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Main - Malaysia - Housewife, 5 men accused of murdering lorry driver @ Thu May 09 2013 www.themalaysianinsider.com 3 TWEETS
PETALING JAYA, May 9 — A housewife and five unemployed men were charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with murdering a lorry driver last month. P. Sivagami, 29, is jointly accused with …
www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/housewife-5-men-accused-of-murdering-lorry-driver/
Main - Side Views - Why BN lost the urban votes — Hsu Dar Ren @ Thu May 09 2013 www.themalaysianinsider.com 1 TWEETS
MAY 9 — In an earlier article, by way of simple mathematics, I showed that in fact more non-Chinese Malaysians voted against BN than Chinese Malaysians in the just concluded 13th general election.…
www.themalaysianinsider.com/sideviews/article/why-bn-lost-the-urban-votes-hsu-dar-ren/
Main - World - Cleveland kidnap victims endured decade of isolation, rape, abuse @ Thu May 09 2013 www.themalaysianinsider.com 1 TWEETS
CLEVELAND, May 9 — Three young women newly freed from a decade-long kidnapping ordeal in Cleveland endured their captivity in the dungeon-like squalid confines of a house, where they were raped,…
Main - World - Pakistani prisoner dies in India after revenge beating @ Thu May 09 2013 www.themalaysianinsider.com 1 TWEETS
SRINAGAR, May 9 — A convicted Pakistani militant jailed in India died today in hospital after being beaten by another inmate in an apparent revenge attack for the death of an Indian spy prisoner,…
www.themalaysianinsider.com/world/article/pakistani-prisoner-dies-in-india-after-revenge-beating/
Main - Malaysia - Graft, clueless GLC chiefs behind NEP’s miserable failure, says Malay chamber @ Thu May 09 2013 www.themalaysianinsider.com 3 TWEETS
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — NEP-style affirmative action policies have failed because of corruption and weak implementation, said the country’s main Malay business group, as it pledged backing for…
Main - Malaysia - Gerakan not following MCA in rejecting all posts @ Thu May 09 2013 www.themalaysianinsider.com 1 TWEETS
IPOH, May 9 — Gerakan will not follow the MCA which rejected all posts in the government and closed all its service centres after its poor performance in the recent general election, said Gerakan…
www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/gerakan-not-following-mca-in-rejecting-all-posts/
Main - Technology - Galaxy S4 high on features but too low on storage, say first users @ Thu May 09 2013 www.themalaysianinsider.com 2 TWEETS
NEW YORK, May 9 — Early adopters are disappointed that the 16GB version of Samsung’s latest flagship phone only has around 8GB of usable storage once the device’s operating system and…
Main - Sports - Old Trafford set to give Ferguson emotional sendoff @ Thu May 09 2013 www.themalaysianinsider.com 1 TWEETS
LONDON, May 9 — Emotions will be running high at Old Trafford on Sunday for Alex Ferguson’s last home game as Manchester United manager with his retirement overshadowing the presentation of…
www.themalaysianinsider.com/sports/article/old-trafford-set-to-give-ferguson-emotional-sendoff/
Main - Technology - World’s first atomic pocket watch @ Thu May 09 2013 www.themalaysianinsider.com 1 TWEETS
LONDON, May 9 — Set for release at the end of the year, London-based watchmaker Hoptroff is creating the world’s first atomic pocket watch. Developed under the codename “Atom Heart…
www.themalaysianinsider.com/tech/article/worlds-first-atomic-pocket-watch/
Main - World - Bangladesh factory fire kills 8; collapse toll tops 900 @ Thu May 09 2013 www.themalaysianinsider.com 3 TWEETS
DHAKA, May 9 — Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said today, as the death toll from the collapse of…
www.themalaysianinsider.com/world/article/eight-killed-in-bangladesh-factory-fire/
Mobile - Malaysia - Sabah, Sarawak still BN’s ‘fixed deposit’ states @ Thu May 09 2013 www.themalaysianinsider.com 1 TWEETS
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Sabah and Sarawak delivered enough parliamentary seats to let Barisan Nasional (BN) win a simple majority in Sunday’s general election, an indication that the two states…
www.themalaysianinsider.com/mobile/malaysia/article/sabah-sarawak-still-bns-fixed-deposit-states/
Main - Travel - Jeans maker signs deal to restore Venice’s Rialto Bridge @ Thu May 09 2013 www.themalaysianinsider.com 1 TWEETS
ROME, May 9 — Italian jeans maker Diesel signed a deal with Venice city council on Tuesday to fund a €5 (RM20 million) project to restore and clean the floating city’s famous Rialto Bridge.…
www.themalaysianinsider.com/travel/article/jeans-maker-signs-deal-to-restore-venices-rialto-bridge/
Main - Malaysia - Investors relieved but worried about new concerns @ Thu May 09 2013 www.themalaysianinsider.com 1 TWEETS
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — It is back to business as usual while investments are likely to click higher now that the election overhang which has dampened Malaysia’s investment climate is out of…
www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/investors-relieved-but-worried-about-new-concerns/
Main - Malaysia - Public relations agency boycotts ‘Utusan’ for racist propaganda @ Wed May 08 2013 www.themalaysianinsider.com 1 TWEETS
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — A public relations agency has announced that it will boycott newspaper Utusan Malaysia for any media-related engagements in its stand against what it calls “racism-inciting…
Main - Malaysia - Protest, rally will not change GE13 result, says EC @ Wed May 08 2013 www.themalaysianinsider.com 1 TWEETS
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 —A protest or rally will not be able to change the result of 13th general election (GE13) or cause it to be held again, according to the Election Commission (EC). Chairman Tan…
www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/protest-rally-will-not-change-ge13-result-says-ec/
