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Three confirmed in race
UPDATED KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 6 – After the objection period ended with four raised but none accepted, three candidates – Umno's Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Salleh, Pas' Abdul Wahid Endut and independent Azharuddin Mamat – are now officially in the race that is seen as crucial to both Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat. >Read more |
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Opinion
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There is no angel or demonJAN 6 — The relationship between Israel and Palestine has to be one of the most enduring conflicts of our time. Not one year has passed since I first learned of the conflict without the announcement of a death linked to it. |
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Welcome back, La Liga!JAN 6 – It was the big FA Cup weekend in England where all the premier league teams get involved from the third round on. And, true to tradition, there were shocks and upsets. The biggest was Manchester City capitulating at home to Championship side Nottingham Forest. |
Malaysia
Fighting wordsBy Adib Zalkapli KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 6 - Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Salleh, who risks losing his deputy minister post should he be defeated in the Kuala Terengganu by-election, has... Read More |
The carnival begins By Debra Chong KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 6 – The roads leading into town are jammed as police mount roadblocks even before dawn as far away as Cendering. What looks like... Read More |
Party atmosphere By Debra Chong KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 6 -- They came, they partied and they drifted away around noon after the candidates had been named and their party leaders had offered... Read More |
World
Private TV channel in Sri Lanka attackedCOLOMBO, Jan 6 — Armed men attacked a private Sri Lankan television station early today, tossing hand grenades, spraying the building with gunfire and sparking a blaze that caused heavy... Read More |
Obama gets to work on 'very sick' US economyJAN 6 — Barack Obama began work in earnest yesterday, twisting arms and stroking egos in Congress to garner support for a planned $775 billion (£525 billion) recovery plan for... Read More |
Biden to head to Asia for congressional tripWASHINGTON, Jan 6 — Joe Biden is heading to Southwest Asia just days before becoming vice president, a visit that signals the new administration's plans to make the troubled region... Read More |
Sports
Tevez threatens to quitLONDON, Jan 6 — Carlos Tévez, the Argentina forward, has threatened to quit Manchester United unless his long-term future at Old Trafford is resolved soon. Tévez accused United last night... Read More |
McLaren boss accused of racismJAN 6— Lewis Hamilton’s boss has been branded a racist and a bully during an employment tribunal. McLaren chief Ron Dennis, who discovered the motor racing champion, was accused of... Read More |
Liverpool winger gets AC Milan chanceJAN 6 — Jermaine Pennant, the out-of-favour Liverpool winger, has been given the chance to revive his career at AC Milan after being offered a pre-contract agreement by the Italian... Read More |
Business
Auto sales to drop 8.1% in 2009KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — International consultants Frost & Sullivan expects sales of vehicles in Malaysia to drop by 8.1 per cent this year to 501,500 units due to the... Read More |
Toyota to suspend production for 11 days in JapanTOKYO, Jan 6 — Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March, a stoppage of unprecedented scale for the nation’s... Read More |
US govt to NY judge: Jail Madoff without bail NEW YORK, Jan 6 — A prosecutor today asked that Bernard Madoff be jailed pending trial, saying the disgraced financier violated an agreement with the court by mailing watches, jewellery,... Read More |
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Opinion
There is no angel or demonJAN 6 — The relationship between Israel and Palestine has to be one of the most enduring conflicts of our time. Not one year has passed since I first learned... Read More |
Welcome back, La Liga!JAN 6 – It was the big FA Cup weekend in England where all the premier league teams get involved from the third round on. And, true to tradition, there... Read More |
The Freedom To BeBy Malik Imtiaz Sarwar JAN 5 – In his seminal work, "Islam And The Secular State: Negotiating The Future Of Shari'a" (Harvard; 2008), the noted scholar Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naim observes... Read More |
Showbiz
‘Dark Knight’ vies for Producers Guild best pic LOS ANGELES, Jan 6 — The Batman blockbuster “The Dark Knight,” slighted in earlier Hollywood honours, was among best-picture nominees today for the Producers Guild of America Awards. Other best-picture... Read More |
Polanski lawyer claims LA Superior Court biased LOS ANGELES, Jan 6 — An attorney for fugitive movie director Roman Polanski is seeking to move the venue of his notorious sex case after accusing the Los Angeles County... Read More |
Travolta’s family tell of heartbreak as post mortem reveals son died of seizure JAN 6— A post-mortem examination determined last night that John Travolta’s chronically ill son died of a seizure, as controversy erupted over the Scientologist actor’s handling of the boy’s medical... Read More |
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