2015-08-01 Malaysia Health

The Rakyat Post   

Taib: Strive To Make Kuching A Major Medical Hub In Borneo   
malaysiandigest.com
KUCHING: The rise in the number of private hospitals here should spur the development of the local health industry, possibly making the state capital a major medical hub in Borneo. Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said the strong ...

2015-08-01 Malaysia Science

Techie News   

Closest ever transiting super-Earth found 21 light years away   
Techie News
Astronomers have discovered a planetary system just 21 light years away from us that packs three super-Earths and a gas giant out of which at least one super-Earth is said to be a transiting planet. Discovered using the HARPS-N, which is installed at ...
Exceptional Planetary System Discovered in Cassiopeia   Space Ref (press release)
Astronomers Discover 3 Super-Earths, 21 Light Years From Earth   University Herald
'Star With 3 Super-Earth Exoplanets Just 21 Light Years Away'   NDTV

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NBCNews.com   

Once In A Blue Moon: Rare Sight In The Sky   
Sky News
The quirk of the calendar takes place for the first time in three years and astrologers believe it leads to change. 03:56, UK, Saturday 01 August 2015. Play video "Britain To Be Bathed By A Blue Moon" ...

2015-08-01 Malaysia Entertainment

Irish Independent   

WATCH: Will.i.am teams up with Lexus for laser driving show and it's spectacular   
Irish Independent
Will.iam has teamed up with Lexus to create an epic driving event combining driving with lasers and one of his tracks and it's nothign short of spectacular. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The global ...
Will.i.am and Lexus make music on a runway with frickin' lasers   Autoblog (blog)
Video: Will.i.am creates epic driving spectacular on a laser street 'stave'   Belfast Telegraph
will.i.am. orchestras audio visual presentation using LEXUS NX cars   Designboom
Malay Mail Online   
New Car Net   
Paul Tan's Automotive News   
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Los Angeles Times   

'Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation': Five points worth knowing   
Los Angeles Times
Some franchises become worn with age. Some get more complicated and suspenseful. The latter case could be made for "Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation," which contains the sort of elements that please both crowds and critics. [Warning: Spoilers within ...

2015-08-01 Malaysia Sports

Malay Mail Online   

Malaysia's Ng Yan Yee qualifies for Olympic Games   
Malay Mail Online
Ng Yan Yee of Malaysia is seen underwater during the women's 3m springboard semi final at the Aquatics World Championships in Kazan, Russia July 31, 2015. — Reuters picKUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — After Pandelela Rinong's emphatic achievement, ...

2015-08-01 Malaysia Technology

The Star Online   

Fuel prices down   
The Star Online
PETALING JAYA: Retail prices of RON95, RON97 and diesel will be reduced by 10 sen a litre from midnight. Petroleum Dealers Association of Malaysia deputy president Datuk Zulkifli Mokti confirmed the drop in fuel prices. "Yes that is what is happening ...
Retail prices of RON95, RON97 and diesel reduced by 10 sen   New Straits Times Online
Fuel prices down by 10 sen after midnight   The Rakyat Post
RON95, RON97 and diesel down by 10 sen in August   Free Malaysia Today
malaysiandigest.com   
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Engadget   

Most 2016 Volkswagen cars can avoid crashes and talk to your phone   
Engadget
You normally have to spring for higher-end cars to get semi-autonomous features that could save your hide, but Volkswagen is aiming to make them relatively commonplace. The automaker has started shipping its 2016 model line, and most of it will at ...
Golf 7 Performance Pack adds finesse   Independent Online
VW driving technology into the mainstream in 2016   The Malaysian Insider
2016 VWs get Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, driver assistance tech   ExtremeTech
Kelley Blue Book   
Gazette Tribune   
Realty Today   
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Free Malaysia Today   

Penang KPDNKK Arrest Illegal Satellite Dish Operator   
Bernama
BUTTERWORTH, July 31 (Bernama) -- A man was arrested on suspicion of offering illegal satellite dish service in a raid conducted by the Penang Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) at Lucky Park, Raja Uda, here yesterday.
Private cable television operator arrested   Free Malaysia Today

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Firstpost   

Minimum Purchase Price for Apps on Google Play Reduced in India as low as Rs 10   
Financial Express
In an exciting announcement providing more flexibility to Indian users and the developers community on Google Play, Google today announced that Play users will now be able to get apps starting for as low as Rs 10. By: Newsvoir | July 31, 2015 11:34 PM.
Google Play Store App pricing will now start at Rs.10   indiatvnews.com (press release) (blog)
Now you can buy Android apps on Google Play for Rs 10   The Indian Express
Google Makes It Easier to Sign Up for App Betas   NDTV
Firstpost   
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Fox News   

Facebook builds Internet drone to provide access for all   
USA TODAY
Hoping to fill in the gap for some 4 billion people who lack Internet access, Facebook is launching a solar-powered drone to deliver the web to the entire world. Using high-speed lasers, the plan reads like science fiction but is fast becoming reali ...
Facebook Launches Drone 'Aquila' To Increase Internet Access Of Rural ...   iSchoolGuide
Facebook ready to test Internet-beaming drones   The Nation
Aquila, Facebook's First Drone for Internet.org   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Toronto Sun   
CBS News   
Slate Magazine (blog)   
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Rockhampton Morning Bulletin   

2016 Lexus RX Facelift: Losses Weight To Gain Extra   
AutooMobile.com
When an automaker talks about reducing the weight of the car, we all know that it is because they want to improve the performance and fuel efficiency although we don't often see that kind of an update when the vehicle is just going through a mid-cycle ...
Lexus SUV review: 2015 Lexus NX 200t and NX 300h   ConsumerReports.org

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Mashable   

Mozilla lashes out at Microsoft, says Windows 10 deters user choice   
Mashable
Mozilla, the company behind the web browser Firefox, is accusing Microsoft of discouraging users from changing default applications in Windows 10. Microsoft's latest operating system, released this week, changed the way to set preferred applications ...
Mozilla CEO chides Microsoft in open letter   New York Post
Here's how to set your default browser in Windows 10   CNET
Mozilla CEO blasts Microsoft for making it harder to keep previous settings ...   VentureBeat
Laptop Mag (blog)   
Daily Mail   
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Dispatch Times   

Federal Bureau of Investigation understaffed to tackle cyber threats   
Dispatch Times
The U.S. Department of Justice released a report underlining the FBI's difficulty in attracting and keeping computer scientists for its cybersecurity program, mainly due to low wages, Reuters reported yesterday (July 30). The DOJ Inspector General ...
FBI lags in filling cybersecurity jobs over low pay and background checks: Auditor   Economic Times
FBI Fails to Attract Cyber Experts to Bolster US Security   Sputnik International
FBI Struggling With Cybersecurity Because of Shit Pay and Drug Tests   Gizmodo
NDTV   
Law360 (subscription)   
The Star Online   
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The Star Online   

Sultans of shrink pack more chips into smart wearables   
The Star Online
Size isn't everything: The advent of wearable devices has pushed packagers to cram more communications, graphics and location chips into tiny spaces. Photo: Reuters. TAIPEI: The latest chapter in the miniaturisation of increasingly smart consumer ...

2015-08-01 Malaysia Business

The Star Online   

Rosmah wants apology from Asia Sentinel journalist over article   
The Star Online
PETALING JAYA: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has given Asia Sentinel journalist John Berthelsen 48 hours to issue an unconditional apology to her for allegations made in his article “Malaysian PM's Wife Seeks Central Bank Governor's Ouster”, which was ...

2015-08-01 Malaysia World

The Globe and Mail   

Palestinian child's death in terrorist attack stirs call to end violence   
The Globe and Mail
The murder of an 18-month-old Palestinian toddler could be a turning point in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Ali Dawabsheh was killed early Friday morning in an apparent arson attack believed to have been carried out by Jewish extremists as the ...

2015-08-01 Malaysia Southeast Asia

TODAYonline   

Hopes high for MH370 clues ahead of wing part's analysis   
TVNZ
Analysis of aircraft debris found washed up on a remote island in the Indian Ocean will begin on Wednesday, and the discovery has brought fresh hope of a potential breakthrough in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Australia's ...
Recovered debris brings MH370 mystery 'closer' to being solved   Hindustan Times
Australia plays down missing Malaysia plane MH370 luggage link   The Indian Express
Plane wreckage flown from Reunion Island to France   Brisbane Times
Sydney Morning Herald   
Irish Independent   
NEWS.com.au   
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The Star Online   

AMM to discuss South China Sea dispute   
The Star Online
Touchy subject: Anifah said recent developments in the disputed area is raising tensions. Next to him is his newly-minted deputy Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican. — Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is encouraged by the progress to finalise ...

2015-08-01 Malaysia Malaysia

TODAYonline   

Pre-emptive strike against 'arrest PM' plan?   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Pemerhati: Going by the fact that so far none of Sarawak Report's exposes have been found to be wrong, the chances are that the news about axed attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail preparing a charge sheet against PM Najib Razak is most probably correct.
AG: Law prohibits disclosure of certain matters in 1MDB probe   The Star Online
Bar: Gani can challenge his termination in court   AsiaOne
Malaysia says charge sheet against Najib is false, an attempt to topple PM ...   Firstpost
The Straits Times   
TODAYonline   
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AsiaOne   

Muhyiddin: PM still my friend and I will help him strengthen Umno and Barisan   
AsiaOne
PAGOH - Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin surprised more than 1,000 leaders here when he said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was still his friend and that he would help him strengthen Umno and Barisan Nasional. During his 45-minute off-the-cuff speech at the ...

2015-07-31 Malaysia Health

Malay Mail Online   

Cigarettes price to increase from RM7 to RM9 next month, says health minister   
Malay Mail Online
The minimum retail price of cigarettes will be increased from RM7 to RM9 from Aug 1. — File picKUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The minimum price of cigarettes will be increased from RM7 to RM9 with effect from August 1, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S.
RM9 minimum price for pack of ciggies   The Star Online
Minimum price of a pack of cigarettes RM9 from Aug 1   The Borneo Post
No smoking in air-conditioned eateries, public parks and national parks across ...   The Sun Daily
TODAYonline   
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Malay Mail Online   

Research suggests gestational diabetes preventable   
Malay Mail Online
The intervention group had a 13.9 incidence of GDM whereas the control group's was 21.6 per cent. — File picNEW YORK, July 31 — A simple lifestyle intervention could be all it takes to prevent gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) even in high-risk ...
Gestational diabetes can be prevented in high-risk women   EurekAlert (press release)

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The Star Online   

Telemedicine can widen access to depression therapy for seniors   
The Star Online
Accessible therapy: Seniors who suffer from depression have been found to benefit from talk therapy via two-way video calls, especially those who also face mobility issues, say researchers. Photo: AFP Relaxnews. Talk therapy delivered by two-way video ...
Telehealth Solutions Provide Benefit to Mental Health Field   mHealthIntelligence.com
Study: Telemedicine Effective for Providing Talk Therapy to Vets   iHealthBeat

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The Rakyat Post   

HIV status, knowledge low among heterosexual South African couples   
Reuters
(Reuters Health) - Less than half of men in a high-risk South African township knew whether their partners had ever been tested for HIV, and women weren't much more informed, according to a survey of heterosexual couples. This should encourage efforts ...
Rebranding South Africa's condom campaign   The Rakyat Post

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Los Angeles Times   

Olympics-USOC official keeping eye on Rio waters but would canoe   
Reuters
July 30 The U.S. Olympic Committee is paying close attention to the water quality for sailors and rowers at the 2016 Rio Olympics, but USOC chief of sport Alan Ashley said he would have no qualms taking a canoe on the polluted waters. "I would do it ...
Rio outlines massive Olympic security plan   Business Standard
Brazil to deploy 85000 security personnel during 2016 Olympics   Xinhua
5 Things to Know About Filthy Water Awaiting Rio Olympians   New York Times
ABC News   
Washington Post   
ESPN   
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Malay Mail Online   

Graphic of Coke's harmful health effects goes viral   
Malay Mail Online
The beverage wreaks havoc on the body, according to the graphic. — File picNEW YORK, July 31 — Nearly two months after a pharmacist created a graphic timeline portraying the process of drinking Coke and the resulting ill effects on the body within ...
Here's what happens to your body an hour after you drink Coke   New York Daily News

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The Nation   

Study says fat should be the sixth taste   
The Nation
Fat needs its place alongside the basic tastes of sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami because it evokes unique sensations, US researchers said in a new study. The sixth flavor should be known as “oleogustus,” a combination of oily and taste in Latin, ...

2015-07-31 Malaysia Science

CTV News   

Pygmy growth patterns reveal answers about human evolution: study   
CTV News
Paris, France - The pygmies of West Africa evolved their short stature independently, and very differently, from their cousins in East Africa, French researchers said Tuesday. The finding is evidence for the theory that dwarfism is an adaptation to ...
Not All African Pygmy Groups Grow the Same Way   Yahoo News
Human Genetics: The Growth Rate of Pygmies   Science World Report
How we adapt: Pygmies' stunted growth explains human success, new study shows   Mail & Guardian Africa

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The News International   

Astronomers find star with three super-earths   
DAWN.com
PARIS: Astronomers said on Thursday they had found a planetary system with three super-earths orbiting a bright, dwarf star — one of them likely a volcanic world of molten rock. The four-planet system had been hiding out in the M-shaped, northern ...

2015-07-31 Malaysia Entertainment

Free Malaysia Today   

Montauk and Edinburgh are most expensive US and UK travel destinations   
Free Malaysia Today
A new survey of the most expensive travel destinations in the US this summer shows that tourists will be shelling out the most for their accommodations in quaint, scenic retreats across New England and New York State. According to a survey conducted by ...

2015-07-31 Malaysia Sports

New Straits Times Online   

KL City Grand Prix: Check traffic diversion route during event   
New Straits Times Online
KUALA LUMPUR: A traffic information centre for the KL City Grand Prix which will be held between Aug 7 and 9 has been set up. Event organiser GT Global Race (M) Sdn Bhd said the public can call the 24-hour dedicated traffic information centre at 019 ...
More than 1.2b people expected to tune in to KL City Grand Prix telecast   The Sun Daily
All eyes on the capital city for inaugural event   The Star Online
AAM clarifies status and safety of KL City Grand Prix   Paul Tan's Automotive News

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New Straits Times Online   

Historic win for Pandelela in World Aquatics Championships   
New Straits Times Online
KUALA LUMPUR: Diver Pandelela Rinong etched her name in history books by becoming the first Malaysian to finish on the podium in an individual event in the World Aquatics Championships. The 22-year-old posted a five-dive score of 385.05 points to win ...

2015-07-31 Malaysia Technology

Firstpost   

Windows 10: Home edition priced at Rs 7999 and Windows 10 Pro at Rs 14999 in India   
Firstpost
It is known to all that Microsoft's Windows 10 is a free upgrade but what a few might have missed is that the upgrade only comes free to those who run genuine copies of Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1. But if you are on an older Windows OS, such as Windows ...

2015-07-31 Malaysia Business

The Malaysian Insider   

Tenaga's 9 month core earnings above expectations   
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Equities Research described Tenaga Nasional's core net profit for the nine months ended May 31, 2015 as above expectations, coming in at 83% of its full-year forecast and 80% of consensus. It said on Friday the positive earnings ...

2015-07-31 Malaysia World

New York Times   

Taliban leader Omar's tale reflects clashing agendas   
Washington Post
In early 2011, then-CIA Director Leon Panetta confronted the president of Pakistan with a disturbing piece of intelligence. The spy agency had learned that Mohammad Omar, the Taliban leader who had become one of the world's most wanted fugitives after ...

2015-07-31 Malaysia Southeast Asia

CNN   

MH370 search: Debris found in Reunion gives clues on when plane part broke   
CNN
Saint-Denis, Reunion Island (CNN) When investigators get an in-person view of a wing component that likely came from a Boeing 777, they'll be looking for not only a serial number but clues as to why the part broke off the Boeing 777. One group of ...

2015-07-31 Malaysia Malaysia

Malaysiakini (subscription)   

'Najib has succeeded in clinging to power but...'   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Veteran newsman A Kadir Jasin has concluded that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has succeeded in clinging on to power following his series of manoeuvres in the past week. He said this in reference to Najib's move to purge his 1MDB critics from the ...

2015-07-30 Malaysia Health

New York Post   

Bodybuilder gets pumped up on breast milk   
New York Post
Danny Davidson thinks that his bodybuilding game has reached a whole new level thanks to his love of breast milk. Barcroft. Breast Milk Bodybuilder: My Husband Drinks Women's Milk. Barcroft. Breast Milk Bodybuilder: My Husband Drinks Women's Milk.
Breast 'is best'   The Sun (subscription)
Bodybuilder Danny Davidson reveals he drinks breast milk to get bigger   Daily Star
Bodybuilder Danny Davidson admits to drinking humam breast milk to help bulk up   Metro
Daily Mail   
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Free Malaysia Today   

Pygmies' stunted growth explains human success: study   
Free Malaysia Today
The pygmies of West Africa evolved their short stature independently, and very differently, from their cousins in East Africa, French researchers said Tuesday. The finding is evidence for the theory that dwarfism is an adaptation to environmental ...
Not All African Pygmy Groups Grow the Same Way   Live Science
Human Genetics: The Growth Rate of Pygmies   Science World Report
How we adapt: Pygmies' stunted growth explains human success, new study shows   Mail & Guardian Africa

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Outbreak News Today   

Polio Vaccine in Kenya is Safe, World Health Organisation Assures   
Prensa Latina
29 de julio de 2015, 15:31Nairobi, 29 Jul (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organisation has urged the catholic church in the country to drop its call on Kenyans to boycott the polio vaccination campaign saying the government also garantees that the ...
Catholic Church boycotting huge shipment of polio vaccine being dispensed to ...   Patheos (blog)
Kenya Catholic bishops call for polio vaccine boycott   The Catholic Register
Kenya: Government Insists Polio Vaccine Drive to Go On Despite Protest   AllAfrica.com

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Good Food   

Scientists discover new taste that could make food more delicious   
Good Food
Taste, the sense that allows us to appreciate the beauty of good food, is something scientists understand fairly well. The sensation we feel when eating a piece of cake, chewing on a hamburger or taking the first bite of a piping hot piece of pizza is ...
Scientists identify the taste of fat as sixth taste   Malay Mail Online
Move over, umami: Scientists may have discovered a sixth taste   Ledger Gazette
Fat lot of good: Scientists find a 'sixth basic taste'   The Indian Express
iAfrica.com   
Yahoo News UK   
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NEWS.com.au   

Model faces death over drugs   
NEWS.com.au
A COLOMBIAN model could face execution after being caught carrying drugs inside her laptop in China. It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime for Juliana Lopez, but this one mistake could mean the 22-year-old could face death. The beauty queen was ...