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Customs adopt new approach to curb distribution of contraband cigarettes

By BO EDITORIAL   |  November 30, 2009
Customs adopt new approach to curb distribution of contraband cigarettes

The Customs Department Monday launched a new approach of inspecting business premises to check the distribution and sale of untaxed cigarettes in the Klang Valley. Customs Investigations Director Datuk Zainul Abidin Taib said Monday, the approach could trace traders of untaxed cigarettes and it differed from the approach of checking lorries transporting cigarette consignments. “Under [...]

Penan declares 163,000ha remote Baram forest as their peace park

By BO EDITORIAL   |  November 30, 2009
Penan declares 163,000ha remote Baram forest as their peace park

About 200 Penans have declared 163,000ha of remote jungle in upper Baram, Sarawak, as their peace park to protect their way of life, according to the Swiss-based environmental movement, Bruno Manser Fund (BMF). In an email to Bernama here Monday, BMF claimed that a declaration ceremony took place at the remote village of Long Ajeng [...]

Claudia Nera among 18 Miss Borneo Beautiful finalists

By BO EDITORIAL   |  November 30, 2009
Claudia Nera among 18 Miss Borneo Beautiful finalists

Bintulu lass, Claudia Nera is among 18 finalists vying for the inaugural Miss Borneo Beautiful 2009 title to be held in Kuching on Monday night. The 19-year old Claudia is of Iban and Chinese parentage and the sole representative from Bintulu in a contest dominated by Kuching beauties. The beauty contest Initially known as Miss [...]

Ministry: 304,358 Malaysians renounced citizenship in 2008

By BO EDITORIAL   |  November 30, 2009
Ministry: 304,358 Malaysians renounced citizenship in 2008

The Dewan Rakyat was today told that 304,358 Malaysians migrated from March 2008 till August this year. Deputy Foreign Minister Senator A. Kohilan Pillay said the figure for 2007 was 139,696 citizens. “Among the factors for their migration were because of education, brighter career or business prospects as well following their spouses for Malaysians who [...]

Malaysia parliament to amend Consumer Protection Act to cover online transactions

By BO EDITORIAL   |  November 30, 2009
Malaysia parliament to amend Consumer Protection Act to cover online transactions

The Consumer Protection Act 1999 will be amended to cover purchases made through electronic transaction, said Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The proposed amendment entails the setting up of a committee to monitor advertisements in efforts to curtail misleading advertisements, he said when winding-up debated on the ministry’s supply [...]

Chin Peng among the hundred of former CPM members attend Hatyai reunion

By BO EDITORIAL   |  November 30, 2009
Chin Peng among the hundred of former CPM members attend Hatyai reunion

Hundreds of former members of the outlawed Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) and peace negotiators gathered here today, to mark the 20th anniversary of the historic signing of the Peace Accord between CPM and the governments of Malaysia and Thailand. The one-day event at the Lee Garden Hotel, the same venue where government representatives from [...]

Facebook users top target for scammers, criminals

By BO EDITORIAL   |  November 30, 2009
Facebook users top target for scammers, criminals

Facebook users have been warned they will be among targets of a huge increase in cyber crime next year. Internet scammers are increasingly hacking into personal profiles on social networking sites to defraud the account holder’s friends, said one expert. David Hall, from internet security company Symantec, said most people were wise to email scams [...]

Swiss voters approved constitutional ban on mosques minarets

By BO EDITORIAL   |  November 30, 2009
Swiss voters approved constitutional ban on mosques minarets

Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a surprise vote that put Switzerland at the forefront of a European backlash against a growing Muslim population. Muslim groups in Switzerland and abroad condemned the vote as biased and anti-Islamic. Business groups said the decision [...]

Military-style, cult pyramid schemes hit China – report

By BO EDITORIAL   |  November 30, 2009
Military-style, cult pyramid schemes hit China – report

“We can be friends, and we can offer you a good life,” the woman said to the class filled with new investors. If any were skeptical, they didn’t show it. Next came the young man, neatly dressed wearing a tie. He stood at a chalkboard writing mathematical equations that he said explained how this formula [...]

3.3 Richter scale earthquake hits Kuala Pilah, Negri Sembilan

By BO EDITORIAL   |  November 30, 2009
3.3 Richter scale earthquake hits Kuala Pilah, Negri Sembilan

A mild earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale occurred in Kuala Pilah, Negri Sembilan early this morning, reports Bernama. The Malaysian Meteorological Department in a statement said the quake occurred at 12.15am and the epicentre was at 22km east of Seremban. However, the department said, no tremors were felt as a result of the [...]

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