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Top court demands reform of Germany's dole system
BERLIN: Germany’s top court ruled Tuesday the country’s dole benefits system for its poorest citizens was unconstitutional, a ...

Govt approves foreign worker applications due to economic recovery - Subramaniam
NILAI: The government's decision to approve 100,000 applications from new foreign workers to work in the country over the past five months was ...

Penang police cripple credit card syndicate
PENANG: Penang police have detained five people, including two women, believed to be members of a credit card fraud syndicate, in an operation ...

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UMNO sets up public complaints unit
ALOR SETAR: Members of the public can now lodge complaints with the Kedah Umno Public Complaints and Customer unit.
Anxious wait at Palace of Justice
PUTRAJAYA: Police place barricades to divide the 300-strong crowd.
BN leaders welcome court's decision on Perak MB
KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders today welcomed the Federal Court's decision to retain Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir as Perak ...
No escape for hostile witnesses, warns MACC panel
KUALA LUMPUR: Three high profile cases last year, investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, were jeopardised after main prosecution ...
Ironman Langkawi 2010 expected to generate RM30 million
LANGKAWI: The Ironman Langkawi 2010 competition here is expected to generate RM30 million for the tourism industry given that there will be ...
Zambry is rightful Perak MB
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir is the rightful Perak Menteri Besar as his appointment by the Sultan is constitutional, rules the Federal ...
national
Charged with killing father
KUALA TERENGGANU: A 20-year-old boat builder was charged at the magistrate's court yesterday with murdering his father last week while the ...
It's a huge loss to the state, says CM
MALACCA: "I thought I would go first but what can I say, God loves him more," said Ghazali Johari, the father of Suhaimi Ghazali who was ...
Loud bang, then an explosion
SEREMBAN: The managing director of a herbal company and his family of five were killed when their car smashed into a stalled lorry at Km252 ...
Student Sharmeen wins crown
GEORGE TOWN: Mass communications student Sharmeen Looi Mee Leng was crowned Miss Penang Times Square here on Sunday night.
Jail, rotan for sex with minor
KANGAR: A father of three was sentenced by the Sessions Court yesterday to 15 years' jail and six strokes of the rotan for having sex with an ...
Villagers want road repaired
PASIR MAS: A collapsed embankment in Kampung Peng- kalan Pasir here, is causing anxiety to villagers about the safety of their houses.
Truth about RM12m project laid bare
LUBOK ANTU: Is this another case of misappropriation of federal funds in the state?
Fined for pirated DVDs
KUANTAN: A man was yesterday charged with possessing 24 pirated DVDs, including 17 pornographic copies, an offence punishable by fine of up to ...
Three claim trial over fire incidents at churches, school
TAIPING: Three of four men charged last week with causing mischief by fire at two churches and a school here have claimed trial.
Bloodstain on bedsheet 'matches maid's blood'
SHAH ALAM: The DNA profile of the bloodstain found on a bedsheet was the same as Muntik Bani's, the Indonesian maid who died from abuse in ...
sport
Women woefully off target
THE performance of the national women recurve archers is increasingly becoming a cause for concern after none made the quarter-finals of the Asian ...
Johor seek to break winless run against T-Team
WINLESS Johor will be looking for a change of fortune when they face Terengganu's T-Team in a Super League match at the Larkin Stadium today -- a ...
Coaching committee finally finds its feet
ONE would expect hockey to be the topic of conversation when a group of coaches, managers, officials and fans met recently.
Zaquan out to make up for lost time
NEGRI Sembilan striker Mohd Zaquan Adha Razak is ready to terrorise defenders again in the Super League.
South Africa sniff win over India
NAGPUR (India): South Africa were eyeing victory after Dale Steyn picked a career-best 7-51 to trigger a dramatic India collapse on the third day ...
Lotus F1 undeterred by negative comments
SPECULATION fills the scene as Lotus F1 Racing prepare for the much awaited launch of their car in London on Friday, but chief executive officer Riad ...
Strong turnout expected at tournament
THE third Berjaya Sompo KL Amateur Men and Ladies Open golf tournament will tee off at the Bukit Jalil Golf and Country Club on Feb 24.
Justine stays out of appearnce fee, Maria to decide soon
AUSTRALIAN Open finalist Justine Henin has decided not to participate in the US$250,000 (RM774,000) Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Malaysian International ...
Not a good sign for team
LEE Chong Wei maintaining his unbeaten record in the National Grand Prix Finals is nothing new but the ease by which he achieved his victories will ...
Kwong Beng eyes Thomas Cup launchpad
CHAN Kwong Beng, after his bitter experience in the team event of the 2007 Korat Sea Games, has become a stronger player and wants another team ...
columns
UMAPAGAN AMPIKAIPAKAN
No room for self-indulgence in modern journalism
IN Miami and the Siege of Chicago, Norman Mailer's definitional account of the Republican and Democratic conventions of 1968, there is a reprint of a ...
SYED NADZRI
PKR ebbs as Anwar plays Mr Nice Guy
THE mood and morale in Parti Keadilan Rakyat now is so low that a third of its 69 elected representatives, it seems, don't care two hoots about what ...
VIKAS BAJAJ and KEITH BRADSHER
Asia sails smoothly through debt traps
While Asia is showing resilience in the face of recession, investors are alarmed about Greek, Spanish and Portuguese indebtedness, which highlights ...
EDITORIAL
Follow-up treatment
THE fact that more than 95 per cent of medical establishments have registered with the Health Ministry -- and some that have not done so are in the ...