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KL traders plan two-day protest outside Ambiga’s house

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — A new group of traders based in the city now want to hold a two-day protest in front of Datuk Amibga Sreenevasan’s house over the loss of income due to the chaotic April 28 rally, despite previous protestors calling off further events at the Bersih chief’s home.
Bernama reported that 60 petty traders are planning to ... Read More
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Malaysia

Sabah illegals RCI must be given powers to act, says panel

By Ida Lim
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — A bipartisan roundtable has urged that the proposed Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants being given citizenship in Sabah be given power ... Read More

Despite calls to reconsider, PAS president to drop out of polls

By Lisa J. Ariffin
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has insisted he will not run in the upcoming general election despite earlier reports that PAS had convinced its president to ... Read More

RM101.5m to spruce up DBKL’s low-cost flats, says Nong Chik

By Ida Lim
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — An estimated RM101.5 million will be spent to maintain Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) low-cost flats, the federal territories minister said today.“Based on ... Read More

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Business

Buyers beware in London property rush

LONDON, May 20 — When Hong Kong businessman Mr He paid a £35,000 (RM175,000) deposit on a four-bedroom apartment in Britain, he believed it was a 40-minute walk from central ... Read More

Germany’s Schaeuble says up to Greece to avoid euro exit

BERLIN, May 20 — German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Greece’s exit from the euro zone could definitely be prevented but that it was up to Greece to abide by its ... Read More

World leaders back Greece, vow to combat financial turmoil

CAMP DAVID, May 20 — World leaders backed keeping Greece in the euro zone on Saturday and vowed to take all steps necessary to combat financial turmoil while revitalising a global ... Read More

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World

Lockerbie bomber Megrahi has died in Libya, says brother

TRIPOLI, May 20 — The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland that killed 270 ... Read More

Italy quake kills five, damages historic buildings

SANT’ AGOSTINO, May 20 — A strong earthquake in northern Italy killed five people, injured dozens and damaged historic buildings including a famed ... Read More

Sports

Chelsea and City triumphs could signal new era

MUNICH, May 20 — Chelsea’s late surge to glory, which saw them crowned European champions yesterday, means that two of the richest clubs in England ... Read More

Bayern still waiting to crown ‘golden generation’

MUNICH, May 20 — Another Champions League final another defeat, time is running out for Bayern Munich’s home-grown talent to claim the top prize in ... Read More

Technology

Apple, Samsung CEOs head to court-ordered play date

SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 — The chiefs of Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd are used to running the show at their global tech empires, but they ... Read More

Google says has China’s nod for Motorola deal

BEIJING, May 20 — Google said yesterday that Chinese authorities have approved its US$12.5 billion (RM37.5 billion) purchase of Motorola Mobility ... Read More

Features

Medical tourism sets pulses racing

BERLIN, May 20 — From liposuction in Athens to an eye operation in Dubai, the lucrative market in medical tourism is on the up, tempting ever more ... Read More

Fitness can fight high blood pressure genes

SOUTH CAROLINA, May 20 — If high blood pressure runs in your family, a new study suggests you can turn your odds around by keeping physically fit. A ... Read More

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Food

France to try to woo Chinese oenophiles beyond Bordeaux

PARIS, May 20 — It may take a lot of wining and dining, but the French government has launched a three-year marketing campaign in Beijing this month ... Read More

California chefs in stew over foie gras ban

SANTA MONICA, May 19 – A simmering row between animal rights campaigners and a handful of California’s top chefs is coming to the boil, ahead of a ... Read More

Drive

Fiat’s Elkann gets behind the wheel for Mille Miglia

BRESCIA, May 18 — John Elkann, the media-shy chairman of one of the world’s biggest car companies, got behind the wheel and demonstrated his driving ... Read More

Zero Motorcycles takes electric biking award

BRUSSELS, May 16 — The Zero S electric motorbike has been named eMotorbike of the year.In another piece of good news for its manufacturer, Zero ... Read More

Showbiz

Kanye West to debut short film ‘Cruel Summer’ at Cannes

CANNES, May 20 — Hip hop artist Kanye West will debut his short film ‘Cruel Summer’ on May 23 at this year’s Cannes Film Festival it was announced on ... Read More

Filipino Christian conservatives denounce Lady Gaga concert

MANILA, May 19 — Conservative Christian groups in the Philippines today marched near a shopping mall to demand the cancellation of Lady Gaga’s two ... Read More

Books

UK library acquires key early gospel for RM42 million

LONDON, May 18 — A seventh-century gospel discovered in a saint’s coffin more than 900 years ago, and the oldest European book to survive fully ... Read More

Poe letter to ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ author sells for RM492,000

NEW YORK, May 18 — A one-page 1837 letter from the writer Edgar Allan Poe to the editor of a popular women’s magazine has been sold for US$164,000 ... Read More