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  • Malaysian trade mission arrives

    MANILA, Philippines--A Malaysian business mission is in town until Thursday to explore possible ventures in the country. The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) headed by Leong Soke Ching and Adrian Yeo Eng Hui will represent 10 Malaysian businesses in the logistics, industry, automotive and medical fields. "The Philippine embassy is elated that more and more Malaysian companies ...

  • Sudirman Cup Malaysia Humiliated By Taiwan In Opening Match

    : Malaysia suffered a shocking 3-2 defeat to minnows Taiwan in their opening Group C Sudirman Cup match at Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Sunday. The embarrassing loss, especially by the top men's double pair Koo KienKeat-Tan Boon Heong, drew flak from even the Badminton Association of Malaysia's(BAM) coaching staff.Koo-Tan, the former All England men's doubles champions, lost ...

  • New Minister of Tourism for Malaysia

    She was considered an extremely efficient and dynamic Minister of Tourism, and she can be credited with many initiatives such as boosting home stays and promoting new tourism activities such as art tourism. But unfortunately, she was also highly unpopular among the tourism trade as well as voters. Most people found her to be totally disconnected from the real world and looked down on others. ...

  • Results from Malaysia buoy Fonterra

    David Ross, managing director of Fonterra Brands in Malaysia, says the milk giant's success comes from identifying and meeting nutritional needs. Photo / Sarah Ivey Fonterra's Malaysian operation has doubled its revenue in local currency terms over the past five years. David Ross, managing director of Fonterra Brands in Malaysia, said the forces at work there are similar to ...

  • Malaysian election results deepen country’s bitter ethnic divides

    The result of Malaysia's 13th general election poses more questions than it answers. Yes, the National Front coalition has won, although their margin of victory is smaller than the "political tsunami" of 2008. This cannot be a good sign for the incumbent Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.Perhaps of greater significance is the fact that the National Front only secured about 47 percent ...

Movie Review

American Outlaws

Most of the would-be young movie stars donning cowboy hats and six-shooters in American Outlaws were probably barely in their teen years when Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, and Lou Diamond Phillips did the same thing 13 years ago in Young Guns (1988). And, while Young Guns was hardly a masterpiece of the Western genre, at least it had the integrity to maint ... ...

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  • Four killed in freak car crash on MRR2

    KUALA LUMPUR: Four people were killed after their car, heading towards Ulu Klang on the Middle Ring Road 2, was rammed by a car careering down Bukit Antarabangsa. In the mishap, the two men in the other car, suspected of having sustained brake failure, were seriously injured and rushed to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Amiruddin Jamaluddin confirmed the accident happened ...

  • Forest fire razes 40ha in Dungun

    DUNGUN: A 12-hour fire, suspected of being started by the open burning of rubbish, razed more than 40ha of forest in Kuala Abang here. Dungun Fire and Rescue Department senior officer Abdullah Ahmad said the fire was believed to have started about 2pm in an open area off Kampung Kuala Abang and spread eight km up to Kampung Rhu Batil. "The fire destroyed some agriculture, private and ...

  • EC mulls action against those who slandered it

    PETALING JAYA: The Election Commission has collected evidence against those who have slandered it and is now mulling the next course of action, said its ...

  • Unscheduled water disruption in Gombak and KL

    said in a statement Sunday, that a number of areas in Gombak and Kuala Lumpur experienced water disruption and lower pressure due to a critical dip in levels at its main reservoirs, since Saturday. The areas were Lembah Jaya Utara, Desa Lembah Permai, Kampung Muhibbah, Kampung Tasek Permai, Kampung Ampang Campuran, Kampung Tasik Tambahan, Taman Sri Baru and Taman Dagang Jaya in Gombak. And ...

  • Palanivel Special team to focus on forest hill destruction

    KUALA LUMPUR: The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry will set up a special team with the respective state governments to look into the destruction of forests and hill slopes in the country. Its ...

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