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Indira gets custody of daughter from Muslim husbandUPDATEDKUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — After a long-drawn out and bitter battle in the courts, kindergarten teacher M. Indira Gandhi was finally granted custody of her 22-month-old daughter, Prasana Diksa, at the Ipoh High Court today. >Read More |
Opinion
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Local elections: nuts and boltsMARCH 11 — Local elections bring retail politics into our lives. They give us power.And objections to it are self-defeating. |
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The ‘three Rs’ masterclassMARCH 11 — In the Champions’ League defenders have been facing a huge task in mastering the challenges presented by football’s three Rs — Robben, Ronaldo and Rooney. |
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Look back in angerMARCH 11 — The ruling elite should count themselves fortunate that we, citizens, still want to play by their rules. |
Malaysia
Najib to announce NEM in two stages UPDATED By Adib Zalkapli PUTRAJAYA, March 11 —Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today said the New Economic Model (NEM) will be announced in two stages, dismissing the speculation that it has ... Read More |
NEM to get public feedback first By Lee Wei Lian KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The New Economic Model (NEM) will be put on public display so that the public can offer their feedback said Second ... Read More |
Ex-Sarawak CM says Kelantan has no right to oil royalty By Leslie LauExecutive EditorKUCHING, March 11 — Tun Abdul Rahman Yakub, who was Sarawak Chief Minister when the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) came into force in 1974, has thrown his ... Read More |
Kelantan ineligible as Emergency Ordinance still in forceKUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Kelantan is not entitled to claim oil royalty outside its territorial waters because the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 1969 is still enforced, said a law ... Read More |
More improvements can be expected from Pemudah, says Najib By Adib Zalkapli PUTRAJAYA, March 11 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today declared that the Special Taskforce to Facilitate Business (Pemudah) has exceeded his expectations in improving the ea... Read More |
Husni denies speculation that GST will be scrappedBy Lee Wei Lian KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Haji Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah (picture) dismissed speculation that the proposal to implement the goods and ... Read More |
Police action shows Umno ‘desperate’, says Anwar UPDATED By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani PETALING JAYA, March 11 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today charged that the Umno-led Barisan Nasional are showing signs of desperation by using ... Read More |
Rahman Yakub silent on why Terengganu gets oil royalty By Leslie Lau, Executive Editor KUCHING, March 11 — Despite arguing that Kelantan was not entitled to oil royalty claims, Tun Abdul Rahman Yakub, the Sarawak Chief Minister when the Pe... Read More |
Independent MPs welcomed to contribute, says NajibBy Adib Zalkapli PUTRAJAYA, March 11 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak has offered independent MPs a chance to contribute to Barisan Nasional (BN), but he remained silent about whether they would ... Read More |
Manohara ordered to pay Kelantan prince RM6mKUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Indonesian model Manohara Odelia Pinot and her mother were ordered by the High Court here today to pay RM6 million in damages to her husband, ... Read More |
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World
Three shot dead, burned in restive Thai south PATTANI, Thailand, March 11 — Unknown assailants shot dead three people and burned their bodies in Thailand’s predominantly Muslim deep south, police said today. The victims, who were all Buddhist technicians ... Read More |
Myanmar lets Suu Kyi’s party reopen regional offices YANGON, March 11 — Myanmar’s military government has allowed the party of detained Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to reopen regional branch offices that have been closed since May ... Read More |
Angry China blasts Dalai Lama’s latest speech BEIJING, March 11 — Chinese officials have reacted with anger to a speech by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in which he said Buddhists were living in prison-like ... Read More |
World’s mega-rich adding wealth, Carlos Slim No 1 NEW YORK, March 11 — Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim (picture) is the world’s richest person, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, as the wealth of the world’s billionaires ... Read More |
Gates, in Riyadh, seeks Saudi help on Iran sanctions RIYADH, March 11 — US Defence Secretary Robert Gates asked Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah for support lobbying for UN sanctions against Iran today and discussed ways to boost the kingdom’s ... Read More |
Arab League chief says Mideast talks off CAIRO, March 11 — Arab League chief Amr Moussa said today that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had told him he would not enter indirect talks with Israel. The about-turn puts on ... Read More |
German Catholic sex abuse scandals draw link to pope PARIS, March 10 — In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus says that if anyone leads innocent children to sin, “it would be better for him to have a great millstone hu... Read More |
First Iraq vote results expected tomorrow BAGHDAD, March 10 — Preliminary results of Iraq’s parliamentary election, a vote seen as a litmus test of its young democracy, are likely to be released by tomorrow, a United ... Read More |
Gunmen in Pakistan singled out aid workers OGHI, March 10 — The gunmen who attacked the office of a US-based, Christian aid agency in Pakistan today singled out staff members before killing six of them, survivors said. About ... Read More |
Thai protesters say security law won't deter them BANGKOK, March 10 — Supporters of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra said today a special security law would not stop them protesting peacefully at the weekend, as the government warned ... Read More |
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Sports
Comeback queen Henin eases to Indian Wells win INDIAN WELLS, California, March 11 — Former world number one Justine Henin continued her fairytale comeback with a 6-2 6-2 demolition of Slovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova in the first round of ... Read More |
Rooney and Park take the plaudits after Man United’s 4-0 win MANCHESTER, March 11 — Alex Ferguson paid his expected tribute to two-goal Wayne Rooney after Manchester United’s 4-0 thrashing of AC Milan last night but also had special praise for ... Read More |
Lyon dump Real Madrid out of Champions League MADRID, March 11 — Real Madrid failed to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals for the sixth straight season when Olympique Lyon dumped the Spaniards out 2-1 on aggregate last ... Read More |
Senna determined to enjoy his F1 debut MANAMA, March 11 — Bruno Senna feared up until last week that his Formula One debut might not happen in Bahrain on Sunday but now he is determined to enjoy ... Read More |
Capello: Semis or bust ABU DHABI, March 10 — England manager Fabio Capello has set his team a minimum target of reaching the World Cup semi-finals in South Africa this year. Capello (left), whose team ... Read More |
Chong Wei eases through in All England BIRMINGHAM, March 10 — World number one Lee Chong Wei eased into the second round of the All England badminton championships today with a 21-15 21-16 victory over unseeded Indian ... Read More |
Optimist Ronaldinho eyes next two World Cups RIO DE JANEIRO, March 10 — Ronaldinho is confident of a securing place in Brazil’s World Cup squad despite coach Dunga’s apparent dismissal of the forward as part of his ... Read More |
Schumacher raring to go MANAMA, March 10 — Michael Schumacher is raring to go racing again, and the rest of Formula One is just as keen to have him back. One of four world champions ... Read More |
Ribery future still open as Bayern progress in Europe BERLIN, March 10 — Bayern Munich playmaker Franck Ribery’s decision whether to leave the side or not was made a little more difficult after the Germans squeezed into the Champions ... Read More |
Woods practice reports set tour tongues wagging MIAMI, March 10 — Media reports that Tiger Woods is working with his swing coach Hank Haney have leading golfers talking of a possible return to action for the world ... Read More |
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Business
Traders stop petrol supply to Iran TEHRAN, March 11 — Leading global oil traders have begun to stop supplying petrol to Iran, a clear sign of adherence to Washington’s efforts to persuade companies not to sell ... Read More |
Robert Kuok is world’s 33rd richest man By Lee Wei Lian KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Malaysia had the most number of billionaires among South East Asian countries according to Forbes magazine latest list of the world’s billionaires ... Read More |
BP to pay Devon US$7b for Brazil, GOM, Azeri fieldsLONDON, March 11 — London-based oil major BP has agreed to buy Brazilian, Azeri and Gulf of Mexico assets from Devon Energy for US$7 billion (RM23.26 billion), as the US ... Read More |
Indonesia’s Pertamina may miss 2010 crude targetJAKARTA, March 11 — Indonesia’s state oil firm Pertamina may miss its crude oil production target of 190,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2010 if a new environmental law is ... Read More |
Malaysia Jan factory output annual rise at 6-year highKUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Malaysian industrial production rose 12.7 per cent in January from a year earlier, its fastest growth pace since March 2004 and beating market expectations for ... Read More |
Teh Botol Sosro founder dies at 77 JAKARTA, March 11 — The founder of Indonesia’s iconic Teh Botol Sosro tea, Soetjipto Sosrodjojo, passed away yesterday. Pak Tjipto died at Mitra Kelapa Gading Hospital in North Jakarta. He was ... Read More |
New Gemas-Hat Yai route to boost tourism KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Realising the potential of railway travel in boosting the country’s tourism sector, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) unveiled its Ekspres Langkawi Gemas-Hat Yai service early ... Read More |
Singapore targets consumers with optimism SINGAPORE, March 11 — Singapore has unveiled a new global tourism platform, promising to create an experience centred around its visitors. The country unveiled YourSingapore March 5, a new national tourism ... Read More |
Motorola, Microsoft in deal to put Bing on phones NEW YORK, March 11 — Motorola Inc has reached a deal with Microsoft Corp that will put Bing search and mapping services on its phones that use Google’s Android operating ... Read More |
China begins regulating financing guarantee firms SHANGHAI, March 11 — China’s banking regulator and six other departments have issued temporary rules to regulate the country’s financing guarantee firms, which sprang up in response to the huge ... Read More |
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Opinion
Local elections: nuts and boltsMARCH 11 — They bring retail politics into our lives. They give us power. After all the ruminations and posturing by the present government of Malaysia, their objections to local elections ... Read More |
Look back in angerMARCH 11 — Cheras is, at the best of times, ugly. I can’t think of a word that better captures the essence of this district of the Klang Valley. Typical of cities ... Read More |
The ‘three Rs’ masterclassMARCH 11 — Traditionally, the basic pillars of teaching in British schools are the three Rs of reading, writing and arithmetic (never mind the fact that only one of them ... Read More |
Lipstick jihadMARCH 10 — Reading “Let These Women Pray” made me wonder: has ‘Islamic feminism’ come to this? I am not unsympathetic to these women’s demands for a bigger and more comfortable ... Read More |
Shifting through the post-tsunami debrisMARCH 10 — It’s hard to believe that it has been two years since the tsunami that was Pilihanraya Umum ke 12 (PRU12) hit us on 8th March 2008 and ... Read More |
Love pillows and friendshipMARCH 10 — Do you have a Facebook account? If you don’t, then I’m sorry, you’re just not that cool. Facebook to the current society is like the air that ... Read More |
Two years on, and here’s what we knowMARCH 9 — When writing about politics and Malaysian society in general, it truly helps to have some alcohol available just to make everything have a lick of sense, because ... Read More |
The rhetoric of oppressionMARCH 9 — Umberto Eco, in his article, The Wolf and the Lamb — The Rhetoric of Oppression (from which the title to this article is borrowed), posits that often ... Read More |
Sex education and the culture of confusionMARCH 9 — At work, my computer’s homepage automatically shows the Top Ten most read articles from The Star. I have noticed a pattern in these articles: the majority deal with ... Read More |
Tee Keat kena tikam9 MAC — Beliau mungkin dilihat sebagai satu-satunya pemimpin tertinggi MCA yang kurang disenangi oleh sesetengah pihak kerana ketegasan, kelantangan serta kejujurannya dalam memperjuangkan sesuatu isu hinggakan ia melampaui norma-norma ... Read More |
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Showbiz
Hilary Duff to write young adult book series NEW YORK, March 11 — American actress and singer Hilary Duff (picture) is set to publish a series of young adult novels, announced publisher Simon & Schuster on March 9. ... Read More |
Ralph Fiennes filming ‘Coriolanus’ in Serbia BELGRADE, March 11 — After two years struggling to win funding amid the global financial crisis, actor Ralph Fiennes (picture) said yesterday he would start filming his directorial debut of ... Read More |
Global movie box office nears RM100b in 2009 LOS ANGELES, March 11 — Global movie ticket sales hit $29.9 billion last year, up 7.6 percent, with the most growth in the Asia Pacific region, the leading U.S. movie ... Read More |
Corey Haim dies of overdose LOS ANGELES, March 11 — Corey Haim (picture), a Hollywood teen star of the 1980s who became as famous for his struggles with substance abuse as his acting, died in ... Read More |
Royal Opera to stage Anna Nicole Smith story LONDON, March 10 — Britain’s Royal Opera will stage the world premiere next year of “Anna Nicole”, a work about the life of former Playboy model, actress and tabloid favourite ... Read More |
Phantom sequel a ‘shadow of the original’ LONDON, March 10 — Comparisons with the original were inevitable when Andrew Lloyd Webber decided to write a sequel to his record-breaking musical “Phantom of the Opera”. After last night’s world ... Read More |
Lindsay Lohan sues over ‘milkaholic’ E*Trade ad NEW YORK, March 10 — How much is the name “Lindsay” worth? Apparently US$100 million (RM340 million) to Lindsay Lohan. Actress Lohan, who has battled drug and alcohol addiction, has sued ... Read More |
German man jailed for blackmailing Cindy Crawford BERLIN, March 10 — A man was sentenced to two years in jail by a court in southern Germany yesterday for trying to extort US$100,000 (RM340,000) from former supermodel Cindy ... Read More |
Michelle Obama’s ball gown makes museum debut WASHINGTON, March 10 — First Lady Michelle Obama bowed to tradition yesterday and donated the dazzling ball gown she wore for her husband’s presidential inauguration last January to the Smithsonian ... Read More |
Accused Letterman extortionist pleads guilty NEW YORK, March 10 — A television producer pleaded guilty yesterday to trying to extort US$2 million (RM6.66 million) from US talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal ... Read More |
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