Sarawak CM, exco, lawmakers now get paid triple

May 21, 2013

KUCHING, May 21 – Salaries of Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, his Cabinet and lawmakers were tripled today despite the Sarawak chief minister being linked to corruption by environmental pressure ... Read More

  • Cast member Matt Damon signs autographs as he arrives at a news conference for the film ‘Behind the Candelabra’ during the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 21, 2013. – Reuters pic Cast member Matt Damon signs autographs as he arrives at a news conference for the film ‘Behind the Candelabra’ during the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 21, 2013. – Reuters pic
  • A five-metre-high sculpture ‘Pentateuque’ by contemporary French artist Fabien Merelle is displayed in Statue Square at Hong Kong’s financial Central district May 21, 2013. – Reuters pic A five-metre-high sculpture ‘Pentateuque’ by contemporary French artist Fabien Merelle is displayed in Statue Square at Hong Kong’s financial Central district May 21, 2013. – Reuters pic
  • Chinese Premier Li Keqiang addresses a gathering during an event organised by Indian Council of World Affairs in New Delhi May 21, 2013. Li is in India on a three-day state visit. – Reuters pic Chinese Premier Li Keqiang addresses a gathering during an event organised by Indian Council of World Affairs in New Delhi May 21, 2013. Li is in India on a three-day state visit. – Reuters pic
  • Anti-Japan protesters throw eggs at a banner with Japan’s rising sun flag, in front of the official residence of the Japanese ambassador during a rally in Seoul on May 21, 2013. — Reuters pic Anti-Japan protesters throw eggs at a banner with Japan’s rising sun flag, in front of the official residence of the Japanese ambassador during a rally in Seoul on May 21, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • Rescuers search through rubble after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013, killing at least 51 people while destroying entire tracts of homes. — Reuters pic Rescuers search through rubble after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013, killing at least 51 people while destroying entire tracts of homes. — Reuters pic Read More
  • Dozen of cars are piled up on top of each other in the parking lot of Moore Hospital after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage. — Reuters pic Dozen of cars are piled up on top of each other in the parking lot of Moore Hospital after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage. — Reuters pic Read More
  • An imprisoned member of street gang Mara 18 poses for a photograph at the Izalco prison, about 65km from San Salvador, El Salvador on May 20, 2013. — Reuters pic An imprisoned member of street gang Mara 18 poses for a photograph at the Izalco prison, about 65km from San Salvador, El Salvador on May 20, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • A selection of daily calls by local research houses for May 21, 2013, compiled and brought to you by The Malaysian Insider. A selection of daily calls by local research houses for May 21, 2013, compiled and brought to you by The Malaysian Insider. Read More
  • Uruguayans carry pictures of relatives who ‘disappeared’ during the military regime (1973-1985), at an annual demonstration in Montevideo on May 20, 2013. — Reuters pic Uruguayans carry pictures of relatives who ‘disappeared’ during the military regime (1973-1985), at an annual demonstration in Montevideo on May 20, 2013. — Reuters pic

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Putrajaya tells Dong Zong to adapt for UEC approval

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid

PUTRAJAYA, May 21 – The United Chinese School Committees’ Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) must be “prepared to make changes” and meet conditions set by the Ministry of … Read More

MACC panel wants ministers, MBs, banned from government projects

BY CLARA CHOOI
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 – The MACC’s Consultation and Corruption Prevention Panel (CCPP) proposed today that all government administrators and their family members at both federal … Read More

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CIMB cautious on outlook after asset sale boosts Q1 profit

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — CIMB Group, southeast Asia’s fifth-largest bank by assets, posted a 37 per cent jump in first-quarter net profit, boosted by the sale of an insurance … Read More

Share prices close sharply higher with FBM KLCI advancing 10.23 points

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed sharply higher, with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) advancing 10.23 points to 1,787.38, and close to the … Read More

Animal rights activists dressed in traditional costume hold a sign during a protest against bullfighting in Madrid May 21, 2013. – Reuters pic

Animal rights activists dressed in traditional costume hold a sign during a protest against bullfighting in Madrid May 21, 2013. – Reuters pic

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Apple testing 1.5-inch smartwatch screens

LOS ANGELES, May 21 – Apple is examining the potential of smaller, OLED displays for the upcoming ‘iWatch.’New reports or even fantastical rumours have been pretty thin on the … Read More

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Dove ‘Sketches’ most-watched online ad

NEW YORK, May 21 — Unilever claimed bragging rights yesterday to the most-watched Internet commercial of all time — a three-minute study of women’s self-perception that stars a … Read More

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Pulsing European beach city named top summer destination

LONDON, May 21 — Barcelona’s Mediterranean weather, cosmopolitan offerings, beaches and pulsing music and outdoor festival scene have made the Spanish city the top summer … Read More

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So Banglasia is funny?

MAY 21 — Once again, racism has reared its ugly head. The …

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Goodbye Jose — please don’t come back

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Singer George Michael under observation for head injuries

LONDON, May 21 — British singer George Michael remains in hospital under observation for head injuries, five days after a car accident, his publicist … Read More