03 September 2010
Stephen Hawking has declared that his latest work shows there was no creator of the universe. But we shouldn’t imagine that will settle the God vs science debate, says Graham Farmelo. God did not create the universe, Stephen Hawking revealed yesterday. In the flurry of publicity preceding his new book, The Grand Design, to be [...]
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03 September 2010
Samsung’s Apple iPad rival and worst kept secret after it was spotted on a Sydney train, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, was last night unveiled officially by the South Korean company. Samsung’s Australian vice president, telecommunications division, Tyler McGee, told this website that Samsung Australia planned to release the tablet in Australia in the fourth quarter. [...]
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03 September 2010
PUTRAJAYA: Most Indonesians will not abandon their jobs here, not when there is no guarantee of jobs and income back home, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “In all sincerity, I think they (Indonesians) appreciate what we have done for them and we, too, appreciate their contribution and service to us. “Both parties are dependent on [...]
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03 September 2010
KUALA LUMPUR — A Malaysian journalist was charged Thursday over a satirical blog which made fun of the state power firm Tenaga, and faces a year’s jail if convicted. State media said that Irwan Abdul Rahman, a 36-year-old sub-editor with a Malay-language daily, pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court to a charge of posting [...]
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31 August 2010
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) — MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek wants the government to take firm action against any form of racial extremism in the country. He said it should act against controversial rapper Wee Meng Chee, better known as Namewee, for posting a video on YouTube and condemning a Johor [...]
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31 August 2010
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Bernama) — 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 at the Putra Stadium indoor arena in Bukit [...]
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29 August 2010
JAKARTA: Recent ugly demonstrations in front of the Malaysian embassy here by the People’s Democratic Front (Bendera) seem to have changed the scenario in the diplomacy of Malaysia-Indonesia ties. The lobbing of faeces into the embassy compound and burning of the Malaysian flag in protest against the alleged arrest of three Indonesian fisheries officers by [...]
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28 August 2010
JOHOR BARU: Over 6,000 Malaysian students in Indonesia are instructed to be vigilant and extra careful in the wake of anti-Malaysian protests initiated by the nationalist group People’s Bastion for Democracy (Bendera). Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the ministry had issued the directive to all local students in Indonesia via the [...]
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28 August 2010
Paul Allen’s suit accuses Apple, Google, Facebook, AOL, Yahoo and others of infringing on intellectual property owned by his firm, Interval Licensing. Reporting from San Francisco — Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen has filed a lawsuit alleging that Apple Inc., Google Inc., Facebook Inc., AOL Inc., Yahoo Inc. and others have infringed on intellectual property [...]
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27 August 2010
Google on Thursday further embraced the world of tweets, status updates, and on-the-fly posts with a website devoted to finding “real-time” content as it hits the Internet. Google launches search page for real-time online posts Google launches search page for real-time online posts A search engine being rolled out in 40 countries at google.com/realtime builds [...]
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27 August 2010
SAN FRANCISCO: All the fuss about tweeting, texting, Facebook pokes and various other cutting-edge forms of communication can obscure the fact that old-fashioned telephone calls are still a pretty effective way of conveying information. But the 560 million people who are registered users of internet phone pioneer Skype have never forgotten the value of talk, [...]
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27 August 2010
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27, 2010) : Indonesian Foreign Minister Dr R.M. Marty M. Natalegawa will meet with Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman on Sept 6 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah to discuss the sea boundary between the two countries. Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Tan Sri Da’i Bachtiar said the bilateral meeting would also find [...]
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27 August 2010
PETALING JAYA: Anti-Malaysia protests in Indonesia are not expected to stop any time soon despite Malaysia’s appeal to Indonesia to curb the rowdiness. About 500 protesters grouped under the Betawi Brotherhood Forum rallied outside the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta for at least an hour yesterday, burning the Jalur Gemilang. A scuffle broke out when police [...]
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26 August 2010
The Centre of Independent Journalism (CIJ) in Malaysia has added to calls for the Malaysian government to introduce a freedom of information act arguing that it would be one of the best tools to keep corruption at bay. Speaking at a forum recently held in Kuala Lumpur, Gayathry Venkiteswaran, the executive director of CIJ, said [...]
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26 August 2010
One of the tiniest frogs in the world, and the smallest ever seen outside of North and South America, has been discovered in the forests of the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. The pea-sized amphibians (Microhyla nepenthicola) were found near a mountain in Kubah National Park. “I saw some specimens in museum collections that are [...]
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22 August 2010
New FAS chief vows new wave of football across the state KUCHING: Datu Sudarsono Osman is the new president of the Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) for 2010-2012 after garnering 11 out of the 17 votes from the states affiliates at the association’s annual general meeting (AGM) yesterday. Also voted in were new deputy president Abu Bakar [...]
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21 August 2010
KUCHING: Tan Chin Yong is only one step away from his target to win a third Kuching Festival Snooker Championship title after he demolished Stanly Lim 4-2 in the semi-finals on Thursday night. Standing in his way is Sarawak’s snooker ace James Giam who easily disposed of his opponent Sim Kok Hua 4-0 in the other [...]
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19 August 2010
KUCHING: Up and coming snooker player Jet Lee cruised into the semi-finals of the 5th Kuching Festival Snooker Tournament when he outplayed veteran player from Sibu Danny Wong 3-1 in the quarter-finals. Played over five frames, Lee breezed past Wong on 8-54, 55-47, 67-8 and 65-30 scores to book his place in the last eight. Two-time champion [...]
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17 August 2010
LONDON: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona would not rule out coming to England to take over Aston Villa, according to a newspaper report Sunday. Maradona is currently out of work after being sacked as Argentina manager last month, while Premier League side Villa are currently manager-less following Martin O’Neill’s sensational exit last week. A report in the [...]
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15 August 2010
Hodgson rules out title challenge this season LIVERPOOL, England: Roy Hodgson does not expect Liverpool to challenge for the Premier League title this season because he has not had enough time to work with his new squad. Hodgson welcomes Arsenal to Anfield today for his first Premier League game as Liverpool boss after replacing Rafael Benitez during [...]
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13 August 2010
SIBU: Sarawak’s outstanding special athletes stood a bright chance to represent the country in the upcoming Special Olympics Summer Games in Athens, Greece in 2014. “Given more exposure and training, we are confident that our athletes can scale further heights,” said secretary of Special Olympics Sarawak Hyacintha Wong. Sarawak Special athletes bagged seven gold, six silver and [...]
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10 August 2010
KUCHING: Sadia FC emerged champions in the Majlis Perbandaran Padawan (MPP) Invitational Football Tournament when they beat RPR Batu Kawa FC 4-2 at Siburan Sports Complex on Sunday. The team proved their mettle by coming out top in the three-month long tournament participated by 32 squads from around Kuching. “It was a long campaign for us. Today [...]
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30 July 2010
KUCHING: Former Sarawak football coach Alan Vest admits that youth football development is indeed a tough job to tackle, especially in a big state like Sarawak. Is the state paying the price for failing to invest in youth training programme for the past 15 years? Clearing the air over the five-year football development programme which came under [...]
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28 July 2010
KUCHING: Sarawak coach Zaki Sheikh Ahmad is embarking on a scouting mission across the state this week in search of new players to beef up the Sarawak football squad. After finishing in sixth place of the 12-team TM Premier League, Zaki has confirmed that he and his assistants will start the search in Sibu, Mukah, [...]
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26 July 2010
Record sixth Sarawak Classic title makes up for 2009 misery KUCHING: Lee Ka Tung proved he is still the golfer to beat when he won the Sarawak Classic title for a record sixth time at Sarawak Golf Club (KGS) in Petra Jaya yesterday. The first day leader on 71 fired another good game of 73 on [...]
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