HE ringgit breached its 16-year low against the United States dollar last week, breaking the RM3.80 level pegged during the September 1998 Asian financial crisis.…
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OVER the last 10 years, impressive gains have been made in the battle against the tobacco epidemic. Spurred by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework…
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AS a rule I dont read, much less write about, subjects that dont involve us directly, or which have long-run implications of which we should…
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RACISM, it would seem, rears its ugly head at every pretext even when a thief wants to make good his lie, as the Plaza Low…
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CENTENNIAL, (United States) : Jurors will begin deliberating Wednesday whether accused œBatman theater gunman James Holmes was sane when he cold-bloodedly opened fire on a…
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ZHENGZHOU, (China): Just before midnight, the pavement outside the glowing high-rise towers of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University is littered with slumbering bodies.…
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KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit rebounded to open marginally higher against the US dollar today on mild buying support by investors who shifted their attention to…
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KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened higher today in tandem with the overnight performance of Wall Street, said a dealer. To continue reading the rest of…
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MELBOURNE, (Florida): Actor Adam Sandler made a dream come true for a 19-year-old Florida teen after inviting him to hang on his movie set. To…
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NEW YORK: Another day campaigning for president, another controversy for US tycoon Donald Trump, who was lampooned Tuesday over a tweet that appeared to show…
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