2014-08-26 Malaysia Health

  USA TODAY   

Youth e-cigarette use rising; health officials call for regulation  Los Angeles Times
In a new policy statement, the American Heart Assn. says that electronic cigarettes must be regulated along with combustible cigarettes; a study by CDC researchers finds that the number of young people using e-cigarettes has more than tripled. In a new ...

2014-08-26 Malaysia Science

  AsiaOne   

Breakthrough in clouded leopard project  The Star Online
Hope for paws: Catching and tagging Rahsia the endangered clouded leopard is a major boost to conservation efforts for the species. - Bernama. KINABATANGAN: A female Sunda clouded leopard has been fitted with a satellite collar — for the first time ever ...

2014-08-26 Malaysia Entertainment

  AsiaOne   

Panel to get rid of irrelevant murals  The Star Online
Eye of the beholder: A mural along Victoria Street that was painted without a permit from the Municipal Council. GEORGE TOWN: A panel of experts has been formed to manage and oversee public works of art, including murals, within the George Town World ...

2014-08-26 Malaysia Sports

  DAWN.com   

Lee and Jorgensen safely through  Sportal.com.au
Lee Chong Wei and Jan O Jorgensen avoided upsets on the first day of the BWF World Championships in Denmark on Monday. Chong Wei, seeking to win the competition for the first time in the absence of rival Lin Dan, was a convincing 21-11, 21-12 victor ...

2014-08-26 Malaysia Technology

  Reuters   

Amazon to buy gamer website Twitch to bolster entertainment  Livemint
Sources said Amazon is paying $970 million in cash for the online gathering place for gamers. The deal, which trumped Google Inc.'s pursuit of the startup, is worth about $1.1 billion. Photo: Bloomberg. San Francisco: Chief executive officer (CEO) Jeff Bezos ...

2014-08-26 Malaysia Business

Review on impact of open AP termination to be completed this year  ASEAN Automotive News
“It is still under review. It (completion of the review) must be this year. It cannot be so long,” the publication quoted MAI CEO Madani Sahari as saying. MAI is in favour of terminating the open AP system. The system was supposed to be abolished by the end of ...

2014-08-26 Malaysia World

  CNN   

Ukraine dissolves Parliament, sets elections for October  The Hindu
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko dissolved Parliament and set early elections for October 26, on the eve of his expected meeting Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “The early parliamentary elections are part of my peace plan,” Poroshenko ...