2015-11-04 Malaysia Health

The Star Online   

Health ministry to clamp down on vaping   
The Borneo Post
Its minister Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam said a nationwide campaign would be carried out soon to curb the use of liquid containing unlicensed nicotine in e-cigarettes. “The e-cigarettes with the liquid will be confiscated,” he said at a press ...
Ministry to confiscate vaping goods with nicotine   The Star Online
Vaping fluids with nicotine content to be seized   Free Malaysia Today

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Junior College   

Interrupted sleep impacts mood more than lack of sleep, study finds   
The Nation
Islamabad - After a bad night's sleep, you are unlikely to be in the best of moods. But according to a new study, your bad mood may be down to lack of quality sleep, rather than lack of quantity. Researchers say interrupted sleep is more likely to lead ...
Interrupted sleep affects us more than lack of sleep   TV Newsroom
Just A Few Hours Of Shut-Eye Is Better Than An Interrupted Nights Sleep   malaysiandigest.com
Sleep interruptions not good for your mood   Financial Company Voices
Junior College   
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Reemergent rabies loses its bite   
The Star Online
GEORGE TOWN: With no new cases reported since Sept 21, the Depart-ment of Veterinary Services has declared the recent rabies out-break in the northern states as resolved. Its director-general Datuk Dr Kamarudin Md Isa said the department had taken ...

2015-11-04 Malaysia Science

The Rakyat Post   

Watch your mouth: Allosaurus had monstrously gaping jaws   
The Rakyat Post
A new study analyzing dinosaur jaw musculature found that Jurassic Period meat-eating dinosaur Allosaurus was able to crank open its jaws between 79 and 92 degrees, wider than a right angle.
T.rex and Allosaurus were mouthy monsters of the dinosaur world   Irish Independent
Dinosaur's jaws and muscles influenced their diet due to their 'gap angle'   Daily Mail
'Big mouth' Tyrannosaurus rex could open his terrifying jaw 80 degrees ...   Mirror.co.uk

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The Australian   

Bring forward emissions targets: Marshalls   
The Australian
The Marshall Islands is calling on Australia to bring forward its carbon emissions reduction target by five years to be in line with the United States. Foreign Minister Tony de Brum also wants Australia to pledge "significant" funds to help developing ...
Pacific still hoping for ANZAC support on climate change   Radio New Zealand
Australia urged to bring forward emissions cuts   Sydney Morning Herald
Bill Shorten's dancing is something to behold   Perth Now

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Malay Mail Online   

Utmost Bliss Dharma Assembly   
Malay Mail Online
Padma Tsering, a popular Tibetan Buddhist monk spins his prayer wheels at a monastery above the Larung Wuming Buddhist Institute, located some 3,700 to 4,000 metres above the sea level in remote Sertar county, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, ...

2015-11-04 Malaysia Entertainment

The Australian Financial Review   

How violence sets the Star Wars movies apart   
The Australian Financial Review
While the Star Wars franchise is loved by all ages, the films are extreme in their violence and depictions of suffering, writes Alyssa Rosenberg. NaN of. In 1977's A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Sir Alec Guiness) is felled by Darth Vader but his body ...
Star Wars quest to pull Malaysian art form out of shadows   The Borneo Post
Star Wars quest to pull M'sian art form out of shadows   Free Malaysia Today
Wayang kulit looks to Star Wars to revive fortunes   The Malaysian Insider
Daily Beast   
Contactmusic.com   
Flickering Myth (blog)   
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The Nation   

Psy to release first album after Gangnam Style   
The Nation
South Korean singer Psy is set to release his first album for more than three years, with the “Gangnam Style” star vowing a return “to his roots”, his agency said Tuesday. The quirky singer/rapper was catapulted to global stardom in 2012 after his ...
Psy New Album 2015: 'Gangnam Style' Singer To Release New Songs On December 1   Fashion & Style
Psy to release first album after 'Gangnam Style'   Astro Awani
Psy to release first album three years after Gangnam hit   Stuff.co.nz

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Fresno Bee   

Ah! 'Nuts: Charlie Brown is a winner   
Fresno Bee
Snoopy and Charlie Brown make the move to the big screen in “The Peanuts Movie,” which opens Friday, Nov. 6. Blue Sky Animation AP. "The Peanuts Movie" brings back the gang, including Charlie Brown and Snoopy. The movie opens Friday, Nov. 6.
Snoopy star   Sin Chew Jit Poh
Author of new "Peanuts" anthology discusses Schulz's genius   Chron.com
Why James Bond's 'Spectre' Should Fear Snoopy's Bite at Box Office   TheWrap
Destructoid   
San Jose Mercury News   
People Magazine   
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Herald Sun   

The tragic reality facing Star Wars fans   
Herald Sun
Star Wars fans have been banned from wearing masks or bringing toy weapons to screenings of The Force Awakens as theatres increase their security in the wake of three cinema attacks. DIEHARD Star Wars fans will have to leave the masks and toy ...

2015-11-04 Malaysia Sports

Free Malaysia Today   

Muhyiddin among thousands who welcome JDT heroes   
Free Malaysia Today
The bus carrying the JDT players with the AFC Cup paraded through several areas before arriving at Dataran Bandaraya Johor Baru. muhyiddin-jdt. JOHOR BARU: The excitement of Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) in lifting the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ...

2015-11-04 Malaysia Technology

Putrajaya evades question on spy equipment   
The Malaysian Insider
Putrajaya evaded an opposition federal lawmaker's question whether the government bought sophisticated software to spy on Malaysians. Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak only told Charles Santiago (DAP-Klang) that ...

2015-11-04 Malaysia Business

The Star Online   

Petronas stocks lift KLCI while BAT falls   
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas-related stocks led the FBM KLCI higher in early Wednesday trade following the firmer overnight close on Wall Street but the gains were restrained by the tumble in BAT. At 9.39am, the KLCI was up 6.98 points or 0.42% to 1,684.54.
Bursa Malaysia higher in early trade   The Sun Daily
KLCI to test 1680-level, gains to be capped   The Malaysian Insider
KLCI advances but gains seen capped   The Edge Markets

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The Star Online   

BNM urges banks to reduce cost of handling cash, cheques   
The Sun Daily
KUALA LUMPUR: The banking industry should undertake effective measures to reduce the cost of handling cash and cheques used for credit card and loan repayments which amounted to about RM2.4 billion annually. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) deputy ...

2015-11-04 Malaysia World

New York Times   

China, Taiwan and a Meeting After 66 Years   
New York Times
BEIJING — President Xi Jinping of China, and the leader of Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou, will meet on Saturday in Singapore, the first such meeting since the Chinese Communist revolution of 1949 and the retreat of the Chinese nationalists across the Taiwan ...
Taiwan, China leaders to hold historic meeting in Singapore   Reuters
Taiwan, Chinese presidents to meet for first time since '49   USA TODAY
China, Taiwan Presidents Poised for Historic Meeting   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Sky News Australia   
Financial Times   
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National Post   

No Joint Declaration at Asia Defense Meet Amid Sea Tensions   
New York Times
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Divisions within Asia over China's claims in the disputed South China Sea spilled over Wednesday to a meeting of U.S. and Asian defense ministers, where China insisted the group make no public mention of the waterway in a ...

2015-11-04 Malaysia Southeast Asia

Philippine Star   

Abu Sayyaf demands P2.8-B ransom for 3 foreigners   
Philippine Star
Screenshot of video circulating online supposedly showing three foreign hostages, apparently speaking under duress, urging the Canadian and Philippine governments to stop the military assaults. Authorities were trying to verify the authenticity of the ...
Filipino militants demand $60m ransom for 3 foreigners   TODAYonline
Filipino militants demand $US60m ransom   Herald Sun
Video shows Canadians kidnapped in Philippines, says jihadi site monitor group   The Chronicle Journal

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AsiaOne   

1MDB debate not likely to happen   
AsiaOne
KUALA LUMPUR - After all the brouhaha over the debate on 1Malaysia Development Bhd between one of its most vocal critics Tony Pua and its CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy, the event might not take place at all. The anticipation of the showdown between the ...

2015-11-04 Malaysia Malaysia

Malaysiakini (subscription)   

Asia's top debater ticks off DAP's half-hearted challenge   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, known as Asia's top debater, has criticised what he said is DAP's 'half-hearted' challenge to take on 1MDB president and group executive director Arul Kanda Kandsamy. This was after DAP organising secretary Anthony ...