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  • More dividends from Pacific Orient

    has declared special dividend of 15.17 sen a share and tax-exempt dividend of 3.82 sen per share for each share of 50 sen each. It said on Wednesday the ex-date was June 5 while the entitlement date was June 7. The dividends were for the financial year ending Sept ...

  • Boustead Q1 earnings down 30.9 on weaker CPO prices

    's earnings fell 30.9% to RM99.9mil in the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 from RM144.6mil a year ago due to lower crude palm oil (CPO) prices. It said on Wednesday its revenue rose 7.3% to RM2.53bil from RM2.35bil a year ago. Earnings per share were lower at 9.66 sen compared with 13.98 sen a year ago. It declared a dividend of 7.5 sen. Boustead said the plantation division was severely ...

  • A-G to proceed with case against Riduan Masmud over rape of girl

    said they were collecting more evidence, including the DNA report. "We have never dropped the charge against him. "I have directed my officers to gather more evidence and we will proceed with the case," he told reporters here on Wednesday. Gani said he had also asked the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to investigate the claim by the 13-year-old victim's father ...

  • Four members of Botak Gang nabbed

    IPOH: Police have arrested four members of the Botak Gang, believed to be responsible for about 20 robbery cases in Perak, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Perak police deputy chief Deput ...

  • CIMB Tenaga up as KLCI again eyes 1800

    pushed the FBM KLCI nearer the psychological important 1,800 level at midday on Wednesday while small cap oil and related (O&G) counters saw a surge in trading activity. At midday, the FBM KLCI was up 6.54 points or 0.37% to 1,793.92. Turnover was 1.56 billion shares valued at RM1.28bil. There were 395 gainers, 409 losers and 279 counters unchanged. Bloomberg reported Asian stocks held ...

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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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  • 5 Chinese arrested in Malaysias Kulim over fortune telling fraud

    Five "fortune tellers" who have been conning their victims of money by "helping" to rid them of bad luck are themselves in a fix after police moved in on them. Authorities stormed into their hotel room in Kulim and arrested the gang from China, comprising four women and a man, at about 3.30am on Friday. State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan said the ...

  • Malaysia FA Police to Investigate Match-Fixing Claims

    (Reuters) - Claims of match-fixing in a Malaysian league fixture will be investigated by the country's Football Association (FAM) and sports minister on Thursday, local media reported, with the police urged to protect players from bookmakers. The second tier Malaysian Premier League match between Kuala Lumpur and Sime Darby was under suspicion, local daily The Star reported. The ...

  • IGP Police to set up new Crime Prevention Department

    said the new department would focus solely on crime prevention initiatives and efforts. "It is in line with our goal of zero tolerance on crime. "We hope to establish the new department within this month," he told a press conference in Bukit Aman on ...

  • Bumi Armada advances to high of RM4.14 on firmer earnings

    rose to a high of RM4.14 on Wednesday after it reported a stronger set of financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2013. At midday, it was up nine sen to RM4.07. There were 3.49 million shares fone at prices ranging from RM4.04 to RM4.14. The FBM KLCI rose 6.54 points to 1,793.92. Turnover was 1.56 billion shares valued at RM1.28bil. There were 395 gainers, 409 losers and 279 ...

  • Health Ministry proposes to extend operating hours of clinics

    NIBONG TEBAL: The Health Ministry may extend the operating hours of its outpatient clinics in all public hospitals to help reduce congestion and long ...

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