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DAP Youth raps Penang PAS Youth over I-Dance protest
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00The DAP Youth wing has criticised the Penang PAS Youth wing (DPP) for demonstrating against the I-Dance contest in the state.
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Landslide: 15 areas in Ampang at risk
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00The Selangor government has identified 15 areas within the Ampang area, including Bukit Antarabangsa, that is at risk from landslides.
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Penang to order two hillslope projects stopped
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00The state government will issue a stopwork order on two development projects in Tanjung Bungah as they involved the safety of people living near the hillslopes, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
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Major reshuffle in Sarawak local councils
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00More than half of the councillors in local authorities in Sarawak will be dropped in a major reshuffle exercise.
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By-election voters can check status via SMS
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00Kuala Terengganu voters who go to the ballot boxes for the Jan 17 by-election can check their status by sending an SMS.
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Unesco reps to visit George Town World Heritage Site
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00Two Unesco representatives will fly in later Sunday or on Monday to have a first-hand look at the ongoing development projects at the World Heritage Site in George Town, Penang, said Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal.
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Environmentalist concerned over paper mill expansion
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00A planned expansion of Sabah’s sole pulp and paper mill is causing concern among an environmental group here.
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Wan Ahmad Farid to quit as deputy minister
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh, the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election on Jan 17, is expected to resign as Deputy Home Minister and as a senator.
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Internet services disrupted until Dec 31
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) has reported a disruption in its Internet services due to circuit faults on the submarine cable network linking Malaysia and Europe, and said the services would be completely restored by Dec 31.
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‘Mistake’ to privatise IJN
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00The National Heart Institute (IJN) should not be privatised as it provides training to develop cardiac units in all Government hospitals by 2020, says the country’s most renowned cardio-thoracic surgeon.
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Mawi-Ekin wedding in JB telecast live on TV
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00Popular singer Mawi married Norashikin Rahmat, better known as Ekin, at the Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque in Johor Baru Saturday. The ceremony was telecast live on TV in the country.
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BN picks Wan Ahmad Farid
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00The job of defending the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary constituency on Jan 17 is now in the hands of Deputy Home Minister and Kuala Terengganu Umno division chief Senator Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh.
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Uncertain fate for victims with houses declared unsafe
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00The interim report on the Dec 6 Bukit Antarabangsa landslide was made public by the police yesterday, with 1,000 people being told that they cannot return to their homes.
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2,000 can return to their homes at Bukit Antarabangsa
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00Two-thirds of the more than 3,000 residents who had to evacuate from the landslide-hit area of Bukit Antarabangsa have been given the green light to return home.
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Occupants wary about moving back to their homes
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00Residents of Bukit Antarabangsa whose homes have been declared safe want a “clear assurance” before they move back into their homes.
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Residents’ expert panel to study report
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00The Bukit Antarabangsa Residents Action Committee has formed its own team of engineers and experts to look into the Public Works Department’s (PWD’s) preliminary report on the Dec 6 landslide.
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Khalid: We need to give people a more sensible answer
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00The Selangor Government will make the findings of the preliminary report on the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide public today.
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Nazri: National disaster law may be introduced
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00The Government may introduce a National Disaster Emergency Act to enable it to react swiftly and effectively during disasters, especially when they occur in opposition-held states, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz.
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Latiff: We’ll keep IJN as long as there are no alternatives
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00The Government has assured the people that it will not sell or privatise the National Heart Institute (IJN) as long as there are no alternatives which provide similar service, Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad said.
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Don’t hand over social duty to private sector, says Palanivel
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 20:00Since medical care for serious diseases is not affordable even for the middle-income group, the Government should not hand over the National Heart Institute (IJN) to the private sector, said MIC deputy president Datuk G. Palanivel.
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