2015-09-01 Malaysia Health

Indians fail to make use of RM100mil loan facility   
The Star Online
INDIANS in Selangor have so far failed to make good use of the RM100mil small loans programme introduced by the state government, Tamil Nesan reported. According to state exco member V. Ganabatirau, while the programme was not exclusively for ...

2015-09-01 Malaysia Science

The Star Online   

Ancient shipwrecks discovered in Kedah   
The Star Online
ALOR SETAR: Archaeologists have unearthed wrecks of ancient ships embedded in the mud of an ancient river which once flowed through the historical site of 'Kedah Tua', thousands of years ago. The discovery was made at the Sungai Batu archaeological ...

2015-09-01 Malaysia Entertainment

Astro Awani   

Diversecity 2015 ready to mesmerise Malaysians   
Astro Awani
Diversecity 2015 opening ceremony in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur was officiated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. - Photo Astro AWANI. KUALA LUMPUR: In conjunction with the auspicious 58th Independence ...

2015-09-01 Malaysia Sports

Times of India   

Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic roll but Kei Nishikori falls at US Open   
Times of India
NEW YORK: Top-ranked Serena Williams launched her quest to win the US Open and complete a calendar Grand Slam by overwhelming 86th-ranked Russian Vitalia Diatchenko for her 29th consecutive Slam match triumph. Full Coverage: US Open 2015
Serena fine with 'different and bizarre' opening US Open match   ESPN
Serena Williams Coasts Through Shortened Match at US Open, Losing Only Five Points   New York Times
Starting bid to complete Grand Slam, Serena Williams barely gets a workout ...   Vancouver Sun
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New Straits Times Online   

Malacca lift FAM League trophy   
New Straits Times Online
Nurshamil Abdul Ghani's stoppage time header earned Malacca a 3-2 win over Perlis in the FAM League final at Hang Jebat Stadium today. It was Malacca's first silverware in the M-League in 32 years. Nurshamil, formerly with Young Tigers B, had missed a ...

2015-09-01 Malaysia Technology

The Rakyat Post   

Motorcycle licence cost cut to RM299   
The Rakyat Post
The cost of obtaining a motorcycle licence to go down to RM299 via MyLesen from Sept 15 compared to the current RM350, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. He said the MyLesen programme was introduced to encourage the young, who did ...

2015-09-01 Malaysia Business

The Star Online   

Indonesians arrest man behind M'sian oil tanker hijacking   
The Star Online
JAKARTA: The alleged mastermind behind the hijacking of Malaysian oil tanker MT Orkim Harmony in June has been arrested. The man, identified as Albert Yohanes was arrested by the Indonesian Navy at an apartment in Grogol Petamburan, West Jakarta.
Indonesian navy nabs Malaysian ship hijacking suspect   The Borneo Post
Mastermind of Orkim Harmony hijack nabbed in Jakarta   The Malaysian Insider
Orkim Harmony Pirate Mastermind Caught   GCaptain
The Rakyat Post   
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The Edge Markets   

KLCI surges 42 points in early trade   
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI surged 42 points in early trade on Tuesday to a high of 1,655, kicking off the new month of September on a very strong note despite the weaker overnight close on Wall Street. At 9.19am, the KLCI was up 19.85 points to ...

2015-09-01 Malaysia World

Firstpost   

Grenade explodes during Ukraine clashes; one officer killed   
Firstpost
Kiev: As lawmakers took up a measure to give greater powers to separatists in eastern Ukraine, nationalist protesters clashed with police outside parliament on Monday, and the Interior Ministry said one officer was killed in a grenade blast and more ...
Deadly clashes in Kiev over rebel legislation   The Nation
Kiev clashes, grenade explosion injure dozens during protests against ...   RT
On the frontlines in Ukraine, a technological gap   Washington Post
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Newsweek   

Vice News Journalists Detained in Turkey on Charges of 'Aiding a Terrorist ...   
NBCNews.com
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — A Turkish court charged two Vice News journalists and their assistant on Monday with "aiding a terrorist organization" and ordered them arrested pending trial. Their employer has called the charges "baseless and alarmingly false.".
Turkish Court orders arrest of two British journalists on terror charges   The Indian Express
Turkish court arrests British reporters on 'IS terror'   Jakarta Post
Turkey Arrests Vice News Journalists on Terror-Related Charges   Wall Street Journal
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The Cry For Media Freedom in Egypt   
Huffington Post
This post was originally published on The Toolbox, a tech and social impact initiative of Humanise, Inc. Something exquisitely tragic happens when power and politics bind the hands and mouths of journalists. A lifeline between all sides of the truth ...

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NDTV   

China punishes 197 for online 'rumours'   
The Sun Daily
BEIJING: Chinese authorities have punished a total of 197 people for circulating online "rumours" about the recent stock market crash and fatal explosions at a chemical warehouse, officials said today. The Ministry of Public Security said 165 online ...
China Punishes Stock Market 'Rumor Mongers', Journalist Apologizes On State TV ...   The Times (subscription)
Builders help blast victims   The Star Online
Death toll at 158 in blasts at China port   Herald Sun
Slate Magazine   
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AsiaOne   

Bangkok bomb 'suspect' living in Turkey, denies involvement   
AsiaOne
BANGKOK - The hunt for a group behind the Bangkok shrine blast narrowed Monday as police revealed they had two new suspects -- one of whom told AFP she was innocent and living in Turkey. Two weeks after the unprecedented bombing at the Erawan ...