Critical time for Khalid in PKR polls

The PKR election will reach a watershed point when Sabah votes this weekend because the votes in this second biggest state in the party can make or break a candidate. THERE has been a rumour going around the last couple of days that Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim might pull out of the …

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Massage parlour in Sibu raided

SIBU: A 42-year-old woman from China was in the midst of putting on her clothes when a police team raided a room of a massage parlour at Jalan Cross. She was with a customer who was then naked. The operation against immoral activity, code named Op Noda Khas that began at 10.40pm on Friday night was …

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One Direction boys look-alikes, they need you!

The members of one of today’s biggest boy bands are looking for decoys for security reasons. One Direction’s security team wants to hire look-alikes of the band members. The Little Things hitmakers – Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Niall Horan – are being followed by scream …

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Low tomato prices not attracting consumers

KUALA LUMPUR: The price of tomatoes may be plummeting due to a supply glut but demand is not going up – simply because it’s a perishable fruit. Produce seller Vege Tan, 41, said consumers were not capitalising on the value-for-money option as it wasn’t a commodity that was usually bought in large qu …

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Teh’s extra oomph for Public Bank

PUBLIC Bank Bhd, which has firmly etched itself in the banking sector as the most prudent financial institution in the country, surprised the market when it proposed a RM5bil rights issue. It is the bank’s first cash call in 17 years and the largest by a local financial institution in recent years. …

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Amazing turnout for latest Spidey movie

GEORGE TOWN: Spidey sense must be tingling because fans of the web-slinging superhero turned up for the release of the latest sequel in the iconic blue and red costume. Movie goers were surprised by the group of 342, including a 73-year-old woman, when they arrived for a preview screening of The Ama …

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Thousands show concern over new tax

KUALA LUMPUR: The anti-Goods and Services Tax (GST) rally ended prematurely as rain descended upon Dataran Merdeka where a massive crowd had gathered. The rally, held in protest against the Federal Government, went on peacefully with no untoward incident except for a few scuffles between people wear …

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