Articles Posted September 2011
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Kuala Lumpur Wins World Travel Award
BANGKOK – Kuala Lumpur has emerged as Asia’s Leading City Destination for the World Travel Award 2011 here. The announcement was made through the award’s website. No announcement was made for the winner of the category during the 18th World Travel Awards regional ceremony for Asia and Australasia which was held in a hotel here [...]
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How Do You Sell Your Products On Facebook?
The popularity of Facebook has made it a very popular marketing and promotional platform used by thousands of businesses, and this is a fact these days. This fact is utilized by the thousands of businesses who see the potentials of this very popular social site, and using it as a powerful selling platform for themselves. [...]
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KL Gangster 2
KUALA LUMPUR – KL Gangster 2 will start its filming around this November with the introduction to Rosyam Nor who will play as they main actor for the film as a sequence to the first film (KL Gangster) that generated RM12 million in ticket sales. The film’s director, Syamsul Yusof said, the offer that was [...]
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Temenggong Kanang Conferred The Datuk Title
KUCHING – Temenggong Kanang Langkau, 67, the last surviving holder of the Sri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa (SP) received the prestigious ‘Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang’ which carries the title “Datuk” from Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng in conjunction with his 90th birthday today. Temenggong (Paramount Chief) Kanang, born in 1945 is a [...]
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30 Malaysians Die Everyday Due To Cigarettes?
KUALA LUMPUR – Consumers Association Penang (CAP) claims that as many as 10,000 Malaysians die every year due to illness related to smoking. Its president, S. M. Mohamed Idris said, immediately action should be taken to overcome the matter. “In Malaysia there are approximately five million smokers and 0.7 percent of them are girls aged [...]
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Islamic Centre Opens Near Ground Zero
NEW YORK – The Islamic Cultural Centre opened its doors to the public after it became a hot debate topic because of its distance near ground zero. The public visiting the centre is about two blocks from where the terrorist seized the jets that crashed into the World Trade Centre. The Opening exhibition features pictures [...]
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What is Floating Ad
A floating ad is a type of rich media Web advertisement that appears uninitiated, superimposed over a user-requested page, and disappears or becomes unobtrusive after a specific time period (typically 5-30 seconds). The most basic floating ads simply appear over the Web page, either full screen or in a smaller rectangular window. They may or [...]
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Michael Owen is still one of the best
ALEX FERGUSON hailed Michael Owen as “still one of the best finishers in the business” after his Carling Cup double. Owen, 31, struck twice and Ryan Giggs, 37, added the other as Fergie’s Premier League leaders destroyed Leeds by half time. And it left Fergie drooling: “Michael is still fantastic when it comes to putting [...]
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MAS, AirAsia To Focus On Core Areas: Fernandes
KUALA LUMPUR– The continuous growth as the premier airline and low-cost carrier, respectively, will be the key outcome of the collaboration between Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and AirAsia, says Tan Sri Tony Fernandes. “There has been relatively poor returns from the many businesses it ventured into previously. Airlines try to do too many things, (have) low [...]
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Alex Ferguson Still Not Satisfied Yet!
Although Manchester United successfully defeated Chelsea 3-1 in the English Premier League in Old Trafford yesterday, its manager, Alex Ferguson is still not satisfied yet. United is currently ideal in the league’s top spot with five maximum wins but Ferguson said, there are more that needs to be improved by his players. That includes after [...]
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Not Many People Take Care Of Their Health
GEORGE TOWN – Most Malaysians realize the importance of being healthy. But are they concern about the matter? That was the question mooted by Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia, Tan Sri Dr. M. Jegathesan during a speech at the Malaysia-Australia colloquium on exercise, nutrition, health and welfare here today. Jegathesan said, members of the society [...]
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Internet Business A Boon For Young Mothers
KUALA LUMPUR – Online business besides generating attractive income is proving to be popular with women who do not have the time or opportunity for conventional businesses. In fact, among those involved are highly qualified women who choose this line of business as it gives them more time with their young and growing children. A [...]
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Jackson Killed By Greed, Medic’s Fault
LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson was driven to his death by a mix of greed, power and money, one of his brothers claimed Thursday, while saying the star’s doctor “had no business” giving him the drug that killed him. Speaking before the manslaughter trial of medic Conrad Murray kicks off this month, Jermaine Jackson said [...]
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Suu Kyi Sees ‘Positive’ Change In Myanmar
YANGON – After decades of military rule, democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi says there are finally signs of political change in Myanmar, but its long-suffering people are still far from real freedom. In an exclusive interview, the Nobel Peace Prize winner told AFP that the new government appears genuine in its desire for democratic [...]
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First planet with two suns found
The first ever planet that orbits TWO suns has been discovered by US scientists. The planet — which looks like Star Wars hero Luke Skywalker’s home Tatooine — is uninhabitable, Nasa scientists said. The newly detected body, named Kepler-16b, is 200 light years from Earth and is believed to be a cold gas giant like [...]
