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| Penang Umno reps (from left) Datuk Musa Sheikh Fadzir, Datuk Zainal Abidin Osman, Datuk Ahmad Ismail, Datuk Seri Rashid Abdullah and Datuk Azhar Ibrahim. Picture by Adib Zalkapli | ||
Penang Umno backs Ahmad Ismail
GEORGE TOWN Sept 5 - All 13 Umno divisions in Penang have backed Bukit Bendera Umno division chief Datuk Ahmad Ismail's decision not to apologise for calling the Chinese in Malaysia immigrants during the recent Permatang Pauh by-election campaign. |
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Opinions
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A wish for a better MerdekaSEPT 5 — Last week, as we do every year, we celebrated the anniversary of our independence (give or take a few years depending on how you view the East Malaysian question). As always, the Prime Minister of the day made a big deal of how this nation belongs to all of us.The Columnists Brian Yap Cheah Sin Ann Hafiz Noor Shams Hsu Dar Ren Joan Lau John Lee Jeremiah Mahadevan Jerome Martin K Anand Khalid Jaafar Leslie Lau Liew Chin Tong Nur Jazlan Ooi Kee Beng Paul Tan Zulkifli Sulong James Chin Vazeer Alam |
Malaysia
Business
Asian markets tumble after Wall Street sell-offTOKYO, Sept 5 — Asian stock markets plunged today after more bad news on the US economy, a vital export market, triggered a broad sell-off on Wall Street overnight. Disappointing... Read More |
Malaysia monitoring ringgit movement, Asian currencies fallPUTRAJAYA, Sept 5 — The government is closely monitoring the movement of the ringgit following the marked depreciation in Asian currencies amid a firmer dollar and concerns over a global... Read More |
EPF reins in overseas investmentsKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — The Employees Provident Fund says it will scale down its overseas investments to protect its capital as global financial markets continue tumbling. In an interview... Read More |
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Sports
Roddick loses, Federer advances NEW YORK , Sept 5 - Novak Djokovic heard what Andy Roddick said about him and didn't like it one bit. Still, as much motivation as Djokovic might have derived,... Read More |
Easy start for Europe’s World Cup contendersLONDON, Sept 5 — New coaches of England, Italy and Spain face relatively week opponents tomorrow when most European nations start qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. In his first... Read More |
Keegan quits Newscastle after seven monthsNEWCASTLE, Sept 5 — Kevin Keegan resigned yesterday as Newcastle manager, ending his second stint in charge of the Premier League club after only seven months. Following a 1-1-1 start... Read More |
World
Pop+Arts
Solange looking to emerge from sister Beyonce’s shadow NEW YORK — Solange Knowles turns out to be a little sensitive about using a certain b-word. No, not that b-word. This b-word: Beyonce. Read More |
‘Potter’ publisher looks to promote next big thing NEW YORK, Sept 9 — The US publisher of “Harry Potter” will premiere a highly ambitious series with a mystery ending for readers and a couple of puzzlers for the... Read More |
Young Jeezy gets political with his new CD NEW YORK — Young Jeezy may seem like an unlikely political commentator, given his status as a gangsta rapper. But on his new CD, “The Recession”, he talks about more... Read More |
Entertainment
Dynamic duo Griffin, Rickles paired for Emmy show LOS ANGELES, Sept 5 — Kathy Griffin, who shook up an Emmy ceremony last year with her rowdy acceptance speech, is bringing her act to this year’s prime-time awards show.... Read More |
Stars wish they were in Dorothy’s shoes NEW YORK, Sept 5 — It’s been 70 years since Judy Garland first clicked her ruby slippers in “The Wizard of Oz”, yet even the well-heeled celebrities who inhabit the... Read More |
Michael Moore to release new film online for free NEW YORK, Sept 5 — Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore will release his new film online and for free. The film, “Slacker Uprising”, follows Moore’s 62-city tour... Read More |
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