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Penalising Hollywood Movies Not The Answer – Shafie

Penalising Hollywood Movies Not The Answer – Shafie

A suggestion to increase the ticket prices of Hollywood movies will not help the local film industry, said Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal.
He said there were other considerations when ones patronise movies.
“Some people are willing pay more to watch quality and entertaining performances. For instance, the Mamma Mia musical [...]

Rudd told Aussies to be optimistic ushering into new year

Rudd told Aussies to be optimistic ushering into new year

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged Australians here on Wednesday to go into 2009 with optimism and energy.
In his new year’s message, Rudd said his government was determined to do all it could in the new year to protect Australian families, jobs, businesses and retirement savings against the ravages of the global economic downturn.
“As we [...]

Facebook under fire for removing breastfeeding mum photo

Facebook under fire for removing breastfeeding mum photo

The hugely popular site Facebook is under fire after removing pictures of breastfeeding mothers from members’ pages.
Disgruntled Facebook users immediately launch a Facebook group entitled “Hey, Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!” according to News.com.au
The at the time of posting has already attracted nearly 85,000 members and a handful of activists held a rally outside [...]

Israel Defense Forces create own Youtube channel

Israel Defense Forces create own Youtube channel

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is setting up it own YouTube Channel to counter anti-Israel sentiment said to be prevalent throughout the international media.

Jerusalem Post said the YouTube channe will be used to disseminate footage of precision bombing operations in the Gaza Strip, as well as aid distribution and other footage of interest to the [...]

400 PAS and NGO domenstrate outside Kuala Lumpur US embassy

400 PAS and NGO domenstrate outside Kuala Lumpur US embassy

About 400 people made up of Pas supporters and members of non-governmental organisations today held a demonstration outside the United States embassy to protest against Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip that have killed more than 360 Palestinians.
The protestors gathered outside the Tabung Haji building in Jalan Tun Razak before moving to the front of [...]

Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s survivor, back at the top

Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s survivor, back at the top

Sheikh Hasina Wajed, the former prime minister of Bangladesh whose father led the nation to independence, returns to power after spending a year in custody on murder and corruption charges.
Such allegations would have derailed many a political leader but she never left the front line of Bangladesh’s turbulent political scene and sealed her comeback with [...]

Isreal warplanes target Hamas buildings, killings 10 Palestinians

Isreal warplanes target Hamas buildings, killings 10 Palestinians

Various news reports suggested that Israel is readying its ground forces for possible invasion. Haaretz reports:
Israel Air Force warplanes killed 10 Palestinians on Tuesday morning in attacks that targeted Hamas government buildings and other symbols of the Islamist group, Palestinian witnesses said.
Israeli missiles flattened five ministerial buildings and a structure belonging to the Islamic University [...]

PMR 2008 Results better than 2007

PMR 2008 Results better than 2007

A total of 26,378 students or 5.96 per cent of the 2008 Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) candidates scored grade A in all subjects they sat for compared to 5.65 per cent last year and 4.83 per cent in 2006.
Education director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom said the PMR results this year was better than last year [...]

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