2015-01-01 Malaysia Health

Malaysia Chronicle   

Women in labour flown to USM hospital   
The Star Online
KOTA BARU: Kelantan State Health director Datuk Ahmad Razin Ahmad Maher said two female patients were successfully transported by helicopter to the Universiti Sains Malaysia hospital in Kubang Kerian. “I can't confirm whether the helicopter was used ...

2015-01-01 Malaysia Science

St. Albert Gazette   

Songbirds: How do they know when tornadoes are coming?   
The Star Online
You might want to be careful about who you call “bird-brained”. Some of our feathered friends exhibit powers of perception that make humans appear helpless. New research shows that little songbirds known as golden-winged warblers (Vermivora ...

2015-01-01 Malaysia Entertainment

The Malaysian Insider   

Vietnam, Namibia, Panama: countries to visit in 2015   
The Malaysian Insider
Da Nang in Vietnam is the top destination of 2015 according to the Tripadvisor community. — AFP pic, December 30, 2014.Which of the world's regions will be at the top of travellers' lists in 2015? Travel websites and guidebook publishers have delivered their ...

2015-01-01 Malaysia Sports

Irish Independent   

Van Gaal thanks United fans for their 'unbelievable support'   
Irish Independent
Ian Herbert. Published 01/01/2015 | 01:00. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Louis van Gaal says the Manchester United supporters have been 'very important in my first six months' in charge at Old Trafford. Photo: Jamie ...

2015-01-01 Malaysia Technology

Malay Mail Online   

Hands-On: Sony SmartWatch 3   
Tom's Hardware
Image: SonySony recently offered Tom's Hardware the chance to check out the latest model in the company's SmartWatch portfolio. Unlike the former model, the new SmartWatch 3 comes packed with Android Wear, Google's smart device operating system ...

2015-01-01 Malaysia Business

The Star Online   

CPO output to hit 20mil tonnes in 2015, up from 2014's 19.5mil   
The Star Online
Workers inspect palm oil fruits at a mill in Sepang. For December 2014, CPO production is expected to drop to 1.4 million tonnes from 1.75 million tonnes recorded in November. — AFP. KUALA LUMPUR: Crude palm oil (CPO) production is expected to reach ...

2015-01-01 Malaysia World

NDTV   

New Year stampede kills 35 in Shanghai   
Business Standard
At least 35 people were killed and 48 others injured in a stampede during a New Year's Eve midnight- countdown gathering in Shanghai's waterfront tourist attraction, one of the worst tragedies to hit China in recent years. The crowd crush happened at about ...

2015-01-01 Malaysia Southeast Asia

Stuff.co.nz   

Divers hope to reach suspected AirAsia plane wreck   
Stuff.co.nz
SEARCH RESUMES: Indonesia Marine divers prepare their gear on deck of search and rescue ship Purworejo. A break in bad weather today raised hopes that divers would be able to investigate what is believed to be the sunken wreck of an AirAsia jet off ...

2015-01-01 Malaysia Malaysia

The Rakyat Post   

Zahid hopes new year brings good tidings   
The Star Online
PETALING JAYA: Security, peace and stability must be preserved to ensure the nation and its people prosper in the new year, said Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Home Minister said Malaysia had experienced some traumatic incidents in 2014.
Flood victims who lose important documents will get free replacements   The Sun Daily
Flood victims who lose important documents given free replacements - Ahmad ...   Astro Awani
Floods: Free MyKad replacement   New Straits Times Online

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AsiaOne   

99 arrested for looting flooded supermarkets   
The Star Online
KOTA BARU: A total of 99 people – including 70 who were staying at flood relief centres in Tanah Merah – were arrested after they were caught looting three supermarkets between Dec 26 and 28. State police chief Deputy Comm of Police Datuk Mazlan ...

2014-12-31 Malaysia Health

Malay Mail Online   

Floods: More than 1200 infectious diseases detected in Pahang in six days   
The Star Online
KUANTAN: A total 1,220 cases of flood related infectious such as eye and skin diseases were detected in Pahang in six days until Sunday. Pahang Health director Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar said the findings were made during health checks on 4,073 flood victims.
More than 1200 infectious diseases detected in Pahang in 6 days   Astro Awani
Over 1200 infectious disease cases detected in Pahang   Malay Mail Online
1220 cases of infectious diseases detected in Pahang   Free Malaysia Today
The Malaysian Insider   
New Straits Times Online   
all 14 news articles »   

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Malaysia Chronicle   

Women in labour flown to USM hospital   
The Star Online
KOTA BARU: Kelantan State Health director Datuk Ahmad Razin Ahmad Maher said two female patients were successfully transported by helicopter to the Universiti Sains Malaysia hospital in Kubang Kerian. “I can't confirm whether the helicopter was used ...

2014-12-31 Malaysia Science

Songbirds: How do they know when tornadoes are coming?   
The Star Online
You might want to be careful about who you call “bird-brained”. Some of our feathered friends exhibit powers of perception that make humans appear helpless. New research shows that little songbirds known as golden-winged warblers (Vermivora ...

2014-12-31 Malaysia Entertainment

The Malaysian Insider   

Vietnam, Namibia, Panama: countries to visit in 2015   
The Malaysian Insider
Da Nang in Vietnam is the top destination of 2015 according to the Tripadvisor community. — AFP pic, December 30, 2014.Which of the world's regions will be at the top of travellers' lists in 2015? Travel websites and guidebook publishers have delivered their ...

2014-12-31 Malaysia Sports

New Straits Times Online   

From star to car salesman   
New Straits Times Online
SEVERAL players from Perlis have sold their personal possessions and are now doing odd jobs following the state's failure to settle their wages for five months last season. The Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia (PFAM), representing 12 ...

2014-12-31 Malaysia Technology

Forbes   

Google Needs To Fix Android Wear In 2015 To Fend Off The Apple Watch   
Forbes
I've pretty much had an Android Wear device on my wrist since the summer and one thing I've realised, with my time using the LG G Watch R, Sony SmartWatch 3 and Moto 360 is that for all their individual hardware faults, the biggest problem of all with these ...

2014-12-31 Malaysia Business

The Rakyat Post   

TM wins RM720mil submarine cable job   
The Star Online
PETALING JAYA: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) has won a contract worth RM720mil from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to develop and construct a new submarine cable system called Sistem Kabel Rakyat 1Malaysia ...

2014-12-31 Malaysia World

ABC Online   

Australia, US reject latest Palestinian call for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian ...   
ABC Online
The UN Security Council has rejected a Palestinian resolution calling for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territories by late 2017. Even if the draft had received the minimum nine votes in favour, it would have been defeated by Washington's vote against it.
UN rejects Palestinian resolution to end Israel's occupation   Business Standard
Australia 'damaged' relations with Arab world by voting down UN Palestinian ...   The Guardian
UN vote set on Palestine draft   Gulf Daily News
Irish Independent   
Arutz Sheva   
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TIME   

Nine People Have Been Found Dead in a Mass Murder in Canada   
TIME
Edmonton Deaths Police investigate the scene where multiple deaths occurred overnight in Edmonton, Alberta, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. JASON FRANSON—AP. Police are calling it an act of domestic violence. The bodies of nine people, including two ...

2014-12-31 Malaysia Southeast Asia

Firstpost   

Bodies without life jackets indicate it wasn't controlled ditching: Expert   
AsiaOne
Members of the Search and Rescue Agency carry debris recovered from the sea presumed from missing Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ 8501 at Pangkalan Bun. Print. The pilot onboard Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 was probably not able to do a 'controlled ...

2014-12-31 Malaysia Malaysia

Malay Mail Online   

Three charged over IS links   
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: A man charged with being a terrorist sympathiser started crying in the dock, saying he felt sorry for the war-torn state of Syria. Grocery shop trader Mohd Rosmadi Che Daud was charged in the High Court here with taking a Qatar Airways ...

2014-12-30 Malaysia Health

Malay Mail Online   

More than 1200 infectious diseases detected in Pahang in six days   
Sin Chew Jit Poh
KUANTAN, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- A total 1,220 cases of flood related infectious such as eye and skin diseases were detected in Pahang in six days until yesterday. Pahang Health director Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar said the findings were made during health checks ...

2014-12-30 Malaysia Science

Help On The Way For Ship Stranded Off Antarctica   
Press Release Rocket
The fate of the latest rescue attempt for an Australian science team whose cruise ship became trapped in ice off Antarctica on Christmas Day could be determined within hours, authorities said Sunday. The Australian icebreaker Aurora Austalis was making its ...

2014-12-30 Malaysia Entertainment

Pursuitist   

Solange Knowles and Christopher Owens For Eleven Paris   
Pursuitist
To promote its Spring-Summer 2015 collection, the ready-to-wear brand enlisted the artistes for an international campaign. The Eleven Paris design studio drew inspiration from the afro-house rhythms of Johannesburg, South Africa for this Spring-Summer ...

2014-12-30 Malaysia Sports

The Star Online   

Daren Blames BAM For Defeat   
malaysiandigest.com
LIEW Daren suffered a shock defeat in the semi-finals of the National GP Finals yesterday but it was what he said after the match that caught everyone's attention. Daren, who lost 21-19, 21-10 to Lim Chi Wing, took a swipe at the BA of Malaysia (BAM), ...

2014-12-30 Malaysia Technology

Free Malaysia Today   

MCMC to investigate online flood rumours   
Free Malaysia Today
The rumours circulating on social media are in regard to the collapse of the Manik Urai School relief centre. manek urai KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has urged four individuals to come forward to ...

2014-12-30 Malaysia Business

The Star Online   

AirAsia shares come under selling pressure, but most analysts maintain 'buy' calls   
The Star Online
PETALING JAYA: The missing Indonesia AirAsia's (IAA) QZ8501 flying from Surabaya to Singapore caused a knee-jerk reaction on the trading in AirAsia Bhd, AirAsia X Bhd and Tune Insurance Bhd. The counters fell to an intraday low of RM2.56, 61 sen, ...

2014-12-30 Malaysia World

The Straits Times   

Seniang powers up into a storm, 20 areas under warning signals   
GMA News
Residents watch as their homes are submerged in floodwaters during heavy flooding brought by Tropical Storm Seniang (Jangmi) in Misamis Oriental on Monday, December 29. At least 20 areas in the Visayas and Mindanao were under storm signals early ...

2014-12-30 Malaysia Southeast Asia

Financial Express   

Aviation expert says AirAsia flight plan "dangerous"   
Sin Chew Jit Poh
SYDNEY, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- An Australian aviation expert said Tuesday human error led to the disappearance of AirAsia flight QZ8501 after the pilots flew directly into a well-known danger zone above the Java Sea. Neil Hansford said that either the ...

2014-12-30 Malaysia Malaysia

Goal.com   

Flood has affected Kelantan's preparations for 2015 M-League   
Goal.com
The flood that's happening in the east-coast of Malaysia has disrupted Kelantan's preparations for next season, as they haven't had training sessions for the past five days. However, with some places already recovering from flood, The Red Warriors are ...

2014-12-29 Malaysia Health

HUSM the only fully functioning hospital left in Kelantan   
The Malaysian Insider
The USM hospital in Kubang Kerian is receiving patients from all over Kelantan due to the floods over the past few days. – Pic courtesy of come2kelantan website, December 28, 2014.Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM) in Kubang Kerian is the only ...

2014-12-29 Malaysia Science

South China Morning Post (subscription)   

Warning on wildlife from rescued scientists   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
The voyage was meant to retrace the steps of Douglas Mawson, the great polar explorer and scientist who led the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911. What happened instead captured the world's attention, something none of the scientists, journalists ...

2014-12-29 Malaysia Entertainment

Telegraph.co.uk   

N Korea: Internet outages continue amid hacking row   
AsiaOne
Photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Pyongyang denied any role in the cyberattacks, calling such suggestions part of a "smear campaign" by unpopular South Korean leaders. Print. With its Internet networks continuing to suffer outages for the sixth ...

2014-12-29 Malaysia Sports

A sad Hui Lin has had enough   
New Straits Times Online
WOMEN'S doubles player Ng Hui Lin confirmed yesterday that she had quit the national team. Hui Lin's decision to leave the BA of Malaysia (BAM) came just a month after her younger sister Ng Hui Ern's resignation. Hui Lin, 25, who had not had a regular ...

2014-12-29 Malaysia Technology

Malay Mail Online   

MCMC to investigate rumours regarding floods on social media   
The Sun Daily
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has urged four individuals to come forward to help investigations on rumours regarding the collapse of Manik Urai School relief centre which was circulated on social ...

2014-12-29 Malaysia Business

The Borneo Post   

KL shares open lower   
The Sun Daily
KUALA LUMPUR: Shares on Bursa Malaysia opened lower on profit-taking today following last week's strong rebound, dealers said. At 9.28am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was down 8.34 points to 1,756.1 after opening 6.79 points ...

2014-12-29 Malaysia World

ABC News   

AirAsia tycoon Tony Fernandes faces first major crisis after turning troubled ...   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Malaysian mogul Tony Fernandes transformed a floundering carrier into Asia's biggest budget airline. Now, he faces his company's first major crisis after a Singapore-bound plane carrying 162 people disappeared from radar about halfway through the flight ...

2014-12-29 Malaysia Southeast Asia

ABC News   

AirAsia tycoon Tony Fernandes faces first major crisis after turning troubled ...   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Malaysian mogul Tony Fernandes transformed a floundering carrier into Asia's biggest budget airline. Now, he faces his company's first major crisis after a Singapore-bound plane carrying 162 people disappeared from radar about halfway through the flight ...

2014-12-29 Malaysia Malaysia

The Malaysian Insider   

Efforts underway to restore communication system affected by floods, says ...   
The Malaysian Insider
Minister of Communications and Multimedia Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek says not all mobile phone services are affected by the floods. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, December 29, 2014.The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia will continue ...

2014-12-28 Malaysia Health

35 critical patients from Kelantan hospitals transferred   
Free Malaysia Today
Health ministry also holds emergency meeting to discuss power supply via generators, clean water, food and manpower assistance. bajir kelantan PUTRAJAYA: Critical patients in hospitals affected by the floods in Kelantan have been transferred to the ...

2014-12-28 Malaysia Science

South China Morning Post (subscription)   

Warning on wildlife from rescued scientists   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
The voyage was meant to retrace the steps of Douglas Mawson, the great polar explorer and scientist who led the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911. What happened instead captured the world's attention, something none of the scientists, journalists ...

2014-12-28 Malaysia Entertainment

Menuless NYC sushi eatery tops list of most expensive US restaurants   
The Malaysian Insider
A list of the most expensive restaurants in the US may leave you with sticker shock. – AFP/Relaxnews pic, December 28, 2014.At US$450 (RM1,573) per person, a triple Michelin-starred sushi restaurant in New York where diners are given no menus has ...

2014-12-28 Malaysia Sports

The Star Online   

Eain Yow going for a treble in British Juniors   
The Star Online
Filepic of Ng Eain Yow in action during the Malaysian Junior Open Squash Championships' boys Under-19 final in Penang in June. PETALING JAYA: Top junior squash player Ng Eain Yow has every reason to be in good spirits. The 16-year old Bukit Jalil ...

2014-12-28 Malaysia Technology

The Star Online   

Stop spreading false news on floods: MCMC   
Daily Express
PUTRAJAYA: Social media users are reminded against disseminating, uploading or sharing status in the form of speculations on the floods. Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Chairman Datuk Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi said the ...

2014-12-28 Malaysia Business

Malaysiakini (subscription)   

K'tan sultan: Floods reflect human wrongdoings   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
FLOODS LIVE BLOG Malaysiakini brings the latest updates on the flood situation as they happen. [More to follow] Latest developments. Kelantan sultan blames flood on environmental wrongdoings; Roads to East Coast still closed, waters not receding.
Anxious students flee Kelantan floods by air   The Malaysian Insider
Floods: Don't mess with the environment, says Kelantan Sultan   The Star Online
Kelantan bridge still in good condition   Free Malaysia Today
New Straits Times Online   
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The Star Online   

The crude awakening   
The Borneo Post
KUCHING: The fall in crude oil prices leaves much to be desired for investors and the world populace in general. Even the Wall Street Journal noted that the sharp decline in oil price has resulted in foreign investors withdrawing around US$2.5 billion from the ...

2014-12-28 Malaysia World

Daily Caller   

Racist jibe at Obama in North Korea row   
Herald Scotland
North Korea has called US President Barack Obama a "monkey" and blamed Washington for internet outages that it has experienced during a confrontation with the United States over the hacking of the film studio Sony Pictures. North Korea has called US ...

2014-12-28 Malaysia Southeast Asia

NDTV   

Indonesia arrests six heading to Syria   
Sydney Morning Herald
Jakarta: Indonesian police have arrested six people attempting to fly to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group, officials say, the latest in a wave of potential sympathisers emerging from the world's most populous Muslim nation. Those arrested at ...

2014-12-28 Malaysia Malaysia

The Malaysian Insider   

Floods force Kelantan to defer hudud sitting   
The Star Online
KOTA BARU: The special Kelantan State Assembly sitting scheduled for tomorrow to amend the Syariah Criminal Code II 1993 has been deferred due to the flood situation. Kelantan Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob said the sitting had to be postponed as ...

2014-12-27 Malaysia Health

Free Malaysia Today   

Negeri Sembilan bans activities at recreational parks to contain Leptospirosis   
The Sun Daily
SEREMBAN: Visitors to forest recreation parks, especially near rivers and waterfalls, will not be allowed to be involved in any kind of activities at mountain peaks of forests. State Education and Health committee Chairman Datuk Shamshulkahar Mohd Deli ...

2014-12-27 Malaysia Science

UPI.com   

New science materializes from once-stuck Antarctica expedition ship   
Big News Network.com
SYDNEY -- Just a year ago, the ship Akademik Shokalskiy became trapped in the ice floes of Antarctica. It had arrived carrying a crew intent on both recreating and honoring the scientific expedition of Douglas Mawson a century prior. But only two weeks after ...

2014-12-27 Malaysia Entertainment

Terengganu cancels new year eve festivities due to the floods   
The Sun Daily
KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu government has ordered the cancellation of all scheduled entertainment programmes and New Year eve festivities because of the floods ravaging the state. Deputy state secretary (management) Samiun Salleh said ...

2014-12-27 Malaysia Sports

The Malaysian Insider   

Nicol Still Shooting For More World Titles   
malaysiandigest.com
BAYAN LEPAS: Winning her 8th Women's World Squash Championship in Cairo earned Datuk Nicol David a place in sports history as the player with the most number of world titles but she is far from satisfied. The world number one vowed to keep playing ...

2014-12-27 Malaysia Technology

Kansas City Star   

Hacked? Xbox Back Online, While PlayStation Down Another Day   
NBCNews.com
Microsoft's Xbox Live was "up and running" on Friday while Sony Corp's PlayStation remained offline for a second day — even as the group that claimed it brought down both services just in time for Christmas said it had stopped the alleged cyber attack.
Sony's PlayStation offline, Microsoft's Xbox restored   Times of India
PlayStation down for a third day   Irish Independent
Kim Dotcom almost saved Christmas for console gamers   TVNZ
Engadget   
Kansas City Star   
The Globe and Mail   
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Hollywood Reporter   

North Korea blames the US for Internet outages   
Zee News
Seoul: North Korea accused the United States on Saturday of being responsible for Internet outages it experienced in recent days amid a confrontation between them over the hacking of the film studio Sony Pictures. North Korea`s main internet sites ...

2014-12-27 Malaysia Business

Malay Mail Online   

Floods seen crippling December CPO supply   
The Star Online
A file picture shows a worker inspecting the quality of palm oil fruits. Floods in key palm growing areas would hinder harvesting, transportation and crushing of fresh palm fruits. — AFP. KUALA LUMPUR: Severe monsoon flooding in Malaysia that has forced ...

2014-12-27 Malaysia World

Irish Independent   

Pakistani troops gun down school massacre mastermind   
Irish Independent
Pakistani troops have killed the Taliban leader who planned the massacre of 132 children at a Peshawar school earlier this month, a senior government official claimed. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Saddam Jan, the ...