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In Chennai, a new party for Indians in Malaysia?
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 – Plans are afoot for a new political party to tap the support of working class Indians for the outlawed Hindraf movement. >Read more |
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Opinion
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A year of great highs and lowsJAN 6 — What a way for 2008 to end! Steven Gerrard arrested, then charged with assault. |
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There is no angel or demonJAN 6 — The relationship between Israel and Palestine has to be one of the most enduring conflicts of our time. |
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Welcome back, La Liga!JAN 6 — It was the big FA Cup weekend in England where all the premier league teams get involved from the third round on. |
Malaysia
Pas man denies he is a compromise candidate By Adib Zalkapli KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 6 - Abdul Wahid Endut, the Pas candidate for the Kuala Terengganu by-election, brushed aside suggestions that his candidacy was a result of a... Read More |
DAP: PLUS stands to make RM25 billionBy Neville Spykerman KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6- Petaling Jaya Utara Member of Parliament Tony Pua said today that PLUS, the concession holder for the North-South Expressway stands to make a... Read More |
Fighting wordsBy Adib Zalkapli KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 6 - Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Salleh, who risks losing his deputy minister post should he be defeated in the Kuala Terengganu by-election, has... Read More |
World
Israeli bombs hits UN school GAZA CITY, Jan 6 - Israeli forces edged closer to Gaza's major population centres today and attacked new targets, including a UN school, taking more civilian lives after ignoring mounting... Read More |
Israeli troops approach Gaza population centres GAZA CITY, Jan 6 - Israeli shells slammed into Gaza and ground forces edged closer to major population centres today, taking more civilian lives after Israel ignored mounting international calls... Read More |
Gaza civilian toll rises; diplomats seek truce GAZA CITY, Gaza , Jan 6 - Israel ignored mounting international calls for a cease-fire and said it won't stop its crippling 10-day assault until "peace and tranquillity" are achieved... Read More |
Sports
Redknapp snares £15.75m Defoe as Jermain returns to Lane for Tottenham medicalLONDON, Jan 6 - Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp sealed the transfer of Portsmouth striker Jermain Defoe for £15.75million (RM 697 million) the early hours of this morning. The England striker... Read More |
Tevez threatens to quitLONDON, Jan 6 — Carlos Tévez, the Argentina forward, has threatened to quit Manchester United unless his long-term future at Old Trafford is resolved soon. Tévez accused United last night... Read More |
McLaren boss accused of racismJAN 6— Lewis Hamilton’s boss has been branded a racist and a bully during an employment tribunal. McLaren chief Ron Dennis, who discovered the motor racing champion, was accused of... Read More |
Business
MDV funds new Colin McRae racing gameBy Shannon Teoh KUALA LUMPUR, January 6 - The government will spend RM36 million to finance the sequel to the popular rally computer racing game Colin McRae: Dirt. Malaysia Debt... Read More |
Zin: Local contractors awarded 456 projects abroad worth RM90 millionKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 - Ninety-nine Malaysian contractors undertook 456 projects worth RM90.2 billion in 43 countries as of September last year, Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed said today.... Read More |
Sime Darby drops IJN bid KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 - Plantations-to-property multinational Sime Darby Berhad has dropped its bid for the Institute Jantung Negara (IJN) following public outcry and the government's decision to defer discussions... Read More |
Opinion
A year of great highs and lowsJAN 6 – What a way for 2008 to end! Steven Gerrard arrested, then charged with assault. It could mean a jail term for the England star if his lawyers... Read More |
There is no angel or demonJAN 6 — The relationship between Israel and Palestine has to be one of the most enduring conflicts of our time. Not one year has passed since I first learned... Read More |
Welcome back, La Liga!JAN 6 – It was the big FA Cup weekend in England where all the premier league teams get involved from the third round on. And, true to tradition, there... Read More |
Showbiz
‘Dark Knight’ vies for Producers Guild best pic LOS ANGELES, Jan 6 — The Batman blockbuster “The Dark Knight,” slighted in earlier Hollywood honours, was among best-picture nominees today for the Producers Guild of America Awards. Other best-picture... Read More |
Polanski lawyer claims LA Superior Court biased LOS ANGELES, Jan 6 — An attorney for fugitive movie director Roman Polanski is seeking to move the venue of his notorious sex case after accusing the Los Angeles County... Read More |
Travolta’s family tell of heartbreak as post mortem reveals son died of seizure JAN 6— A post-mortem examination determined last night that John Travolta’s chronically ill son died of a seizure, as controversy erupted over the Scientologist actor’s handling of the boy’s medical... Read More |
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