SELAMAT HARIJADI UMNO KE-62
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http://kudakepang.blogspot.com/2008/05/selamat-harijadi-umno-ke-62-teruskan.html
RPK released .. and a lesson well learned too?
http://www.skthew.com/2008/05/09/rpkreleased-and-a-lesson-well-learned-too/
Free Speech. Information Access. Empowerment — Malaysians’ Demands on World
Press Freedom Day
http://chinhuatw.wordpress/2008/05/09/free-speech-information-access-empowerment-malaysians-demands-on-world-press-freedom-day/
negotiating power
http://xpyredtextfiend.net/2008/05/12/negotiating-power/
WAITNG FOR NS DEATH-TOLL TO REACH 20 BEFORE THEY CALL IT QUITS?
http://zorrozorrounmasked.blogspot.com/2008/05/waitng-for-ns-death-toll-to-reach-20.html
Business Times Online - Malaysia News Today
Subsidy bill for 2008 expected to hit RM50b
|||Today 04:00 AM
(KUALA LUMPUR) Malaysian government subsidies for gasoline, food and other
essential goods are expected to hit RM50 billion (S$21.3 billion) this year as
global prices soar, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday.
Missing the agri-boat
|||Today 04:00 AM
ONE of Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's requests on a visit to Malaysia
last month was for some time out from his tight schedule to look at market
produce.
Hiking subsidies not the way forward: Mahathir
|||Today 04:00 AM
(KUALA LUMPUR) Malaysia's former premier yesterday urged Prime Minister Abdullah
Ahmad Badawi not to tackle the country's soaring food and fuel prices by
increasing subsidies.
7 arrested over nation-wide protests against ISA
||||Yesterday 11:30 PM|ong
http://www.penangwatchnet/node/2372
Sun-stroke: Aiyah, no need to think lah, MCA already tanked
||||Yesterday 03:50 PM|Haris Ibrahim
http://harismibrahim.wordpress/2008/05/11/sun-stroke-aiyah-no-need-to-think-lah-mca-already-tanked/
Gambar-gambar Datuk Seri Mohd. Najib bin Tun Razak
http://howsy.blogspot/2008/05/gambar-gambar-datuk-seri-mohd-najib-bin.html
Lessons From Big Brother
http://howsyblogspot.com/2008/05/lessons-from-big-brother.html
nstonline Today 08/05/12
Commission has power to block 'harmful' sites
|||Today 07:11 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 may guarantee that
Internet access in Malaysia is not censored, but it does not mean that punters
can gamble online without facing the consequences.
6 countries at illegal gambling workshop
|||Today 07:11 AM
SINGAPORE: Some 40 experts on illegal football gambling from six countries,
including Malaysia, met at a workshop recently to share strategies and best
practices to combat the problem.
Magazine with betting odds
|||Today 07:13 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: Available at a bookstand closest to you, it has the latest, most
up-to-date statistics and odds on every major European league match.
Working hard to nip habit in the bud
|||Today 07:13 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: If football gambling companies register their businesses in
countries where betting is legal, why is it a crime here?
Peeping Tom murder: Eighth suspect held
|||Today 07:15 AM
KANGAR: Police have arrested the eighth suspect in a case of a murdered labourer
who was accused of being a Peeping Tom.
Woman stab victim recovering
|||Today 07:15 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: Robbery and assault victim Lee Hui Fun, who was left for dead
after being stabbed several times on Friday, is slowly recovering from her
ordeal.
Octogenarian found dead
|||Today 07:17 AM
SEREMBAN: A senior citizen was found dead almost a week after she went missing
from a nursing home in Senawang near here.
EDITORIAL: One death too many
|||Today 07:17 AM
IT appears that there have been 16 deaths since National Service began more than
four years ago. This may be statistically acceptable for a programme which
handles batches of some 37,000 trainees for the three-month stints. But try
telling that to the families of those who have died, or to the paren...[More]
MAHENDRA VED: Bush blaming Indians for food shortage takes the cake
|||Today 07:17 AM
TO be asked what to eat and what not is disconcerting, but to be told that one
is eating too much is downright insulting.
Housewife's bag snatched
|||Today 07:20 AM
KUALA TERENGGANU: A 30-year-old housewife from Kampung Banggol Donas here lost
RM2,500 in cash and valuables when her handbag was snatched at a food stall in
Jalan Paya Keladi on Saturday.
Three-day sport tourism conference
|||Today 07:20 AM
KOTA KINABALU: The first Commonwealth conference on sport tourism will be held
here from tomorrow until Thursday.
Food aid for cyclone victims
|||Today 07:20 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: Humanitarian relief organisation United Sikhs has started
collecting essential food items for the victims of cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.
Beaten up over rape
|||Today 07:20 AM
BENTONG: A 26-year-old contractor accused of raping a schoolgirl was beaten up
outside his Batu Satu home on Saturday. His 24-year-old wife was also assaulted
when she rushed to his aid.
Hindraf rallies in six places
|||Today 07:22 AM
GEORGE TOWN: The Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) held illegal rallies in six
locations nationwide yesterday, resulting in seven supporters being detained in
Penang.
Cop hurt after fleeing robbers ram him
|||Today 07:22 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: A policeman was seriously injured when he was hit by a car in
Segambut yesterday.
Thai girls linked with drug cartel
|||Today 07:22 AM
NEW DELHI: An international drug cartel may be employing Thai sex workers as
"merchants of death" to smuggle heroin out of India for African drug dealers in
Kuala Lumpur.
Robbery victim dies 2 years later
|||Today 07:22 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: After spending 20 months in a coma, a robbery victim died at the
Kuala Lumpur Hospital yesterday.
Palestinians' day of catastrophe
|||Today 07:22 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: Several non-governmental organisations (NGO) will send a petition
comprising more than 100,000 signatures of Malaysians to the United Nations
representative here on Friday to denounce the Israeli occupation of Palestinian
territory.
Millers get green light to pack ST15 grade rice
|||Today 07:25 AM
ALOR STAR: ST15 grade rice will now be packed at the mills to ensure supply
reaches the market faster.
Negri Umno to 're-engineer' itself and BN
|||Today 07:25 AM
KUALA PILAH: After narrowly winning the March 8 elections, Negri Sembilan
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan yesterday announced a "political recovery
plan" for Umno, followed by the state Barisan Nasional.
Perak pledges varsity support
|||Today 07:25 AM
IPOH: The Pakatan Rakyat state government will support the development of public
and private colleges and universities in Perak, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri
Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin.
Veteran state leaders ticked off for poor response
|||Today 07:25 AM
TASEK GELUGOR: A day after brushing off rumours that he would be leaving the
party, Tasek Gelugor Umno division chief Datuk Seri Mohd Shariff Omar yesterday
hit out at the state Umno leadership for its poor response to the dismal
performance in the recent general election.
Two-minute touch-up for men
|||Today 07:27 AM
A quick face refresher for men, a matte lip balm and massage oils are among some
of the beauty goodies that are up for grabs, writes SYIDA LIZTA AMIRUL IHSAN.
Take Home Curtis
|||Today 07:27 AM
Curtis Stone tells what he has to do to get taken home as a chef, and being
?sexy? hasn?t worked like a charm each time. EU HOOI KHAW writes.
Semerah Padi set to dance
|||Today 07:27 AM
THE Petronas Performing Arts Group (PPAG) continues to make its mark by
presenting yet another astounding performance titled Titian Zaman at Dewan
Filharmonik Petronas (DFP) tomorrow and Wednesday.
Rhythm of the night
|||Today 07:27 AM
From ethnic sounds to pop fusion, JONATHAN CHEN grooved to an assortment of
musical beats during the recent Penang World Music Festival.
Home run
|||Today 07:27 AM
RADIN SRI GHAZALI talks to members of Pop Shuvit who are singing a different
tune these days.
Getting smart on Smart
|||Today 07:27 AM
Comedian Steve Carell shares his experience in making the action-comedy Get
Smart, based on the popular ?60s TV series created by Mel Brooks. The movie is
scheduled to open in cinemas nationwide on June 19.
Umno members urged to strengthen BN image
|||Today 07:28 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno must dispel the perception that the party, and the Barisan
Nasional, are arrogant and feeble.
Dr M: Anwar out to discredit Lingam
|||Today 07:28 AM
SHAH ALAM: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has alleged that the Lingam video recording
was exposed in order to undermine the lawyer who is representing the former
prime minister in a defamation suit.
Muhyiddin: I did not say I would contest
|||Today 07:29 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has denied a report
that he would be contesting one of the two top posts in the party.
Najib: Lingam report decision still pending
|||Today 07:29 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak has echoed the
prime minister's statement on whether to make public the Royal Commission report
on the V.K. Lingam video clip.
'No such thing as social contract'
|||Today 07:29 AM
SHAH ALAM: There is no such thing as a social contract between the ethnic
communities in the country, Royal Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz said.
So 'belly' happy
|||Today 07:39 AM
GEORGE TOWN: Over 300 people were treated to an awesome display of moves by 12
children at a belly dancing competition for kids here on Saturday.
Tennis: Dinara wins German Open
|||Today 07:43 AM
BERLIN: Dinara Safina battled back from a set down to beat Elena Dementieva in
an all-Russian final at the German Open yesterday.
Tennis: Djokovic battles to Rome victory
|||Today 07:43 AM
ROME: Third seed Novak Djokovic pounced on a series of unforced errors from
Stanislas Wawrinka to win the Rome Masters yesterday.
Cycling / Giro d?Italia: Ricco sprints to victory in second stage
|||Today 07:44 AM
AGRIGENT (Italy): Italian Riccardo Ricco of the Saunier Duval team threw down
the gauntlet to his rivals for the Giro d'Italia's pink jersey by sprinting to
victory in the second stage yesterday.
Elephant sanctuary a jumbo hit
|||Today 07:45 AM
TASIK KENYIR: The Elephant Sanctuary at Sungai Ketiar, by the scenic Tasik
Kenyir-Gua Musang road, has become a hit with a record of nearly 6,000 visitors
in just three months since it was unofficially opened to the public.
Olympic watch / athletics: Liu looking good for gold in Beijing
|||Today 07:46 AM
OSAKA: With the Beijing Olympics three months away, China's all-conquering
hurdler Liu Xiang (pic) demolished the field at the Japan Grand Prix -- then
declared he could have run faster.
Football: Bordeaux keep title race bubbling
|||Today 07:46 AM
PARIS: Bordeaux maintained their title push with a 2-0 win against Sochaux which
ensures their French championship duel with Lyon will go down to a nail-biting
finale next week.
Golf: South Africa's Otto wins Italian Open
|||Today 07:46 AM
MILAN: South Africa's Hennie Otto won the Italian Open here yesterday to finally
get off his European Tour duck but it was not without a nervy ending as he let a
five-shot lead dwindle.
Golf: Annika keeps three-stroke lead
|||Today 07:46 AM
WILLIAMSBURG (Virginia): Former World No 1 Annika Sorenstam outclassed
top-ranked Lorena Ochoa in a head-to-head duel on Saturday to keep a
three-stroke lead after three rounds of the LPGA Michelob Ultra Open.
Athletics: Russian sets 50km walk world record
|||Today 07:46 AM
CHEBOKSARY (Russia): Denis Nizhegorodov set the world record in the 50 km walk
by clocking three hours, 34 minutes and 14 seconds at the World Race Walking Cup
yesterday.
Lim: Not right for Koh to mislead PM
|||Today 07:50 AM
GEORGE TOWN: Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng wants his predecessor Tan Sri Dr Koh
Tsu Koon to explain why he invited Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad
Badawi to launch the proposed RM25 billion Penang Global City Centre (PGCC)
project last year when it had yet to be approved by the local council.
Badminton: Kok Siang gets easy win
|||Today 07:51 AM
FAVOURITE Teo Kok Siang beat Selangor's Wong Kin Yik 21-11, 21-13 for his second
group stage win in the 100Plus National Junior Grand Finals at the Pahang BA
(PBA) Hall in Kuantan yesterday.
Football: Asrul's late goal rescues Selangor
|||Today 07:51 AM
A LATE strike by Mohd Asrul Arif off a free kick gave Selangor a precious point
as they battled to a 1-1 draw against Negri Sembilan in a Ministry of Education
Football League (MEFL) Under-17 Group A match at Padang C UiTM in Shah Alam on
Saturday.
Sailing: Kevin, MYA close to resolving dispute
|||Today 07:51 AM
SAILOR Kevin Lim appears close to resolving his dispute with the Malaysian
Yachting Association (MYA) over his participation in the Beijing Olympics.
Thomas and Uber Cup Finals: Yongbo believes China are invincible
|||Today 07:53 AM
CALL it arrogance or supreme confidence, but China's head coach Li Yongbo is
confident none of his team's opponents, including Malaysia, hosts Indonesia,
Denmark and South Korea will pose a threat to their 'double' ambition.
Comforting hands
|||Today 07:56 AM
Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai cheering up Nurhafizah Razali, 13, who has
cerebral palsy. With them is Chief High Priest of Malaysia the Venerable Chief
Reverend K. Dhammaratana Maha Thera Nayaka. Liow earlier launched the ?Sharing
and Caring? programme at the Buddhist Maha Vihara temple in Ku...[More]
Golf: Fujita wins Beijing Open
|||Today 07:58 AM
BEIJING: Japanese star Hiroyuki Fujita battled through a gruelling final day of
the Beijing Open to lift the title with a second straight even-par 72 yesterday.
Football: Siena hold Inter, Roma edge closer
|||Today 07:59 AM
ROME: Plucky Siena produced a stunning backs-to-the-wall display at the San Siro
to keep the Serie A title race alive with a 2-2 draw against Inter Milan.
Ahmad Sarji wins Outstanding Malay award
|||Today 07:59 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: Former chief secretary to the government Tan Sri Ahmad Sarji Abdul
Hamid was conferred the Outstanding Malay Award by Umno yesterday.
A1 Grand Prix: Tuning up for the new season
|||Today 08:02 AM
After three successful years, the World Cup of Motorsport is set to go full
throttle with a new car to be supplied by Ferrari, the addition of more teams,
more rounds, and aggressive marketing and promotion, reports Arnaz M. Khairul.
Hockey / Azlan Shah Cup: Hosts break the NZ jinx
|||Today 08:03 AM
MALAYSIA outclassed New Zealand in every department to win 2-0 in the 17th Azlan
Shah Cup in Ipoh yesterday.
Taekwondo: Martyn fights his way to gold
|||Today 08:05 AM
A FAMILY bereavement meant Martyn Foo had to miss the Kuala Lumpur leg of the
third Nestle Koko Krunch Junior Taekwondo Championships on March 29 but the
Ampang-based 12-year-old made up for that by capturing the Boys' featherweight
gold in the Malacca edition of the event at the Bistari Mini Stadium on
Saturday.
Outspoken, and still speaking out
|||Today 08:05 AM
He had been relatively anonymous until he made some remarks in Parliament last
year that was deemed sympathetic towards the Hindu Rights Action Force
(Hindraf). But Cameron Highlands MP S.K. Devamany has dismissed suggestions that
this action made him a hero in the eyes of some and helped him win th...[More]
Squash / British Open: Nicol in semis, Azlan shown the exit
|||Today 08:06 AM
THE Grinham sisters' exit paves the way for Nicol David to regain the British
Open women's crown in Liverpool after avenging her World Open defeat to Shelley
Kitchen on Saturday.
Thomas and Uber Cup Finals: Easy start for our girls
|||Today 08:10 AM
MALAYSIA proved too strong for minnows New Zealand and won their opening Uber
Cup Group Y match 5-0 at the Istora Senayan yesterday.
Thomas and Uber Cup Finals: Indonesia stun Japan
|||Today 08:11 AM
HOSTS Indonesia caused a major upset in the Uber Cup when they defeated second
seeds Japan 4-1 in a Group Z tie at the Istora Senayan yesterday.
Thomas and Uber Cup Finals: No sweat for the men
|||Today 08:12 AM
MALAYSIA'S Thomas Cup campaign got off to a winning start when they demolished
England 5-0 in their Group B tie on a day when the draft, glare from the
lighting and the environment at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, gave the
Malaysian players more problems than the young English team.
Saluting mothers ? our heroes
|||Today 08:16 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: For their unconditional love, untiring dedication and altruism,
mothers are society's heroes whose deeds are remembered long after they are
gone.
Cops guard Net to keep gamblers from scoring
|||Today 08:20 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: Online football gambling may be a high-tech crime, but smashing it
still boils down to good, old-fashioned police work.
'Golden boys' ready to celebrate
|||Today 08:26 AM
PETALING JAYA: Tonight rank will be forgotten as 100 senior officers and other
ranks join an informal gathering to mark the 50th anniversary of the Royal
Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).
Spell-It-Right challenge: Cool contender prevails in Johor
|||Today 08:28 AM
JOHOR BARU: It was a long-drawn battle, but Toh Pei Roo is not one to crack
under pressure.
Indian youth groups seek education funds
|||Today 08:30 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: A coalition of Indian youth groups is asking the government to
fund their social education programmes.
Season 2 of 'Gangstarz' kicks off
|||Today 08:33 AM
SHAH ALAM: The second season of Gangstarz, TV3's reality talent series searching
for the best vocal group in the region, kicked off with a bang at MBSA
Auditorium here last night.
Nazri: No one is above the law
|||Today 08:39 AM
KUALA KANGSAR: The government does not practise double standards when it comes
to taking action against anyone who makes seditious remarks against the Malay
rulers.
Karpal probe almost complete, says Musa
|||Today 08:41 AM
GRIK: The investigation into reports lodged against DAP chairman Karpal Singh
for allegedly questioning the powers of the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah,
is in the final stages of completion and would be ready in two or three days.
A spicy twist to the crispy char koi
|||Today 10:31 AM
THE concoction is simple, but it will make you crave for more.
Going the distance
|||Today 11:22 AM
When you buy a pair of Tod's shoes, you pay for the comfort it delivers. SYIDA
LIZTA AMIRUL IHSAN talks to its regional boss about getting the most out of the
shoes.
Tie this
|||Today 11:28 AM
CHEONG PHIN checks out Hermes' collection of ties in 100 shades.
Tried and tested: It pampers dry skin!
|||Today 11:32 AM
WHEN I recovered from dengue fever last month, it struck me what the nine-day
fever had done to my skin ? it dried it so badly that the huge amounts of water
I gulped while being sick still left my lips parched and my skin coarse.
How argan oil empowers
|||Today 11:33 AM
When Kiehl's sells its new range, it also sells the dream of a better future for
a group of women in Morocco. SYIDA LIZTA AMIRUL IHSAN writes about this fruitful
collaboration.