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- Kulai boy dishes out ready-to-eat Malaysian meals
Armed with marketing and business development skills gained from the fast-moving consumer goods sector, Liow Ren Jan today has realised his dreams of having his own brand. 'For a long time, I wanted to do things by myself. I seriously thought about it in
- Mahathir to attend Hiroshima peace ceremony
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has conveyed his intention to attend this years Aug. 6 Hiroshima peace ceremony to mark the 64th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city in 1945, city officials said Saturday. There is no record
- Polish shipyard sale pending:Qatari investment ban ...
The Himalayan Times - Saved Articles(s) The headlines has been added to your saved article(s) To View your saved article(s)please Click Here » AFP DOHA: Qatar's largest investment bank denied on Saturday that it had bought two Polish shipyards,
- Malaysia making bold changes in race-based policies
The economic downturn is allowing Malaysias leader to chip away at an affirmative action program for Malay Muslims that has been considered virtually untouchable in the past. Soon after taking office in April, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak
- FEATURE : Malaysias hashers keep up tradition
Oh shit! bellows the orthopedic surgeon as he emerges from the jungle, his face flushed and sweat dripping off his nose from running. Fucking life-saving! he shouts as he approaches one of the drinking stations that dot the staked-out running course. An
- Malaysia's flu A/H1N1 cases rise to 326
KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The total number of flu A/H1N1cases in Malaysia rose to 326 on Saturday as the authorities reported 35 new confirmed cases on the day. The Malaysian Health Ministry said that 11 of the 35 new cases were local transmitted
- The Angkor Wat of Malaysia
Large numbers of Singaporean faithfuls flock to Buddhist temples in Johor to pay homage, pray and make donations, and these donations have expedited the development of temples there. Thanks to the contribution of a Singaporean collector who is also a
- Integrity: What option for Malaysia?
THE UPSURGE of interest in integrity and ethics is not without a good reason. People all over the world have realized that human progress is unlikely to be sustainable without all of us adopting and embracing universal human values values that transcend
- Malaysia makes bold changes in race-based policies
The economic downturn is allowing Malaysia's leader to chip away at an affirmative action program for Malay Muslims that has been considered virtually untouchable in the past. Soon after taking office in April, Prime Minister Najib Razak scrapped a..
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Malaysia was created in 1963 through the merging of Malaya (independent in 1957) and the former British Singapore, both of which formed West Malaysia, and Sabah and Sarawak in north Borneo, which composed East Malaysia. The first three years of independence were marred by hostilities with Indonesia. Singapore separated from the union in 1965.
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Reuters - The U.S. pointman for sanctions on North Korea holds talks in Malaysia on Sunday, possibly on links banks have to the North's finances, while a report said Pyongyang may have shot mid-range missiles in a series fired on Saturday.
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