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No to 80% mortgage cap on housing

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
PETALING JAYA: Several groups are up in arms over a proposal to cut housing loans by 10% from the current cap of 90%, saying that the move will only discourage Malaysians from buying houses. National ...

Indonesian students write letters to Malaysian counterparts

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
JAKARTA: In support of a peaceful settlement to the spat between Indonesia and Malaysia, 220 students from a high school in Central Java have written letters of friendship to Malaysian students. In th...

Indonesian FM to meet Anifah on bilateral issues

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesian Foreign Minister Dr Marty Natalegawa is scheduled to begin a two-day visit to discuss bilateral issues. Dr Natalegawa and his delegation will arrive in Kota Kinabalu this morn...

Teen love turns to terror

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
KLANG: Hell has no fury like a woman scorned, especially if the woman’s mother is a teacher in your school. A straight A’s student has found that out in a very painful way. The teeenager c...

Good turnout on Matta Fair’s final day

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
PETALING JAYA: Crowds thronged the last day of the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) Fair at Putra World Trade Centre. Matta Fair organising chairman John Tan said with improving...

PLUS rapped for easing emergency lane rule

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
PETALING JAYA: A road safety activist has taken PLUS Expressways Berhad to task for allowing emergency lanes to be used by vehicles during the Hari Raya festive season. Road Safety Marshal Club presid...

Filipinos warned of Malaysian e-mail job scam

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
MANILA: A scam promising Filipinos work in a company in Malaysia if they pay up visa processing fees has been making the rounds in an e-mail here. The Philippines’ Overseas Labour Office in Kual...

We must be sensitive to the practices of all religions, says Najib

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians should understand the sensitivities of all religions practised in the country, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. “One of the most important aspects in whatever we do is t...

Not all news is true

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
CAMERON HIGHLANDS: People should be critical enough not to accept everything that is reported online as all the information need not necessarily be true, said MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek....

Ministry warns of action over racist remarks in schools

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
PETALING JAYA: Principals and teachers in government schools have been directed to be careful with their words and not utter racist remarks. In a recent circular, the Education Ministry warned princip...

Bring back proposed Act to fight racism, suggests Karpal

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
GEORGE TOWN: The proposed Race Relations Act is seen as the best deterrent to prevent further racist remarks from being uttered by irresponsible individuals, said DAP chairman Karpal Singh. “Sol...

Ex-Penang CM apologises for not doing enough

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
GEORGE TOWN: Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon has apologised to all, saying he wished he could have done more during his four terms as Penang Chief Minister. “To Malaysia, Penangites, G...

Man held over murder of religious teacher and son

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
SEREMBAN: Police have arrested a man in his 30s to assist investigations into the murder of a 35-year-old ustazah and her 10-year-old son in Port Dickson. The man, who is also from the resort town, wa...

All 11 at Lincoln University are safe

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
JOHOR BARU: All 11 Malaysian students studying at Lincoln University in Christchurch are safe in the wake of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hitting the city. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed K...

26 tourists hurt as bus skids

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty-six foreigners were injured after a bus skidded at the 17th kilometre of the Karak Highway. The bus driver and a local tourist guide were also injured in the 1.25am accident yeste...

Ageing Malaysians tend to read less

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians tend to read less as they grow older, according to Malaysian National Library director-general Datuk Raslin Abu Bakar. Basing his theory on the number of borrowers at the lib...

Net surfing ‘freedom’ too costly

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
PETALING JAYA: Employees surfing the Internet or chatting on social networking sites during office hours are costing companies of millions of ringgit annually in lost productivity. This has caused som...

Rosmah praises kind NGOs

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is fortunate to have non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and corporate citizens who continuously pledge to help the Government provide basic necessities to the less fortunate, sa...

Teng must go to rejuvenate party

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
GEORGE TOWN: Some Gerakan members want Penang chairman Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan to step down to pave the way for new blood and to strengthen the party before the next general election. Bukit Mertajam Ge...

Bird’s nest the grand prize in raffle at big lantern festival

September 6th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in 1.Malaysia News
KUALA TERENGGANU: Bird’s nest costing thousands of ringgit is expected to be the grand prize in a raffle during a lantern festival to be held here on a grand scale. Organising chairman Toh Chin ...