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  • 5 Chinese arrested in Malaysias Kulim over fortune telling fraud

    Five "fortune tellers" who have been conning their victims of money by "helping" to rid them of bad luck are themselves in a fix after police moved in on them. Authorities stormed into their hotel room in Kulim and arrested the gang from China, comprising four women and a man, at about 3.30am on Friday. State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan said the ...

  • IGP Police to set up new Crime Prevention Department

    said the new department would focus solely on crime prevention initiatives and efforts. "It is in line with our goal of zero tolerance on crime. "We hope to establish the new department within this month," he told a press conference in Bukit Aman on ...

  • Bumi Armada advances to high of RM4.14 on firmer earnings

    rose to a high of RM4.14 on Wednesday after it reported a stronger set of financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2013. At midday, it was up nine sen to RM4.07. There were 3.49 million shares fone at prices ranging from RM4.04 to RM4.14. The FBM KLCI rose 6.54 points to 1,793.92. Turnover was 1.56 billion shares valued at RM1.28bil. There were 395 gainers, 409 losers and 279 ...

  • Health Ministry proposes to extend operating hours of clinics

    NIBONG TEBAL: The Health Ministry may extend the operating hours of its outpatient clinics in all public hospitals to help reduce congestion and long ...

  • Samchem eyes Vietnam to contribute 30 of group revenue

    expects its Vietnam operations to increase its contribution to the revenue from 16.1% in the financial year ended Dec 31, 2012 (FY2012) to 30% in three years. The industrial chemicals distributor said on Wednesday its target was to further expand its Vietnam operations and enlarge revenue contribution. Samchem's Vietnam operations had increased its contribution from 13.9% in 2011 to 16.1% ...

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The Magdalene Sisters

The Magdalene Sisters

In last springs quirky adventure-comedy Holes, a group of wayward boys are sent to an isolated desert camp to dig holes, ostensibly because, as the warden puts it, You take a bad boy, make him dig holes all day long in the hot sun, it makes him a good boy. Its an inherently sadistic scenario equating enforced suffering with redemption thats made palatable by the storys human comedy and upl ... ...

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  • Malaysias total investments approved in Q1 2013 rises 44 on-year

    Malaysia's total investments approved in Q1 2013 amounted to 49.3 billion ringgit (US$16.3 billion), a 44 per cent increase year-on-year.1,244 projects were approved during the period and it is expected to generate close to 42,000 ...

  • Malaysia knocked out of Sudirman Cup

    KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's campaign in the Sudirman Cup 2013 came to an abrupt end when they lost 2-3 to Germany in the second Group match at Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil here today. It was the second loss for the national squad after losing by the same score to Group C champions Taiwan and thereby snubbing out Malaysia's hope to qualify for the quarter-finals on ...

  • Highlight Did two million rural voters decide for Malaysia

    Reset PETALING JAYA (May 22): Among the election "literature" distributed prior to the 13th general election (GE13) was Tindak Malaysia's analysis of Malaysia's electoral outlook. By virtue of Tindak Malaysia's position as a non-partisan community movement that conducted voter education and election agent training, the analysis was widely circulated via social media. The ...

  • BOJ keeps policy on hold Kiuchi proposes looser price target timeframe

    TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan on Wednesday decided to keep monetary policy on hold, but one board member tried unsuccessfully to loosen the central bank's commitment to achieving its 2 percent inflation target within two ...

  • STOCKS NEWS MALAYSIA-CIMB rises after strong Q1 earnings

    Tue May 21, 2013 11:46pm EDT Shares in CIMB Group Berhad, southeast Asia's fifth-largest bank by assets, were up after its first quarter results came in higher than expected. The bank reported late on Tuesday a 37 percent jump in net profit, boosted by asset sales, but remained cautious on its outlook. In a research note on Wednesday, Kenanga Research stuck to its "outperform" call ...

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