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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 ...

  • AG to proceed with case of statutory rape in Sabah

    Reset PUTRAJAYA (May 22): The prosecution will proceed with the case of a 13-year-old girl in Sabah who was allegedly raped by a 40-year-old restaurant manager. Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail said the case was still ongoing and the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) had not dropped the matter. "I have no choice but to state my stand today. Normally, we do not state our stand ...

  • Dayang earnings surge to RM58.39m with RM3.5b jobs in hand

    recorded an impressive set of financial results, as its earnings surged 750% to RM58.39mil in the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 from RM6.87mil a year ago. It said on Wednesday its earnings, which were a more than a six-fold increase, were due to the reclassification of fair value reserve of RM32.79mil following the "remeasurement of the investment ...

  • Pakatan-held states won’t be sidelined in tourism push says Nazri

    said this was part of the spirit of inclusiveness practised by the Government. Nazri was responding to a question from reporters whether the ministry would work together with the state leaderships of Penang, Selangor and Kelantan, which are helmed by Pakatan. "They (the three states) will be treated just the same as the other states. Last I checked, they are still part of Malaysia," ...

  • Profit taking on Maybank Genting sends KLCI into the red

    among the decliners. At the close, the KLCI fell 3.5 points or 0.2% to 1,783.88, off the intra morning high of 1,795.59. Turnover was 2.88 billion shares valued at RM2.97bil. Decliners beat advancers 618 to 323 while 249 counters unchanged. Bloomberg reported Asia's regional benchmark stock index held near its highest level since June 2008, as ...

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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 inflation rate up 1.7 in April highest in 11 months

    KUALA LUMPUR: Higher prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages pushed Malaysia's inflation rate up 1.7% in April, which was the highest in 11 months. The Statistics Department said on Wednesday the consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.7% from 104.5 to 106.3. The 1.7% increase was in line with Bloomberg's consensus forecast of 1.7%. "The index for food & non-alcoholic beverages ...

  • Grandmother of seven detained for alleged drug trafficking

    MUAR: Police have detained a 60-year-old woman, believed to be a drug trafficker, and seized 266 grams of heroin after raiding a house in Bakri, here, on Sunday. Muar Acting police chief Supt Shahadan Jaafar said the 60-year-old woman, who has seven grandchildren is believed to have been involved in drug trafficking for the past five months. "Initial investigations revealed that the ...

  • Remanded suspect in shooting case dies in police custody

    KUALA LUMPUR: A 32-year-old man, who is believed to be involved in shooting two other men in Bandar Tun Razak two weeks ago, have died while in remand. It is learnt that the suspect, known as Dharmendran, complained of chest pains at about 9pm on Tuesday while detained in the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters lockup and was immediately sent to the Kuala Lumpur hospital for treatment. However, the ...

  • Malaysia April inflation nudges up matches forecast

    KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Reuters) - Malaysia's consumer price index rose 1.7 percent in April from a year earlier, hitting its highest level in nearly a year, data from the Statistics Department showed on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had correctly forecast the annual inflation rate to edge up 1.7 percent in April on more expensive food items although government ...

  • Malaysia Sasar Golongan Profesional Di Pameran Mice Frankfurt

    FRANKFURT, 22 Mei (Bernama) -- Malaysia menyasarkan persatuan-persatuan profesional seperti doktor dan pakar perubatan, untuk menjadi destinasi acara MICE (Mesyuarat, Insentif, Persidangan dan Pameran) pada pameran IMEX tiga hari yang bermula Selasa di sini. Ketua Eksekutif Biro Konvensyen dan Pameran Malaysia (MyCEB) Zulkifli Haji Sharif berkata persatuan-persatuan sedemikian di Barat ...

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