Provides the latest RSS feeds for Asia Editorials. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page China National News.com http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/10/id/ed68ecccb9e5520c/ en-us Fri, 16 May 2008 01:06:29 -0400 Fri, 16 May 2008 01:06:29 -0400 30 A LOT has been said, mostly negative about the performance of our Members of Parliament, and I think they deserve all the bad comments. It was disappointing to many to see seasoned and experienced par... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861588/ Thu, 15 May 2008 22:59:07 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861588/ A FEW years ago, when our infamous judicial was brought up in the Parliament, The Star featured some very informative articles pertaining to judiciaries around the world. The most prominent was that f... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861592/ Thu, 15 May 2008 22:58:48 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861592/ By Nor Faridah Abd Rashid DUBAI, May 16(Bernama) -- At the young age of 11, Mohammad Amirul Adam Mohd Zahed already knows what he wants to do in life. He wants to become an equestrian rider an... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14860499/ Thu, 15 May 2008 23:52:33 -0400 Bernama http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14860499/ KUALA TERENGGANU: Odd-job worker Mohamed Nor Awang is not only planning to take a fourth wife 16 years younger than him but has received the blessings of his other wives. Mohamed Nor, 51, had earlier ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861591/ Thu, 15 May 2008 22:58:32 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861591/ THE recent announcement that the medium of instruction for Maths and Science reverting back to Bahasa Malaysia may be based on the UPSR results is a great source of concern. The UPSR results should no... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861590/ Thu, 15 May 2008 22:58:51 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861590/ The Star , April 8) in which he expressed his disappointment at not getting a place at this university. We checked our student selection record and discovered that Wei Jin was about two months short o... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861593/ Thu, 15 May 2008 22:58:45 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861593/ By Wong Sai Wan Football is no longer a game controlled by brilliant players like Pele and Cristiano Ronaldo but a multi-billion dollar industry ruBy corporate leaders and crooks. ON MONDAY morning, a... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861589/ Thu, 15 May 2008 22:59:12 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861589/ “She took another empty pack and filled it with rice and scoops of “rendang kerang” and my wife said it cost RM3.” The 58-year old who also suffers from hypertension and diabetes a... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861597/ Thu, 15 May 2008 22:58:29 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861597/ KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) and the Government are spending a total of RM15.6bil to ensure that the country will have a top-notch, competitive high-speed broadband infrastructure in the ne... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861596/ Thu, 15 May 2008 22:58:26 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861596/ A man landed in prison after he unintentionally sent an obscene photo of his private part to a female friend using his mobile phone, reports Sin Chew Daily. The 31-year-old man man was jailed five mon... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861599/ Thu, 15 May 2008 22:58:19 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861599/ PENANG: The Buddhist Tzu Chi Merit Society has set up a fund to help earthquake victims in Sichuan Province, China. The Buddhist Tzu Chi International Relief Fund was set up on Monday. Caring Malaysia... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861598/ Thu, 15 May 2008 22:58:16 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14861598/ THE Government is paying almost RM1bil annually to Putrajaya Holdings for office space for 25 years. In a written reply from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to Liew Chin Tong (DAP &#15... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858726/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:06:32 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858726/ FARGO, North Dakota (AP) - A 19-year-old flight attendant has been accused of setting a fire aboard a commercial airplane that was forced to make an emergency landing in Fargo, North Dakota. Eder Roja... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858718/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:06:46 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858718/ KUALA LUMPUR: Intense publicity generated over the progress of a three-man panel’s investigation into an alleged spy team to oust political enemies of MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting may tur... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858731/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:06:25 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858731/ KUALA LUMPUR parliamentarians said they were shocked, worried and concerned over the draft plan after they had a chance to look at it. Even though the MPs did not have a chance to fully study the thic... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858722/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:06:39 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858722/ He would be well advised to meet all major political players during his visit. The dominant parties in the ruling coalition, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) led by Asif Zardari, and the Muslim Le... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14859681/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:06:26 -0400 Times of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14859681/ ATLANTA (AP) - Swimsuit manufacturer TYR Sport sued rival Speedo, maker of the record-breaking "LZR Racer,'' on Thursday, alleging the company conspired with the U.S. swimming federation to stifle com... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858721/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:06:44 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858721/ A TOTAL of RM2.37bil has been spent to finance the national service (NS) programme since it was introduced in 2004, Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop said. He said RM608.6mil was spen... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858728/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:06:23 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858728/ EIGHT hawker stalls near Kampung Kerinchi were torn down by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcement officers yesterday for failing to move their businesses to another site nearby. Despite being give... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858719/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:06:47 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858719/ GERMANY is famous for its top-quality beer and packed beer houses but you do not need to go that far to enjoy a frosty glass of German beer. The Bavarian Bierhaus at The Curve, Petaling Jaya, serves i... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858725/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:06:41 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858725/ THE closure of the 600m stretch of the Federal Highway in Klang, which was scheduled for yesterday, has been postponed to next week. Sungai Pinang state assemblyman Teng Chang Khim said the state Publ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858720/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:06:42 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858720/ PASIR Mas MP Datuk Ibrahim Ali prefers to be an Independent for the time being and extends his gratitude to PAS spiritual adviser Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat for inviting him to join the party. &#147... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858730/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:06:27 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858730/ TEMPERS flared, heated words were exchanged and some even uttered curses as residents voiced their dissatisfaction when Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) revealed the contents of the Draft Kuala Lumpur Ci... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858723/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:06:49 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858723/ KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Rakyat coalition members have lodged a police report against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi over a news article quoting him as saying that the appointment of Kij... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858732/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:06:16 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14858732/ Jeremy Laurance LONDON, May 15: The annual scourge of deaths and severe illness caused by meningitis could be consigned to the history books after scientists announced startling results from trials... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14852972/ Thu, 15 May 2008 18:15:21 -0400 The Statesman http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14852972/ Almost all the Arctic nations are stepping up activities to shore up their positions in the future debates on the possession of the Arctic resources. http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14855000/ Thu, 15 May 2008 18:15:10 -0400 The Hindu http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14855000/ GENEVA (AP): The United States topped world competitiveness rankings for the 15th straight year, but its economy is showing the same signs of weakness that sank booming Japan in the early 1990s, accor... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14844857/ Thu, 15 May 2008 06:09:19 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14844857/ KUALA LUMPUR: From midnight Thursday, 5,000 free seats are available for the Perth-KL flights. The free seats up for grabs are for the travel period between Nov 2 and April 30, 2009, via AirAsia X. Ai... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14838126/ Thu, 15 May 2008 02:57:22 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14838126/ By Soraya Jamal KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) -- Fashion and music enthusiasts are in for a treat as the much talked about Angkatan Baju Malaya (ABM) Tour, which combines live music gigs and fashi... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14834040/ Thu, 15 May 2008 00:54:12 -0400 Bernama http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14834040/ SHAH ALAM: It's free water for households in Selangor from June 1, Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim confirmed. Syarikat Bekalan Air Sdn Bhd (Syabas) executive chairman Tan Sri Rozali ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14835152/ Thu, 15 May 2008 00:02:38 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14835152/ MALAYSIAN Insider, which emerged right before the general election, has become a staple of what I refer to as the “Malaysiakini crowd” – you know, the politically conscious, civil socie... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832574/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:05:02 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832574/ THE usual pomp and ceremony will continue as usual in the celebration of Teachers Day in schools at state and federal levels. The only difference would be the day of the week the celebration falls upo... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832571/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:04:54 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832571/ KUALA LUMPUR: Just five minutes before the news conference began, Zhang Yang received a call on his mobile phone. The 20-year-old student from Sichuan, China, answered and within seconds, his face tur... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832576/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:04:27 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832576/ KUALA LUMPUR: A taxi driver was killed after he was beaten up and robbed by two passengers near a Tamil school in Batu Caves here on Tuesday night. The taxi driver, identified as Liew Fauy Koong, 56, ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832580/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:04:22 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832580/ IN THE past two weeks my wife and I together with our children have had the rare privilege of experiencing two traditional Malaysian art forms that we thought had died out due to the ravages of time a... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832566/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:04:33 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832566/ KUALA LUMPUR: A clerk was shocked to learn that her husband had been molesting their seven-year-old daughter during a routine weekend visit to her mother's place. The child had apparently told he... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832578/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:04:25 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832578/ THE Malaysian Animal-Assisted Therapy for the Disabled and Elderly Association (Petpositive) joins hands with all disabled Malaysians and organisations committed to their cause in and outside the coun... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832577/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:04:31 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832577/ I REFER to the letter “ 9A1's and no scholarship or place in local varsity” (The Star, May 5), I am currently facing the same dilemma. I am one of the 1,072 students who scored straight... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832569/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:04:48 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832569/ I WOULD like to thank Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye for his excellent letter “NS is goods for youths” (The Star, May 13.) I would like to offer my comments and suggestion to what I think is a very si... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832575/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:04:29 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832575/ KUALA TERENGGANU: The new session of the Terengganu state assembly saw domination by PAS backbenchers who fired unremitting salvos against Barisan Nasional representatives, leaving the latter defencel... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832582/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:04:15 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832582/ BEIJING: A group of 26 elderly Malaysian tourists has been missing since Monday’s devastating earthquake that hit south-western Sichuan province as the death toll rose to nearly 15,000 and thousa... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832584/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:04:05 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832584/ KUALA LUMPUR: The Certificate of Legal Practice (CLP) will soon be scrapped in favour of the Common Bar Course (CBC) and Common Bar Exam (CBE), Law Minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim said. Citing that a stud... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832585/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:03:59 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832585/ PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is extending its Everyday Low Fares offer to Asean destinations and selected routes between China and Malaysia with an allocation of one million seats. The landm... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832586/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:03:57 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832586/ KUALA LUMPUR: Sharlinie Mohd Nashar may have been smuggled out of the country by a human trafficking syndicate. This is an angle police are investigating since the five-year-old had gone missing on Ja... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832583/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:04:08 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832583/ Earthquake encounter in Chongqing and Chengdu CHONGQING: Singaporean Derek Tan and his Malaysian wife Junn Khoo had never moved that fast in their lives. On Monday, they dashed down with lightning spe... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832581/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:04:16 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832581/ NO thanks to schools, the traffic congestion has become worse. If you happen to pass by any school around 5pm, you will most likely get stuck in a traffic jam. School bus drivers like to park their bu... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832567/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:04:34 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832567/ WE refer to the article 'Girl with 10 A1s shocked by PSD’s rejection' (The Star, May 14). We wish to inform you that the guarantee of scholarship for students who scored 9As in their 20... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832568/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:04:40 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832568/ SEDITION! What does it mean? The word has been floating around for the past couple of weeks. Raja Petra the (in) famous blogger of Malaysia Today is being charged with sedition and Karpal Singh the (i... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832573/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:05:00 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832573/ JOHOR BARU: A 27-year-old man allegedly raped his four-year-old daughter repeatedly at their home in Kangkar Pulai. The contract worker’s heinous act was uncovered when the victim complained of p... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832579/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:04:10 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832579/ PETALING JAYA: Ladies, want some tips on how to make an impact at the office? Then sign up for the Empowering Women in the Workplace Seminar, organised by HP Malaysia and Star-Jobs.com ( http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832587/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:03:55 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832587/ HARIAN Metro front-paged a story on a student with two men in an oil palm estate as being among the 4,000 video clips and photographs of Malay couples in various sexual acts, which can be accessed fro... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832588/ Wed, 14 May 2008 21:03:50 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14832588/ Thursday, May 15, 2008 Attempts to resolve the issue of the judges deposed on November 3 last year are continuing. In a new line of action, an offer to judges of the high courts, to take a fresh oat... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14827301/ Wed, 14 May 2008 19:19:24 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14827301/ Sometime in the middle of last month, a mail from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals landed in my inbox. It pointed out, interestingly, that while the mascot of the Indian railways is an ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14823923/ Wed, 14 May 2008 16:01:43 -0400 The Telegraph http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14823923/ ’s most popular programmes was rigged in favour of its two high-profile presenters — Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, popular known as Art and Dec — while the real winner was c... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14824513/ Wed, 14 May 2008 16:01:35 -0400 The Hindu http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14824513/ What is death? Let me reassure the reader. This is not a philosophical treatise. I will stick to mundane medical matters. The accepted definition of death till the 1960s was “the entire and co... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14824512/ Wed, 14 May 2008 16:01:35 -0400 The Hindu http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14824512/ Professionalism should entail that people should stick to their work profile and job description. Our airports may be in bad shape but people are seriously trying to improve them. http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14825698/ Wed, 14 May 2008 14:56:22 -0400 Times of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14825698/ KUALA LUMPUR: The Certificate of Legal Practice (CLP) will soon be scrapped in favour of the Common Bar Course (CBC) and Common Bar Exam (CBE), Law Minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim said. Citing that a stud... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14816445/ Wed, 14 May 2008 08:29:52 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14816445/ By Soraya Jamal KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Whenever a conversation switches to things like cosmetics and toiletries, one cannot help but think of products that improves a persons physical ap... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14811097/ Wed, 14 May 2008 05:46:01 -0400 Bernama http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14811097/ A Special Report By Nurul Halawati Azhari KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Sekinchan, among the leading paddy growing areas in Selangor, produces up to 13 metric tonnes of paddy per hectare. M... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14811098/ Wed, 14 May 2008 05:45:57 -0400 Bernama http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14811098/ Karina Soemarwoto, Leiden, The NetherlandsWith articles, opinions and other writings that have appeared in The Jakarta Post since National Education Day (May 2) and The Jakarta Post Weekender titled &... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14809963/ Wed, 14 May 2008 02:18:33 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14809963/ Rivandra Royono, JakartaPeople tend to see a problem from only one point of view: their own. This is especially true when a particular problem hurts them badly. When the price of paper increased a few... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14809964/ Wed, 14 May 2008 02:18:31 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14809964/ Ignatius Wibisono, JakartaWhen the demonstrations by the monks of Tibet erupted on March 10, 2008, leading to the violent repression by the Chinese military, why were there no comments from state lead... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14809965/ Wed, 14 May 2008 02:18:28 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14809965/ The excellent half-page `environmental' illustration on May 2, p. 6, of this newspaper prompts me to relate three relevant incidents. Last week, my wife and I went to see the magnificent documentary f... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14809966/ Wed, 14 May 2008 02:18:23 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14809966/ SHAH ALAM: A woman whose baby died shortly after being delivered at Kajang Hospital is suing the medical officer who attended to her for negligence. Noor Hidayu Hashim, 21, said in her suit that her b... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14809260/ Wed, 14 May 2008 01:42:03 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14809260/ MIRI: More than 300,000 people in northern Sarawak were hit by a freak storm carrying winds of up to 55kph. The incident happened between 8pm and 9pm yesterday throughout the coastal belt from Miri ci... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14809261/ Wed, 14 May 2008 01:41:52 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14809261/ EVEN without an increase in fuel prices, Malaysians must be prepared to tighten their belts since other local produce are likely to cost more. They will need to adjust their lifestyle or their pockets... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14806279/ Tue, 13 May 2008 22:33:34 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14806279/ I READ with disgust the news that South Korea purposely took advantage of the competition format. Their team manager Kim Jong-soo evidently admitted this. I was glued to the television to watch an exc... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14806277/ Tue, 13 May 2008 22:33:26 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14806277/ AS a mother, I want the Government to stop playing with the future of young Malaysians. English or Bahasa Malaysia, stick to it and then get brilliant teachers, lecturers and educators who are passion... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14806285/ Tue, 13 May 2008 22:33:23 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14806285/ I REFER to calls by Suhakam to make public the Royal Commission findings on the Lingam video clip. It would seem odd if the findings are not made available to the public without delay because that wou... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14806278/ Tue, 13 May 2008 22:33:20 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14806278/ PENANG: Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is naive, ignorant or merely playing politics, says Gerakan. Its vice-president Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan said that Lim seemed to be asking questions through the media... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14806283/ Tue, 13 May 2008 22:32:56 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14806283/ PETALING JAYA: Student Lim Sze Jian, believed to be a victim of a snatch theft, never regained consciousness until his death on Sunday. He had been in a coma for almost two years. His father Lim Guan ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14806282/ Tue, 13 May 2008 22:32:49 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14806282/ JOHOR BARU: The reading campaign here seems to be successful, judging from the high number of books borrowed from the Sultan Ismail Library here. But when it comes to honesty on the part of the borrow... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14806281/ Tue, 13 May 2008 22:32:34 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14806281/ SIX budding gymnasts will be vying for the four slots to represent Selangor in the rhythmic gymnastics competition at the Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Terengganu from May 31 to June 9. They are Elaine Ko... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14803117/ Tue, 13 May 2008 19:17:36 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14803117/ metro@thestar.com.my THE irregular schedules of the KTM Komuter train service coupled with huge commuter crowds are surely the bane of many who depend on the train service for transport. The trains of... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14803119/ Tue, 13 May 2008 19:17:42 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14803119/ SIGHTS AND SOUNDBy Xandria Ooi THE other day, my mum called to tell me that she and my fa-ther were considering buying two placements in a memorial park as their final resting place ''when the time co... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14803122/ Tue, 13 May 2008 19:17:33 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14803122/ State housing committee chairman Iskandar Abdul Samad confirmed that the proposal would be tabled at the exco meeting. Iskandar said from the feedback the state had obtained it was time to switch bulk... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14803121/ Tue, 13 May 2008 19:17:29 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14803121/ LONDON, May 13: Hot on the heels of the threat from killer keyboards in the office, a research has suggested that prolonged desk work could be potentially life-threatening with associated risk of deve... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14801105/ Tue, 13 May 2008 20:21:38 -0400 The Statesman http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14801105/ POLICE personnel have been urged to keep themselves physically fit to improve their work performance. Selangor chief police officer Deputy Comm Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said sports helped to develop phy... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14803120/ Tue, 13 May 2008 19:17:26 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14803120/ THEY came, they saw and they rocked. The Nokia Independent Artistes Club's (IAC) live debut attracted 800 music fans who turned up at Zouk KL last Saturday to check out a spread of independent homegro... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14803123/ Tue, 13 May 2008 19:17:24 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14803123/ It is a tutti frutti month at Museum Chinese Restaurant, The Legend Hotel Kuala Lumpur where dishes are given a fruity twist and is available on ala carte basis throughout May, from RM28++ per selecti... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14803124/ Tue, 13 May 2008 19:17:20 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14803124/ Crucial factor Distance from Burma has been a crucial factor in determining major players’ approach toward that country. The greater a state’s geographical distance from Burma, the more ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14798763/ Tue, 13 May 2008 16:54:46 -0400 The Hindu http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14798763/ The prices of essential articles and commodities have been rising over the last several months, and the life of the poor people, the common person and the middle classes has become miserable. The gove... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14798762/ Tue, 13 May 2008 16:54:46 -0400 The Hindu http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14798762/ So a style book there must be, to dictate, say, how certain words are to be spelt (or should I write spelled?). Are verbs to end in -ise or -ize, for example? There is excellent authority for both. Ar... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14798169/ Tue, 13 May 2008 16:54:50 -0400 The Telegraph http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14798169/ IPOH: An aspiring doctor had her dreams dashed when the Public Services Department (PSD) rejected her application to study medicine overseas. K. Kamine Devi, who scored 10 A1s in last year's SPM, said... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14790203/ Tue, 13 May 2008 09:05:08 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14790203/ By Muna Khalid NIBONG TEBAL, May 13 (Bernama) -- While most of the youths in Penang chose to work in the industrial sector that promised an easy life, Hamid Mat Desa, 27, chose a more difficult vo... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14783349/ Tue, 13 May 2008 06:10:13 -0400 Bernama http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14783349/ SHAH ALAM: Two Indonesian robbers were shot dead when they attacked police with parang shortly after they hijacked a lorry laden with copper wire worth RM300,000. Finding themselves cornered at a dead... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14785832/ Tue, 13 May 2008 03:48:26 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14785832/ Desi Anwar, JakartaShaking hands with and talking to one of the world's most successful men, Bill Gates, I half expected to feel awe at being at such close proximity with a living manifestation of the... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781873/ Tue, 13 May 2008 01:09:58 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781873/ I visited your country a couple of times in the mid 90s and found it not only immensely beautiful but also the atmosphere very tolerant and people very loving. The recent news of hatred toward the Ahm... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781871/ Tue, 13 May 2008 01:09:45 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781871/ I REFER to ‘Negri cuts down on tea breaks for staff’ (The Star, May 8). Negri Sembilan government servants can only take their morning tea breaks between 10am and 10.30am, lunch break from 1... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781261/ Tue, 13 May 2008 00:32:57 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781261/ Wiryono, BengkuluIn the last five decades, environmental awareness among people has increased worldwide, but the focus of attention has shifted from time to time. In the 1960s and 1970s, pollution got... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781874/ Tue, 13 May 2008 01:10:04 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781874/ KUALA TERENGGANU: A robber not only carted away cash and belongings but before that had the cheek to lie naked beside a woman whose house he'd broken into. The victim, a 36-year-old housewife, wrote i... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781263/ Tue, 13 May 2008 00:32:53 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781263/ Manchester United's 330 million fans across the world are relishing the club's 10th English Premier League title under manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Another party is being prepared as United turn their e... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781872/ Tue, 13 May 2008 01:09:53 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781872/ KUANTAN: The Malay songs of the 60s remain fresh despite the onset of the contemporary music scene which is largely monopolised by pop songs.. The Government, in ensuring that classical Malay songs ar... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781269/ Tue, 13 May 2008 00:32:36 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781269/ Oei Eng Goan, JakartaTo this date, it still remains a mystery as to who were behind the bloody riots in Jakarta in May 1998, when thousands of people looted and burned shops mostly owned by Chinese In... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781875/ Tue, 13 May 2008 01:10:06 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781875/ KOTA BARU: Kelantan PKR chairman Nik Mahmud Nik Hassan has decided to step down as state party head, signalling a possible rift between the PAS-led state government and its alliance partner. Nik Mahmu... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781266/ Tue, 13 May 2008 00:32:46 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781266/ KUALA TERENGGANU: About RM500,000 was spent to install Close Circuit Televisions (CCTVs) at Wisma Darul Iman, the Terengganu state assembly was told recently. State Education, Higher Learning, Science... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781270/ Tue, 13 May 2008 00:32:34 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781270/ KUALA LUMPUR: Sabah Barisan Nasional politicians became the focus of attention yesterday as they continued to claim that the Federal Government is not giving enough attention to the state. Their state... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781264/ Tue, 13 May 2008 00:32:49 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781264/ WITH the launch of the Kuala Lumpur wireless metropolitan project at the City Hall headquarters yesterday, the entire capital city will be covered by a wireless broadband access network in the near fu... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781271/ Tue, 13 May 2008 00:32:32 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781271/ PETALING JAYA: Former MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek claimed that many people had told him that his sex DVD was linked to the spy squad set up to oust those not favoured by the party le... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781265/ Tue, 13 May 2008 00:32:48 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781265/ I REFER to the report ‘Perak waiting for share of NCER funds’ (The Star, May 10). Perak is the latest state to adopt the Northern Corridor Implementation Agency Act 2008 and is now banking o... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781262/ Tue, 13 May 2008 00:32:55 -0400 The Star http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/14781262/