Lahad Datu has gained notoriety, and may be a harbinger of what lies in store. THE coffee shop talk about the 4.45am Lahad Datu shooting on Wednesday is that it involved soldiers, Bugis bouncers, Tator bar girls, a karaoke outlet, a convenience store, a poisoned dagger, stabbing and an M16. As news …
Read More »Spotlight on orchids at Penang floral festival
GEORGE TOWN: Flower enthusiasts should make a beeline to the Penang Floral Festival 2014, where 800 orchids of various species and hybrids will be on display at Penang Botanic Gardens until June 8. Event manager Tony Tan, who is also Federation of Malaya Orchid Society vice-president, said this year …
Read More »U.S. soldier flies to freedom after Afghan prisoner swap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The sole American prisoner of war held in Afghanistan was flown to a U.S. military hospital in Germany on Sunday after being freed in a swap deal for five Taliban militants who were released from the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl had been hel …
Read More »Thailand coup: Soldiers and police out in force to deter protest
BANGKOK: Around 6,000 police and soldiers were deployed across Bangkok on Sunday, according to a Thai official, as authorities tried to deter anti-coup protesters who have threatened a day of flashmob rallies in defiance of the army. Small but vociferous protests have been held every day in the cap …
Read More »Taking ties to greater heights
Najib’s China journey is replete with bilateral potential, deep-seated goodwill and poignant memories of two countries whose relationship began with the father and continues with the son. BY today, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak would have retraced the journey that his late father Tun Razak Hussei …
Read More »Hudud is not the answer
PAS leaders should look at their backyard first before blaming the existing criminal laws for the spike in rape cases in the country. THE highly publicised gang rape involving a 15-year-old schoolgirl by more than 10 men in the district of Ketereh near Kota Baru seems to have given PAS a reboot to p …
Read More »No slowing Samy
At 78, former MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu is as active and outspoken as ever. Since leaving the Cabinet in 2008, Samy Vellu has taken on a new role as the Government’s special envoy (infrastructure) to India and South Asia, wooing new projects for the country. He talks to Sunday Sta …
Read More »Gerakan president wins in close fight against DAP's Dyana Sofya
TELUK INTAN: Gerakan president Datuk Mah Siew Keong has regained the Teluk Intan parliamentary seat in a close fight with a 238-majority win over DAP’s Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud. Mah polled 20,157 votes while Dyana Sofya gained 19,919 and there were 543 spoilt votes. The by-election results were announc …
Read More »U.S. soldier freed in Afghanistan, five Taliban prisoners to leave Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The last U.S. prisoner of war from America’s waning Afgan war, was handed over to U.S. Special Operations forces in Afghanistan on Saturday in a dramatic swap for five Taliban detainees who will be handed over from Guantanamo Bay prison to Qatar. Army Sergeant Bowe …
Read More »Remember Gangnam Style? It just hit 2 billion views
PETALING JAYA: South Korean pop star Psy’s Gangnam Style has just become the first YouTube video in history to surpass two billion views on Saturday. “Very honorable and burdensome numbers. With the appreciation, I’ll come back soon with more joyful one,” tweeted the South Ko …
Read More »Good variety of offerings at property fair
SHAH ALAM: Potential house buyers are spoilt for choice with the variety of properties on display at the popular StarProperty Fair 2014. The three-day event features the country’s top property developers and their latest projects, suitable for both first-time buyers or investors. Mah Sing Group Bhd …
Read More »'MH370 search on the right track'
SYDNEY: The head of Australia’s transport safety bureau has defended the fruitless hunt thus far for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, saying he is confident that search teams are targeting the right area. Satellite analysis in the days after the BoÂÂ-eing 777 vanished on March 8 with 23 …
Read More »Malaysia-China renew friendship ties
BEIJING: Malaysia and China on Saturday renewed the bond of friendship that was established four decades ago. In a brief yet meaningful ceremony at the sprawling Great Hall of the People facing Tiananmen Square here, leaders from both countries were joined by diplomats, business community and youths …
Read More »Top 10 tips to quit smoking
IT IS World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) today and the theme this year is “Raising taxes on tobacco”. Universiti Malaya Nicotine Addiction Research and Collaboration Centre coordinator and psychiatrist Dr Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin said increasing the price of cigarettes had proven to be effective in reducing …
Read More »Indonesia-bound Thai tanker believed hijacked
KUALA LUMPUR, May 31, 2014 (AFP) – A Thai tanker is thought to have been hijacked on its way from Singapore to Indonesia, the International Maritime Bureau said Saturday, following a number of pirate attacks in Southeast Asian waters. The diesel oil tanker MT Orapin 4, with 14 crew aboard, los …
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