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2015-08-30 Malaysia Health

Injured lion recovering well in Johor Zoo
The Star Online
JOHOR BARU: Sharif, the 18-year-old lion from Johor Zoo, whose emaciated frame and injured leg were recorded in a video that went viral is expected to recover in about two or three weeks. The lion hurt itself when pawing with its overlong nails ...
Johor zoo's grand old lion recovering   The Sun Daily
Johor Zoo's grand old lion on road to recovery   Free Malaysia Today

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Livemint

Compound in purple potatoes could be a cancer deterrent: Study
BILKUL
Baked purple potatoes contain compounds that might destroy colon cancer stem cells and limit the spread of cancer, according to a new study supported by the United States Department of Agriculture. Since potatoes -- no matter what kind or color -- are ...

2015-08-30 Malaysia Science

Los Angeles Times

Like orangutans? You can volunteer to help them at a 'forest school' in Indonesia
Los Angeles Times
International Animal Rescue doesn't just help macaques; it saves and rehabilitates a variety of animals, such as India's dancing bears, migrating birds that are illegally shot down each year as they fly over Malta, and the impossibly cute slow loris ...
Lessons from orangutan conservation – Satya S. Tripathi   The Malaysian Insider
The Orangutans Habitat   FreeDistrict

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CBC.ca

Mars simulation project: 6 people start 1 year of isolation in Hawaii dome
CBC.ca
Six people will spend the next year living in a dome in Hawaii in the name of science. The crew is part of the University of Hawaii's fourth Hawaii space exploration analog and simulation (HI-SEAS) mission, which simulates Mars missions. The six ...
Nasa-funded project puts 6 recruits in a large dome for 12 months to simulate ...   The Independent
NASA simulates Mars mission by locking up people in a tiny dome   Engadget
NASA Just Sealed Six People In A Dome For A Year To Practice Mars   Gizmodo Australia
Pioneer News
Christian Science Monitor
ABC News
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PerfScience

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Sees A Mesmerizing River Of Lava
Huffington Post
Need a reminder of Mother Nature's might? Then, boy, do we have the video for you. A large lava breakout began early Thursday morning from the Puʻu ʻŌʻō cone of Kilauea volcano on the southeast part of Hawaii's Big Island. In the footage above, the ...

2015-08-30 Malaysia Entertainment

Astro Awani

Police seize banners from Bersih 4 rally participants in Kuching
Astro Awani
KUCHING: Police confiscated several banners bearing what they felt were sensitive words from participants of the Bersih 4 rally at the Song Kheng Hai field on Saturday. Kuching Police chief ACP Roslan Bek Ahmad told reporters the police seized the ...

2015-08-30 Malaysia Sports

New Straits Times Online

Malaysia extend winless run after draw with Bangladesh
New Straits Times Online
SHAH ALAM: The national football team's winless run in 2015 extended to five matches after a dour 0-0 draw with Bangladesh in a friendly international at the Shah Alam Stadium on Saturday. Malaysia, using the match to prepare for two World Cup ...
Harimau Malaya held to goalless draw by Bangladesh in friendly   The Malaysian Insider
Booters stave off Malaysia   The Daily Star
Bangladesh-Malaysia friendly ends in draw   Prothom Alo (English)
Malay Mail Online
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Malay Mail Online

Dim hopes for Malaysia to make AFF Under-19 football semi-finals
Malay Mail Online
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 — The hopes of Harimau Muda C (National Under-19) squad to enter the AFF U-19 Football Championships semi-finals dimmed further when they lost 0-1 to Myanmar in the last group B match at Laos National Stadium in Vientiane ...

2015-08-30 Malaysia Technology

Times of India

Facebook must obey German law even if free speech curtailed: Minister
Times of India
BERLIN: Facebook will have to abide by German laws banning racist sentiment even if it might be allowed in the United States under freedom of speech, justice minister Heiko Maas said in an interview with Reuters. Maas, who has accused Facebook of doing ...

2015-08-30 Malaysia Business

The Star Online

CIMB Group's Q2 pre tax profit falls to RM883.74m
Daily Express
Kuala Lumpur: CIMB Group's pre-tax profit for the second quarter (Q2) ended June 30, 2015 fell to RM883.74 million from RM1.28 billion in the same period last year. Revenue, however, rose to RM3.83 billion during the quarter from RM3.41 billion previously.
CIMB posts RM639.75mil net profit in Q2   The Star Online
UPDATE 1-Malaysia's CIMB posts best quarterly net interest income in 1-1/2 years   Reuters
Malaysia's CIMB Q2 net profit falls 33%   THE BUSINESS TIMES
The Malaysian Insider
New Straits Times Online
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The Star Online

EPF investment income up
The Star Online
Higher income: EPF headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia's largest pension fund manager says that on a cumulative basis, its investment income totalled RM22.04bil for the first six months of 2015. It grew 9.73% to RM11.41bil for second quarter ended ...

2015-08-30 Malaysia World

Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Greste calls on world to step up pressure on Egypt over sentence
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian journalist Peter Greste has urged the international community to step up pressure on the Egyptian government to "undo the injustice" meted out to him and two al-Jazeera colleagues, who were sentenced on Saturday to three years in prison by a ...

2015-08-30 Malaysia Southeast Asia

Irish Independent

Police arrest suspect in Bangkok bomb attack
Irish Independent
Thai authorities have arrested a foreigner with a fake Turkish passport and bomb-making materials, the first possible breakthrough in the probe into the deadly bombing at a Bangkok shrine nearly two weeks ago.
Police arrest Erawan bomb suspect (Updated Sunday)   Bangkok Post
Police arrest suspect over Bangkok shrine bombing   Sydney Morning Herald
Thai police arrest foreign man over Bangkok bombing   Brisbane Times
Washington Post
AsiaOne
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Free Malaysia Today

MP: Mahathir's appearance shows repentance
Free Malaysia Today
KUALA LUMPUR: The appearance of former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his wife Dr Siti Hasmah at the Bersih 4.0 rally last night has been described as “a historic moment for Malaysians”. The MP for Klang, Charles Santiago, said the reason Mahathir ...

2015-08-30 Malaysia Malaysia

Malay Mail Online

Pro-Najib blog whacks Dr M over rally rendevous
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been consistent in his opposition to street protests, and his administration had come down hard on supporters of his former deputy Anwar Ibrahim who vented their frustration on the streets. But this evening, the former premier ...
Dr M drops by to see what it's like   The Star Online
Malays not happy with Dr Mahathir for presence at Bersih rally, claims Utusan   The Malaysian Insider
MP: Mahathir's appearance shows repentance   Free Malaysia Today
Press Examiner
iFreePress.com (blog)
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AsiaOne

58 years on, the fight for Merdeka continues
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Vijay47: When PM Najib Razak so lack in substance condemned those who do not stand or agree with him, he is reduced to scrapping the bottom in futile search to find support for his arguments. Thus he now piously preaches the sanctity of the holy day, ...

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