KUALA LUMPUR: All eyes will be on the Putra World Trade Center in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia over the next few days. On Thursday, some 2,509 delegates of the United Malaysia National Organisation (UMNO)...
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's opposition has won yet another crucial by-election in the Muslim-majority east coast state of Terengganu yesterday, its second such victory since a good showing in the March 8, 2008 general...
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, whose official religion is Islam, has joined the chorus of nations condemning Israel and calls for help for the Palestinians in Gaza. Yesterday Malaysia, who until recently held the...
KUALA LUMPUR: No Malaysians were involved in the pub fire in Bangkok on New Year's Day but that didn't stop the Malaysian press from highlighting the tragedy. This clipping from the front page of Jan 2 issue of the...
Singapore, Jan 1 - A Singaporean man was among the nearly 60 people killed in a pub fire in Bangkok early today while ushering in the New Year. Malaysia's national news agency, Bernama, quoted the Singapore Foreign Ministry as saying that the Thai authorities had informed the...
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SINGAPORE: Yes, President-elect Senator Barack Obama continues to be contagious a few days after his election. Two days ago, I wrote that following Obama's election, the Catholics...
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Kuala Lumpur: Today, newspapers all over the world including online ones carry on their front pages a familiar face - that of Senator Barack Obama, the newly-elected 44th President of the United States. Actually,...
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Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian leaders Wednesday welcomed the election of Barack Obama as the next US President. Foreign Minister Dr Rais Yatim (picture) said Malaysia looked forward to enhanced relations with the United...
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: It's finally here, the US presidency election.Yesterday, CNN showed newsreels of the mood at the hometown of Obama's late father in Africa. Needless to say, villagers in Kenya are already...
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Belgrade: Serbia has expelled Malaysia's ambassador based here over the weekend. This follows Malaysia's decision to recognise the Republic of Kosovo as an independent and sovereign nation.To add insult to injury,...
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Within 24 hours of receiving the much-needed good news of a 15 cents reduction in petrol price, Malaysians were thrilled with another good news today - that of...
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Yesterday in my debut article, I wrote that 31 Oct was a day of both good and bad news for Malaysians, depending on how one looks at it. Today, as expected, the Malaysian press, both mainstream and digital,...
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Today, 31 October 2008 has been a day of good and 'bad' news in Malaysia, depending on whom you speak to or how one looks at it.First, the good news. The government of prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi...
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