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  • Indian-origin men jailed in Malaysia

    A court in Malaysia has sentenced two Indian-origin men to separate jail terms for brutally assaulting a Nigerian that led to his death. Judge Noor Azian Shaari of the high court in Shah Alam, the capital of the Malaysian state of Selangor, sentenced V. Ganesan, 29, to one year in jail and T. Kumar, 29, to seven years in jail for causing grievous injuries to Nwabudike Emmanuel Chukwuma that led ...

  • Malaysian Student Activist Charged with Sedition After Calling for Protests

    A Malaysian student activist has been charged with sedition after he called for protests against the results of an election that the opposition says was ...

  • KL Kepong slips to low of RM21.36 as quarterly profit drops

    fell to a low of RM21.36 at midday on Thursday after its earnings fell 2.4% to RM209.6mil from a year ago and expected the weaker crude palm oil prices to weigh on its profits for the current financial year ending Sept 30, 2013. At 12.30pm, it was down 26 sen to RM21.44. There were 260,400 shares traded between RM21.36 and RM21.62. The share price had on Wednesday fallen 44 sen to RM21.30. At ...

  • MISC posts RM300m net profit in Q1 sees challenging year ahead

    reported a turnaround in its financial performance, with earnings of RM300.42mil in the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared with net loss of RM469.82mil a year ago. It said on Thursday its revenue increased by 7.6% to RM2.379bil from RM2.209bil, while earnings per share were 6.70 sen compared with loss per share of 10.60 sen. It said the higher revenue was due to better performance by ...

  • Transport Ministry reveals new FT registration plate to start with W1A

    PUTRAJAYA: In the impending expiry of the WYY series, the new vehicle registration plates would start with W1A and end with W999A (see chart above), ...

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We Need to Talk About Kevin

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Lynne Ramsays We Need to Talk About Kevin is the second film this year to deal with the aftermath of an adolescent boys massacre of his fellow students, but it differs sharply from Shawn Kus Beautiful Boy, which was more of a straightforward psych ... ...

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  • Outrage grows over scandal-tainted Malaysia state boss

    KUCHING, Malaysia (AFP) - Despite earning a civil servant's salary for three decades, Taib Mahmud, the powerful chief minister of Malaysia's Sarawak state, is reputed by critics to be one of Asia's richest men.Taib, 77, and his family are accused of massive corruption and running Malaysia's largest state like a family business, controlling its biggest companies with stakes in ...

  • Malaysian charged with sedition 2 more arrested

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysian authorities detained two anti-government figures and charged a student activist with sedition Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of ...

  • Malaysian student charged with sedition after urging street protests over election fraud claim

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Prosecutors filed a sedition charge Thursday against a student activist who had urged Malaysians to engage in street protests against the government over claims of election fraud. The National Front coalition, which has governed since 1957, won May 5 general elections with a weakened parliamentary majority. Opposition leaders insist the coalition retained power through ...

  • Malay Press Noh Omar admits Sgor BN failure willing to step down

    Reset PETALING JAYA (May 23): Selangor Barisan Nasional (BN) deputy chairman and former Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar admitted to his party's failure in recapturing Selangor during the 13th general election and is willing to step down.According to a report in Utusan Malaysia, Noh said he will take responsibility over BN's dismal performance in ...

  • Street rallies wont affect Malaysia’s international tourism

    Reset PUTRAJAYA (May 22): Street rallies and demonstrations have no effect on Malaysia's appeal as an international tourist destination as records have shown that the country continues to enjoy an increase in tourist receipts every year. Speaking to a press conference, newly minted Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said that the only time Malaysia's tourist industry ...

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