2015-11-02 Malaysia Health

AsiaOne   

Health Bureau defends proposed ban on e-cigarette sales   
Macau Business Daily
The city's Health Bureau has defended its proposed ban on local sales of electronic cigarettes as part of the amendment of the tobacco control regime, saying that it does not agree with a survey suggesting that most smokers want to be able to choose to ...

2015-11-02 Malaysia Science

KREM.com (subscription)   

Halloween asteroid "Spooky" lives up to name   
KREM.com (subscription)
DENVER, Colo - It's both out of this world and downright spooky. On Halloween, an asteroid nicknamed "Spooky," passed within about 300,000 miles of Earth. That's not close enough to do any damage here, but scientists used it as an opportunity to learn ...

2015-11-02 Malaysia Entertainment

The Malaysian Insider   

Jimmy Choo on fashion karma   
The Malaysian Insider
Jimmy Choo at the global launch of Malaysia Fashion Week 2015. Choo says respect and love will come back to those who show it. – AFP/Relaxnews pic, November 2, 2015.Jimmy Choo has come a long way over the trajectory of his fashion career.

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New Straits Times Online   

Bright lights, big city   
New Straits Times Online
IT will be a short break for 2002 Miss Malaysia runner-up Christina Chelliah who is now in Malaysia to visit her parents, catch up with old friends and take a breather from the hectic pace of New York where she is based. The lawyer, lecturer and ...
Strutting from court to catwalk   The Star Online

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The Star Online   

Rajini-mania hits KL as superstar starts filming in Bangsar   
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: Rajini-mania hit the city as Indian superstar started filming for his upcoming movie at Menara UOA in Bangsar on Monday. The 64-year-old is here to shoot for his 159th film Kabali. Fans thronged the area from very early in the day to ...

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Vanity Fair   

Jennifer Lawrence Jokes That She's “Aging Like a President”   
Vanity Fair
Is Jennifer Lawrence even aging at all? You could have fooled us. But the 25-year-old actress joked over the weekend that her hectic filming schedule is taking its toll on her. All photographic evidence to the contrary. Lawrence and her Hunger Games co ...
Jennifer Lawrence bids farewell to Katniss Everdeen and The Hunger Games franchise   Daily Mail
Why Jennifer Lawrence Thinks She's 'Aging Like a President'   People Magazine
Jennifer Lawrence Smiles As She Leaves Print In Hollywood Following Ex Chris ...   KDramaStars
New York Recorder   
AceShowbiz   
Business Standard   
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Washington Post   

Taylor Swift Files Counter Suit Against Her Alleged Groper   
malaysiandigest.com
Taylor Swift has filed a countersuit against a radio host who alleged her groping story cost him his job. The papers allege Mueller and his girlfriend were participating in a meet-and-greet with Swift, when he "intentionally reached under her skirt ...
Taylor Swift sues radio host for groping   Khaleej Times
Taylor Swift sues a radio host who allegedly 'groped her bottom'   Washington Post
Swift sues ex-radio host for groping her   The Straits Times
Montreal Gazette   
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Aleteia EN   

5 Films That Give New Meaning to “Scary”   
Aleteia EN
It is strange that to divert ourselves from life, we intentionally seek out images and sounds that make us cringe, jump and scream at death. When our dogs and cats are fed and free of danger, they curl up and go to sleep; human beings get bored and ...
Horror treats for Halloween   Malay Mail Online
Mudd's top horror films   The Easterner
Five underrated horror classics you MUST see this Halloween   Daily News Service (satire) (registration)

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The Michigan Daily   

Music and gender: the importance of Demi Lovato   
The Michigan Daily
I love Demi Lovato. When someone insults her in front of me, I become irrationally, somewhat comically, angry and must physically restrain myself from yelling, “She's been through so much!” It's amazing how many objections people raise about Demi (I ...
Demi Lovato wants to promote natural 'beauty'   The Sun Daily
THE FARR SIDE: Demi Lovato is becoming 'Confident'   Wicked Local Rochester
Album Review: Demi Lovato - Confident   Redbrick

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The Nation   

Holograms go with future full of possibility   
The Nation
Concert promoters hoping to bring out legends such as Whitney Houston, Billie Holiday and Elvis Presley used to face an obvious problem -- the singers are dead. But with rapid advances in technology, those stars and many more are returning to life ...

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Malay Mail Online   

Hollywood Film Awards 2015   
Malay Mail Online
Actor Benicio del Toro arrives at the Hollywood Film Awards in Beverly Hills, California November 1, 2015. — Reuters pic. Actor Kurt Russell arrives at the Hollywood Film Awards in Beverly Hills, California November 1, 2015. — Reuters pic. Actor ...
Amy Schumer Wins Big at the Hollywood Film Awards 2015!   Just Jared

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Telegraph.co.uk   

Sexual harassment on Mexican TV causes national debate   
Telegraph.co.uk
A video of a Mexican television presenter groping of his co-host on air has gone viral in the country, and sparked soul-searching about how women are treated. Enrique Tovar, the co-host of A Toda Maquina, fondles the chest and tries to "jokingly" lift ...
Case of TV sexual harassment grips Mexico   GlobalPost
The on-air 'groping' that got Mexico talking   BBC News
Mexican government investigates after TV presenter 'groped' on air   Metro

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2015-11-02 Malaysia Sports

Malay Mail Online   

Alex Yoong racing to the wire clinches Audi R8 LMS Cup title by a point   
Malay Mail Online
Alex Yoong in his handicap 50kg-weighted down car with which he steered to sixth in the final race, for his one-point title-winning margin. — Pictures courtesy of Audi Sport customer racing AsiaSHANGHAI, Nov 1 — Former Formula One driver Alex Yoong ...
Aditya Patel wins Shanghai race to finish championship fourth   Financial Express
Alex secures historic win in Audi sprint race series   The Star Online
Aditya Patel wins season ending race of Audi R8 LMS Cup   Times of India
Motorsport.com   
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Astro Awani   

AFC CUP: JDT first team to break monopoly of West Asian clubs - FAM   
Astro Awani
JDT is the first East Asian team to successfully break the monopoly of West Asian teams in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup tournament. -Foto Twitter @AFCcup. KUALA LUMPUR: The Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) club is the first East Asian team to ...

2015-11-02 Malaysia Technology

The Star Online   

Traffic standstill along PJ one-way loop, motorists blame food fest   
The Star Online
Errant motorists double-parked along the road shoulder near Padang Timur. The illegal parking caused a massive traffic jam. TRAFFIC along Petaling Jaya's one-way loop (OWL) came to a standstill on Sunday afternoon, with many motorists left fuming as ...

2015-11-02 Malaysia Business

Paul Tan's Automotive News   

KTM Komuter fares may increase to cover operating costs, decrease waiting ...   
Paul Tan's Automotive News
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) is mulling over increasing Komuter fares from 11 sen per km to 15 sen per km, sources told The Star in its report. Apparently, the increase is needed as KTMB chairman Datuk Nawawi Ahmad said that the company is ...

2015-11-02 Malaysia World

Malaysiakini (subscription)   

Erdogan's Turkish gamble pays off with AKP surging back   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
ANALYSIS Turkey voted for a solid single-party government yesterday, giving the Justice and Development Party (AKP) a large majority that ensures it can govern alone while confirming President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dominant role in the country's politics.
Turkey returns to single-party rule in boost for Erdogan   Reuters
Ruling AK Party Wins Majority in Turkey Elections   Voice of America
Erdogan's party enjoys decisive election victory in Turkey   The Australian Financial Review
Jakarta Post   
Hurriyet Daily News   
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New York Times   

Popular Hotel in Somalia Is Bombed by Militants   
New York Times
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamist militants stormed a popular hotel in the heart of Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, on Sunday, blowing up the front gate with a car bomb, shooting guests and hotel workers, and then battling with security forces from the ...
UNSC condemns deadly attack in #Mogadishu   Diplomat News Network
Somalia: A Freelance Journalist killed, another Wounded in Mogadishu's Hotel ...   Geeska Afrika

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TIME   

Australia Will No Longer Appoint Knights and Dames   
TIME
New Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced Monday that knights and dames would no longer form part of the nation's honors system. “Awards in the Order of Australia are an important way of [honoring] the achievements and service of many ...

2015-11-02 Malaysia Southeast Asia

CNN   

Duterte says syndicate is behind 'tanim bala' extortion scheme   
CNN
Davao City (CNN Philippines) — Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has said that a syndicate is behind the series of incidents of passengers caught in the airport for alleged illegal possession of ammunition or the "laglag bala [dropping bullet into a ...
Chances are, Duterte will go for it   Manila Bulletin
Duterte suspects 'tanim bala' already a syndicate   Davao Today
Party can't budge Duterte; 'heads shaved in protest'   Inquirer.net
BusinessWorld Online Edition   
Tempo   
Philippine Star   
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Malay Mail Online   

Subsidy cuts, GST now helping Malaysia weather economic uncertainty, PM says   
Malay Mail Online
Datuk Seri Najib Razak says that with the introduction of GST, the government did not need to take much belt-tightening measures as it did during the 1997 Asian financial crisis. ― File picPUTRAJAYA, Nov 2 — Malaysia's revenue as stated in Budget ...
Najib: Proactive steps are why programmes benefiting rakyat can continue   The Star Online
Thank GST, subsidy cuts for budget goodies, Najib tells civil servants   The Malaysian Insider
SABAH WARNING: FED-UP NON-MUSLIMS MAY KICK OUT BN IN 6 SEATS IN GE14 - KURUP   Malaysia Chronicle
TODAYonline   
The Borneo Post   
The Sun Daily   
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Inquirer.net   

Annual cemetery gatherings mix celebration, sadness   
Inquirer.net
THE LIVING VISIT THE DEAD Hundreds of thousands of people plod along the main road inside Manila North Cemetery on their way to visit the tombs of their departed relatives on Sunday, All Saints' Day, in an annual pilgrimage that ends with church ...

2015-11-02 Malaysia Malaysia

Malay Mail Online   

Subsidy cuts, GST now helping Malaysia weather economic uncertainty, PM says   
Malay Mail Online
Datuk Seri Najib Razak says that with the introduction of GST, the government did not need to take much belt-tightening measures as it did during the 1997 Asian financial crisis. ― File picPUTRAJAYA, Nov 2 — Malaysia's revenue as stated in Budget ...
Najib: Proactive steps are why programmes benefiting rakyat can continue   The Star Online
Thank GST, subsidy cuts for budget goodies, Najib tells civil servants   The Malaysian Insider
SABAH WARNING: FED-UP NON-MUSLIMS MAY KICK OUT BN IN 6 SEATS IN GE14 - KURUP   Malaysia Chronicle
The Borneo Post   
The Sun Daily   
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The Rakyat Post   

'A shame 1MDB issue is down to a public debate'   
The Rakyat Post
Would a 'showdown' between DAP's Tony Pua (left) and 1MDB's Arul Kanda Kandasamy bring about drama or reveal facts? — TRP file pic. Adjust Font Size: KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2, 2015: While some are calling it childish and others see a positive ...