http://www.mycen.com.my/news/ Aggregated Malaysian News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:09:28 GMT ListGarden Program 1.3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/malay-mail-editor-charged-over-satirical-article/ A Malay Mail editor was charged in the Sessions Court here today with publishing false information, in what his lawyer said is the first time someone is being prosecuted for a satirical blog post... http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/malay-mail-editor-charged-over-satirical-article/ http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=51346 Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad is expected to get RM200 million for its prime land in Bangsar. It is still less than half the value for the 8ha property which was the former headquarters of Unilever... http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=51346 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/2/nation/6966777&sec=nation The blog of a 120-year-old Taoist temple here has become a victim of a cyber attack by a person claiming to be an Indonesian hacker... http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/2/nation/6966777&sec=nation http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/nep-policies-keeping-malays-poor-and-weak-say-analysts-politicians/ Analysts and politicians have hit out at Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for wanting an indefinite continuation of pro-Bumiputera New Economic Policy (NEP)-style policies... http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/nep-policies-keeping-malays-poor-and-weak-say-analysts-politicians/ http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/opinion/comment/9854-early-presidential-polls-in-mic On the surface, it all appears quiet on the MIC front. But the grassroots is abuzz with news of a possible early presidential election... http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/opinion/comment/9854-early-presidential-polls-in-mic http://edition.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/01/puppies.river.toss/#fbid=eiXYbtg8P0F&wom=false A video apparently showing a young woman throwing live puppies into a river has sparked outrage across the Internet... http://edition.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/01/puppies.river.toss/#fbid=eiXYbtg8P0F&wom=false http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/retailers-race-to-bid-on-carrefours-asian-assets/ At least four retailers from Europe and Asia are poised to submit first-round bids for Carrefour’s roughly $1 billion-worth of Southeast Asian assets... http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/retailers-race-to-bid-on-carrefours-asian-assets/ http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/mais-bars-teo-from-visiting-suraus-mosques-without-its-nod/ The Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) has warned Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching not to enter the prayer areas of any suraus or mosques in Selangor... http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/mais-bars-teo-from-visiting-suraus-mosques-without-its-nod/ http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=525559 Spending on foreign Visa-branded payment cards in Singapore jumped 38 per cent to S$154 million... http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=525559 http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/141664 Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan has not been given a third extension and will be replaced by his deputy Ismail Omar... http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/141664 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/1/nation/20100901184343&sec=nation A discipline teacher of a secondary school in Bukit Jambul who used racial slurs and vulgar words against five students has apologised for his actions... http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/1/nation/20100901184343&sec=nation http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/politics/pakatan-rakyat/9844-spy-cam-mb-sets-up-internal-task-force Insisting that a police report is not necessary, Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim has instead set up an internal task force to investigate the mysterious spy camera that was discovered at his office recently... http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/politics/pakatan-rakyat/9844-spy-cam-mb-sets-up-internal-task-force http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dbd9d486-b599-11df-a65e-00144feabdc0.html BP, the UK energy group, is selling stakes in two petrochemical production businesses to Petronas, the Malaysian state energy company, for US$363m in cash... http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dbd9d486-b599-11df-a65e-00144feabdc0.html http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/141583 In a rare move, the Selangor palace has temporarily stopped Dr Ling Liong Sik and Phang Oi Choo from using the Dato title bestowed on them by the sultan... http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/141583 http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/politics/sabah-and-sarawak/9811-supp-is-scared-of-taib The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) is in a quandary – should it continue to support Taib Mahmud as chief minister and the leader of the state Barisan Nasional... http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/politics/sabah-and-sarawak/9811-supp-is-scared-of-taib http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/1/nation/6954793&sec=nation Love will in the air in November when romantic pop duo Air Supply embarks on its 35th anniversary tour with three concerts in Malaysia... http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/1/nation/6954793&sec=nation http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/141577 The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has denied that it bowed to pressure from the Malaysian government in dropping its HARDtalk interview with infamous blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin... http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/141577 http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/in-jasin-a-school-for-pregnant-teens...-without-students/ The nation’s first school for pregnant teens — dreamt up by Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam— is slated to open its doors today, but the demand appears to have fallen short of the supply... http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/in-jasin-a-school-for-pregnant-teens...-without-students/ http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=51290 The man who was seriously wounded when a homemade bomb exploded in an apartment block in Desa Tun Razak, Cheras on Sunday died today at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital... http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=51290 http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=525266 Twenty-two unmarried Muslim couples were nabbed for khalwat (close poximity) in an operation carried out the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) in conjunction with the Merdeka celebration... http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=525266 http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/Ablazeofgloryat53rdnationaldaycelebration/Article/ It was a sight to behold, a sound to reckon with and a moment to cherish as intense patriotic spirit rose into the air and hung there as thousands of people joined the national leaders for the 53rd National Day celebration... http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/Ablazeofgloryat53rdnationaldaycelebration/Article/ http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/141559 Another allegation involving Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng purportedly slaughtering a sacrificial cow for the Muslim community has irked PAS, who said it was meant to destroy the party's relationship with its allies... http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/141559 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/31/nation/6948108&sec=nation ...He said that he has always invested in shares and unit trust funds and would now buy properties besides purchasing a house for himself and each of his family members... http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/31/nation/6948108&sec=nation http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/najib-resists-calls-for-crackdown/ The country marks its 53rd anniversary today amid a season of racially-charged controversies with Datuk Seri Najib Razak continuing to defy Umno pressure to forcibly end the race relations debate — for he worries it might lead to autocratic rule... http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/najib-resists-calls-for-crackdown/ http://www.thenutgraph.com/stocktaking-malaysia/ LAST year, the Merdeka Day spirit was dampened by the actions of the Shah Alam residents who used a severed cow head to protest the relocation of a Hindu temple to their largely Muslim neighbourhood... http://www.thenutgraph.com/stocktaking-malaysia/ http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=525130 Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the society should not allow the Malaysian way of life, which is based upon diversity and moderation, to be undermined by extreme attitudes which manifest themselves through racial and religious issues... http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=525130 http://www.tvsmith.my/smart-is-stupid/ ...You know those idiots who tailgate into the lane, the clueless who don't replace weak batteries, the thrifty who don't top up even when required and the careless who don't aim properly... http://www.tvsmith.my/smart-is-stupid/ http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HTPN300.htm Malaysia's airport operator said Monday a low-cost air terminal expected to be among the largest in the world will be delayed until mid-2012 and cost at least $150 million... http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HTPN300.htm http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/141464 Shrugging off attacks by Umno and Selangor religious authorities over her visit to a surau last week, Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching said she is emboldened... http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/141464 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/30/nation/20100830123412&sec=nation The BBC has cancelled its plan to have fugitive Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamarudin on its Hardtalk programme on Wednesday... http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/30/nation/20100830123412&sec=nation