2015-03-01 Malaysia Health

The Borneo Post   

Disabled woman uses tongue to explore world via Internet   
The Borneo Post
Nursamawati using her tongue to check her own Facebook status in Kampung Gelong Gajah, Tobiar. — Bernama photo. PENDANG: Being a person with deformed hand and foot does not prevent a 30-year-old woman in Kampung Gelong Gajah, Tobiar, here ...

2015-03-01 Malaysia Science

Science Times   

Curiosity Mars Rover Seeks Answers in the Rocks of Pahrump Hills   
Science Times
Finding some interesting chemistry in the rocks of Mars, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover decided to investigate on Telegraph Peak earlier this week, boring into the Martian surface in search of answers. Though the rock powder poses new questions to the ...

2015-03-01 Malaysia Entertainment

The Borneo Post   

Traditional gala thrown for Hafiz AF, Effy   
The Borneo Post
KUCHING: It was a grand traditional affair at the engagement ceremony of Malaysia's singing sensation Hafiz Suip and his fiancée Nureffy Jesreel Abdullah. The Friday night event kicked off with the arrival of guests at Pullman Hotel banquet hall, followed by ...

2015-03-01 Malaysia Sports

New Straits Times Online   

Man United beats Sunderland 2-0, wrong player sent off   
New Straits Times Online
MANCHESTER, (England): Manchester United's 2-0 win over Sunderland in the English Premier League on Saturday was overshadowed by referee Roger East appearing to dismiss the wrong Black Cats player. East pointed to the spot in the second half ...

2015-03-01 Malaysia Technology

Malaysia Chronicle   

Can the IRIZ help Proton make a turnaround?   
Malaysia Chronicle
KUALA LUMPUR - During the recent Proton media drive the compact car traversed the roads of Borneo with ease, starting from Miri in Sarawak and cutting through Brunei and ending the journey in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The car was nimble and stable at ...

2015-03-01 Malaysia Business

AsiaOne   

Fuel prices in Malaysia up by 25 sen from today   
AsiaOne
Mad rush Motorists crowding petrol stations in Penang as early as 7pm to fill up their tanks before the new prices took effect. SMS and Whatsapp messages on the impending fuel hike were widely circulated.
Fuel prices up by 25 sen from today   The Star Online
Prices of petrol, diesel up 25 sen per litre for March   The Borneo Post
Prices Of Petrol, Diesel Rise 25 Sen Per Litre For March   Bernama
Free Malaysia Today   
Astro Awani   
Malay Mail Online   
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Energeticcity.ca   

Petronas to make final investment decision this June   
Energeticcity.ca
Petronas will make a final investment decision about the Pacific Northwest LNG project by June of this year. In an interview The Star in Malaysia, President and Chief Executive Officer Tan Sir Shamsui Azhar Abbas said they would pursue the development ...

2015-03-01 Malaysia World

NDTV   

Death Threats and Late Night Dinner Before Russia's Boris Nemtsov was Shot ...   
NDTV
Moscow: It was near closing time on Friday at the upscale Bosco restaurant that looks out onto the illuminated red-brick walls of Moscow's Kremlin. Boris Nemtsov and his young, dark-haired girlfriend were finishing dinner. A political reformer who had fallen ...

2015-03-01 Malaysia Southeast Asia

9news.com.au   

Aussie journo covering Bali Nine executions deported from Indonesia   
9news.com.au
Daily Mail reporter Candace Sutton has been deported from Indonesia for reporting without a proper visa. (Twitter/AAP). AFP. An Australian journalist has been deported from Indonesia for reporting without a proper visa as she covered two Australian drug ...

2015-03-01 Malaysia Malaysia

Malaysiakini (subscription)   

Khairuddin, this is the price of Umno politics   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Slumdog: It doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out that Penang Umno leader Khairuddin Abu Hassan has been sacked because of his police report against 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). This is standard operating procedure for Umno to those ...

2015-02-28 Malaysia Health

Astro Awani   

At least, 48 percent of Malaysians are obese   
Astro Awani
BAGAN SERAI: At least, 48 percent of Malaysians, of whom 15.2 percent are adults, are obese, based on a National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) in 2011. Public Health Institute (IKU) director Dr Mohd Tahir Aris, who disclosed this, said it showed that ...

2015-02-28 Malaysia Science

Arab News   

Paris promises a climate deal to Philippine storm survivors   
Arab News
DEAL ON DISASTER: An unidentified French aid worker hugs visiting French President Francois Hollande in Guiuan, Samar that was devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, on Friday. (Reuters). REUTERS. Published — Saturday 28 February 2015. Last update 27 ...

2015-02-28 Malaysia Entertainment

Forbes   

Leonard Nimoy And Why Space Needs Real Spocks   
Forbes
Maybe it was those Vulcan ears. But news of Leonard Nimoy's passing automatically triggered memories of the 83 year-old actor's most celebrated role as Mr. Spock — both the Starship Enterprise's first officer and science officer. Try as he might to break free ...

2015-02-28 Malaysia Sports

Astro Awani   

Squash queen Nicol plays her way past first hurdle at Windy City Open   
Malay Mail Online
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Datuk Nicol David breezed into the second round of the Windy City Open in Chicago, in the United States, yesterday. The world number one, who is making her debut at the tournament, only took 30 minutes to dispatch local wild ...

2015-02-28 Malaysia Technology

Malaysia Chronicle   

Can the IRIZ help Proton make a turnaround?   
Malaysia Chronicle
KUALA LUMPUR - During the recent Proton media drive the compact car traversed the roads of Borneo with ease, starting from Miri in Sarawak and cutting through Brunei and ending the journey in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The car was nimble and stable at ...

2015-02-28 Malaysia Business

The Star Online   

Canada project on track   
The Star Online
PETROLIAM Nasional Bhd (Petronas) will make a final investment decision (FID) on a project to build a multi-billion-ringgit liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in British Columbia, Canada, by June this year. However, president and chief executive ...

2015-02-28 Malaysia World

RT (blog)   

Nemtsov was no threat to Russian govt - presidential spokesperson   
RT (blog)
Boris Nemtsov did not pose a threat to the Russian government, according to presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov. The murder of the Russian opposition figure has been called a "provocation" by a number of politicians and public figures. Boris Nemtsov ...

2015-02-28 Malaysia Southeast Asia

Channel News Asia   

Former Singapore PM Lee Kuan Yew in stable condition   
Business Standard
Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, hospitalised since February 5, is in a "stable" condition and is being monitored closely, a minister has said. "I understand that many people are concerned and anxious about Lee Kuan Yew's condition.
Two art shows on Lee Kuan Yew   The Straits Times
Lee Kuan Yew in stable condition: Yaacob Ibrahim   Yahoo Singapore News
Youth 'cannot afford to take S'pore's success for granted'   AsiaOne
Malay Mail Online   
TODAYonline   
Channel News Asia   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Indonesian president at odds with Tony Abbott: no review of Bali nine executions   
Sydney Morning Herald
New footage of Andrew Chan · Police train for transfer to execution island · Myuran's 'extraordinary' feat. Indonesia's president Joko Widodo has vowed he will not buckle to foreign pressure on the executions of two Australians, in his first comments since his ...

2015-02-28 Malaysia Malaysia

The Malaysian Insider   

Just set a date for MIC polls, Palanivel told – Bernama   
The Malaysian Insider
MIC vice-president Datuk M. Saravanan says MIC president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel should not waste time going on branch visits but should set a date for fresh party elections. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, February 28, 2015.MIC vice-president Datuk M.
Saravanan urges Palanivel not to play 'tug of war'   Astro Awani
MIC vice president to Palanivel: Quit playing 'tug of war' and set party election date   Malay Mail Online
Palanivel will contest for president post   New Straits Times Online
malaysiandigest.com   
The Rakyat Post   
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Free Malaysia Today   

Pakatan urges people's power to propel pardon   
Free Malaysia Today
sivarsasepardon GEORGE TOWN: Pakatan Rakyat wants to mobilise people's power to free opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim from prison. Malaysian citizens should organise and submit a memorandum to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to lobby for Anwar's ...

2015-02-27 Malaysia Health

The Borneo Post   

Bureau to raise awareness of false 'hadith'   
The Star Online
PUTRAJAYA: A special bureau to identify and raise public awareness of false hadith has been set up to thwart attempts by Islamic State (IS) and other militant groups to recruit Malaysians. It comprises officers from the Home Ministry and Malaysia Islamic ...

2015-02-27 Malaysia Science

Science AAAS   

Search for extraterrestrial life on Jupiter's moons sends NASA to Europa   
The Star Online
When Galileo viewed Jupiter through his telescope in 1610, he saw four dim objects near it that he assumed were stars. Repeated observations revealed that these “stars” orbited Jupiter like our own moon circles Earth. Thus began over 400 years of ...

2015-02-27 Malaysia Entertainment

The Inquisitr   

Did Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Actually Fly North And Land At This Airport ...   
The Inquisitr
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will have remained missing without a trace for one full year, assuming that searchers don't find any evidence of the plane in the southern Indian Ocean between now and March 8. And that's a pretty good bet, considering that ...

2015-02-27 Malaysia Sports

Former National Cyclist Josiah Ng Hopes To Ride Into Broadcasting   
malaysiandigest.com
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Sports Council's (NSC) hopes of appointing former National track cycling ace Josiah Ng as the track cycling team manager was dashed when the latter turned down the offer to concentrate on his new career. National Sports ...

2015-02-27 Malaysia Technology

CBS Local   

FCC Votes In Favor Of Net Neutrality; Internet Activists Declare Victory   
CBS Local
WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) — Internet activists declared victory over the nation's big cable companies Thursday, after the Federal Communications Commission voted to impose the toughest rules yet on broadband service to prevent companies like Comcast, ...

2015-02-27 Malaysia Business

The Rakyat Post   

Genting Malaysia 4Q net profit dips 22.6%   
The Edge Markets
KUALA LUMPUR: Genting Malaysia Bhd ( Financial Dashboard) registered a 22.6% dip in net profit to RM309.84 million or 5.46 sen per share for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2014 (4QFY14) from RM400.52 million or 7.06 sen per share a year ago, after ...

2015-02-27 Malaysia World

New York Post   

It's the ideology, stupid   
New York Post
We're talking about the sinister masked man who appears in ISIS videos of hostage beheadings — and who beheaded some of the victims himself. This week the man behind the mask was revealed to be a British national, Muhammad Emwazi. Contrary to the ...

2015-02-27 Malaysia Southeast Asia

Bangkok Post   

Prayut to testify over 2010 red-shirt deaths   
Bangkok Post
Soldiers fire weapons at red shirt protesters during clashes in central Bangkok on April 10, 2010. (Reuters photo). - +. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says he is ready to testify in the malfeasance case brought by the National Anti-Corruption Commission ...

2015-02-27 Malaysia Malaysia

The Star Online   

Health dept launches blitz on unhygienic premises in Penang   
The Star Online
Too close for comfort: Ahmad Shukri showing how the fried chicken was placed next to the trash at one of the nasi kandar outlets in Kepala Batas. BUTTERWORTH: Nasi kandar is a very Penang thing. So is Ops Nasi Kandar. In a statewide crackdown on ...

2015-02-26 Malaysia Health

The Star Online   

New tactic in dengue fight   
The Star Online
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry is trying outdoor spraying of a deltamethrin-based insecticide to kill Aedes mosquitoes in view of the record high number of dengue fever cases recently. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said the number – more ...

2015-02-26 Malaysia Science

The Star Online   

Never be late again: Japan clocks keep time for 16 billion years   
The Star Online
Japanese researchers have built a pair of clocks which they say are so accurate they will lose a second only every 16 billion years – longer than the Earth has been around. This handout picture released from University of Tokyo on Feb 23, 2015, shows a pair ...

2015-02-26 Malaysia Entertainment

The Star Online   

The making of a will   
The Star Online
It is not a matter of just typing out a standard document, but also of being aware of what you want. ALMOST everyone knows what a will means. It has two distinct meanings. The first strict meaning is metaphysical and denotes the sum of what a testator wishes ...

2015-02-26 Malaysia Sports

Irish Examiner   

We lost our nerve and deserved defeat, says distraught Wenger   
Times of India
LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could hardly conceal his despair when he said his team lost their nerve, were not mentally sharp enough and got the result they deserved after losing 3-1 to AS Monaco in the Champions League round of 16 on ...

2015-02-26 Malaysia Technology

SMN Weekly   

E-Class, CLS-Class Vehicles called back by Mercedes-Benz, due to risk of Fire   
SMN Weekly
More than 147,000 mid-sized cars and station wagons have been called back by Mercedes-Benz due to a danger of fire. Mercedes-Benz proclaimed to call back nearly 147,224 E-class and CLS-class vehicles prepared in the United States between years ...

2015-02-26 Malaysia Business

Malaysia Chronicle   

LET'S BE FRANK - Rosmah & sidekick Ahmad Maslan do nothing for Malaysia   
Malaysia Chronicle
Tears of joy bathed my cheeks as I felt an immense weight lifted off my chest. Let's all rise and say “Hallelujah” as the Lord has listened to our prayers. Our admirable First Lady Rosmah Mansor has gotten a new sidekick who is none other than Ahmad Maslan, ...

2015-02-26 Malaysia World

Los Angeles Times   

Apple ordered to pay $533 million in iTunes patent lawsuit   
Los Angeles Times
The bitter patent wars have flared again, and this time, Apple Inc. emerged the loser. The world's most valuable company was ordered by a federal jury to pay $532.9 million to Smartflash, a tiny Texas company that alleged that Apple willfully infringed on its ...

2015-02-26 Malaysia Southeast Asia

Bangkok Post   

Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew still in ICU   
Bangkok Post
SINGAPORE - Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew has been put on antibiotics and remains in intensive care at a government hospital, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement Thursday. Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan ...

2015-02-26 Malaysia Malaysia

Malaysiakini (subscription)   

Mat Sabu zips lip on 'bid to unseat Hadi'   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu is tight-lipped about possible disciplinary actions he might face over allegations of involvement in an attempt to unseat party president Abdul Hadi Awang. Such claims surfaced when a recording purportedly of him ...

2015-02-25 Malaysia Health

Free Malaysia Today   

Suggestion To Separate Functions Of Pharmacies And Clinics Not Finalised - Dr ...   
malaysiandigest.com
Datuk Seri Dr S.Subramaniam. Kuala Lumpur PostMELAKA: The government has yet to finalise a proposal to separate the functions of pharmacies and clinics in the country, and is currently in the process of receiving feedback from the public said Health ...

2015-02-25 Malaysia Science

Inquirer.net   

Hyundai, Shell team up for pioneering technology at Shell Eco-Marathon Asia ...   
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines–Hyundai Asia Resources Inc. seeks to further promote the campaign for energy-efficient cars as it takes part in the Shell Eco-Marathon Asia for the second straight year, setting the bar high for automotive companies and distributors in the ...

2015-02-25 Malaysia Entertainment

South China Morning Post (subscription)   

Rosmah Mansor, wife of Malaysian PM, gives critics new fuel with the whines of ...   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
The wife of Malaysia's prime minister, who is widely mocked over reports of her taste for luxury, drew fresh scorn yesterday after she complained about the rising cost of house calls from hairdressers and tailors. Rosmah Mansor, 63, is a controversial figure in ...

2015-02-25 Malaysia Sports

Goal.com   

JDT 4-1 East Bengal FC: Southern Tigers make solid AFC Cup debut   
Goal.com
The Southern Tigers made mincemeat of East Bengal FC in a very entertaining 4-1 home AFC Cup win... GOAL BY ZULHILMI ZAINAL Follow on Twitter. After the disappointment of their Asian Champions League qualifiers exit, JDT must surely want to excel in ...

2015-02-25 Malaysia Technology

Forbes   

Galaxy S6 'Beats' iPhone 6: Samsung Smack Talk Begins   
Forbes
Thought. It's not a word I associate with Samsung's 'more is More' smartphone strategy of recent years, but with the Galaxy S6 launch imminent the company really does appear to have its thinking cap on. Following a plethora of tasteful teasers and tantalising ...

2015-02-25 Malaysia Business

The Rakyat Post   

FGV expects performance dip   
The Rakyat Post
Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) expects a dip in financial performance in the next few years as it is still continuing to undertake aggressive replanting at a rate of 15,000ha per year since 2012. Group president and chief executive officer Datuk ...

2015-02-25 Malaysia World

Sydney Morning Herald   

Islamic State abducts more than 100 Christians in Syria: reports   
Sydney Morning Herald
Amman: Islamic State militants have abducted at least 150 people from Assyrian Christian villages in north-eastern Syria they had raided, Christian Syrian activists said on Tuesday. A Syrian Christian group representing several NGOs inside and outside the ...

2015-02-25 Malaysia Southeast Asia

Malaysiakini (subscription)   

Band of brothers vs Najib?   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Anonymous #44199885: PM Najib as the eldest son of Abdul Razak Hussien should come out and defend his father's legacy like his brothers have done. Najib should rightly hold a press conference and clear the air over the source of the family's wealth.
Innovate to compete, not lower prices, says Najib   AsiaOne
Produce Highly Creative, Innovative And Value-Added Products, Says Najib   Bernama
NAJIB GETS SLAP FROM BROTHERS: Our dad was a frugal man with integrity ...   Malaysia Chronicle

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Bangkok Post   

Abhisit, Suthep face malfeasance charges   
Bangkok Post
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has decided to bring malfeasance charges against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his then-deputy Suthep Thaugsuban in connection with the deadly crackdowns on red-shirt protesters in 2010.
Phuket: NACC votes to impeach Abhisit, Suthep   The Phuket News
Former Thai PM Faces Political Ban After 2010 Crackdown   ThaiVisa News
Former Thai Premier Abhisit Faces Charges Over Deadly Crackdown   Bloomberg
New York Times   
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In absence of choice, Duterte says he's it   
Inquirer.net
CLARK FREEPORT—While Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has repeatedly denied that he would run for President next year, he told his audience here on Monday that he is better than other potential candidates. Duterte, mayor for 22 years in what he ...

2015-02-25 Malaysia Malaysia

Malaysiakini (subscription)   

Band of brothers vs Najib?   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Anonymous #44199885: PM Najib as the eldest son of Abdul Razak Hussien should come out and defend his father's legacy like his brothers have done. Najib should rightly hold a press conference and clear the air over the source of the family's wealth.
Innovate to compete, not lower prices, says Najib   AsiaOne
Produce Highly Creative, Innovative And Value-Added Products, Says Najib   Bernama
NAJIB GETS SLAP FROM BROTHERS: Our dad was a frugal man with integrity ...   Malaysia Chronicle
The Malaysian Insider   
all 20 news articles »   

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The Star Online   

Just follow RoS directive, says Subra   
The Star Online
MALACCA: MIC deputy president Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam has told members not to be stubborn and just follow the directive of the Registrar of Societies (RoS) to hold re-elections. A move to take the RoS to court will only hinder MIC's efforts to broker ...

2015-02-24 Malaysia Health

Raid on private clinic in Permatang Pauh had no political motive, says Health DG   
The Sun Daily
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry today affirmed that a raid carried out on a private clinic in Permatang Pauh, Penang, on Feb 16 had no political motive. Director-general of Health Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, said the raid was conducted following ...

2015-02-24 Malaysia Science

New Straits Times Online   

UN urges drones for peace missions   
New Straits Times Online
UNITED NATIONS: A UN report is calling for drones to be deployed in most peacekeeping missions as part of a major technological leap needed to help the United Nations confront world crises, the lead expert of the study said Monday. The UN mission in the ...