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  • The never-ending rape of the Camerons

    THERE is none so blind, as he who will not see. The hills of the Camerons are dying. Nature is crying out in anguish. And still, there are those who cannot, and will not, see the problem staring in their face. Cameron Highlands is one of the most prominent hill resorts in the country. It is famed for its quaint colonial bungalows and resthouses, tea plantations, vegetable farms and of course its ...

  • Holiday bookings spike now that Malaysians have done their civic duty

    PETALING JAYA: Having fulfilled their civic duty as voters in the 13th general election, many Malaysians are now taking the opportunity of the two-week school holidays to realise their travel plans. Tour agents confirmed bookings had spiked for both local and overseas destinations from Friday until June 9. A representative from World Discovery Travel said holidaymakers’ most popular ...

  • Gan looking forward to quality time with family

    MALACCA: After months of preparations and a gruelling campaigning period, Kota Melaka MCA youth deputy chief Ronald Gan can’t wait to relax and spend quality time with his family. He and his family will be going to Kathmandu, Nepal, during the school holidays. ';It has been a busy year. I had to work hard for almost a year and sacrificed precious time with my family. ';I am ...

  • PLUS Follow travel time advisory for smooth traffic

    has advised motorists to follow its North-South Highway Travel Time Advisory (TTA) for Wesak Day and the school holidays ending June 9 to avoid unnecessary congestion. ...

  • State minister wants teen’s marriage to 40-year-old nullified

    KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Welfare Department is taking steps to take a 13-year-old alleged rape victim under its care and protection while trying to nullify her marriage to the man accused of having sex with her. Announcing this, state Community Deve­lopment ...

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Magnificient Obsession [DVD]

Magnificient Obsession [DVD]

Based on a sermon masquerading as a sudsy (and, from what Ive heard, practically unreadable) 1929 novel by minister-turned-writer Lloyd C. Douglas, Magnificent Obsession was not the first Hollywood film directed by German migr Douglas Sirk, but it was the first ... ...

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  • Charge Riduan say syariah lawyers

    PETALING JAYA: Syariah lawyers want the Islamic affairs authorities to act against the 40-year-old man who married a 13-year-old girl he had allegedly raped. "We urge the syariah authorities to do the necessary to charge the wrongdoer as a lesson that marriage is not a way out for adultery or rape," said Syariah Lawyers ...

  • Child bride and hubby enjoying married life

    KULIM: Despite getting married at the tender age of 13 last year, Nur Fazira Saad and her now 20-year-old husband have no regrets. Nur Fazira is married to Mohd Fahmi Mohamed Alias, a fruit picker. She said she was coping well with the responsibilities of being a wife. ';It is fun. Even before getting married, I already knew how to cook so cooking and cleaning are not problems for ...

  • Bangladeshi jailed for raping teen – and wants to wed her

    GEORGE TOWN: A Bangladeshi, who pleaded leniency for raping an underage, mentally retarded girl by saying that he intended to marry her, was jailed 15 years and ordered to be given 10 strokes of the rotan. Shirajul Islam, 34, who also fathered a child with the girl, was found guilty by a Sessions Court here of raping the then 17-year-old from 4pm to 6pm between January and February in 2011 at a ...

  • Tee on leave from party

    KUALA LUMPUR: MCA’s Tee Siew Kiong is on leave from the party with immediate effect following his controversial appointment as Johor executive councillor, said ...

  • 79 complaints lodged but zero Suhakam commissioners

    KUALA LUMPUR: The number of complaints lodged with Suhakam is piling up but no inquiries can be held as Suhakam is still without commissioners. Suhakam secretary Rodziah Abdul said the Complaints and Inquiries Division had received 79 complaints between April 26 and May 20. Of the 79, 59 pertained to the 13th general election and the remaining 20 were split up as follows – freedom of ...

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