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  • Pos Malaysia declares 9.5 sen final dividend

    ] has recommended a final dividend of 9.5 sen per ordinary share less 25% income tax in respect of the financial year ended March 31, 2013. The entitlement and payment dates in respect of the proposed final dividend will be determined and announced in due course, the company said in its filing with Bursa ...

  • Ex-judge calls for rebranding of vernacular schools

    has proposed that vernacular schools be rebranded as schools of Oriental studies open to all Malaysians where they can learn Bahasa Malaysia, English, Mandarin and Tamil under one roof. He said he made the proposal because, in his opinion, vernacular schools did not fit into the country's education system. "The transition will not destroy the Chinese and Tamil languages but encourage ...

  • Berapit rep assaulted after advising woman not to conduct open burning

    BUKIT MERTAJAM: Berapit assemblyman Lydia Ong Kok Fooi sustained minor injuries when a woman allegedly hit her, after Ong had advised her not to conduct open burning in their neighbourhood. Ong, 48, said she sustained bruises on her shoulder and both hands after the lady struck her with a bamboo pole. She said she was driving back to her house in Taman Intan here at about 7pm on Tuesdaywhen she ...

  • Penang freak storm Video clip of lightning arrester collapse uploaded on YouTube

    GEORGE TOWN: Nearly 7,000 Facebook users have shared a short video clip containing the moments the lightning arrester pole collapsed in Jalan Macalister here during a freak storm last Thursday. The 15-second video titled "Before accident at Umno building...PDRM CCTV" shows images of the lightning arrester falling and crashing onto the road and hitting several vehicles, including a ...

  • No brotherly love - man attacked and robbed by his twin

    , Bayan Lepas here early Wednesday. Southwest police chief Supt Hatta Md Zin said in the 3am incident, Abdul Jabar Mohd Ali, 37, was on his way to pick up his wife from her workplace at a hotel when his car was blocked by his brother and three other men. "The victim stopped his car and was dragged out for a few metres and assaulted with a hard object," he told reporters here. Hatta ...

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The Spiderwick Chronicles [Blu-Ray]

The Spiderwick Chronicles [Blu-Ray]

Based on a popular series of childrens books, The Spiderwick Chronicles follows the adventures of three kids who move into the dilapidated estate of their eccentric great uncle and discover a world of magical creatures in the woods just beyond the house. The ... ...

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  • Black 505 rally supporters stage another flash mob in KL

    KUALA LUMPUR: Some 20 "Black 505" supporters marked the week's second flash mob in the city to urge people to attend the planned Opposition rally at Padang Merbok here on June 22. Participants wearing Black 505 bandanas and carrying Pakatan Rakyat flags and placards gathered the outskirts of the Masjid Jamek LRT station at around 6pm Wednesday. The group shouted slogans and even ...

  • Subramaniam Health Ministry to set up operation rooms where API exceeds 200

    . He said the ministry was constantly monitoring the haze situation and current API readings in affected areas did not warrant the opening of operation rooms yet. "All health personnel have been informed to be ready should the situation worsen. "This includes handling the increase in number of people seeking medical treatment due to haze such as upper respiratory tract infection, ...

  • Etihad Airways to launch double daily flights from Abu Dhabi to Malaysia

    WAM ABU DHABI, June 19th, 2013 (WAM)Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will add a new daily flight between Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur to offer a double daily service from July 15th. The new schedule will add 1400 new seats per week to the route - an increase in capacity of approximately 23 per cent. It will enable Etihad Airways to offer better flight ...

  • Kulim suspended on Thursday for corporate announcement

    's securities will be voluntarily suspended from 9am until 12.30pm on Thursday. A Bursa Malaysia Securities circular issued on Wednesday said the suspension was pending the release of an announcement relating to a material corporate exercise. The latest announcement was on May 31 when Kulim announced it was proposing to acquire a 60% equity interest ...

  • KLCI ends in the red BAT UMW down

    KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI ended Wednesday in the red amidst volatile trading, spurred by late selling of selected consumer stocks and UMW, while most key regional markets fell. At 5pm, the KLCI fell 1.17 points or 0.07% to 1,772.88. Turnover was 1.43 billion valued at RM1.821bil. Losers beat gainers 417 to 352. 311 were unchanged. Reuters reported European shares edged higher and major ...

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