MULTI-STREAM EDUCATION DUE TO HISTORICAL CIRCUMSTANCES, SAYS DPM
Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the multi-stream education system practiced in the country currently is due to historical circumstances which can only be changed if all ethnic groups are willing to accept and...
SEA Games-bound boxer beaten, slashed in Malaysia - media
Reuters India
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian boxer will miss the Southeast Asian Games after being beaten and slashed by about 20 men brandishing "Rambo knives and liquor bottles," according to local media. B. Perabagaran, 21, needed 50 stitches af...
Global warming threat for Asia financial hubs
Financial Times
... cities at risk include Jakarta and Manila, which rank equal second, Calcutta and Phnom Penh, which are equal third, Ho Chi Minh and Shanghai, equal fourth, Bangkok, fifth, and Kuala Lumpur, which ties with Hong Kong and Singapore for si...
Chinese, Malaysian leaders vow to further advance bilateral links
MalaysiaNews.net
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak agreed here on Wednesday to jointly advance their strategic and cooperative relations. Hu sa...
Chinese president concludes visit to Malaysia
MalaysiaNews.net
KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese President Hu Jintao ended his one-day visit to Malaysia and left Kuala Lumpur Wednesday, having met with the country's senior leaders and set an agenda for closer bilateral ties....
NST article implies I'm an American agent, says Anwar
The New Straits Times
KUALA LUMPUR: Six years after Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim filed a defamation suit against the New Straits Times Press Bhd (NSTP) over an article titled "Anwar's Link To US Lobbyist", he told the High Court today that the article implied that h...
Indonesian president in Malaysia to mend ties
YAHOO!
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrives in Malaysia on Wednesday for a visit aimed at smoothing over the latest spats between the neighbours, who have a history of troubled relations. Yudhoyono will be giv...
Indian cultural centre opened in Kuala Lumpur
Smash Hits.com
Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 6 (ANI): In a bid to promote Indian culture, the Indian High Commission in Malaysia has opened a cultural centre in Kuala Lumpur. The Star Online quoted Indian High Commissioner to Malaysia Ashok K. Kantha, as saying that...
Susilo arrives for two-day visit
star.com.my
The plane carrying Susilo and his wife Ani Yudhoyono arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) here at 1.35pm. Upon his appointment as president for a second term on Oct 20, Susilo had said that Malaysia was the first country...
Sedition trial of Malaysia blogger halted
Daily Oklahoman
KUALA LUMPUR , Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court on Wednesday temporarily halted the trial of a prominent anti-government blogger accused of sedition because authorities could not track him down. Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin went into hiding i...
No submarine ride for MPs
The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 – The country’s first submarine, KD Tunku Abdul Rahman, is attracting curiosity in the Dewan Rakyat, with a backbencher suggesting that members of parliament be allowed to take a ride inside the underwater craft. The su...
KUALA LUMPUR COMPOSITE INDEX FUTURES CONTRACT CLOSING: NOV 10
Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |CONTRACT| VOLUME | OPEN | OPEN | HIGH | LOW | LAST | SETTLE | |MONTHS | | INTEREST| | | | TRADED | PRC | |--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--...
Malaysia moves on Islamic fashion market
BBC Asia-Pacific
Fashion that adheres to Islamic rules is a largely untapped market and Malaysia is trying to position itself as the fashion capital for the Muslim world, says the BBC's Jennifer Pak in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia's moderate form of Islam allows ...
Transport Ministry clarifies purchase of trains
The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 – The Transport Ministry today clarified a media report about the purchase of DMU (diesel multiple unit) commuter trains, which was raised in Parliament yesterday. In a statement issued here, the ministry said what was ...