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Saree Queen contest held in Malaysia

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

Ipoh (Malaysia), Oct 18 : Dinitha Ambiga, an undergraduate student, beat 11 other contestants to win the Miss Saree Queen 2010 (Perak) beauty pageant held here. Continue reading →

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Malaysia’s Zoos Exposed at Public Forum

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

Last week in Petaling Jaya, myZOO organized its first public forum on zoo animal welfare. The turnout could have been better, but those who attended knew exactly what they wanted to discuss and some were reporting live on Twitter for those unable to attend. The event was particularly important for two reasons – it was an introduction of sorts for myZOO, a newly formed coalition of non … Continue reading →

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Perak: Beautician burnt to death in car crash

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

IPOH (Oct 4, 2010): A beautician was burnt to death when a car driven by a male friend skidded and rammed a concrete wall before bursting into flames at the 196.4km North-South Expressway near Kerian yesterday. Continue reading →

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A rubber estate for my backyard

Posted on October 1, 2010 by

Living in a 950 sq ft apartment, how I miss the bungalow of my youth in the Rubber Research Institute Malaysia (RRIM) estate in Sungai Buloh that is slated for development. Continue reading →

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Releasing a giant white soft-shell turtle

Posted on September 14, 2010 by

A 15-year-old aboriginal teenager has given birth … A family was surprised to find a porcupine that we … Continue reading →

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Revitalised Tour de Langkawi to return to ten day format in 2011

Posted on August 26, 2010 by

Malaysian race will feature double mountain showdown, plus eight sprint stages Continue reading →

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On dangerous ground they steal

Posted on August 20, 2010 by

By Stephanie Sta Maria FMT EXCLUSIVE TAIPING: Kampung Jelai was once just another traditional Malay village tucked in Batu Kurau, an half-hour drive from Taiping, Perak. The residents were kind and generous folks. A decade ago, they extended their generosity to a man known only as KH who sought permission to begin sand-mining work in Sungai Jelai Continue reading →

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Heroic contributions

Posted on August 8, 2010 by

An extraordinary moment in Malayan history is recorded in a documentary film. Continue reading →

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Who makes a better opposition?

Posted on July 30, 2010 by

By Ding Jo-Ann THE last general election birthed a situation that was not common before 2008: the Barisan Nasional (BN) functioning as an opposition. Although the BN has been the opposition in Kelantan for many years, it was a completely new experience for them in Selangor, Penang, Perak and Kedah. Indeed, the blanket term opposition Continue reading →

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Comment on SUPP (SOAP) OPERA IN SIBU! by k1980

Posted on May 14, 2010 by

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,693973,00.html Many similarities can be found in bolehland Continue reading →

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