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  • Malaysia PC sales hit 898000 in Q1 2013 Lenovo top vendor

    KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's personal computer (PC) market recorded 898,000 units in the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, which was an increase of 18% sequentially, with Lenovo emerging as the top vendor. IDC's Asia/Pacific Quarterly PC Tracker issued on Thursday said despite the sequentially rise, the market reported a decline by the same percentage on a year-on-year basis. ...

  • American pastor’s murder Two more Pakistan nationals charged

    KUALA LUMPUR: Two more Pakistan nationals have been charged with murder of American volunteer pastor David James Ginter in May. Shaheen Murad, 37, and Hassan Raza, 21, were charged before the Ampang magistrate of murdering Ginter, 62, at his home in Taman Sri Ukay, in Hulu Klang here between 5.30pm on May 3 and 10.45am the next day. The two are alleged to have committed the offence with security ...

  • William Yau inquest Verdict later today

    PETALING JAYA: A Coroner's Court here will deliver its verdict later Thursday on the cause of death of six-year-old William Yau who was found floating near Sungai Sireh jetty in Port Klang on Jan 24. Coroner Mohd Hezri Shaharil is expected to deliver his decision at 2pm. The boy was reported missing in Putra Height, Subang Jaya, on Jan 16. His father Yau Kok Kang, 32, and mother Goh Ying ...

  • Haze Muar’s 200 schools to close temporarily from today’s afternoon session

    JOHOR BARU: All afternoon session schools in Muar have been directed to temporarily close following hazardous air pollutant index (API) readings recorded in the area on Thursday. State ...

  • MCMC offers free money to small businesses few takers

    CYBERJAYA: Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has offered a RM50mil grant for 50,000 eligible small and medium-sized businesses to set up websites but less than 7,000 have taken advantage of the grant since it was launched in Jan 2013. Meant for companies earning not more than RM200,000 a year and with less than 10 employees, the RM1,000 Get Malaysian Business Online ...

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [Blu-Ray]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [Blu-Ray]

While the title would seem to suggest a story of relative modesty, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is anything but. Running nearly three hours in length and spanning some 80 years of American history, from World War I to Hurricane Katrina, ... ...

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  • RHB Research maintains Neutral on IHH Healthcare

    believes there is a possibility IHH could recapitalise its balance sheet by potentially setting up a REIT vehicle. RHB said its Singapore operations would see improvements in at its Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital come 2Q13 where the S$2bil (RM5.04bil) hospital has since operationalised 100 beds and is currently breaking even at earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amotisation ...

  • China’s Comtec to build one of world’s largest solar wafer making plants in Kuching for RM1.2bil

    KUCHING: China-based Comtec Solar will build a RM1.2bil solar wafer manufacturing plant at Samajaya Free Industrial Zone near here, which will be one of the world's largest such facilities. The factory, to be built by SinoHydro and scheduled for completion by the end of this year, will create 1,300 new jobs. The company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange said 80% of its workforce here ...

  • Haze Muar’s air quality turns hazardous many private kindies close

    JOHOR BARU: The air quality in Muar is now hazardous with the Department of Environment's air pollutant index (API) reading hitting 337. Schools in the area, however, remained open and there has been no formal announcement from the State Education Department on the matter. However, several private kindergartens in Muar have sent the children home. Some parents have taken to Facebook to ...

  • Highlights Is mal-apportionment pro-rural pro-Malay or pro-Umno

    Reset ONE reason why electoral fraud and manipulation have not raised widespread objection is the myth that it is the necessary evil for the Malay-Muslims' political dominance. The bipolar society which Malaya was in the 1950s - with about equal number of Malays and non-Malays - led the Malay nationalists to be highly suspicious of democracy. Thinking in zero-sum game's mentality, like ...

  • Sumatec up ahead of meeting on OG asset buy plan

    shares and warrants advanced on Thursday ahead of a shareholders' meeting on the purchase of of oil and gas (O&G) assets in Kazakhstan on Friday. At 9.55am, Sumatec shares rose 3.5 sen to 24.5 sen. There were 11.45 million shares traded. Its warrants, Sumatec-WA rose two sen to 11.5 sen with 5.55 million units done. However, the FBM KLCI fell 11.12 points to 1,761.76. Turnover was ...

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