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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 ...

  • Mahathir Khatami call on OIC to examine Sunni - Shia Muslims divide

    Reset PUTRAJAYA (May 22): Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami today called on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to set up a task force to examine the Sunni and Shi'a Muslims divide, in depth. In a joint appeal aimed at ending violence and bloodshed between both doctrines, the two prominent leaders said the task force could ...

  • Sosilawati murder case verdict to be announced Thursday

    and her three aides is reaching the end as the four accused will know their fate on Thursday. High Court judge Justice Akhtar Tahir is set to deliver his verdict in the high-profile case that has spanned nearly two years. Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamaruddin Shamsuddin, 44, bank officer Noorhisham Mohamad, 38, and lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, were reported missing after they went to ...

  • Deleums earnings down 31 to RM6.8mil

    's net profit fell 31% to RM6.8mil in the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 from RM10mil a year ago on lower revenue from its retrofit projects and the deferment of certain oil and gas projects. It said on Wednesday its revenue, however, increased by 4.5% to RM86.50mil from RM82.7&mil a year ago. Earnings per share were lower at 4.56 compared to 10.02 a year ago It said revenue from ...

  • Student activist to be charged in court Thursday after remand expires

    PETALING JAYA: Student activist Adam Adli Abd Halim is expected to be charged at the Sessions Court in Jalan Duta Thursday following the expiration of his remand. City CID chief Senior Asst ...

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Ghosts of the Abyss [Blu-Ray]

Six years after writing and directing Titanic (1997), one of the most popular films of the last few decades, James Cameron returned to the story of the ill-fated luxury liner that was supposed to be unsinkable, except this time as a documentarian attempting to create ... ...

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  • KL Kepong’s earnings slip 2.4 to RM209.6m as CPO prices drop

    earnings slipped 2.4% to RM209.6mil in the second quarter ended March 31, 2013 from RM214.9mil a year ago due to the challenging phase in its plantation sector. It said on Wednesday its revenue fell 14.8% to RM2.235bil from RM2.624bil a year ago. Earnings per share were 19.7 sen compared with 20.20 sen. It declared an interim dividend of 15 sen a share. KLK said its plantation suffered a 36.6% ...

  • AirAsia Q1 operating profit up 6 to RM254.93m

    's operating profit rose 6% to RM254.93mil in the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 on higher revenue while it managed to keep its costs in check. The low-cost carrier said on Wednesday its revenue increased by 11% to RM1.30bil from RM1.17bil. The topline growth was due to a 7% increase in passenger to 5.17 million and higher ancillary income per pax and average fare. It was also boosted ...

  • 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," ...

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