murid-murid Tadika Sinario, di Muar, dua hari lepas setelah pergerakan lelaki berkenaan berjaya dirakam oleh kamera litar tertutup (CCTV). Ketua Polis Johor Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff berkata siasatan terperinci terhadap rakaman itu sedang dilakukan sebelum fotofit lelaki berkenaan dikeluarkan ...
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Chemical Tanker Robbed In Johor Waters (Bernama)
SINGAPORE, March 12 (Bernama) -- A group of men brandishing knives, robbed a chemical tanker anchored off south Tanjung Ayam, Johor early Thursday.
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CHEMICAL TANKER ROBBED IN JOHOR WATERS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE, March 12 (Bernama) -â A group of men brandishing knives, robbed a chemical tanker anchored off south Tanjung Ayam, Johor early yesterday.
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Malaysia’s Anwar Targets Ruling Party Stronghold in Johor (Bloomberg)
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said he is targeting the ruling party stronghold of Johor along with Sabah and Sarawak to boost support for his three-party coalition before a general election that he expects may come next year.
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Johor to boost tourism through golf packages (The New Straits Times)
JOHOR BARU: With many world-class golf courses, Johor is an ideal stopover for golf enthusiasts.
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Foundation gives RM120k to Johor's underprivileged (The Malay Mail)
KUALA LUMPUR: Proving that charity transcends race and religion, the Tan Sri Tan Chin Tuan Foundation donated RM120,000 to the underprivileged in Johor, at a Chinese New Year event at Hotel Nikko, in Kuala Lumpur recently.
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Cervical-cancer mobile unit to serve Johor from March 11 to 14 (The Star)
JOHOR BARU: The National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM) will send its Power Over Cervical Cancer Pink Mobile out of the Klang Valley to create awareness and educate the public on cervical cancer.
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Headlines from Kedah |
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Straight A+s for nine in Kedah (The Star)
Nine candidates in Kedah scored straight A+s in all the subjects that they took in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination last year.
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Kedah’s growing crock list threatens their league campaign (The Star)
GEORGE TOWN: The crock list is growing and it is threatening to further jeopardise Kedah’s campaign in the Super League.
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BN YOUTH HANDS OVER MEMO ON WATER SUPPLY TO KEDAH MB (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
ALOR SETAR, March 11 (Bernama) -- The Kedah Barisan Nasional Youth has handed over a memorandum to Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak to protest against the state government's management of water supply.
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PR: Anwar, MB Selangor, Kedah & CM Penang fails Indians (Malaysia Today)
Your yet to be paid debts to the Malaysian Indians By P.Uthaykumar It is with deep disappointment that we write this letter to you as the Leader of Parti Keadilan Rakyat / Pakatan Rakyat and to the Menteris Besar of Selangor and Kedah and Chief Minister of Penang. We had great hopes in the opposition parties when we urged the Malaysian Indians to vote overwhelmingly for the PR coalition in the ...
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Kedah Gerakan asks Najib to allow local elections (Malaysia Today)
(The Edge) - Kedah Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang today urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to allow local government elections to be held in states run by Pakatan Rakyat (PR), as such a move would serve as a system of checks and balances to local council administration. In a statement, Tan said the advantages of holding local elections outweighed disadvantages as local government ...
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Two new faces in reshuffled Kedah exco lineup (MalaysiaNews.net)
ALOR SETAR: The Kedah government today replaced two state executive councillors, one each from PAS and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), in its lineup of the 10-member state executive council sworn in for ...
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Two new faces in reshuffled Kedah exco lineup (The Edge)
ALOR SETAR: The Kedah government today replaced two state executive councillors, one each from PAS and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), in its lineup of the 10-member state executive council sworn in for another year.
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Two new faces in reshuffled Kedah exco (The Star)
ALOR SETAR: The Kedah government on Wednesday replaced two state executive councillors, one each from PAS and PKR, in its line-up of the 10-member state executive council sworn in for another year.
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Two New Faces In Reshuffled Kedah Exco Line-Up :: Bernama.com (Bernama)
ALOR SETAR, March 10 (Bernama) -- The Kedah government on Wednesday replaced two state executive councillors, one each from PAS and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), in its line-up of the 10-member state executive council sworn in for another year.
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TWO NEW FACES IN RESHUFFLED KEDAH EXCO LINE-UP (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
ALOR SETAR, March 10 (Bernama) -- The Kedah government today replaced two state executive councillors, one each from PAS and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), in its line-up of the 10-member state executive council sworn in for another year.
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Headlines from Kelantan |
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RM16 mln rubber dam for Kelantan farmers (The Borneo Post)
PASIR MAS: Farmers in Kelantan will be overjoyed to know that the central government, through the Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry, has approved a RM16 million allocation to build a rubber dam in the Sungai Kelantan area.
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Marriage of underaged girl in Kelantan was to satisfy lust- Jamil Khir (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- The marriage that took place in Jeli, Kelantan involving a 11 year-old-girl and a 40-year-old man recently was based more on lust than religion, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom.
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Kelantan prince seeks justice in Indonesia (The New Straits Times)
KUALA LUMPUR: After winning a defamation suit against his Indonesian wife and mother-in-law here, Tengku Temenggong of Kelantan Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Sultan Ismail Petra is now taking the fight to Jakarta.
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20. Sultan of Kelantan did not file writ (The Star)
KOTA BARU: The chief registrar of the Syariah Appellate and High Court clarified that the Sultan of Kelantan Sultan Ismail Petra ibni Sultan Yahya Petra did not file a divorce suit against his second wife Elia Suhana Ahmad.
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Kelantan need extraordinary game plan to down Selangor (The Star)
PETALING JAYA: Kelantan will have to come up with a extraordinary game plan to bring down Super League leaders Selangor at the Sultan Mohd IV Stadium in Kota Baru tonight.
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Kelantan ineligible as Emergency Ordinance still in force (Malaysia Today)
(Bernama) - Kelantan is not entitled to claim oil royalty outside its territorial waters because the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 1969 is still enforced, said a law practitioner. Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun said provision No.7 of the Ordinance stipulated that the state’s boundary which is the state’s land mass and its territorial waters stretched three nautical miles measured from the ...
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Umno lawyer: Kelantan ineligible as Emergency Ordinance still in force (The Malaysian Insider)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Kelantan is not entitled to claim oil royalty outside its territorial waters because the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 1969 is still enforced, said a law practitioner. Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun said provision No.7 of the Ordinance stipulated that the state’s boundary which is the state’s land mass and its territorial waters stretched three nautical miles ...
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Sultan of Kelantan not plaintiff in divorce case (The Malay Mail)
KOTA BAHARU: The Kelantan Syariah Appelate/High Court on Thursday confirmed that the Sultan of Kelantan was not the plaintiff in the filing of a divorce case involving his second wife Elia Suhana Ahmad.
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Oil Royalty: Kelantan Not Eligible Because Of The Emergency Ordinance 1969 (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Kelantan is not entitled to claim oil royalty outside its territorial waters because the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 1969 is still enforced, said a law practitioner.
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Ex-Sarawak CM says Kelantan has no right to oil royalty (Malaysia Today)
(The Malaysian Insider) KUCHING, March 11 — Tun Abdul Rahman Yakub, who was Sarawak Chief Minister when the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) came into force in 1974, has thrown his weight behind the federal government’s contention that Kelantan has no right to oil found beyond its territorial waters. He told The Malaysian Insider yesterday that unless Kelantan could prove that its territorial ...
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Headlines from Melaka |
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Friday March 12 2010 (The Malaysian Insider)
MELAKA, March 12 — The body of a teenager, believed to have been strangled, was found in the boot of a car at a police roadblock in Ayer Keroh here early today.
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Teen's Body Found In Car Boot (Bernama)
MELAKA, March 12 (Bernama) -- The body of a teenager, believed to have been strangled, was found in the boot of a car at a police roadblock in Ayer Keroh here early on Friday.
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ICT DEVELOPMENT IN MELAKA A HUGE SUCCESS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
MELAKA, March 11 (Bernama) -- Melaka's information communication technology (ICT) development programme, which began 10 years ago, has been a huge success, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam.
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Melaka to sign MoU with French companies (Business Times (Malaysia))
The Melaka government through Tropical Bioessence Sdn Bhd (TBESB) will be signing deals with two well known French companies next week related to the supply of raw materials and perfume production. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said TBESB, a subsidiary company of Melaka BioTech Holdings Sdn Bhd, will join venture with Charabot SA. "TBESB through the joint venture will supply 36 ...
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MELAKA TO SIGN MOU WITH TWO FRENCH PERFUME MAKERS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
MELAKA, March 10 (Bernama) -- The Melaka government through Tropical Bioessence Sdn Bhd (TBESB) will be signing deals with two well known French companies next week related to the supply of raw materials and perfume production.
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Melaka Cites Sound Investment For Wanting To Pay YBK Quit Rent Arrears :: Bernama.com (Bernama)
MELAKA, March 10 (Bernama) -- The Melaka government was driven by the criterion of a sound investment when it decided to pay up the RM5.439 million quit rent arrears of the Selangor Poverty Eradication Foundation (YBK) recently, the state legislative assembly was told on Wednesday.
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MELAKA CITES SOUND INVESTMENT FOR WANTING TO PAY YBK QUIT RENT ARREARS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
MELAKA, March 10 (Bernama) -- The Melaka government was driven by the criterion of a sound investment when it decided to pay up the RM5.439 million quit rent arrears of the Selangor Poverty Eradication Foundation (YBK) recently, the state legislative assembly was told today.
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Motion To Dissociate Melaka From Penang As Unesco Heritage Site (Bernama)
MELAKA, March 9 (Bernama) -- A Melaka state executive councillor created a stir at the state assembly here on Tuesday when he tabled a motion to dissociate the Melaka Historic City Council from Georgetown, Penang as a Unesco heritage site.
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MOTION TO DISSOCIATE MELAKA FROM PENANG AS UNESCO HERITAGE SITE (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
MELAKA, March 9 (Bernama) -- A Melaka state executive councillor created a stir at the state assembly here today when he tabled a motion to dissociate the Melaka Historic City Council from Georgetown, Penang as a Unesco heritage site.
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MELAKA GDP GROWS SIX PCT (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
MELAKA, March 9 (Bernama) -- Melaka's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew six per cent last year to RM15.9 billion from RM15 billion previously.
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Headlines from Negeri Sembilan |
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Rain respite from next week (The New Straits Times)
KUALA LUMPUR: The current torrid weather in the west coast states, except for Perlis, Kedah and Penang, is likely to ease from next week when rains return, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department.
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[NEWS ] BERNAMA NEWS COVERAGE : MARCH 13 (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
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Feedback first before deciding on position to contest: Liow (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
PUTRAJAYA, March 12 (Bernama) -- MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said today he will only make known which post he is contesting in the March 28 fresh party polls after seeking the views of members throughout the country.
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Sabah gunning for nothing less than a victory (Sabah Daily Express)
Kota Kinabalu: Sabah will be aiming for nothing less than a victory from their President's Cup encounter with Negeri Sembilan at the Tawau Stadium, tonight (Thursday).
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7,987 SPM candidates excel (The New Sabah Times)
PUTRAJAYA : 7,987 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2009 candidates registered excellent results (A+, A, and/or A-) for all subjects sat for compared to 6,277 in 2008.
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Liow touring country to gauge delegates support (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- With ten days left for nomination on March 22, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai is rushing to seek delegates views before deciding which party post to contest.
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Drought goes on, government readies itself (The Malaysian Insider)
PUTRAJAYA, March 11 — The government is prepared to implement a drought contingency plan including implementing water rationing and carrying out cloud seeding should the current drought continues, Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui said. At the moment, several areas such as Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Labuan, Sabah and Sarawak were experiencing critical water ...
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SPM 2009 RESULTS: Sekolah Menengah Sains Seremban named best school (The New Straits Times)
PUTRAJAYA: Gladys Tan Yee Kim from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Green Road, Kuching, Sarawak is the best student and Sekolah Menengah Sains Seremban, Negeri Sembilan as the best school for SPM 2009.
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Tricky home tie for President’s Cuppers (The New Sabah Times)
KOTA KINABALU : Sabah are in for a tricky home tie when they entertain Negeri Sembilan in a President’s Cup challenge at the Tawau Stadium tonight.
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FROM GEMAS TO HAT YAI, TIME FOR RAILWAY TRAVEL (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Realising the potential of railway travel in boosting the country's tourism sector, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) unveiled its Ekspres Langkawi Gemas-Hat Yai service early last February. This is expected to give a 'push' to the tourism sector between the two tail-end destinations of this route as well as that in Negeri Sembilan, Perak and Kedah. KTMB also ...
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Headlines from Pahang |
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Sultan won't meet Kartika (AsiaOne)
ROMPIN: The Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah, has no plan to personally meet part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno before deciding on her fate.
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S’wak aim to build on Sabah win (The Borneo Post)
KUCHING: The first Premier League win last week has boosted Sarawak’s morale but coach Mohd Zaki Shaikh Ahmad needs more assurance from his boys to go for another victory against Pahang KPSM in Kuantan tonight.
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Specialty from Sg Pahang (The Star)
WILD freshwater patin and krai are scarce in Sungai Pahang, but patient anglers, more often than not, get lucky and land a catch. Both of these species are expensive and fetch between RM80 and RM160 per kg.
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Adnan: Orang asli are not neglected (The Star)
KUANTAN: Living in remote areas in Pahang is one of the reasons why orang asli groups don’t enjoy good living standards compared to other communities.
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Promote Kuala Krau, says the Sultan of Pahang (The Star)
KUALA KRAU: Kuala Krau should be promoted as a catalyst of growth in the state, said the Sultan of Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah. In making this call, Sultan Ahmad Shah urged all government agencies to give prominence to the development of the district for the benefit of locals.
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FOREST FIRES IN PAHANG SPREAD (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUANTAN, March 10 (Bernama) -- The forest fires in Pahang this week were widespread encompassing 130.5ha in four areas compared to 83ha last week.
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Saya kena teliti dahulu kes Kartika, titah Sultan Pahang (The Borneo Post)
TEMERLOH: Sultan Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah bertitah baginda akan meneliti dan mendapatkan pandangan serta nasihat daripada penasihat undang-undang terlebih dahulu berhubung pelaksanaan hukuman sebat terhadap bekas model sambilan Kartika Sari Dewi Sukarno.
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Specialty from Sg Pahang (The Star)
KUANTAN: Wild freshwater patin and krai are scarce in Sungai Pahang, but patient anglers more often than not are lucky to land a catch. Both of these species are expensive and fetch between RM80 to RM160 per kg.
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Pahang Sultan to study Kartika's case (The Edge)
TEMERLOH: The Sultan of Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah said he would have to seek legal advice on the Islamic caning of former part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Sukarno before making a decision.
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Sultan Pahang : ‘Saya kena teliti dahulu kes Kartika’ (The Malaysian Insider)
TEMERLOH, 8 Mac — Sultan Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah bertitah baginda akan meneliti dan mendapatkan pandangan serta nasihat daripada penasihat undang-undang terlebih dahulu berhubung pelaksanaan hukuman sebat terhadap bekas model sambilan Kartika Sari Dewi Sukarno. Sultan Ahmad bertitah sehingga kini juga, baginda tidak menerima sebarang rayuan daripada Kartika Sari Dewi ( gambar ), 33, yang ...
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Headlines from Penang |
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DPMPP president keeps Penang CM in sight (The Edge)
GEORGE TOWN: Newly reelected Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce (DPMPP) president Rizal Faris Mohideen had a message for Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng: I am back.
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Rizal Faris denies conspiracy claim in Penang Malay Chamber AGM (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
GEORGE TOWN, March 12 (Bernama) -- There is no conspiracy whatsoever in the Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce to the extent of rejecting the nomination of businessman Datuk Azman Shah Omar Shah for the chamber's presidency, says victorious president Rizal Faris Mohideen Abdul Kader.
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Maintenance Works on March 14, 2010 in BYB node, Suntech@Penang Cybercity, Bayan Baru. (JARING)
This message is addressed to all JARING Customers especially in Penang. The maintenance works may cause a temporary JARING service outage.
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ZUBAIDAH ABU BAKAR The mood lifts for Barisan in Penang (The New Straits Times)
Barisan Nasional leaders in Penang harbour hopes for a BN comeback to power though they agree that the coalition needs to work harder as a cohesive force
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Airline increases Penang-Guangzhou flights (The Star)
CHINA Southern Airlines is increasing its number of flights for the Penang-Guangzhou route and vice versa from four per week to daily flights, effective April 1.
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Food: Penang bites that stay true (The New Straits Times)
Penang’s Chinese-style handmade biscuits and pastry still sell like hot cakes. C.K. LAM pays a visit to find out more “HOMEMADE” biscuits and pastries are synonymous with Penang, and visitors should try at least some varieties.
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Azman Shah's Nomination For Penang Malay Chamber Presidency Rejected (Bernama)
GEORGE TOWN, March 11 (Bernama) -- The nomination of Datuk Azman Shah Omar Shah for the presidency of the Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce was rejected at the chamber's 50th annual general meeting on Thursday.
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PENANG READY TO BE INVESTIGATED BY MACC OVER CASH AID SCHEME FOR SENIOR CITIZENS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
PENANG, March 11 (Bernama) -- The Penang state government expressed its readiness to be investigated by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) over allegations by the Gerakan Party that its cash aid for senior citizens programme was a form of bribery.
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AZMAN SHAH'S NOMINATION FOR PENANG MALAY CHAMBER PRESIDENCY REJECTED (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
GEORGE TOWN, March 11 (Bernama) -- The nomination of Datuk Azman Shah Omar Shah for the presidency of the Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce was rejected at the chamber's 50th annual general meeting today.
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Umno Describes Opposition's Claim Of A More Prosperous Penang As Rhetoric (Bernama)
PENANG, March 11 (Bernama) -- The Penang Umno has described the claim by the opposition leaders that the state is now more prosperous compared to the time when it was under the Barisan Nasional (BN) as a rhetoric statement to confuse the people.
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Headlines from Perak |
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Perak AAA workshop (The New Straits Times)
CUB prix fans can now watch races live on Astro every race day between 2.30-4.30pm.
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Perak AAA workshop (The New Straits Times)
CUB prix fans can now watch races live on Astro every race day between 2.30-4.30pm. This was announced at the launch of the 2010 season of the Petronas AAM Malaysian Cub Prix Championships.
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Perak chess kicks of f (The Star)
Kinta leg draws an impressive crowd.
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Perak to boost efforts against illegal logging (Vanakkam Malaysia)
IPOH: The Perak Forestry Department has been directed to beef up its enforcement team and use satellite to track illegal logging activities in the state. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said it was not easy for the department to monitor the state's large forest area with its present staff strength. We hope these moves will be helpful in stamping out illegal logging, he told ...
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Perak to boost efforts against illegal logging (The Star)
IPOH: The Perak Forestry De partment has been directed to beef up its enforcement team and use satellite to track illegal logging activities in the state.
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Restore democracy to Perak: Appeal to Sultan Azlan Shah (Malaysia Today)
Written by Koon Yew Yin, CPI The dinner talk by the people’s Menteri Besar Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin at Ipoh Swimming Club on Saturday, March 6, has encouraged me to write this article. Last year I wrote a piece after Speaker V. Sivakumar was physically removed from his chair in the Perak state assembly. In my column, ‘We urge the Perak Sultan to dissolve the assembly’ (May 23, 2009), I made the ...
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104 held in Perak gambling raids (AsiaOne)
IPOH: Police have seized 1,227 computers and arrested 104 people for running illegal gambling operations in Perak between January and February. State CID chief Senior Asst Comm II Mohd Dzuraidi Ibrahim said police made 373 raids but only 96 of them were successful.
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Illegal logging: Perak Forestry Dept ordered to prepared detailed report (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
IPOH, March 10 (Bernama) -- The Perak Forestry Department has been directed to prepare an immediate report on the alleged illegal logging activities in the mountainous area close to the border between Perak and Pahang near Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands.
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104 held in Perak gambling raids (MalaysiaNews.net)
IPOH: Police have seized 1,227 computers and arrested 104 people for running illegal gambling operations in Perak between January and February. State CID chief Senior Asst Comm II Mohd Dzuraidi Ibrahi...
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104 held in Perak gambling raids (The Star)
IPOH: Police have seized 1,227 computers and arrested 104 people for running illegal gambling operations in Perak between January and February.
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Headlines from Perlis |
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Rain respite for some states next week (The Star)
KUALA LUMPUR: The current dry weather in the west coast states, except for Perlis, Kedah and Penang, is likely to ease from next week when rains return, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department.
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Health infrastructure in Perlis to be upgraded (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
KANGAR, March 12 (Bernama) -- Health infrastructure in Perlis will be upgraded and they include the Tuanku Fauziah Hospital(HTF), costing more than RM180 million.
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RAIN RESPITE FROM NEXT WEEK (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- The current torrid weather in the west coast states, except for Perlis, Kedah and Penang, is likely to ease from next week when rains return, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department.
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Syariah court postpones review application in Perlis mufti case (The New Straits Times)
SHAH ALAM: The Syariah High Court here Tuesday postponed to April 8 the hearing of the prosecution's application for a review of a lower court's decision not to transfer the case of former Perlis mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin to the Syariah High Court.
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Perlis Umno leaders against survey on MB’s performance (The Star)
KANGAR: Perlis Umno leaders on Tuesday described as “childish and the work of troublemakers” a survey to be conducted on the leadership and performance of Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu as the mentri besar of Perlis.
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Pemimpin Umno Perlis protes kaji selidik populariti MB (The Malaysian Insider)
KANGAR, 9 Mac — Beberapa pemimpin Umno Perlis membantah usaha Majlis Tindakan Anak Perlis (Mantap) untuk membuat kaji selidik terhadap kepimpinan Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu sebagai Menteri Besar. Selain berangapan kaji selidik itu akan mengeruhkan suasana politik di negeri berkenaan, ianya juga dilihat memperkecilkan jawatan Menteri Besar.
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Perlis Umno Leaders Against Survey On MB's Performance (Bernama)
KANGAR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Perlis Umno leaders on Tuesday described as childish and the work of troublemakers the survey to be conducted by a body on the leadership and performance of Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu as the menteri besar of Perlis.
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PERLIS UMNO LEADERS AGAINST SURVEY ON MB'S PERFORMANCE (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KANGAR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Perlis Umno leaders today described as childish and the work of troublemakers the survey to be conducted by a body on the leadership and performance of Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu as the menteri besar of Perlis.
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REVIEW APPLICATION IN PERLIS MUFTI'S CASE POSTPONED TO APRIL 8 (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SHAH ALAM, March 9 (Bernama) -- The Syariah High Court here today postponed to April 8 the hearing of the prosecution's application for a review of a lower court's decision not to transfer the case of former Perlis mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin to the Syariah High Court.
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SECRETARIAT TO EVALUATE PERLIS MB (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KANGAR, March 8 (Bernama) -- The leadership qualities and capability of Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu as the menteri besar of Perlis is to be evaluated by a secretariat which was set up here today.
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Headlines from Sabah |
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Anchor Farms To Spearhead Community Transformation In Sabah (Bernama)
BEAUFORT, March 12 (Bernama) -- The Sabah Land Development Board (SLDB) plans to establish pineapple "Anchor Farms" especially in rural villages in Beaufort and Sipitang districts to spearhead its community transformation programme.
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ANCHOR FARMS TO SPEARHEAD COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION IN SABAH (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
BEAUFORT, March 12 (Bernama) -- The Sabah Land Development Board (SLDB) plans to establish pineapple âAnchor Farmsâ especially in rural villages in Beaufort and Sipitang districts to spearhead its community transformation programme.
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Sabah set to employ new tactics (Sabah Daily Express)
Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Head Coach and Manager, Gary Phillips may apply some changes in tactics to get the needed results from Sabah's home match against Penang USM FC here, tonight (Friday).
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SM Sains KK is Sabah's best (Sabah Daily Express)
Kota Kinabalu: SM Sains KK emerged the top school in Sabah after 16 students obtained straight As in the 2009 SPM examination.
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Govt aid to 'foreign' children in Sabah puzzles PKR (Malaysia Today)
By Dominic Legeh (FMT) KOTA KINABALU: Financial aid is being distributed to children of non-citizens in Sabah and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) wants to know if this has become a government policy. PKR Supreme Council Member, Ansari Abdullah said, the party had evidence that children of non-Malaysians were receiving financial assistance meant for Malaysian students from poor families in Sabah. He ...
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Sabah-Kalimantan as package (Sabah Daily Express)
Kota Kinabalu: Sabah and Indonesia's four Kalimantan provinces should be packaged as one investment destination and a secretariat to handle inquiries has been proposed.
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Sabah gunning for nothing less than a victory (Sabah Daily Express)
Kota Kinabalu: Sabah will be aiming for nothing less than a victory from their President's Cup encounter with Negeri Sembilan at the Tawau Stadium, tonight (Thursday).
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Orchids, a tourism product in Sabah (The New Sabah Times)
KOTA KINABALU : Sabah’s plentiful variants of orchids, identified as the latest niche tourism product to be aggressively developed by the State, will be showcased at the RHS Chelsea Floral Show – England’s world famous floral exhibition.
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Sabah gets special attention in implementation of Roadmap for Renewable Energy Production (The New Sabah Times)
KOTA KINABALU : Sabah will get special attention in the implementation of the proposed Roadmap for Renewable Energy Production in the country, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.
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Rahman: Sabah BN doing well (The New Sabah Times)
KOTA KINABALU : Datuk Rahman Dahlan said the issues faced by Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) are not peculiar just to the state. The newly appointed Sabah BN secretary said these are commonplace issues which any coalition that is made up of component parties, would face.
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Headlines from Sarawak |
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2,500 students in Sarawak without identification documents (Vanakkam Malaysia)
KUCHING: The Home Ministry has identified 2,500 students in Sarawak primary and secondary schools without birth certificates or MyKad identity cards, said its deputy minister Jelaing Mersat.
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Home Ministry identifies 2,500 students in Sarawak without identification documents (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
KUCHING, March 12 (Bernama) -- The Home Ministry has identified 2,500 students in Sarawak primary and secondary schools, without birth certificates or Mykad, said its deputy minister Jelaing Mersat.
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Ambassadors of Sarawak (The Star)
STEFANIE Natasha Rich Joseph, an undergraduate of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) in Perak, finds that many people in peninsular Malaysia do not know much about the way of life in Sarawak.
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Singer Sharon to perform during The Star Sarawak edition roadshow (The Star)
ASPIRING local singer-songwriter Sharon Lugun will hit the stage at The Star Sarawak edition’s roadshow at The Spring Shopping Mall tomorrow.
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Sarawak to host conference on water resources (The Star)
SARAWAK will play host to an international conference covering all aspects of water resources development in the Asian region.
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Top SPM Scorer Is Pride Of Sarawak :: Bernama.com (Bernama)
KUCHING, March 11 (Bernama) -- Gladys Tan Yee Kim has become the pride of Sarawak. Being among the country's top Sijil Pelajar Malaysia (SPM) scorers, she is a shining example that Sarawak can produce students with excellent academic performance.
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TOP SPM SCORER IS PRIDE OF SARAWAK (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUCHING, March 11 (Bernama) -- Gladys Tan Yee Kim has become the pride of Sarawak.
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Unity roadshow hits the trail in Sabah, Sarawak (The Star)
PETALING JAYA: The “Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia” ( SABM ) group will taking its series of roadshows across to Sabah and Sarawak this weekend, the first outside Peninsular Malaysia, in its continuing efforts to get the people to make their vote count and put an end to communal politics.
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Ex-Sarawak CM says Kelantan has no right to oil royalty (Malaysia Today)
(The Malaysian Insider) KUCHING, March 11 — Tun Abdul Rahman Yakub, who was Sarawak Chief Minister when the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) came into force in 1974, has thrown his weight behind the federal government’s contention that Kelantan has no right to oil found beyond its territorial waters. He told The Malaysian Insider yesterday that unless Kelantan could prove that its territorial ...
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Ex-Sarawak CM says Kelantan has no right to oil royalty (The Malaysian Insider)
By Leslie Lau Executive Editor KUCHING, March 11 — Tun Abdul Rahman Yakub, who was Sarawak Chief Minister when the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) came into force in 1974, has thrown his weight behind the federal government’s contention that Kelantan has no right to oil found beyond its territorial waters. He told The Malaysian Insider yesterday that unless Kelantan could prove that its ...
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Headlines from Selangor |
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Selangor MB's suit against bank Islam adjourned to April 6 (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- The hearing of Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim's suit against Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (BIMB) for alleged wrongful sale of his shares in Guthrie Berhad has been adjourned to April 6 and 7.
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Selangor MB’s suit against bank adjourned to April 6 (The Star)
KUALA LUMPUR: The hearing of Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim’s suit against Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (BIMB) for alleged wrongful sale of his shares in Guthrie Berhad has been adjourned to April 6 and 7.
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Pejabat baru SPRM Selangor pasang CCTV ambil keterangan (The Malaysian Insider)
SHAH ALAM, 12 Mac — Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) Selangor yang menjadi tumpuan ekoran kematian Teoh Beng Hock yang disiasat agensi itu tahun lalu akan turut memasang kamera litar tertutup (CCTV) semasa mengambil butiran daripada pihak yang dipanggil untuk memberi keterangan. Pengarahnya Datuk Ja’afar Mahad berkata ia selaras dengan penggunaan CCTV oleh SPRM di seluruh negara ...
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Selangor confident of making semi-finals (The New Straits Times)
THE National Under-16 tournament starts tomorrow in Sandakan with Selangor setting themselves a semi-finals target.
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Kelantan need extraordinary game plan to down Selangor (The Star)
PETALING JAYA: Kelantan will have to come up with a extraordinary game plan to bring down Super League leaders Selangor at the Sultan Mohd IV Stadium in Kota Baru tonight.
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Butt out, Selangor Umno tells Gerakan (Malaysia Today)
Free Malaysia Today - Selangor Umno has, in not so many words, told Gerakan to mind its own business on the possibility of maverick parliamentarian Zulkifili Noordin joining Umno. Selangor Umno liaison chief Abdul Shukur Idrus said it was Umno’s prerogative to accept or reject applications from individuals wishing to join the party. “It is our (Umno) right to accept or decline applications from ...
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Selangor in a class of their own (The New Straits Times)
SELANGOR could put daylight between themselves and the chasing pack in the Super League title race by opening an eight-point gap at the top with a win over Kelantan in Kota Baru tomorrow.
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Selangor set lofty target in U-16 hockey (The Star)
SELANGOR have set a lofty target in the National Under-16 hockey championship in Sandakan, Sabah, on March 13-21.
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PR: Anwar, MB Selangor, Kedah & CM Penang fails Indians (Malaysia Today)
Your yet to be paid debts to the Malaysian Indians By P.Uthaykumar It is with deep disappointment that we write this letter to you as the Leader of Parti Keadilan Rakyat / Pakatan Rakyat and to the Menteris Besar of Selangor and Kedah and Chief Minister of Penang. We had great hopes in the opposition parties when we urged the Malaysian Indians to vote overwhelmingly for the PR coalition in the ...
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Selangor appoints 45 Indian community leaders (Malaysia Today)
(Bernama) - Normal 0 0 1 118 677 Malaysia Today 5 1 831 11.1287 0 0 0 The Selangor government has appointed 45 people, including a woman, as community leaders to represent the Indian community in the state. Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said they were interviewed and selected from 93 shortlisted candidates for absorption into the Village Development and Security Committee. "Their ...
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Headlines from Terengganu |
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Timeless in Kuala Terengganu (The New Straits Times)
THINGS tend not to happen quickly in Terengganu. This never used to be a matter of note — the fishermen of the coast and the farmers of the hinterland have been bound for time immemorial by the schedules of tides and seasons, not annual budget allocations and five-year development plans.
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REHMAN RASHID Timeless in Kuala Terengganu (The New Straits Times)
THINGS tend not to happen quickly in Terengganu.
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'Terengganu' ahoy (The New Straits Times)
KUANTAN: The navy's capability of patrolling the eastern seaboard is being strengthened with the arrival of the second patrol ship, the KD Terengganu at its naval base in Tanjung Gelang here yesterday.
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VISUALLY-IMPAIRED STUDENT AMONG FIVE OF TERENGGANU'S TOP SPM SCORERS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA TERENGGANU, March 11 (Bernama) -- For Nur Najmi Syamila Mohd Shakri, visual impairment and poor living conditions were just hiccups in her quest to excel in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations.
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Rahman Yakub silent on why Terengganu gets oil royalty (Malaysia Today)
(The Malaysian Insider) KUCHING, March 11 — Despite arguing that Kelantan was not entitled to oil royalty claims, Tun Abdul Rahman Yakub, the Sarawak Chief Minister when the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) came into force in 1974, was unable to say yesterday why neighbouring Terengganu was receiving from the federal government oil royalty payments. He had said yesterday that the legal position ...
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Rahman Yakub silent on why Terengganu gets oil royalty (The Malaysian Insider)
By Leslie Lau, Executive Editor KUCHING, March 11 — Despite arguing that Kelantan was not entitled to oil royalty claims, Tun Abdul Rahman Yakub, the Sarawak Chief Minister when the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) came into force in 1974, was unable to say yesterday why neighbouring Terengganu was receiving from the federal government oil royalty payments. He had said yesterday that the legal ...
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Tasik Kenyir tremors possible after Terengganu quake (The Malaysian Insider)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Mild tremors might be felt around Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu following a magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurring 43 kilometres southwest of Kuala Terengganu at 11.10pm tonight, the Meteorological Department said in a statement here. “It is possible people living in the area might feel slight tremors,” the statement said. — Bernama
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Loss to T-Team riles Terengganu coach (The Star)
GEORGE TOWN: It was a clear case of a nightmare come true for Terengganu coach Irfan Bakti on Tuesday night.
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MILD TREMORS POSSIBLE AROUND TASIK KENYIR FOLLOWING WEAK QUAKE NEAR K. TERENGGANU (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- Mild tremors might be felt around Tasik Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu following a magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurring 43 kilometres southwest of Kuala Terengganu at 11.10pm tonight, the Meteorological Department said in a statement here.
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TERENGGANU TO REWARD ANUAR MANAN WITH LAND, RM10,000 (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
MARANG, March 10 (Bernama) -- Le Tour de Langkawi (LtdL) 2010 Sprint King Anuar Manan will be rewarded with a piece of land and RM10,000 by the Terengganu government for winning two jerseys in the competition.
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Headlines from Langkawi |
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Malaysian sailors return with a gold, two silver and bronze medals from Pattaya (The New Straits Times)
LANGKAWI: Malaysian sailors sailed home with a gold, two silver and a bronze medal from the Asia Pacific Laser Radial Sailing Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.
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M'SIAN SAILORS RETURN WITH A GOLD, TWO SILVER AND A BRONZE FROM PATTAYA (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
LANGKAWI, March 12 (Bernama) â Malaysian sailors sailed home with a gold, two silver and a bronze medal from the Asia Pacific Laser Radial Sailing Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.
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TADMANSORI EYES RM2 MIL IN HOTEL REVENUE THIS YEAR (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- Tadmansori Hotel Resort Sdn Bhd, which operates the Nadias Inn Comfort Langkawi Hotel, expects its revenue to breach RM2 million this year.
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MATTA fair to boost Langkawi tourism (Business Times (Malaysia))
The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents Travel Fair 2010, or popularly known as the MATTA Travel Fair, is expected to boost Langkawi's tourism sector, this year. The Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) Tourism Manager, Megat Shahrul Azman Abas said three million tourists are expected to visit the historical island, this year. "This is an increase of approximately half a million ...
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MATTA FAIR 2010 TO ENHANCE LANGKAWI'S TOURISM SECTOR THIS YEAR (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents Travel Fair 2010, or popularly known as the MATTA Travel Fair, is expected to boost Langkawi's tourism sector, this year.
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Land reward for Tour sprinter (Malaysian Mirror)
MARANG – After his glorious ride in the just-concluded Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2010 and winning two jerseys in the competition, sprint king Anuar Manan is set to earn another grand reward - a piece of land in Terengganu. The state government said it has approved a piece of land for him and will also give hime a cash reward of RM10,000 in recognition of his performance at the competition. The ...
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Thursday March 11 2010 (The Malaysian Insider)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Realising the potential of railway travel in boosting the country’s tourism sector, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) unveiled its Ekspres Langkawi Gemas-Hat Yai service early last February.
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FROM GEMAS TO HAT YAI, TIME FOR RAILWAY TRAVEL (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Realising the potential of railway travel in boosting the country's tourism sector, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) unveiled its Ekspres Langkawi Gemas-Hat Yai service early last February. This is expected to give a 'push' to the tourism sector between the two tail-end destinations of this route as well as that in Negeri Sembilan, Perak and Kedah. KTMB also ...
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Anuar eyes Tour de France (The New Straits Times)
ANUAR Manan had set his sights on racing in the Tour de France within the next three years besides shining in next year's Le Tour de Langkawi.
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Anuar eyes Tour de France (The New Straits Times)
ANUAR Manan had set his sights on racing in the Tour de France within the next three years besides shining in next year's Le Tour de Langkawi. Anuar, the first Malaysian cyclist to win a stage in Le Tour de Langkawi, said he is following a strict training regime in order to achieve his target.
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