Provides the latest RSS feeds for Asia Editorials. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Malaysia Sun.com http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/ed68ecccb9e5520c/ en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:06:13 -0400 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:06:13 -0400 30 I WISH to respond to the letter by Dr M.A. Kumar of Tawau (The Star, July 1). I believe that similar slurs were experienced by kids of yesteryears, regardless whether they were Malays or Indians. Than... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965721/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:41 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965721/ I REFER to your news report: “Zeti: Rising prices may hurt spending, slow expansion” (The Star, July 1). While the general view expressed by Bank Negara was to ensure a “careful balance... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965719/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:34 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965719/ I WENT to the Penang State Education Department recently to seek advice on certain matters from a high-ranking officer. My superior was with me. The officer was not around. As we were about to leave, ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965722/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:31 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965722/ THE motor industry will suffer most from the recent increase in fuel prices, including manufacturers, distributors, car owners and even lenders. However, this will differ from group to group. The sect... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965717/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:45 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965717/ KUALA LUMPUR: Evidence allegedly linking Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to murdered Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu will be released in the next few days. “The next evidence will come in th... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965728/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:14 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965728/ IHAVE to respond to CAP's letter on “Get the funicular train running again” (The Star, July 2). While I sympathise with the misery of, and inconvenience to, the people affected by the s... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965718/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:43 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965718/ WE refer to your recent report “Commission to Improve Public Transport”, and we fully agree with Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat that a commission on public transport is urgently neede... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965720/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:38 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965720/ WE refer to the report in The Star entitled “Najib: Attract locals with perks” (The Star, July 1). We understand that the Cabinet Committee on Foreign Workers had come up with a resolution f... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965725/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:24 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965725/ I READ with much interest the recent suggestion put forward by a member of the Kuantan local council to have bicycle lanes to encourage people to cycle in times like these, (The Star, July 1). I want ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965723/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:17 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965723/ I WISH to refer to the article “Poor views of delivery system” in The Star on Thursday. The report stated that the public impression of public service is even lower than its perception of co... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965726/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:26 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965726/ KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has declined comment on the latest allegations, which were contained in a statutory declaration, against his deputy, saying that the matte... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965729/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:03 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965729/ I REFER to the letter “New system robbing retirees of their monies” (The Star, July 1) and wish to lend my support to the writer. As a fellow retiree, I would like to urge the Government to ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965727/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:20 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965727/ GEORGE TOWN: A man who claims he was declared a bankrupt for a car loan he never took is resorting to a desperate measure – he wants to sell his kidney. “I hope someone will buy my kidney at... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965731/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:25:55 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965731/ KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry will launch a campaign where office cafeterias prepare food with recommended calorie content to ensure Malaysians do not exceed their daily dietary needs. Minister Da... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965734/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:25:51 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965734/ KUALA LUMPUR: The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) collected RM716.1mil in penalty payments last year from taxpayers who committed offences related to their income tax returns, Deputy Finance Minister Datuk... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965735/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:25:48 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965735/ PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet has agreed that RapidKL implement a fare for stage buses according to zones as stipulated in the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (Rates of Fares) 2000. Board chairman Datuk M... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965733/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:25:46 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965733/ Johannes Simbolon, JakartaThe world was left shocked again last week when the global oil price hit another record high of over US$140 per barrel. It has sparked worries that the price may continue to ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15962946/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:09:14 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15962946/ Iyan Nurmansyah, East Sussex, UKThere were two important points raised at the Second World Peace Forum (WPF) recently held by Muhammadiyah and the Cheng Ho Multi Culture Trust. The first was the state... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15962947/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:09:10 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15962947/ Al Makin, HeidelbergOver the past few weeks in Jakarta, politicians and religious leaders have been touting the role of religion in creating peace and dialogue. But over in Germany, particularly in Ma... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15962948/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:09:07 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15962948/ Sir, ~ With a view to improving the industrial growth of West Bengal and after getting assurances from the West Bengal Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation, we established our second unit... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15953660/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:18:05 -0400 The Statesman http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15953660/ By Seema Alavi, Permanent Black, Rs 695 When Akbar or Aurangzeb or for that matter any other Mughal nobleman fell ill, what kind of medical treatment did he receive? The answer is that they were pro... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15955355/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:58 -0400 The Telegraph http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15955355/ The title of this article could be continued: Will we be able to come back? It may take years to find an answer, but the search has already been launched. During the next month, the Institute of Bio-M... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956150/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:50 -0400 The Hindu http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956150/ KUALA TERENGGANU: Two thieves ran out of luck when they tried to hock exotic plants they had stolen from along the Sultan Mahmud bridge here. The buyer they approached was the one who had supplied the... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956377/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:14 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956377/ AFTER 40 solid years in the local entertainment scene, local group Alleycats performed for the first time at Istana Budaya (IB). “Not many groups have the opportunity to perform here. It’s t... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956371/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:30 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956371/ Friday, July 04, 2008 It is barely three months into government and the coalition put together immediately after the February 18 election is threatening to fall apart. The PML-N remains out of the c... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15954075/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:26 -0400 The News http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15954075/ KUCHING: Police shot dead three armed men, believed to be Indonesians, during a raid at a wooden hut in a secondary jungle in Sungai Bidut near Sibu. Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Shafie Ismail said a 20-man po... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956381/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:10 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956381/ PETALING JAYA: Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau Tak Wah (pic) has been conferred the Justice of Peace (JP) award, Nanyang Siang Pau reported. The daily reported yesterday that the Hong Kong Government ann... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956378/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:11 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956378/ Submitting to this nuclear deal is unbecoming and unfortunate — especially when it comes from a Prime Minister who is clean, fine and humane. http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956151/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:51 -0400 The Hindu http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956151/ MORE Malaysians are expected to visit Nepal this year, as the figure shows an increase of 44% compared to the same period last year. “For the first few months of this year, the arrival of tourist... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956373/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:27 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956373/ This hardly brings the narrative to its end though. On the contrary, it only brings it back to the beginning. On fiscal issues, New Delhi rigidly follows the line laid down by the Washington Consensus... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15955356/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:59 -0400 The Telegraph http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15955356/ KUALA LUMPUR: The Sikh community in Malaysia has become the latest party seeking to intervene in the suit by the Catholic Church over the use of the word “Allah.” The Malaysian Gurdwaras Cou... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956379/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:08 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956379/ NILAI: Malaysian Customs scored a major success when they seized 130kg of ketamine with a street value of RM10mil from a container in Port Klang on Wednesday. A manager of a shipping company based in ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956380/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:06 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956380/ RESIDENTS of Bandar Utama 4 recently decided that they were no longer going to stay silent while more friends and neighbours fall victim to dengue. The BU4 Area Committee of the Bandar Utama Residents... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956374/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:25 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956374/ The title of the Oscar-winning Hollywood blockbuster, No country for Old Men — the film is not exactly about old age — could well apply to Britain where old people say they feel like &#822... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956149/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:52 -0400 The Hindu http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956149/ SHAH ALAM: The sodomy allegations made against PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is a tactical move by him to politicise the matter and make it into an international issue. “It is also unfair ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956369/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:04 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956369/ A WOODEN bridge in Kepong is causing inconvenience to the residents. The one-lane bridge was built over a huge drain, linking Jalan Api Api 1 in Taman Kepong and Jalan 5/32A in TSI Business Industrial... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956372/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:33 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956372/ THE company that printed the contact phone numbers of the Petaling Jaya Utara elected representatives on the signboard it put up did not obtain permission to do so. Late last month, there were complai... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956370/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:29 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956370/ AMIRRUL Ashraf Mohd Mislan, 21, emerged the winner of the Star Euro 2008 Spot-the-Ball Challenge Grand Finale held in conjunction with the Euro 2008 held in Austria and Switzerland last month. Amirrul... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956376/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:19 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956376/ PUTRAJAYA: PKR Youth wants Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan and Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail to be suspended pending investigations into their alleged abuse of power. PKR ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956368/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:02 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956368/ KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak should go on leave until allegations about his involvement in the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu are cleared, said DAP adviser ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956365/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:00 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956365/ PETALING JAYA: Lawyer Wong Kian Kheong said he will consult his client Abdul Razak Baginda on the statutory declaration made by the political analyst’s former private eye. He said this was after ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956367/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:31:58 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956367/ KUALA LUMPUR: PAS information chief Mahfuz Omar has gone where angels fear to tread and brought up the latest allegation by a private investigator against Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Ra... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956366/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:31:57 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956366/ How many of the world's murderers are meat-eaters and how many are veggies? French philosopher Rousseau believed that meat-eaters are generally more cruel and ferocious than other men. English b... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15950913/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:11:51 -0400 Times of India http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15950913/ Yoga Vasishtha God has created the world in play, as it were. This is called Mahamaya, the Great Illusion. Therefore, one must take refuge in the Divine Mother, the Cosmic ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15950915/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:11:48 -0400 Times of India http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15950915/ KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has never denied going to the Desa Damansara condominium here where his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan claimed he was sodomised, Internet news portal Mala... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944383/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:06:18 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944383/ PETALING JAYA: Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda's private investigator P. Balasubramaniam says the police omitted information about the relationship between a senior politician and Mongolian murd... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944381/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:06:25 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944381/ KUALA LUMPUR: PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should not be reporting to Washington every time he faces a crisis in the country, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar. Describing Anwar a... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944382/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:06:22 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944382/ SHAH ALAM: Members of the public have been advised to stay away from the Sunday rally being planned by the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes) to protest the recent fuel price hike as no permit has b... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944384/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:06:16 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944384/ Armed Forces to Work with the Police KUALA LUMPUR: The armed forces will be called in to assist police in maintaining public order if the security situation of the country warrants it, said Inspector-... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944387/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:05:59 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944387/ KUCHING: Preview shows will be held in Kuala Lumpur and here to give music lovers a taste of the annual Rainforest World Music Festival, which kicks off at the Sarawak Cultural Village near here on Ju... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944385/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:05:57 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944385/ By Melati Mohd Ariff KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) has embarked on a campaign with the aim of changing consumers' lifestyle towards su... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15940605/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:08:52 -0400 Bernama http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15940605/ Christopher Lingle, BangkokWith no end to increases in the price of oil and many other commodities, inflation has begun its stranglehold on economies around the world. In the U.S., consumer confidence... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15937042/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:26:44 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15937042/ The government seems increasingly unable to cope with the acute power shortage that has gotten worse over the past three years. Power blackouts have hit more areas and happen more often. There is almo... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15937041/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:26:40 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15937041/ Indonesian youths are winning international competitions such as science, physics and mathematics Olympiads. Yet in the 21st century Indonesia sadly remains dependent on its natural resources rather t... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15937043/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:26:34 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15937043/ I wish to comment about traffic at Jl. Dr. Satrio (Casablanca), South Jakarta especially in front of Mall Ambassador! Day by day, the traffic congestion becomes worse and worse. Does anybody from the ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15937044/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:26:31 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15937044/ One Big Political Mess, Not One Hero Ravindra Kumar India is a funny country. Everyone says Sonia Gandhi wields all power; that she is like the executive chairperson of a company of which Dr Manmoha... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15932070/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:54:40 -0400 The Statesman http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15932070/ Sir, ~ The nuclear deal and the Left intransigence now occupy the centre-stage of Indian politics. National interest must be the sole criterion, not the probable political fallout in the next election... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15932071/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:54:37 -0400 The Statesman http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15932071/ So Nepal is no longer a kingdom. King Gyanendra is out, the Narayanhiti palace has been converted into a museum , people have danced once again on the streets of Kathmandu. Euphoria, however, does not... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15933165/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:54:20 -0400 The Telegraph http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15933165/ THE decision of the federal government to defer the monorail and Penang Outer Ring Road(PORR) projects irked Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. It has also caused great disappointment to many Penangites who... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15930596/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:19:25 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15930596/ HAMIDAH Othman needs to be suspended for at least two weeks by her own party. She should also apologise unreservedly to the Speaker, the Assembly, her own party, and all Malaysians. Our leaders need t... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15930597/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:19:19 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15930597/ EVER since the 12th General Election and the alternative media went full-blown, Malaysia has never had a rest day. From what I see and hear, there is tremendous anger in many Malaysians today, fuelled... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15930599/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:19:16 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15930599/ I READ that we are sending the US a protest note over the Anwar issue. That is the right thing to do. Other people should not worry about how we do things at home. We have our ways, and they should re... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15930600/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:19:12 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15930600/ I WONDER how speculators in the Western world, especially the USA, can control and dictate the price of crude oil when they are just sitting in their posh offices in New York or London. It looks like ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15930601/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:19:10 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15930601/ BEFORE the fuel price increase, all Malaysians enjoyed subsidised petrol. Why is it that now only a portion of the rakyat gets to enjoy the subsidy? There is no equality in our country and this is bei... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15930602/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:19:09 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15930602/ FOR 63-year-old Eusof Izzudin, the visit to a 24-hour restaurant in Desa Pandan with his foreign friends last month would be his last to the outlet if authorities do not make an effort to clean up the... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15930598/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:18:56 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15930598/ A carnival was organised by ntv7, in conjunction with the Euro 2008, at Mont Kiara Sunrise recently. The carnival offered fun-filled football related activities and games for the public. The events in... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15930603/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:18:46 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15930603/ A year ago, Pakistan had to deal head-on with a problem that was staring it in the face for more than six months. In the first week of July 2007, militants holed up in the Lal Masjid in the heart of I... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15927179/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:25:29 -0400 The Hindu http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15927179/ Associated Press New York, July 1: In 2002, at a Johns Hopkins University laboratory, a business consultant named Ms Dede Osborn took a psychedelic drug as part of a research project. She felt like ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15917957/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:44:24 -0400 The Statesman http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15917957/ Jeremy Laurence LONDON, June 30: The nationwide smoking ban has triggered the biggest fall in smoking ever seen in England, a report says today. More than two billion fewer cigarettes were smoked an... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15917956/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:44:19 -0400 The Statesman http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15917956/ By Nurul Halawati Azhari KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- "Lifelong education towards developing a knowledge-based nation remains the priority of this university". These were the words of Open... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15914419/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:24:16 -0400 Bernama http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15914419/ ON June 24, I was at the Pharmacy Section of the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (KLH) to queue up for some prescribed medicine for my husband. We were there for about half an hour. The waiting, relatively brie... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916021/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:47:58 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916021/ KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he was not surprised over the recent sodomy allegation against his former deputy Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “I am not surprised at ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916025/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:47:35 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916025/ TAKE two steps forward and one step back seems to be the pattern of line dancing that policy-makers adopt. The inevitable fuel hike came and it has been accepted rather peacefully. Some help came from... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916020/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:47:47 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916020/ PETALING JAYA: From Tuesday, credit card holders who make the minimum or partial repayment on their outstanding amount monthly would no longer enjoy the 20-day interest-free period for new retail tran... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916031/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:47:27 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916031/ KUALA LUMPUR: The Turkish Embassy said it never invited former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to take refuge at the embassy. A statement issued by the embassy on Monday said that Anwar... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916030/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:47:25 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916030/ KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will issue a protest letter to the US Embassy over the country’s statement on investigations into Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s case and said Washington should “get ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916028/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:47:21 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916028/ SHAH ALAM: Former PKR Youth chief Ezam Mohd Nor says he is not shocked over the fresh allegations of sodomy against the party’s de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Ezam said he did not want... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916033/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:47:31 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916033/ By Melati Mohd Ariff KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- The price of rice that of late has reached a new high has forced many a consumer to reassess their daily priorities in terms of consumption. ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15914420/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:24:19 -0400 Bernama http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15914420/ GEORGE TOWN: Japanese wireless toy manufacturing company Nikko Electronics Bhd closed its Prai factory Tuesday, throwing about 950 people out of a job. InvestPenang chairman Datuk Lee Kah Choon said t... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916027/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:47:16 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916027/ SELANGOR: A father was shocked to find he had run over his only child, a one-year-old baby girl, while reversing his car from the driveway of his house on Monday night. Selangor traffic police chief S... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916026/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:47:14 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916026/ KUALA LUMPUR: People who choose to travel by train within the country will enjoy a 25% discount for every ticket purchased during the Matta Fair this September. The discounts, which include travel fro... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916034/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:47:11 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916034/ KUALA LUMPUR: The Japanese wireless toy manufacturing company Nikko Electronics Bhd, which closed its factory in Prai on Tuesday, is in trouble with the authorities. Human Resources Minister Datuk S. ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916035/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:47:09 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15916035/ David Stanford, JakartaIndonesia is addicted to smoking. Cigarette advertisements dot the skyline and clog the airwaves. If you go to a concert or a sporting event, it is likely that the cost of your ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15911136/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:38:18 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15911136/ Menandro S. Abanes, JakartaWithout understanding the very thing we want to prevent and stop -- violence -- peace will remain elusive. Aimed to address global violence, the Second World Peace Forum, sp... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15911135/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:38:16 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15911135/ Julia Suryakusuma, JakartaEarlier this year I took myself and my nasty, persistent tummy problem to the doctor. After listening distractedly to my symptoms for a few minutes, he scribbled on his pad, ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15911134/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:38:13 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15911134/ Rizal Sukma's article in The Jakarta Post on June 17, page 3, boils down to the fact that the long road to combat corruption is quite bumpy and paved with extreme difficulties. However, I have to corr... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15911132/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:38:02 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15911132/ So here we are, running as fast as we can into the ground, possibilities for an upward path so ill-defined and leadership so lacking that we seem to be giving up altogether. I would rather sit at home... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15904392/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:11:28 -0400 The Telegraph http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15904392/ The long awaited Climate Action Plan (CAP), released on Monday by the prime minister, lists eight missions that focus on energy efficiency, development of cleaner and renewable energy options, scie... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15901719/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:16:03 -0400 Times of India http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15901719/ KABUL: The latest terrorist attack on a prison in Kandahar was not the work of the Taliban alone. In fact, all significant terrorist attacks during the last several months in Afghanistan have the i... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15901718/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:16:02 -0400 Times of India http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15901718/ There's no stopping good old music, they thought. Until the electricity supply went kaput and bailed them out. It happened one night when a retro session was in full swing. An eclectic middle-a... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15901717/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:16:00 -0400 Times of India http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15901717/ By Nel Fahro-Rozi KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) --The last three months of my life is full of phenomenal transformations. I sailed five days through a tear-jerking self-discovery programme in the ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15895143/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:10:12 -0400 Bernama http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15895143/ KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor who is the wife of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will not sue Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin for alleging her involvement in the ... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15891498/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:38:48 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15891498/ DON'T blame pupils if they find it mind-numbing to learn Bahasa Malaysia. Recent studies have shown that a significant number of school children lack interest in learning Bahasa Malaysia. It is, howev... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15888350/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:22:58 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15888350/ KUALA TERENGGANU: A teenager threatened to slap a 14-year-old schoolgirl before raping her at the staircase of a shopping complex in Chukai near here on Sunday. The girl reported to police that she fo... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15888354/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:22:38 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15888354/ Architecture Inside Out ' in promoting architectural discourse with the public. As evidenced in history, the development of architecture is the product of a myriad of forces - social, political, cultu... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15888352/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:22:44 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15888352/ JOHOR BARU: Petrol station operators feel the recent petrol price increase has put a big burden on them. Petroleum Dealers Association of Malaysia (PDAM) vice-president Abu Samah Bachik said the recen... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15888356/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:22:30 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15888356/ I AM a retiree and my savings are invested in our share market. I depend on the share dividends to ease my financial burdens. As a retiree I pay a minimal amount of income tax. Every year the tax on m... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15888348/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:22:54 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15888348/ Set up retirement fund ' (The Star, June 27). If this is implemented, it would benefit thousands of plantation workers, provided there are adequate safeguards to ensure that the funds are paid uncondi... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15888349/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:22:56 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15888349/ One of the most important features of the syariah is that it is convenient. This has been repeatedly mentioned by the Quran as well as the prophetic tradition. THE fact that Islam is easy and simple d... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15888351/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:23:03 -0400 The Star http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15888351/