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The Dress That Broke The Internet
Blue and black? Gold and white? It's a debate that still rages on. The stars weigh in! Plus, meet the woman who started the whole thing!
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Penang Umno man believed sacked after 1MDB complaint, report says
— File picKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — Umno’s Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan, the Penang Umno divisional leader who lodged a complaint against 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), may soon receive sacking orders from the ruling party, a report claimed today. According to news portal Malaysiakini, the Batu Kawan Umno deputy chief is unsure, however, of the news, which he said he received from his friends who heard it on TV3. Khairuddin also reportedly refused to speculate if his alleged sacking may be due to his 1MDB report. Penang Umno chief Datuk Zainal Abidin Osman, when contacted by the news portal, would neither confirm nor deny the news.
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Ridhuan, if this happens to your little girl would you fault her body for rape? ― Zhu Mohammad
FEBRUARY 27 ― Su-Lyn, I read your column and am outraged by Ridhuan Tee's comment that a woman's body on its own is an invitation to rape. Like a lot of kids at that age who are attached to their grandparents, I was to my grandfather on my father's side, who I think at that time was about 67 or so.
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‘AG has powers to commute death sentence'
This is to get around the Australian law preventing his extradition back home.
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Forbes: Daughters of Malaysian billionaires among most powerful Asian businesswomen
— Pic courtesy of YTL Community KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — The daughters of two Malaysian billionaires were among the dozens listed by Forbes as the most powerful female entrepreneurs in Asia. Tan Lei Cheng, daughter of IGB Corporation Berhad’s major shareholder Datuk Tan Chin Nam, and Ruth Yeoh, daughter of YTL Group chief Tan Sri Datuk Francis Yeoh were named in “Asia’s Power Women 2015” and “Asia’s Power Businesswomen, 2015: 12 To Watch” respectively.
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Was judge Hishamudin overlooked for promotion due to Ayer Molek case, asks DAP - The Malaysian Insider
The opposition party’s parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang said Chief Justice Tun Arifin Zakaria, as chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), should explain this. He also speculated that this could be a case of former Chief Justice Tun Eusoffe Chin exacting his final vengeance. "Is the Ayer Molek case one reason why Justice Hishamudin has been denied elevation to the Federal Court twice – a case of former CJ Eusoffe Chin exacting his final vengeance?
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Couple slammed for being rude to cop - In Other Media | The Star Online
A video uploaded by the couple on social media showed the female driver refusing to listen to the policeman who, she claimed, had ordered her to go to the station after he found her driving licence was expired. Netizens supported the policeman, saying he was merely doing his duty. Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) graduates from Chinese independent schools are encouraged to apply for places in teacher training institutes. The United Chinese School Teachers’ Association (Jiao Zong) chairman Ong Chiow Chuen said graduates interested to be primary school teachers should not miss the chances.
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Waiters from hell, customers from other planets - Nation | The Star Online
PETALING JAYA: “If you don’t like the taste of our food, don’t come here,” said a stall owner in a kopitiam in Taman Tun Dr Ismail. The owner, who wants to remain anonymous, was responding to a customer’s complaint that his meal was not up to his taste buds. Welcome to the world of service — where customers and waiters passionately trade barbs about how bad the other is. Waitress Karmila Zainudin, 27, said there were instances when customers cancelled their orders, claiming that the service was too slow.
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One worker killed, another injured at MRT construction site - The Malaysian Insider
The MRT line construction crew, and Fire and Rescue Department staff at the site of an accident that saw one worker killed and another injured at MRT Corp's Semantan site this afternoon.– The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, February 27, 2015..One Bangladeshi worker has died in an accident at the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp) construction line’s Semantan site in the capital today while another injured has been sent to hospital. In a statement, the MRT Corp said Rijaul Abdul Goni, 40, died on the spot while his compatriot identified as Shanaullah, 37, has been sent to Kuala Lumpur Hospital. It said a third worker identified as Rozlu Karim escaped injury. This will reveal the cause of death, and we will share this information once it is available”, said MRT Corp’s director of strategic communications & PR Amir Mahmood Razak.
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Najib says wouldn’t let 1MDB be used for personal gain
— File picKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib has expanded on his decision to take legal action against PAS’s Harakah Daily over a report linking his stepson to 1 Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), saying he would never allow public funds to be misused. Najib wrote on Facebook last night to say that while he accepts criticism as prime minister, he will not stand idly by when unfounded allegations are aimed at his family. “I would like to emphasise here that 1MDB is a strategic investment firm owned by the government of Malaysia, and I would never allow anyone to use or divert public funds for their personal gain,” Najib wrote.
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Ismail Sabri, Pasar Tani traders are neither stupid nor ignorant – TK Chua - The Malaysian Insider
A few days ago, Agriculture and Agri-based Industries Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob made a statement that the licences of Pasar Tani traders will not be renewed if they continue to buy from the middlemen by June. He said traders should instead buy directly from producers or Fama collection centres throughout the country. Threatening not to renew the traders’ licences will only make the supply situation worse if he is not careful. What assurances has he got that the prices charged by the producers/Fama collection centres and the final cost incurred by the traders will be more competitive compared with buying the supplies from the middlemen?
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Extremist threats worrying, must be curbed, says Muhyiddin - The Malaysian Insider
Putrajaya is worried about the recent signs of extremism, including threats to kill the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and blow up the courts, says Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He also said that it was evident that extremism was creeping into Malaysia, as seen from the number of Malaysians joining the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis). "Some of the Isis terrorists are our people as well, so this is a clear indication that it’s happening in Malaysia.
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Agong has last word on Anwar’s pardon, say lawyers
— Reuters picKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah is the final arbiter of Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s petition for a royal pardon, criminal lawyers have said. Although Anwar’s appeal will technically be decided by the Federal Territories Pardon Board, Tuanku Abdul Halim will be the one who decides whether or not the petition is granted. “(T)he other members of the (pardons) board serve a more advisory role,” lawyer Rajpal Singh, a former Bar Council Criminal Practice Committee chairman, told Malay Mail Online. Apart from the ruler, the pardons board includes Attorney General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail, Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor, and three other members appointed by the Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
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Najib’s rating dips further in latest survey
— File picKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s approval rating as prime minister fell again in the latest Merdeka Center survey, dropping four percentage points to 44 per cent in January. According to the independent pollster, the latest decline in Najib’s support was rooted in Malaysia’s lagging economy, as well as the impending implementation of a new consumption tax in April. “The negative sentiments were largely driven by economic factors, such as concerns over high cost of living, the general condition of the economy, as well as concerns over the impact of the upcoming implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the public,” Ibrahim Suffian, who heads Merdeka Center, said in a statement accompanying the survey results.
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Sultan of Johor pays visit to Singapore PM - Nation | The Star Online
The Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Sultan Iskandar and his family visited Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday, Mr Lee said. "Was honoured to host the Sultan of Johor and his family to tea yesterday," Mr Lee posted on Facebook on Friday. "Appreciate their thoughtful gesture to visit me, as they are busy preparing for the Sultan's coronation next month. Mr Lee was discharged from the Singapore General Hospital on Feb 18 after surgery to remove his prostate gland.
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20 richest M'sians: Mokhzani slides off list
KINIBIZ He suffers the biggest drop in the latest ranking released today.
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Extra 6pc in food bill will be from GST, mamak eateries tell consumers
― Picture by Choo Choy MayKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27— Mamak restaurants have been instructed against hiking the prices of their food and drinks once the Goods and Services Tax (GST) comes into effect on April 1, Indian Muslim (Mamak) Restaurant Association (Presma) president Noorul Hassan Saul Hameed has said. In an interview with Berita Harian, Noorul Hassan said the directive has been issued to all Presma members, and pledged that the mamak eateries throughout the country will abide by this decision.
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Kelly Clarkson Uttered Her First Real 'I Love You' To Husband
Kelly Clarkson saved her first "I love you" for her husband, Brandon Blackstock. "He was the first guy I… said it [to] – and wanted to say it," Kelly told "CBS Sunday Morning's" Tracy Smith. Kelly – who married Brandon in October 2013 – said she didn't think she'd ever find her fairytale romance.
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Islamic State must keep expanding to survive - financial report - World | The Star Online
International investigators said on Friday that in order for the Islamic State to remain financially viable it would have to further expand territory it controls in Iraq and Syria and take over more resources. The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said in a report that the Islamist group's need for large amounts of money to govern areas it has conquered meant it was uncertain how long it could finance its current level of activity. "In order to maintain its financial management and expenditures in areas where it operates, (Islamic State) must be able to seize additional territory in order to exploit resources," it said. The task force, which is made up of government officials from around the world who are combating money laundering, noted that the group had generated large amounts of money by appropriating oil fields and from criminal activity such as theft and extortion.
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Brahim’s Airline Catering and MAS ink settlement agreement
BAC, 70 per cent-owned by Brahim’s Holdings Bhd, is the exclusive in-flight caterer to MAS under a 25-year catering agreement expiring in 2028 at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Penang International Airport. In a statement, Brahim’s said among the salient terms of the SA is that, it would commence on Oct 1, 2014 and remain in force until a new catering agreement (NCA) is signed on or before March 31, 2015. BAC and MAS have also agreed to the full and final settlement of the monies withheld by the airline of RM94.03 million.
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