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KL traders plan two-day protest outside Ambiga’s house
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — A new group of traders based in the city now want to hold a two-day protest in front of Datuk Amibga Sreenevasan’s house over the loss of income due to the chaotic April 28 rally, despite previous protestors calling off further events at the Bersih chief’s home.
Bernama reported that 60 petty traders are planning to sell ... Read More
Demonstrators clash with police during an anti-NATO protest march in Chicago on May 20, 2012. At least 12 people were injured, some with head wounds from police batons. — Reuters pic
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Malaysia
Gamuda says to make ‘expenses and losses’ claims, not VO
By Lee Wei Lian
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — Gamuda has denied news reports that it is seeking an additional RM1.5 billion to complete the Ipoh-Padang Besar Electrified Double Track (EDTP), but ... Read More
No Umno-PAS talks, says Hadi
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — PAS insisted today there will be no talks between PAS and Umno, blaming the media for misreporting a proposal for a “muzakarah” (discussion) between the two ... Read More
Anwar, Azmin to face charges over Bersih rally
By Shannon Teoh
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and PKR deputy president Azmin Ali will be the first persons to be charged under the Peaceful Assembly Act less than a month after ... Read More
Business
Formula One to start pre-marketing US$3b Singapore IPO: Source
HONG KONG, May 21 – Motor racing business Formula One will start pre-marketing for its up to US$3 billion (RM9.41 billion) Singapore initial public offering on May 22 after ... Read More
Chinese buyers default on coal shipments, say traders
SHANGHAI, May 21 — Chinese traders have defaulted on some thermal coal contracts following a drop in prices over the past month, traders said today, providing more evidence that a ... Read More
Bahasa
Muzakarah Umno-PAS tidak akan berlaku, kata Hadi
Oleh Mohd Farhan Darwis
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 Mei – PAS hari ini menegaskan tidak akan berlaku muzakarah antara parti Islam tersebut dengan Umno, sebaliknya, menegaskan, perkara berkaitan muzakarah itu telah ... Read More
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World
Strauss-Kahn investigators open group rape inquiry
LILLE, May 21 – French prosecutors said today they had opened an inquiry into allegations of group rape by Dominique Strauss-Kahn and three friends, as part of an investigation ... Read More
Three climbers including a German die on Everest
KATHMANDU, May 21 – Three climbers including a German physician died while descending from the summit of Mount Everest, officials said today.Eberhard Schaaf, 61, from Aachen, ... Read More
Sports
Sparkling Spurs sweep Clippers to advance to finals
LOS ANGELES, May 21 — The red-hot San Antonio Spurs steamrolled their way into the Western Conference finals by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 102-99 yesterday to complete ... Read More
Heat overpower Pacers to tie playoff series
NEW YORK, May 21 — The Miami Heat bounced back yesterday from their back-to-back defeats to the Indiana Pacers to win Game Four of their Eastern Conference semi-final and tie ... Read More
Technology
Twitter joins Firefox effort to thwart online tracking
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 — Twitter has taken a stand for online privacy by backing a Firefox web ... Read More
90 million homes around the world to be automated by 2017, says study
NEW YORK, May 21 — Ninety million residences around the world will have some form of home ... Read More
Features
Fending off fitness fatigue
NEW YORK, May 21 — Runners stumble, yogis yawn, and even the bulkiest body builders get bored.But ... Read More
Dale Chihuly’s ‘Glass House’ shines in Seattle
LOS ANGELES, May 21 — Pioneering glass artist Dale Chihuly, whose work has been shown in over 200 ... Read More
Food
Wine fair to focus on China’s changing tastes
HONG KONG, May 21 — The changing tastes of the Chinese wine drinker are set to dominate conversations when the international wine industry gathers in Hong Kong later this month ... Read More
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Showbiz
Danish child abuse film shocks Cannes crowds
CANNES, May 21 — Danish director Thomas Vinterberg burst on to the scene in Cannes in 1998 with the acclaimed “Festen”, and critics say he is close to his best again this year ... Read More
Adele, LMFAO sweep tribute-filled Billboard Awards
LOS ANGELES, May 21 — Energetic performances and heart-felt tributes took center stage at the Billboard Music Awards yesterday, as Adele, LMFAO, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and ... Read More
Books
UK library acquires key early gospel for RM42 million
LONDON, May 18 — A seventh-century gospel discovered in a saint’s coffin more than 900 years ago, and the oldest ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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