DAP rakes Putrajaya over RM7b highway deal
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — The DAP has blasted the Najib administration for awarding a lucrative RM7 billion highway deal, to be tolled for a record 60 years, to a company known principally for making and selling granular and powder-activated carbon.Public-listed Kumpulan Europlus Bhd (KEuro) told Bursa Malaysia late on Thursday it had also won a ... Read More
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A protester stands next to the police as he takes part in a demonstration against the traditional annual right-wing fraternity ball in Vienna, Austria on January 27, 2012. — Reuters pic
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Malaysia
Umno mulls forming party discipline panel ahead of polls
By Clara Chooi
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — In the clearest sign yet that polls are near, Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced last night that for the first time Umno is considering activating its ... Read More
NFCorp rubbishes abuse claims, says loan must be repaid
By Shannon Teoh
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — The National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) rubbished today claims it misappropriated public funds, stating that its RM250 million government loan must be ... Read More
Muhyiddin says no to royal probe on NFCorp
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 27 — Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin dismissed today calls for the formation of a Royal Commission of Inquiry to probe the National Feedlot ... Read More
Business
Gold set for biggest weekly rise in eight after Fed
LONDON, Jan 27 — Gold rose in Europe today and headed for its best weekly performance since early December after the Federal Reserve signalled a continuation of its ultra-loose ... Read More
Nintendo sees bigger loss as smartphones hit sales
TOKYO, Jan 27 — Nintendo President Satoru Iwata dismissed the idea that the age of the dedicated handheld games device was over and said he aimed to return the company to ... Read More
Few banks to follow UniCredit share sale example
LONDON, Jan 27 — Markets will breathe a sigh of relief as beleaguered Italian bank UniCredit completes its €7.5 billion (RM30.2 billion) US$9.7 billion (RM29.8 billion) rights ... Read More
Bahasa
Kit Siang: Masyarakat harus mendesak pembentukan Suruhanjaya Diraja untuk NFC
By Clara Choo
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Jan — Lim Kit Siang bertekad untuk memastikan kontroversi Pusat Fidlot Nasional (NFC) terus hangat, dan mendesak rakyat Malaysia berkerjasama mendesak kerajaan ... Read More
- Dr Mahathir: Memansuhkan polisi berdasarkan kaum bakal menimbulkan huru-hara
- Datuk yang didakwa menipu pengerusi NFCorp, hadapi dua pertuduhan baru
- PAS: ‘Lupakan Hasan Ali, fokus PRU-13’
- PPP: Pemecatan Hasan Ali tidak beri kesan negatif
- Pakatan sasar tawan Johor pada PRU 13
- Azmin Ali: Hasan Ali parasit, musuh dalam selimut
- Kempen ‘Rasulullah Tokoh Seks Suci Islam’ rendahkan martabat Nabi Muhammad, tegas Muslimat PAS
World
Syria violence kills 37, UN Security Council to meet
AMMAN, Jan 28 — Security forces killed 37 people in Syria yesterday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family ... Read MoreKarzai meets Sarkozy as French threaten early pullout
PARIS, Jan 27 — Afghan President Hamid Karzai meets Nicolas Sarkozy later today hoping to convince Paris not to accelerate its troop withdrawal and ... Read More
Sports
Chelsea boss calls for Ferdinand and Terry handshake
LONDON, Jan 28 — Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas urged Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand yesterday to shake hands with John Terry, the ... Read MoreBallack has failed to deliver, says Leverkusen CEO
BERLIN, Jan 27 — Bayer Leverkusen playmaker Michael Ballack has failed to deliver in his 20 months at the Bundesliga club after joining in 2010 from ... Read More
Technology
Android grabs more tablet market share
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 — Tablet computers powered by Google’s Android software are increasing their global market share but Apple’s iPad still dominates ... Read More
Facebook takes on ‘clickjacking’ spammers in court
SEATTLE, Jan 27 — Facebook and the state of Washington sued a company yesterday they accused of a practice called “clickjacking” that fools users of ... Read More
Features
The drone wars
By David Rohde
DAVOS, Jan 27 — They kill without warning, are comparatively cheap, risk no American lives, and produce triumphant headlines. Over the last three ... Read More
How climate change and urbanisation are changing disaster aid
LONDON, Jan 27 — Picture this: A terrible drought forces you to abandon your meagre plot of farmland, so you migrate to a city where the jobs are, ... Read More
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Food
Johnny and Sherson’s culinary journey
By Eu Hooi Khaw
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — Johnny Fua and Sherson Lian of AFC's "Great Dinners of the World" are typical chefs, learning their trade the hard way and eager to pass on what they know ... Read More
- Four chefs, six dinners and one great show
- Sweets inspired by the tropical flavours of Brazil to hit candy aisles
- Zagat releases list of ‘Most Annoying Restaurant Trends’
- Brits favour French pastries to start their day
- New Asian buyers thirst for fresh wine tastes
- Food label confusion common around the world, says survey
- US publisher Meredith buys Allrecipes.com
Showbiz
John Hurt to receive career BAFTA
LONDON, Jan 27 — Veteran actor John Hurt will receive a career award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts next month when the annual ... Read More
Most blogged artists: Saint Etienne releases comeback single
LONDON, Jan 27 — English pop trio Saint Etienne emerges in The Hype Machine’s most blogged artists chart today with the release of a comeback single ... Read More
Books
The fall and rise of a North Korean Everyman
TOKYO, Jan 27 — Pak Jun Do is a dutiful North Korean. Raised in an orphanage, he follows orders to become a soldier, a kidnapper of Japanese citizens ... Read More
‘Mein Kampf’ excerpts struck from German magazine
BERLIN, Jan 25 — Excerpts from Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” will be wiped from a magazine supplement due to go on sale in Germany tomorrow following the ... Read More
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