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February 2012

Wired world to be boon, bane for Generation Y: Survey

Posted on 29 February 2012 - 11:55pm

WASHINGTON (Feb 29, 2012): There is a good chance young people growing up in today's always-wired world will eventually become bright, nimble decision makers - if they don't wind up intellectual lightweights unable to concentrate long enough to chew over a good book.

So say 1,021 technology insiders, critics and students surveyed by the Pew Research Center who were fairly evenly

Nepal seeks aid to end China row over Everest height

Posted on 29 February 2012 - 11:32pm

KATHMANDU (Feb 29, 2012): Nepal needs money and technical expertise from international donors to measure Mount Everest afresh, officials said on Wednesday, in a move to end a longstanding row with China about the height of the world's tallest mountain.

More than 4,000 climbers have scaled the mountain that straddles the Nepal-China border since it was first climbed by New Zealand

IAEA sees signs of 'activities' at Iran site: Diplomats

Posted on 29 February 2012 - 11:31pm
Last updated on 29 February 2012 - 11:59pm

VIENNA (Feb 29, 2012): The UN nuclear watchdog believes unspecified "activities" may be taking place at an Iranian military site which make its request to visit the Parchin facility more urgent, Western diplomats said on Wednesday.

Herman Nackaerts, head of nuclear inspections at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), made the comment about Parchin at a closed-door briefi

Government releases Mahathir's letters to Israeli PMs

Posted on 29 February 2012 - 10:28pm
Last updated on 1 March 2012 - 12:09pm

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 29, 2012): The government today made public three letters sent by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to prime ministers of Israel which clearly show Malaysia's firm stand against Israel's illegal actions and atrocities against the Palestinians.

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said the three letters were being made public in order to dispel all

Only gelatin powder from China, Pakistan has Jakim's halal cert

Posted on 29 February 2012 - 10:16pm
Last updated on 1 March 2012 - 11:26am

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 29, 2012): Only gelatin powder imported from China and Pakistan were issued with the Malaysian Islamic Development Department's (Jakim) halal certificate.

Mahathir's letter to Benjamin Netanyahu March 1997

Posted on 29 February 2012 - 10:13pm
Last updated on 1 March 2012 - 10:15am

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 29, 2012): The following is the letter written by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel in 1997, as released by the Foreign Ministry here today.

PRIME MINISTER
MALAYSIA

14 March 1997

His Excellency
Mr Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel
JERUSALEM

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Opportunity lost, Santorum retools for must-win Ohio

Posted on 29 February 2012 - 09:59pm
Last updated on 29 February 2012 - 10:06pm

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (Feb 29, 2012): After missing a golden opportunity to dethrone the front-runner, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has begun to retool his message as he turns his sights to Super Tuesday.

Santorum fell to rival Mitt Romney in the latter's home state of Michigan even though it appeared as late as Tuesday afternoon that Santorum could steal a wi

Mahathir's letter to Ehud Barak June 1999

Posted on 29 February 2012 - 09:43pm
Last updated on 1 March 2012 - 10:09am

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 29, 2012): The following is the letter written by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to Ehud Barak, Prime Minister Elect of Israel, in 1999, as released by the Foreign Ministry here today.

PRIME MINISTER
MALAYSIA

8 June 1999

His Excellency
Mr Ehud Barak
Prime Minister Elect of Israel
TEL AVIV

Your Excellency,

May I extend my congratulati

Mahathir's letter to Yitzhak Rabin Dec 1993

Posted on 29 February 2012 - 09:39pm
Last updated on 1 March 2012 - 10:09am

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 29, 2012): The following is the letter written by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel in 1993, as released by the Foreign Ministry here today.

New tyres, helmets must bear standard safety labels from Sept

Posted on 29 February 2012 - 09:31pm
Last updated on 29 February 2012 - 10:30pm

PUTRAJAYA (Feb 29, 2012): Starting Sept 1, every tyre sold in the market must bear standard safety labels of 'MS' or 'DOT' or 'E', while all helmets must bear the standard safety labels of 'MS' and 'E'.