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2015-08-01 Malaysia Health

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 ...

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