Tee Keat set to block EGM II

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat moved today to block an attempt by leaders aligned to Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai to hold another party EGM on Nov 28. >Read more

Delegates at today’s PAS seminar in Kuala Lumpur find something to laugh about. — Picture by Choo Choy May >Read more

PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang (right) confers with party spiritual leader Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat at a special party seminar in Kuala Lumpur this morning. — Picture by Choo Choy May >Read more

A view of the delegates at the special PAS seminar in Kuala Lumpur this morning. — Picture by Choo Choy May >Read more

A boy leads his cattle to a partially dried-up pond on the outskirts of Yingtan, Jiangxi province, Nov 7, 2009. Many Chinese wheat-growing provinces in the north seeded clouds over the weekend to help end a persistent drought. – Reuters pic

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Who holds the PAS strings?

By Debra Chong KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 – Who is the boss in PAS? The question – brought out in the open by a Negri Sembilan representative, Mohd Khairil Anuar...

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Hishammuddin: Time for MCA to ask Najib to step in

KLUANG, Nov 7 – The time has come for MCA to ask Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to step in to resolve the crisis the party...

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad praised today’s PAS seminar as a key milestone in the party’s history. He said the...

DUBAI, Nov 7 — Malaysia's voice was heard loud and clear at the recently-concluded Women in Leadership Forum when the Southeast Asian nation was represented by Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor,...

Liow highlights the CC wish for EGM

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 – Even as MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat moves to head off the proposed second extraordinary general meeting on Nov 28, beleagured vice-president Datuk...

Weather red alert lifted in Kelantan, Terengganu

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 – The weather red alerts in Kelantan and Terengganu, issued by the Meteorological Department yesterday, has been removed today. In a statement, the department said the...

Federal govt frustrated with Penang govt

PENANG, Nov 7 – The federal government is frustrated with the Penang state government for not cooperating with federal agencies, especially in approving planned projects. Minister in the Prime Minister’s...

Flood evacuees start returning home

KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 7 – More flood evacuees in Terengganu are allowed to return home as the floodwaters subsided further this evening. A state security council spokesman said as at...

MCA disciplinary board cites ‘professional reasons’ for quitting

JOHOR BARU, Nov 7 – The decision by the MCA’s disciplinary board to resign en bloc has nothing to do with politics. Rather, it was a decision made solely on...

Russian military plane crashes in Pacific, 11 missing

MOSCOW, Nov 7 – A Russian military plane with 11 people on board crashed in the Pacific Ocean during a training flight late on Friday, the Defence Ministry said. It...

Botched air strike kills friendly troops in Afghanistan

KABUL, Nov 7 – Over two dozen Afghan and Nato troopers were killed and injured as Nato-led aircraft mistakenly pounded the position of forces in Badghis province northwest of Afghanistan,...

KILLEEN (Texas), Nov 7 — Investigators searched yesterday for the motive behind a mass shooting at a sprawling US Army base in Texas, in which an Army psychiatrist trained to...

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 7 — Madagascar's political rivals struck a deal late yesterday on the make-up of a unity government, paving the way for an end to a 10-month political...

TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 7 — An agreement to end a four-month political crisis in Honduras collapsed yesterday after two rival leaders failed to form a unity cabinet to heal the damage...

RAMALLAH, Nov 7 —Younger Palestinian leaders were in no rush yesterday to step into the shoes of President Mahmoud Abbas after he said he did not want to run for...

WASHINGTON, Nov 7 — Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Schapiro (picture), who regulates a wide swathe of Wall Street, is the richest of the Obama administration's top officials with...

US foreign arms sales hit record in ‘09

WASHINGTON, Nov 7 — US government-to-government arms sales rose 4.7 per cent to a record US$38.1 billion (RM133 billion) last year and are projected to total almost as much in...

BEIJING, Nov 7 — The recent uproar among Chinese netizens over Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's call for the United States to remain engaged in Asia to balance China...

Singapore brothers tussle over mum’s RM60m estate

SINGAPORE, Nov 7 — Two brothers are set to battle it out in court over whether a 2004 or 2009 will should be recognised following their mother's death in August....

Tottenham and Chelsea raise stakes on naming rights

LONDON, Nov 7 — Tottenham Hotspur and London arch-rivals Chelsea put the issue of stadium naming rights on the agenda this week after both clubs revealed plans to tap the...

By Andy West LONDON, Nov 7 — “Keep watching us — we’re going to get even better!” That’s the message from Manchester City midfielder Nigel De Jong for his team’s...

Toronto wins vote to host 2015 Pan American Games

GUADALAJARA (Mexico), Nov 7 — Toronto was awarded the 2015 Pan American Games yesterday by beating the South American capitals Bogota and Lima on the first ballot. Toronto, which has...

ARCADIA (California), Nov 7 — Irish-based Man of Iron wore down nine-year-old gelding Cloudy's Knight in the stretch to capture the US$500,000 (RM1.75 million) Breeders' Cup Marathon by a nose...

LONDON, Nov 6 — Chelsea were cleared to sign new players in the January transfer window today after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended a ban imposed by...

MANCHESTER, Nov 6 — Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, whose form for club and country has been under close scrutiny this season, will miss the visit to Premier League leaders...

LONDON, Nov 6 — While Arsene Wenger’s young Arsenal team are playing some stunning soccer on the pitch, the men in suits who run the club are playing an intriguing...

JEJU, South Korea, Nov 6 — The gloves are off in the World Boxing Council’s campaign to clean up the sport. President Jose Sulaiman, speaking to Reuters at the organisation’s...

BALI, Nov 6 — Yanina Wickmayer has quit Bali’s Tournament of Champions and left the resort island mid-event after receiving a doping ban from Belgian authorities, the tournament’s director told...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — Authorities will post 1,400 police at tomorrow’s Malaysia Cup final between Kelantan and Negri Sembilan in a bid to prevent crowd violence that has marred...

Obama weighs steps to spur jobs, wary on deficit

WASHINGTON, Nov 7 — US President Barack Obama yesterday listed a range of fresh options being considered by the White House to spur growth after "sobering" news that unemployment spiked...

NEW YORK, Nov 7 — Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc yesterday said third quarter net income tripled, as rising stock markets boosted its investment holdings and a quiet hurricane season...

NEW YORK, Nov 7 — Freddie Mac, the second largest provider of US residential mortgage funding, yesterday posted a loss of US$5 billion (RM17.5 billion) in the third quarter and...

Singapore acts to cool property fever

SINGAPORE, Nov 7 — The Singapore government yesterday fired a clear signal that it intends to keep private homes affordable by announcing its land sales programme for the first half...

Malaysia 1000 aims to rank and identify country’s top corporations

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — The main objective of the fourth edition of Malaysia 1000 is to rank and identify the country’s top 1,000 corporations, said chairman of BASIS Group...

LONDON, Nov 6 — It’s perhaps understandable that Felicity Loudon bristles at the thought of British chocolate maker Cadbury potentially falling into the hands of US foods giant Kraft. As...

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TOKYO, Nov 6 — Japan offered today more than ¥500 billion (RM18.7 billion) in aid over the next three years to Southeast Asia’s emerging Mekong River region countries, where it...

PARIS, Nov 6 — Hermes is optimistic about Christmas after sales of its luxury goods continued to improve in October, the French company said today. The maker of silk scarves...

ST ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov 6 — The Group of 20 leading nations will agree this weekend it is too early to pull the plug on emergency support for the global...

A Premier League success story

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It’s colonialism under another name

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NOV 6 — Saya dihubungi seminggu sebelum ini oleh Penerbit Program Hujah TV9 yang menyatakan hasrat ingin menjemput saya dalam program yang dihoskan oleh Dr Agus Yusof, seorang ahli akademik...

Meet the guys with the deals

NOV 6 — They are young, hungry, with a displaced sense of humour of the Beavis and Butthead kind. They come in all shapes and sizes, and always looking to...

Be constructive when we rip into our leaders

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Progressing from Noah’s Ark to a shoebox

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Remember, remember, it’s all made up

NOV 5 — What do fireworks and a big bonfire each year on this night mean? Aside from some inherent, nearly prehistoric ignition of pyromanic glee in children, the only...

Difficult conversations

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Yoko Ono looks back on early activism

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Miss England gives up crown over brawl reports

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LOS ANGELES, Nov 6 — Carrie Underwood is on track to achieve her second No 1 album on the US pop chart next week, although sales will be sharply lower...

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