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Acco... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15983516/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:21:19 -0400 The Statesman http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15983516/ Benefits To Investors In Return For Nothing Santosh Kumar Banerjee In the wake of the debacle in the panchayat elections, the West Bengal government is set to withdraw the Land Reforms (Amendment)... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15983517/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:21:16 -0400 The Statesman http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15983517/ PEKAN: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has denied any involvement in private investigator P. Balasubramaniam's sudden retraction of his statutory declaration. Najib said, "I have no k... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15984320/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:40:34 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15984320/ KUALA LUMPUR: The nephew of private investigator P. Balasubramaniam has lodged a police report expressing worry that his uncle, aunt and their three young children have gone missing and been un-contac... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15984321/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:40:32 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15984321/ KUALA LUMPUR: The joint exercise by police and the armed forces should not be misconstrued as a threat to stifle peaceful assembly, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan. The exercise i... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15982502/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:28:59 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15982502/ TAIPING: Between 150 and 200 Malaysians have been refused entry when they arrived in Britain over the past few months, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar. He said this was because of a not... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15982501/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:28:57 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15982501/ Lloyd Axworthy, Winnipeg, CanadaOvershadowed by news of catastrophic food shortages in many parts of the world, natural disasters in Burma and China, and rising gas prices, was the release of a report... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15978498/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:46:59 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15978498/ From August this year, school textbooks will be available for students through the Internet. This is a commendable idea. When students can download their textbooks from one of the following Web addres... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15978501/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:46:54 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15978501/ I have been going to Malaysia for at least the past 18 years. It is an amazing country among the 44 countries that I have visited. I saw and witnessed Malaysia's physical and economical development si... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15978496/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:46:50 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15978496/ Setiono Sugiharto, JakartaIn his book A Theory of Justice, John Rawls, an American political philosopher, says that one of the principles of fairness is that institutions or practices must be just. Ra... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15978497/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:47:02 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15978497/ I always enjoy coming home in the afternoon, relaxing and reading The Jakarta Post to find out what is going on in this country. But I found my emotions on a real roller coaster after seeing the front... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15978500/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:46:46 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15978500/ July 01, p. 4While"strengthening social bonds" urges you to think harder about limited resources, using a public cemeterya common place in which people can gather easily - can be seen as a b... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15978499/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:46:41 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15978499/ Don't pay taxes, if the House of Representatives is the House of thieves. TOTOK Yogyakarta Indonesians support the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in dealing with corruption in the House, incl... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15978502/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:46:38 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15978502/ KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has ticked off the United States over an official's remarks on the Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sodomy allegation issue. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said he had writte... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15977716/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:53:30 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15977716/ , which was released in Washington DC last week, also depicted a “fragile” security environment in Afghanistan. The report anticipated that the “Taliban will also probably attempt to... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976213/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:43:34 -0400 The Hindu http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976213/ Nothing playing in the theatres in recent weeks can equal the real life, high-stake political drama now playing before our eyes. A murdered Mongolian woman who stubbornly refuses to fade away, a new s... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976321/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:02:31 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976321/ If the PAP cannot improve the lives of the middle class and the poor, it could face a crisis in the 2011 election. When the republic celebrates its national day next month with its traditional stirrin... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976328/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:02:26 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976328/ Sir, ~ The articles of Jagmohan (Perspective page), including the last one (20 June), are highly scholarly and thought provoking. His submission for a second renaissance to usher in an era of aberrati... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15975093/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:43:57 -0400 The Statesman http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15975093/ Shanghainese embrace Western cultures and live these as their own, as shown in their living patterns and thoughts. Not only do they still live and work in Western buildings built about a century ago b... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976327/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:02:24 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976327/ THE new rule of abolishing the 20-day interest free period on credit card transactions should only apply to new credit cards contracts and to all current holders upon the expiry date of their cards. I... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976330/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:02:16 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976330/ KUALA LUMPUR: Americk Singh Sidhu, the lawyer who had prepared the first statutory declaration for private investigator P. Balasubramaniam, is convinced his client was intimidated to retract his decla... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976326/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:02:06 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976326/ Incredible bribery in Incredible India The obsessive concern about the nuclear deal and the equal unconcern over the ballooning inflation have overshadowed the cesspool of corruption that plagues the... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15975094/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:43:52 -0400 The Statesman http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15975094/ A new IMF study that looked at the impact of soaring food and oil costs on the global economy echoes the grim findings of the United Nations and other world bodies. Although the deleterious consequenc... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976212/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:43:35 -0400 The Hindu http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976212/ Saturday, July 05, 2008 Unsurprisingly, Pakistan has slumped on the table of ratings for civil and political rights, included in the US-based freedom House's prestigious 'Freedom in the World Report... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15975327/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:54:02 -0400 The News http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15975327/ PHOTO: V.V. KRISHNAN AMITAV GHOSH AND THE "SEA OF POPPIES" : A man who knows he has a truly ripping yarn. A novel that is deeply and persuasively grounded in the great tradition of story-telling. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976214/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:43:33 -0400 The Hindu http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976214/ Is hard drinking the best thing one can do to enjoy the one life granted to us? Is the popular concept of wine, women and song the summing up of a good life? Certainly not. For one, it looks upon wome... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15975905/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:43:38 -0400 The Telegraph http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15975905/ IPOH: Kuala Kangsar MP Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz gets to keep her seat. The High Court here has dismissed an election petition against her and two others. Justice Zakaria Sam also dismissed with costs the ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976325/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:02:04 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976325/ KUALA LUMPUR: Barely 24 hours after making it public, private investigator P. Balasubramaniam has retracted the entire content of his statutory declaration that alleged police omitted vital informatio... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976324/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:02:01 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976324/ KUALA LUMPUR: Dialogue is a matter of national integration but the Malaysian education system does not inculcate the three pre-requisites for inter-religious cooperation and relations, said sociologis... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976322/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:01:57 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15976322/ PADI farmers in Sekinchan have been able to gain 15% additional yield with the use of a special equipment called a wave resonator. The metal resonator has been tested by four farmers and the results h... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974296/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:32:27 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974296/ THEY stayed in their seats this time and got the problem resolved. During the last meeting, the group of Section 19 residents had walked out when the discussion with Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974293/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:32:25 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974293/ DALILI Azahari was only 12 when she started pursuing her calling in life - to become a dancer. She left her family and friends behind in Langkawi, Kedah, and travelled all the way to Yogyakarta, Indon... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974295/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:32:23 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974295/ NEW YORK (AP) - The National Park Service is considering reopening Lady Liberty's crown for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to documents a congressman released on the U.... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974301/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:32:14 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974301/ THE recent call by the Government for its departments and agencies to reduce the number of events at hotels has hit the hotel industry badly. Although the measure was taken as part of efforts to cut e... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974299/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:32:35 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974299/ DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (AP) - Mark Martin will make one final effort to win the NASCAR championship that's eluded him the past 26 years by driving for storied Hendrick Motorsports next season. The 49-... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974291/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:32:10 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974291/ MALACCA: Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) Terendak at the Terendak Army Camp in Sungai Udang has provided excellent education for children of army personnel, said Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Wira Abu... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974294/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:32:21 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974294/ www.rainforestmusic-borneo.com Music in the Forest July 11-13 The Rainforest World Music Festival is back for its 11th year showcasing renowned musicians from all around the world. Tickets are availab... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974297/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:32:29 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974297/ EVEN after 27 years in business as a successful family restaurant, the management team of Jake's Charbroil Steak is not resting on its laurels. The restaurant has become a landmark in Medan Damansara,... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974298/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:32:33 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974298/ NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Fuel prices are soaring and credit markets tightening, but the super-rich are still lining up to pay tens of millions of dollars for mega yachts. The well-heeled buyers of the float... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974292/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:32:12 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974292/ KUALA TERENGGANU: The aroma of marinated chicken is in the air at the busy Jalan Air Jerneh in Kuala Terengganu almost daily during lunch hours. Chicken rice connoisseurs are not perturbed by traffic ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974302/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:32:09 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974302/ A FEW years ago, I visited this small place in England called Camden Town. It is located about 30 minutes away from central London by the tube, or the London Underground. While it is essentially a dis... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974300/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:32:19 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974300/ KUANTAN: The crowd attending the annual International AIDS Memorial Day at LKPIM building in Jalan Teluk Sisek here was treated to a set of entertaining events with the message: Never Give Up and Neve... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974303/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:32:07 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974303/ KOTA KINABALU: Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (JOAS) founding member Jannie Lasimbang was appointed to the United Nations Human Rights Council as one of five members of the Expert Mechanism On the Rig... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974304/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:32:03 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974304/ JOHOR BARU: Johor Baru City Council’s overall expenditure is expected to increase by RM500,000 next year due to the recent rise in prices. Mayor Datuk Mohd Naim Nasir said among the costs expecte... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974306/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:32:01 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15974306/ Yet, despite such progress, political parties continue to misread this generation. In a country where majority of the population is under the age of 35, the political establishment is unquestionabl... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15973048/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:22:38 -0400 Times of India http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15973048/ The fact that some people are waking up to the suffering and torture inflicted on our closest genetic cousins, the great apes, is a sign of emerging maturity. Spain is about to take the unprecedent... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15973049/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:22:33 -0400 Times of India http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15973049/ By S. Chandravathani KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Bernama) -- Being pregnant can be ranked as among the most exciting and challenging moments in a womans life, as the physical and hormonal changes bring f... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15968393/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:19:41 -0400 Bernama http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15968393/ By Esme Farhah Kazaruddin BUKIT FRASER, July 4 (Bernama) -- The tranquillity, the fresh and cool mountain air and the verdant foliage has made the hill station of Bukit Fraser (Fraser's Hill) a fav... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15968394/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:19:38 -0400 Bernama http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15968394/ PUTRAJAYA: New employees are more likely to get involved in accidents at their workplaces as compared to their senior colleagues. Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Noraini Ahmad said this was beca... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15967284/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:06:45 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15967284/ IHAVE to respond to CAP's letter on “Get the funicular train running again” (The Star, July 2). While I sympathise with the misery of, and inconvenience to, the people affected by the s... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965718/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:43 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965718/ WE refer to the report in The Star entitled “Najib: Attract locals with perks” (The Star, July 1). We understand that the Cabinet Committee on Foreign Workers had come up with a resolution f... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965725/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:24 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965725/ THE motor industry will suffer most from the recent increase in fuel prices, including manufacturers, distributors, car owners and even lenders. However, this will differ from group to group. The sect... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965717/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:45 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965717/ I REFER to the letter “New system robbing retirees of their monies” (The Star, July 1) and wish to lend my support to the writer. As a fellow retiree, I would like to urge the Government to ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965727/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:20 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965727/ I WISH to refer to the article “Poor views of delivery system” in The Star on Thursday. The report stated that the public impression of public service is even lower than its perception of co... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965726/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:26 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965726/ KUALA LUMPUR: Evidence allegedly linking Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to murdered Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu will be released in the next few days. “The next evidence will come in th... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965728/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:14 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965728/ I READ with much interest the recent suggestion put forward by a member of the Kuantan local council to have bicycle lanes to encourage people to cycle in times like these, (The Star, July 1). I want ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965723/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:17 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965723/ KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has declined comment on the latest allegations, which were contained in a statutory declaration, against his deputy, saying that the matte... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965729/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:03 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965729/ WE refer to your recent report “Commission to Improve Public Transport”, and we fully agree with Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat that a commission on public transport is urgently neede... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965720/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:38 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965720/ I WENT to the Penang State Education Department recently to seek advice on certain matters from a high-ranking officer. My superior was with me. The officer was not around. As we were about to leave, ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965722/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:31 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965722/ I WISH to respond to the letter by Dr M.A. Kumar of Tawau (The Star, July 1). I believe that similar slurs were experienced by kids of yesteryears, regardless whether they were Malays or Indians. Than... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965721/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:41 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965721/ I REFER to your news report: “Zeti: Rising prices may hurt spending, slow expansion” (The Star, July 1). While the general view expressed by Bank Negara was to ensure a “careful balance... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965719/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:34 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965719/ GEORGE TOWN: A man who claims he was declared a bankrupt for a car loan he never took is resorting to a desperate measure – he wants to sell his kidney. “I hope someone will buy my kidney at... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965731/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:25:55 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965731/ KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry will launch a campaign where office cafeterias prepare food with recommended calorie content to ensure Malaysians do not exceed their daily dietary needs. Minister Da... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965734/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:25:51 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965734/ KUALA LUMPUR: The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) collected RM716.1mil in penalty payments last year from taxpayers who committed offences related to their income tax returns, Deputy Finance Minister Datuk... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965735/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:25:48 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965735/ PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet has agreed that RapidKL implement a fare for stage buses according to zones as stipulated in the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (Rates of Fares) 2000. Board chairman Datuk M... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965733/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:25:46 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15965733/ Johannes Simbolon, JakartaThe world was left shocked again last week when the global oil price hit another record high of over US$140 per barrel. It has sparked worries that the price may continue to ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15962946/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:09:14 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15962946/ Iyan Nurmansyah, East Sussex, UKThere were two important points raised at the Second World Peace Forum (WPF) recently held by Muhammadiyah and the Cheng Ho Multi Culture Trust. The first was the state... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15962947/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:09:10 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15962947/ Al Makin, HeidelbergOver the past few weeks in Jakarta, politicians and religious leaders have been touting the role of religion in creating peace and dialogue. But over in Germany, particularly in Ma... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15962948/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:09:07 -0400 The Jakarta Post http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15962948/ By Seema Alavi, Permanent Black, Rs 695 When Akbar or Aurangzeb or for that matter any other Mughal nobleman fell ill, what kind of medical treatment did he receive? The answer is that they were pro... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15955355/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:58 -0400 The Telegraph http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15955355/ RESIDENTS of Bandar Utama 4 recently decided that they were no longer going to stay silent while more friends and neighbours fall victim to dengue. The BU4 Area Committee of the Bandar Utama Residents... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956374/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:25 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956374/ The title of this article could be continued: Will we be able to come back? It may take years to find an answer, but the search has already been launched. During the next month, the Institute of Bio-M... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956150/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:50 -0400 The Hindu http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956150/ MORE Malaysians are expected to visit Nepal this year, as the figure shows an increase of 44% compared to the same period last year. “For the first few months of this year, the arrival of tourist... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956373/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:27 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956373/ This hardly brings the narrative to its end though. On the contrary, it only brings it back to the beginning. On fiscal issues, New Delhi rigidly follows the line laid down by the Washington Consensus... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15955356/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:59 -0400 The Telegraph http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15955356/ The title of the Oscar-winning Hollywood blockbuster, No country for Old Men — the film is not exactly about old age — could well apply to Britain where old people say they feel like &#822... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956149/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:52 -0400 The Hindu http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956149/ Friday, July 04, 2008 It is barely three months into government and the coalition put together immediately after the February 18 election is threatening to fall apart. The PML-N remains out of the c... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15954075/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:26 -0400 The News http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15954075/ THE company that printed the contact phone numbers of the Petaling Jaya Utara elected representatives on the signboard it put up did not obtain permission to do so. Late last month, there were complai... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956370/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:29 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956370/ AFTER 40 solid years in the local entertainment scene, local group Alleycats performed for the first time at Istana Budaya (IB). “Not many groups have the opportunity to perform here. It’s t... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956371/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:30 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956371/ Sir, ~ With a view to improving the industrial growth of West Bengal and after getting assurances from the West Bengal Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation, we established our second unit... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15953660/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:18:05 -0400 The Statesman http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15953660/ AMIRRUL Ashraf Mohd Mislan, 21, emerged the winner of the Star Euro 2008 Spot-the-Ball Challenge Grand Finale held in conjunction with the Euro 2008 held in Austria and Switzerland last month. Amirrul... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956376/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:19 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956376/ Submitting to this nuclear deal is unbecoming and unfortunate — especially when it comes from a Prime Minister who is clean, fine and humane. http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956151/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:51 -0400 The Hindu http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956151/ KUALA TERENGGANU: Two thieves ran out of luck when they tried to hock exotic plants they had stolen from along the Sultan Mahmud bridge here. The buyer they approached was the one who had supplied the... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956377/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:14 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956377/ PETALING JAYA: Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau Tak Wah (pic) has been conferred the Justice of Peace (JP) award, Nanyang Siang Pau reported. The daily reported yesterday that the Hong Kong Government ann... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956378/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:11 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956378/ A WOODEN bridge in Kepong is causing inconvenience to the residents. The one-lane bridge was built over a huge drain, linking Jalan Api Api 1 in Taman Kepong and Jalan 5/32A in TSI Business Industrial... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956372/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:33 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956372/ KUCHING: Police shot dead three armed men, believed to be Indonesians, during a raid at a wooden hut in a secondary jungle in Sungai Bidut near Sibu. Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Shafie Ismail said a 20-man po... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956381/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:10 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956381/ KUALA LUMPUR: The Sikh community in Malaysia has become the latest party seeking to intervene in the suit by the Catholic Church over the use of the word “Allah.” The Malaysian Gurdwaras Cou... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956379/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:08 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956379/ NILAI: Malaysian Customs scored a major success when they seized 130kg of ketamine with a street value of RM10mil from a container in Port Klang on Wednesday. A manager of a shipping company based in ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956380/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:06 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956380/ SHAH ALAM: The sodomy allegations made against PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is a tactical move by him to politicise the matter and make it into an international issue. “It is also unfair ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956369/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:04 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956369/ PUTRAJAYA: PKR Youth wants Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan and Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail to be suspended pending investigations into their alleged abuse of power. PKR ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956368/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:02 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956368/ KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak should go on leave until allegations about his involvement in the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu are cleared, said DAP adviser ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956365/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:32:00 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956365/ PETALING JAYA: Lawyer Wong Kian Kheong said he will consult his client Abdul Razak Baginda on the statutory declaration made by the political analyst’s former private eye. He said this was after ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956367/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:31:58 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956367/ KUALA LUMPUR: PAS information chief Mahfuz Omar has gone where angels fear to tread and brought up the latest allegation by a private investigator against Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Ra... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956366/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:31:57 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15956366/ How many of the world's murderers are meat-eaters and how many are veggies? French philosopher Rousseau believed that meat-eaters are generally more cruel and ferocious than other men. English b... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15950913/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:11:51 -0400 Times of India http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15950913/ Yoga Vasishtha God has created the world in play, as it were. This is called Mahamaya, the Great Illusion. Therefore, one must take refuge in the Divine Mother, the Cosmic ... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15950915/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:11:48 -0400 Times of India http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15950915/ PETALING JAYA: Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda's private investigator P. Balasubramaniam says the police omitted information about the relationship between a senior politician and Mongolian murd... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944381/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:06:25 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944381/ KUALA LUMPUR: PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should not be reporting to Washington every time he faces a crisis in the country, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar. Describing Anwar a... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944382/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:06:22 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944382/ KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has never denied going to the Desa Damansara condominium here where his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan claimed he was sodomised, Internet news portal Mala... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944383/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:06:18 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944383/ SHAH ALAM: Members of the public have been advised to stay away from the Sunday rally being planned by the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes) to protest the recent fuel price hike as no permit has b... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944384/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:06:16 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944384/ Armed Forces to Work with the Police KUALA LUMPUR: The armed forces will be called in to assist police in maintaining public order if the security situation of the country warrants it, said Inspector-... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944387/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:05:59 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944387/ KUCHING: Preview shows will be held in Kuala Lumpur and here to give music lovers a taste of the annual Rainforest World Music Festival, which kicks off at the Sarawak Cultural Village near here on Ju... http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944385/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:05:57 -0400 The Star http://story.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/15944385/