| Contractors return jobs for government projects due to rising costs | |
PETALING JAYA: About 200 contractors nationwide have returned the letters of award to the Government for projects that have yet to start, saying they are unable to bear the escalating costs. Malay...
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| Crowds swelling at Kelana Jaya stadium |
PETALING JAYA: Thousands of protestors, led by several NGOs and Pakatan Rakyat leaders, have thronged the Kelana Jaya stadium here to protest against the fuel hike. Many of them were wearing red...
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| Capturing the soul of Hanoi |
Smiling for the lens, a street vendor slipped her pineapples, in shallow baskets on a bendy bamboo pole, onto one of their shoulders. The reason became clear when she asked for 30,000 Vietnamese Dong...
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| Many facets to definition of poverty line |
THE poverty line in Malaysia, as defined by the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP), is a food-based one. Prof Dr Sulochana Nair, department head of development studies, faculty of economics and...
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| Looking at suitable employment for retirees |
Other jobs that would be good for an older workforce include information services, tourism, management and consultancy. Their experience would be valuable to help new enterprises and businesses...
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| The man to watch |
Those who favour Tee Keat say that in the new political scenario where Chinese voters expect their leaders to speak up for their rights overtly, he is the right man for the job. The old ways of...
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| Malaysian politics at rock bottom |
NEVER in the last 50 years of independence has Malaysian politics sunk to such depths of depravity that it makes a mockery of the whole system. The air is thick with lies, deceptions, distortions and...
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| Builders cautious about starting new projects |
PETALING JAYA: Developers are cautious about launching new projects as the cost of building materials is rising. Masters Builders Association Malaysia secretary-general Yap Yoke Keong said there was...
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| Toilet stink is history as Games nears |
Shiny new: Now, about 1,700 public toilets in downtown areas and tourist sites, and more than 2,400 in and around the Games venues, will provide free toilet paper and liquid...
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| Only proper probes will reveal all |
LET it not be said that Malaysia is lacking in political drama. The events of the past several weeks, and months, testify to the lively and colourful nature of the Malaysian political scene. Nor...
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| Change your lifestyle to beat rising costs |
I REFER to a recent very moving, touching and enlightening letter published in The Star regarding a noble doctor's proposal for mothers to breastfeed their babies as he was disturbed by news of...
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| A struggle to survive |
For people living in poverty, life has always been a constant struggle. So how are they supposed to cope with the increasing prices of goods and services? WITH increasing prices of goods in Malaysia...
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| Tinting makes it easier on the eyes |
I FULLY agree with Khairul Abdul Karim on the requirement of tinted screens (The Star, July 4). I drive on the Penang Bridge almost seven days a week. Unfortunately, my timings are at 8.30am and...
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| Schools are breeding prejudices |
July 2 ), we cannot but notice that all these racial and religious slurs started in schools! I have been trying to impress upon the authorities that schools today are the breeding ground for all...
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| Film industry starts legal piracy service |
SEOUL: The Korean film industry has developed an unusual way to make money. Unlike other markets where production companies reap sizeable revenues from DVDs and other auxiliary channels, Korean films...
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| Fed up with the political drama |
Press conferences are held daily not to talk about fighting inflation, saving jobs and putting food on our table but about sodomy. WE are becoming a basket case as far as politics is concerned. This...
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| Anwar behind high-stakes political drama, says Mahathir |
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad claims that PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is plotting the current high-stakes political drama. I am not seeking sympathy from anyone. But it is a...
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| Too much politicking, say Malaysians |
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians are frustrated with all the politicking that has resulted in the people's welfare being not attended to. University student Nur Izza Mohd Ezani, 24, said she no longer...
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| Not-so-easy entry into Britain |
TAIPING: Between 150 and 200 Malaysians who went to visit Britain have been refused entry in the past few months because they were suspected of going there to get jobs. Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed...
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| Ministry may cut tax to help developers cope |
KUALA LUMPUR: Reducing tax on building materials and stamp duty charges for sale and purchase agreements are among ideas being considered by the Housing and Local Government Ministry to help...
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| High-powered drama before us |
Nothing playing in the theatres in recent weeks can equal the real life, high-stake political drama now playing before our eyes. A murdered Mongolian woman who stubbornly refuses to fade away, a new...
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| Anwar has no hope of becoming PM, says Ezam |
IPOH: PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has no chance of ever becoming prime minister, said former PKR Youth chief Ezam Mohd Nor. Ezam, who was Anwars political secretary when he was...
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| Desperate times force contractors to turn down government jobs |
RISING prices of building materials have started a tsunami in the construction industry. At least 200 contractors have returned their government jobs as they are unable to bear the escalating costs....
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| ACA nabs KTM manager who fleeced station tenants |
JOHOR BARU: The Anti-Corruption Agency has detained a KTM manager for allegedly taking bribes to extend shoplot tenancy agreements at KTM's Tanjung Pagar station in Singapore. Officers from the...
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| Sabah lauds firm for logging excellence |
SANDAKAN: A timber company based in the east coast district of Tawau has been recognised as among the first commercial entities in Sabah to have successfully implemented a sustainable approach in its...
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| Musa, Gani to be quizzed over black-eye case |
BANGI: The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) will summon Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan and Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail to answer allegations over Datuk Seri Anwar...
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| Festive protest against fuel price hike |
PETALING JAYA: There will be an air of festivity at the rally by the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes) to protest against the fuel price hike at Stadium Kelana Jaya today. PKR information chief...
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| Take me to court, challenges Anwar |
BUTTERWORTH: PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has challenged the authorities to take him to court if there is solid evidence against him on the latest sodomy allegations. He said the...
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| Want Viagra Effect, Eat Watermelons! |
Press Trust of India Houston, July 4: Thinking of spicing up your sex life with Viagra? You may not need the blue pill as the answer may lie in a cool and refreshing passion fruit ~ watermelon. ...
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| State must support local enterprise |
Benefits To Investors In Return For Nothing Santosh Kumar Banerjee In the wake of the debacle in the panchayat elections, the West Bengal government is set to withdraw the Land Reforms...
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| Najib denies involvement in PI |
PEKAN: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has denied any involvement in private investigator P. Balasubramaniam's sudden retraction of his statutory declaration. Najib said, "I have no...
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| PI Bala missing, says nephew |
KUALA LUMPUR: The nephew of private investigator P. Balasubramaniam has lodged a police report expressing worry that his uncle, aunt and their three young children have gone missing and been...
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| Joint ops to test readiness, says IGP |
KUALA LUMPUR: The joint exercise by police and the armed forces should not be misconstrued as a threat to stifle peaceful assembly, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan. The exercise...
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| Searching for fairness, justice |
Setiono Sugiharto, JakartaIn his book A Theory of Justice, John Rawls, an American political philosopher, says that one of the principles of fairness is that institutions or practices must be just....
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| Schoolbooks on the Web |
From August this year, school textbooks will be available for students through the Internet. This is a commendable idea. When students can download their textbooks from one of the following Web...
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| Legal empowerment helps ameliorate poverty |
Lloyd Axworthy, Winnipeg, CanadaOvershadowed by news of catastrophic food shortages in many parts of the world, natural disasters in Burma and China, and rising gas prices, was the release of a...
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| Charge against Anwar Ibrahim |
I have been going to Malaysia for at least the past 18 years. It is an amazing country among the 44 countries that I have visited. I saw and witnessed Malaysia's physical and economical development...
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| Fighting violence and corruption |
I always enjoy coming home in the afternoon, relaxing and reading The Jakarta Post to find out what is going on in this country. But I found my emotions on a real roller coaster after seeing the...
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| Enjoying Euro in cemetery |
July 01, p. 4While"strengthening social bonds" urges you to think harder about limited resources, using a public cemeterya common place in which people can gather easily - can be seen as a...
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| Arrest of another legislator |
Don't pay taxes, if the House of Representatives is the House of thieves. TOTOK Yogyakarta Indonesians support the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in dealing with corruption in the House,...
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| US rebuked for comment |
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has ticked off the United States over an official's remarks on the Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sodomy allegation issue. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said he had...
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| Discard dogmas and faith for a second renaissance |
Sir, ~ The articles of Jagmohan (Perspective page), including the last one (20 June), are highly scholarly and thought provoking. His submission for a second renaissance to usher in an era of...
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| In the great story-telling tradition, a novel that celebrates the human spirit |
PHOTO: V.V. KRISHNAN AMITAV GHOSH AND THE "SEA OF POPPIES" : A man who knows he has a truly ripping yarn. A novel that is deeply and persuasively grounded in the great tradition of...
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| A lack of freedom |
Saturday, July 05, 2008 Unsurprisingly, Pakistan has slumped on the table of ratings for civil and political rights, included in the US-based freedom House's prestigious 'Freedom in the World...
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| East, west mix in the bund |
Shanghainese embrace Western cultures and live these as their own, as shown in their living patterns and thoughts. Not only do they still live and work in Western buildings built about a century ago...
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| Fraud on the people |
Incredible bribery in Incredible India The obsessive concern about the nuclear deal and the equal unconcern over the ballooning inflation have overshadowed the cesspool of corruption that plagues...
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| Poverty looms in Isle of Riches |
If the PAP cannot improve the lives of the middle class and the poor, it could face a crisis in the 2011 election. When the republic celebrates its national day next month with its traditional...
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| Summing up the good life |
Is hard drinking the best thing one can do to enjoy the one life granted to us? Is the popular concept of wine, women and song the summing up of a good life? Certainly not. For one, it looks upon...
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| Harder to repay their debts now |
THE new rule of abolishing the 20-day interest free period on credit card transactions should only apply to new credit cards contracts and to all current holders upon the expiry date of their cards....
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| Second SD was probably made under duress |
KUALA LUMPUR: Americk Singh Sidhu, the lawyer who had prepared the first statutory declaration for private investigator P. Balasubramaniam, is convinced his client was intimidated to retract his...
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