Barisan supporters jostle for the free umbrellas, caps, fans, T-shirt and flags handed out at Seri Iman, the Terengganu mentri besar's official residence. – Photo by Choo Choy May


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 thousands of BN supporters have been gathering from before 7am in Seri Iman, the huge official home of the Terengganu MB, for the march to the indoor stadium where the nomination will be held. >
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Opinion

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.


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Malaysia

Najib says KT vote is not about him

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By Adib Zalkapli KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 5 - Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak played down suggestions tonight that the Kuala Terengganu by-election is a referendum on his leadership....

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Sime Darby gets OK for Labu LCCT plan

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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 – Sime Darby Bhd has got government approval to develop the proposed private low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) project in Labu, Negri Sembilan. In a statement to...

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Government can take over LDP

By Neville Spykerman KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5- Petaling Jaya Utara Member of Parliament Tony Pua said today the concession agreement for the Puchong Damansara Expressway (LDP) allows the Government to...

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World

Barack Obama gets to work on 'very sick' US economy

JAN 6— Barack Obama began work in earnest yesterday, twisting arms and strokingegos in Congress to garner support for a planned $775 billion (£525billion) recovery plan for an economy that...

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Diplomats converge on Israel in push for truce

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, Jan 5 - Israel consolidated its hold on parts of the Gaza Strip today seizing high-rise buildings on the outskirts of the territory's biggest city as...

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End of the line for Tamil Tigers?

COLOMBO, Jan 6 — Sri Lankan troops have smashed through the town of Kilinochchi, which is the headquarters of the rebel Tamil Tigers, and captured part of the highly strategic...

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Sports

Blackburn survive, barely

Blyth 0 Blackburn 1   JAN 6 — Carlos Villanueva saved Sam Allardyce from a monumental FA Cup embarrassment last night. Big Sam fielded a second-string Rovers side against minnows...

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We can’t lose to United

JAN 6 — Salomon Kalou has warned his Chelsea team-mates: We cannot let Manchester United beat us. United will move to within a point of the Blues if they win...

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Sir Jackie Stewart delivers damning verdict

LONDON, Jan 5 — Sir Jackie Stewart was the epitome of the brave driver in the cockpit when he triumphed in an era when so many of his friends and...

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Business

Higher unemployment for 2009

More job losses for 2009JAN 6— Economists are projecting Malaysia’s jobless rate to rise to between 4 and4.5 per cent this year following a third-quarter 2008 spike when lay-offswere four...

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Projects melt, Jurong Island feels the heat

SINGAPORE, Jan 6 — As major investors postpone their mega projects on Jurong Island, the knock-on effect is making matters worse. Generating companies like Sembcorp Utilities and Tuas Power have...

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Malaysia Airports says it has funds to build LCCT in 3 years

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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 - With its financial restructuring plan approved two weeks ago, Malaysia Airports is confident it can build a low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) within the KL International...

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Opinion

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...

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The Freedom To Be

By 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...

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A shoe-in for Worst US President Ever

George W Bush does not have much time left. At noon on Jan 20, he will be out of office, having failed miserably to accomplish his mission. Bush countdown clocks...

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Showbiz

John 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...

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Cheryl Cole: ‘I do struggle to control my weight and Ashley’s affair was horrendous’

LONDON, Jan 5 — Cheryl Cole has revealed how she struggles to control her weight — and how she felt about claims that her footballer husband Ashley had cheated on...

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What to Watch: 10 Most Exciting Winter TV Premieres

LOS ANGELES, Jan 5 — Winter TV starts next week, and there’s such an embarrassment of riches this season that it’s hard to know where to start. Lucky for you,...

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