Azim dropped as BSN chairman after Bank Negara objection
KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 — Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi's contract was terminated prematurely due to conflicts with his political career in Umno. >Read more |
Opinion
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What do you get when you have two Indian lawyers?JULY 2 — I’m sure you all have heard of this racist joke: what do you get when you have two Indian lawyers? The answer is: three law firms — one each and the third is the partnership. |
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Procurement: A call for transparencyJULY 2 — Public procurement is the single most important source of corruption in any country, including ours. |
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Hogs, values, niceties and other distractionsJULY 2 — No two persons would agree on most things, with some of those contentions separated by a values abyss. |
Malaysia
In a village, Zaid’s coming-out party as Rais fetes voters By Neville Spykerman JELEBU, July 3 — Datuk Zaid Ibrahim made his debut on the PKR ceramah trail at a small village here in Negri Sembilan last night and sparked... Read More |
Petronas rebuff a ‘delicate’ issue for NajibKUALA LUMPUR, July 3 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been rebuffed twice by the Petronas board over his plan to get a key aide appointed as a... Read More |
Khairy calls Karpal ‘a big fat liar’By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 – Umno’s “magnificent four” paid RM4,000 in fines tonight to Parliament and also asked for forgiveness from the Dewan Rakyat and... Read More |
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World
Highest ranked officer in three decades killed in AfghanistanKABUL, July 3 — The highest ranking British officer to be killed in action in almost three decades has died in a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, the ministry of defence... Read More |
Iran hardliners urge legal action against MousaviTEHRAN, July 3 — Iranian hardliners pressed yesterday for legal action against moderate leaders accused of inciting post-election turmoil that has dimmed Western hopes of engaging Tehran on its disputed... Read More |
Delhi court legalises homosexual actsNEW DELHI, July 3 — A court yesterday ruled that homosexual acts between consenting adults are legal in India. The ruling overturned a British colonial era law similar to the... Read More |
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Sports
Michael Owen set to join Manchester UnitedLONDON, July 3 — The Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson, was poised to make an astonishing move in the transfer market by bringing injury-prone striker Michael Owen to Old Trafford... Read More |
Same old results for Williams sistersLONDON, July 3 — Sport’s most enduring sibling rivalry will be played out on US Independence Day after Venus Williams exacted brutal revenge and Serena Williams displayed raw desire to... Read More |
Venus Williams demolishes Dinara Safina to reach women’s finalLONDON, July 3 — We have the climax to the women’s tournaments for which sentimentalists and family-boosters might have wished, as Serena Williams and her older sister Venus will contest... Read More |
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Business
US job losses dent hopes of recoveryWASHINGTON, July 3 — Talk of emerging green shoots was curtailed after a key report yesterday showed that more Americans than expected lost their jobs last month. The pace of... Read More |
Warren Buffett donates US$1.5b Berkshire sharesNEW YORK, July 3 — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has donated about US$1.5 billion (RM5.25 billion) of Berkshire Hathaway Inc stock, in connection with his 2006 pledge of his holdings... Read More |
Business jet market faces slow recoveryATLANTA, July 3 — The business jet market, which soared in recent years as US companies posted record profits and new foreign buyers raised demand, is now facing a hard... Read More |
Opinion
A step forward with thousands to goJULY 3 — Liberalisation is on the move. Yet, the move hardly deserves to be called a liberalisation effort. Notwithstanding how truly free the local economy is, the federal government... Read More |
What do you get when you have two Indian lawyers?JULY 2 — I’m sure you all have heard of this racist joke: what do you get when you have two Indian lawyers? The answer is: three law firms —... Read More |
Procurement: A call for transparencyJULY 2 — Public procurement is the single most important source of corruption in any country, including ours. This crucial process remains a great mystery to the public at large... Read More |
Showbiz
Ray Romano on being Ice Age’s ‘Manny’ LOS ANGELES, July 2 — Actor Ray Romano, who became a major US television star in the 1990s with his sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” has found another kind of fame... Read More |
Eldest Jonas Brother engaged LOS ANGELES, July 2 — Kevin Jonas, the eldest member of the teen heartthrobs the Jonas Brothers, may soon be able to shed his purity ring as People magazine reported... Read More |
Leno wins cybersquatting case at WIPO GENEVA, July 2 — Comedian and talk show host Jay Leno has won a cybersquatting case against a Texas man found by a UN agency to have misused the domain... Read More |
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