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  • Malaysian Indian Congress to hold its polls in 2014

    The organisational elections of the Malyasian Indian Congress (MIC), including the presidential election, will be held in 2014, a media report said Saturday. The party's acting president G. Palanivel said that the presidential election will be held between January and March next year and this will be followed by elections of other top office-bearers. Formed in 1946, the MIC is one of the ...

  • Preparations on for Sikh festival in Malaysia

    Preparations are on for the four-day festival of Barsi, said to be the largest Sikh event outside of the Punjab state in India, in Gurdwara Sahib Malacca in the Malaysian state of Malacca, starting May 30. The festival commemorates the death anniversary of Sant Baba Sohan Singh Ji, a Sikh saint who lived in Malacca and passed away in 1972 at Ipoh General Hospital near the Malaysian capital of ...

  • Bitter election creates long-term headache for Malaysias Najib

    KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) - Malaysia's divisive election has left a bitter taste for millions of people that risks creating a long-term problem of legitimacy for Prime Minister Najib Razak's long-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. The outrage was clear at a busy intersection across from one of Kuala Lumpur's fanciest shopping malls, where a huge poster of Mr Najib and his ...

  • Malaysia B routs PH 3-0 in opener

    The Philippine Under 15 dropped its first game in the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM)-Frenz U-15 ASEAN Champions Trophy 2013 against Frenz Malaysia B, 0-3, yesterday at the Cebu City Sports Center. The national team had a sluggish start with team captain Darius Joseph ';Jed'; Diamante saying that they had difficulty in adjusting to the game, especially since the Malaysian team ...

  • It takes nearly 72 hours to get a new polycarbonate passport now

    PUTRAJAYA: Applicants for the new Malaysian polycarbonate passport need to wait for up to 72 hours to get the document, as the Immigration Department tries to resolve glitches involving its production. ...

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Gone In 60 Seconds

"Gone in 60 Seconds," this summer's Jerry Bruckheimer-produced would-be blockbuster, is actually a remake of a 1974 cult car-crash flick written, produced, directed by, and starring a Hollywood stuntman named H.B. Halicki. ...

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  • Najib Rallies only lead to chaos

    . He said it was not necessary for Malaysians to take to the streets or tear down everything that had been built by the country's forefathers to achieve aspirations that might not be in line with the government of the day. "If we demand for change, it must follow the Constitution and the rule of law. "If not, we will end up following the law of the jungle and that will destroy all ...

  • Leave no stone unturned in latest death in lock-up case

    has had his hands full dealing with Opposition rallies, arrests of people for sedition and cracking down on gun violence. But perhaps the most difficult and sensitive matter before him is the death of yet another police detainee. Although police initially said N. Dharmendran died from "breathing difficulties", a post-mortem revealed he died from "multiple blunt force trauma". ...

  • Give birth naturally women urged

    PETALING JAYA: Experts have advised women to choose natural childbirth over Caesarean section because natural birthing has long-term benefits for both mother and child. It was noted at the Second International Conference On Birth Without Borders Malaysia that more women were choosing Caesarean births as opposed to natural delivery. The two-day conference, organised by the Malaysian Breastfeeding ...

  • King launches ‘Colours of 1Malaysia’ at Dataran Merdeka

    launched the "Colours of 1Malaysia 2013", an annual tourism promotion programme showcasing Malaysia's cultural cornucopia. Accompanying the King to the carnival held for the 15th time at Dataran Merdeka here, themed "Visit Malaysia Year 2014 Celebrating 1Malaysia Truly Asia" and organised by the Tourism and Culture ministry, was Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah ...

  • Housewife extorted over nude pics

    SANDAKAN: A housewife who had had enough of being threatened by a female friend over her nude pictures finally sought police help to end her three-year nightmare. The 29-year-old woman, who could not afford the latest demand for RM3,000 by her friend, lodged a report urging police to help end the constant extortion, OCPD Asst Comm Rowell Marong said. He said the woman claimed the incident ...

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