Nik Aziz to sue NST, Rahim over ‘father of kafir’ tag
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat will sue the New Straits Times, former police chief Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Noor and three others next week over the Umno-controlled newspaper's May 8 report labelling the PAS spiritual leader as the "father of kafir (infidels)."The party organ Harakah quoted Kelantan PAS' legal and human ... Read More
US President Barack Obama (right) greets French President Francois Hollande as he arrives at the G8 Summit at Camp David, Maryland, May 18, 2012. – Reuters pic
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Malaysia
EC asks government for airtime to give all parties a say
By Lisa J. Ariffin
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — The Election Commission (EC) has asked the government for airtime on national television to hold forums for all political parties during the campaign for a ... Read More
After breakup with AirAsia, MAS no longer flies with QPR
By Shannon Teoh
New Penang BN boss tightens reins on Gerakan
By Clara Chooi
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Three weeks into the job and already Penang Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Teng Chang Yeow has cracked the whip on dissidents in Gerakan, taking a hardline ... Read More
Business
Precious gold jumps, heads for biggest 2-day gain since October
NEW YORK, May 19 — Gold rose more than 1 per cent yesterday, on track for its largest two-day gain since October, boosted by investors’ consolidation of positions ahead of the ... Read MoreHistoric Facebook IPO marred by trading glitches
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19 — For a company that is dramatically upending business strategies and social relationships around the world, Facebook Inc made a surprisingly modest debut on ... Read MoreUS stocks: Wall Street falls before G8 leaders meet on euro zone
Bahasa
Ketua BN Pulau Pinang kukuhkan kedudukan Gerakan
Oleh Clara Chooi
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Mei — Tiga minggu selepas dilantik, Pengerusi Barisan Nasional (BN) Pulau Pinang Teng Chang Yeow telah menggunakan pendekatan tegas melalui mesejnya kepada ahli ... Read More
- Jika muzakarah demi kepentingan politik lebih baik dibatalkan, kata ulama Umno
- Modal insan elemen utama pembentukan negara maju menjelang wawasan 2020
- Ada cubaan pecah masuk pejabat, kata Ambiga
- Enam maut dalam dua kemalangan berasingan di Sarawak
- Isu air: Selangor akan fail semakan kehakiman terhadap ‘kuasa’ Peter Chin
- Majlis Peguam nafi terlibat politik, hanya mempertahankan undang-undang
- Peguam Muslim: Kerajaan perlu usir Irshad Manji dari Malaysia
World
Putin seeking control in Russian Cabinet selection
MOSCOW, May 19 — President Vladimir Putin will likely name allies to key economic posts when he unveils his new cabinet on Monday, asserting control ... Read More
Thousands protest in Chicago ahead of NATO summit
CHICAGO, May 19 — An estimated 2,500 people, including hundreds of nurses, protested peacefully in a downtown Chicago plaza under the watchful eye of ... Read More
Sports
Chelsea want to win the final for Di Matteo, says Lampard
MUNICH, May 19 — Roberto Di Matteo has been faultless in his three months as temporary coach of Chelsea and the players will go all out to give him ... Read More
Georges wins Californian stage six
Technology
Scott Kelby launches first Google+ Photographer’s Conference
NEC unveils gesture-controlling device
Features
Living in fear
By Danishwara Nathaniel
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — There’s an important element to remember when talking about refugees: they live in a world of fear. Of course, it is not the ... Read More
‘Good’ cholesterol doctrine may be flawed, says study
PARIS, May 18 — Researchers yesterday challenged a tenet of modern medicine that higher levels of “good” cholesterol automatically boost ... Read More
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Food
For a taste of authentic Nyonya flavours
By Eu Hooi Khaw
Ready for some bite-sized gourmet meals?
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Drive
Fiat’s Elkann gets behind the wheel for Mille Miglia
Zero Motorcycles takes electric biking award
Showbiz
Noomi Rapace in ‘Prometheus’ viral video
Make your mind up J.Lo, says ‘American Idol’ producer
Books
UK library acquires key early gospel for RM42 million
Poe letter to ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ author sells for RM492,000
NEW YORK, May 18 — A one-page 1837 letter from the writer Edgar Allan Poe to the editor of a popular women’s magazine has been sold for US$164,000 ... Read MoreTravel
Forty-eight hours in Hatay, Turkey
HATAY (Turkey), May 18 — With thousands of refugees now taking shelter in Hatay after fleeing violence just across the border in their Syrian homeland, Turkey’s panhandle province ... Read More
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