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  • For Syrian Kurds camp offers wildly different fates

    DOMIZ CAMP, Iraq -- Abdulhamid sells ice cream to passersby at Domiz, Iraq's biggest camp for refugees fleeing violence in Syria, while Sidra reads an Arabic copy of "The Fox and The Crow" in ...

  • China says it just wants to be friends

    Earlier this year, the state-run China Daily newspaper published an article in which it asked, "How can China make more friends?" This question is apt, especially since the latest 25-country poll for the BBC World Service shows that opinion of China has dropped to its lowest level since such polling began in 2005. In countries tracked by the BBC, 41 percent of respondents held positive ...

  • Defiant Putin sets himself up as G-8 outsider

    ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom -- Vladimir Putin's participation in the first G-8 summit of his new term was supposed to seal his comeback to the global stage as Russia's paramount leader after winning a third presidential term last ...

  • Filipinos helped make Malaysia what she is too

    There are many Malaysians of Filipino descent who have collectively contributed much to this country, especially in Sabah. MY eldest son looked troubled when I picked him up from school in Kota Kinabalu. This was about seven years ago when he had just started his secondary education. He kept quiet when I asked him what was bothering him. About five minutes later, he blurted ...

  • Distracted and dangerous on the road

    Texting, tweeting and updating Facebook posts behind the wheel have become a hazardous norm among Malaysians. THEY either ...

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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

A decade ago, Oliver Stone was the premiere cinematic chronicler of the recent American past. No filmmaker better nailed the anxieties and failed dreams of the 1960s and, more importantly, the remorse that followed, than Stone did in Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of Ju ... ...

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  • Practise safety at construction sites

    THE recent spate of accidents in the construction industry is a matter of concern to Malay-sians and steps must be taken to address the issue and help ensure a good image for the industry especially in respect of contractors, sub-contractors and their employees. The construction industry plays a vital role in a ...

  • Build structures to deal with tough conditions

    THE freak storm in Penang highlights the importance of having buildings and infrastructures to be designed and built to withstand not just normal conditions but the occasional exceptional circumstance. To family members of the victims who had perished in the freak storm, the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) expresses its heartfelt sympathies. IEM is involved in drawing up Codes of ...

  • Why the suit and tie

    IT IS common to witness men in a full suit and tie on the streets nowadays. But it makes me ponder and even giggle when I see them wearing it in our hot tropical weather of up to ...

  • Improve bus service in Seremban

    I am a senior citizen and depend soley on public transport to move around. The public bus service in Seremban is most deplorable. I have to wait at least 45 minutes to an hour just to board a bus that passes by Jalan Rasah. I live off the main road, so what more if a person were to stay at some remote housing area. This is not something new as the situation has been going on for many years. ...

  • We also contribute to haze menace

    We are quick to blame our neighbour, Indonesia, every time the haze envelops our neighbourhood. However, we are equally to blame for the haze problem. There is poor enforcement of the law resulting in open burning becoming a widespread problem in the country. It no longer surprises me to see homes, business operators and plantations burning rubbish in open areas as it has become a norm. I have ...

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