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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 |
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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. >Read more |
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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. The Columnists |
Malaysia
Najib says KT vote is not about him 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.... Read More |
Sime Darby gets OK for Labu LCCT plan 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... Read More |
Government can take over LDPBy 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... Read More |
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World
Barack Obama gets to work on 'very sick' US economyJAN 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... Read More |
Diplomats converge on Israel in push for truce 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... Read More |
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... Read More |
Sports
Blackburn survive, barelyBlyth 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... Read More |
We can’t lose to UnitedJAN 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... Read More |
Sir Jackie Stewart delivers damning verdictLONDON, 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... Read More |
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Business
Projects melt, Jurong Island feels the heatSINGAPORE, 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... Read More |
Higher unemployment for 2009More 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... Read More |
Malaysia Airports says it has funds to build LCCT in 3 years 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... Read More |
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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... 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 |
A shoe-in for Worst US President EverGeorge 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... Read More |
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