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In the sex game, stressed men choose dissimilar mates

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:54:46 +0800

PARIS, Wed - If you thought the mating business was already a jungle, where the pitfalls are looks, social rank, purchasing power, verbal skills and even subconscious smells, get ready to be dismayed for it is even more complex than thought.

Britain gives one million pounds to S.Africa for condoms

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:45:52 +0800

LONDON, Tues - Britain announced yesterday one million pounds in aid to South Africa for the purchase of condoms to tackle HIV and AIDS in the world’s worst-affected country ahead of the 2010 World Cup.

Promotion promise

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:43:12 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday announced a comprehensive career advancement plan for doctors, dentists and pharmacists serving in the public sector.

Trainee pilot, instructor hurt in crash

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:28:24 +0800

BACHOK: A trainee pilot and his instructor from Asia Pacific Flight Training were injured when a Eagle 150B two-seater aircraft crashed into a padi field at Kampung Tualang Salak in Jelawat here yesterday.

Academic path to lecturers' pay rise

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:28:27 +0800

PUTRAJAYA: Lecturers at public higher learning institutions and teaching institutions can look forward to reaching the highest salary grade without having to hold administrative posts following a government study on their service scheme.

'No need for local council elections'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:13:44 +0800

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has rejected the call to restore local council elections, saying that such a move would not necessarily enhance their services to the people.

End to 'punishment' pool

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:28:34 +0800

PUTRAJAYA: A comprehensive study will be undertaken to overhaul the "pool" system in the civil service.

'She was my mentor'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:30:39 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: For a whole minute, they hugged tightly. The deep respect and af fection they had for each was clear.

3 children killed in blaze

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:30:43 +0800

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Three young siblings were killed in a pre-dawn fire that destroyed five houses in Kampung Bukit Kecil, Jalan Betek here yesterday.

Gurnani is Asia's biggest loser

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:32:47 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: Weight-loss reality show The Biggest Loser Asia (TBLA) found its winner in Indonesian David Gurnani yesterday.

Call for regional Malay publishing cooperation

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:32:50 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei should jointly publish more books on Malay literature to ensure that the language does not diminish.

Malaysia wants to be off US copyright list

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:32:54 +0800

PUTRAJAYA: The government wants Malaysia to be struck off the United States' watch list on copyright infringement.

Ng to defend veep post

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:34:56 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen confirmed yesterday she will defend her vice-president's post in the MCA elections on March 28.

Promptness key to MACC probe

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:35:00 +0800

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has ruled that Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers must be allowed to question suspects and witnesses beyond office hours to complete investigations promptly.

Malaysia, IOM to jointly combat human trafficking

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:35:03 +0800

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) will enhance their cooperation and expertise to tackle human trafficking cases effectively said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.

Zulkifli: Why was Karpal let off?

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:30:04 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: DAP national chairman Karpal Singh should have been sacked from the party and Pakatan Rakyat coalition long time ago for his hard-hitting statement against opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

MCA fans just like MU's

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:35:14 +0800

FIONA is the nickname my best friend uses from time to time. Otherwise, Fiona goes by her Chinese name, having fiercely resisted attempts by friends to adopt Western names such as Wendy, Cindy or Mandy.

Two-way strategy to control disorder

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:37:20 +0800

MALAYSIA will adopt a dual-approach strategy to prevent and control thalassaemia.

A painful genetic heritage

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:37:24 +0800

LAU Yen Peng, 28, grew up as any other normal woman and got married to property agent Ng Tik Tiang, 41, five years ago.

Choo doesn't keep secrets

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:39:47 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: For the shoe-making industry to flourish it is important that the industry's knowledge and skills are imparted to the younger generation.

Utility user only has to pay RM390

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:39:50 +0800

MIRI: The Consumer Claims Tribunal yesterday ordered a civil servant who received an outstanding electricity bill of RM984.61 from the Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (Sesco) in July last year to pay only RM390.

600 options at Facon fair

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:41:54 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: In today's challenging environment, school-leavers need guidance to steer them in the right direction, especially in pursuing higher education.

'Women's role is important'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:41:57 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: Women will continue to be a primary force in influencing development of future generations as well as an important economic resource, the prime minister's wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor said.

Court acquits student of drug offence

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:42:00 +0800

GEORGE TOWN: A college student was all smiles yesterday when the High Court acquitted him of a drug trafficking offence.

Top student fall from third floor

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:42:03 +0800

KANGAR: A Form Five student was seriously injured when she fell from the third floor of her school in Kayang, near here, yesterday.

Learning anew with a 'telephone'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:42:07 +0800

KOTA KINABALU: Awang Samad Sijual is looking forward to opening up an email account now that he has got broadband service at home.

More turtle landings expected this year

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:42:10 +0800

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu Fisheries Department expects the number of turtle landings in the state to increase this year compared with last year, as turtles have been sighted earlier this year.

Police nab trio who prey on senior citizens

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:42:16 +0800

BATU PAHAT: Police arrested three members of a robbery gang that targeted senior citizens in Rengit and Senggarang following a raid on a house in Parit Daing Machening in Rengit on Saturday morning.

Ex-MP pleads guilty to cheating

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:42:19 +0800

KOTA KINABALU: A former Labuan member of parliament pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court yesterday to an amended charge of cheating a bank.

Gobalakrishnan picks up his pants, belt

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:42:22 +0800

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Padang Serai member of parliament N. Gobalakrishnan finally got back his pants and belt yesterday after the magistrate's court ordered the prosecution to return the items to allow the trial to proceed.

Relieved daughter is home

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:44:26 +0800

KUALA TERENGGANU: Tears of joy flowed as a mother rejoiced when her missing 16-year-old daughter returned home on Sunday night.

Jail, rotan for worker who raped supervisor

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:44:29 +0800

SHAH ALAM: A 26-year-old factory worker was yesterday found guilty of robbing a supervisor of her jewellery worth RM8,000 while armed with a knife.

Malacca wants a split

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:44:33 +0800

MALACCA may lose its joint World Heritage Site status accorded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), not of its own doing but that of the Penang government.

Online Exclusive: Jotun’s lab here helps the paint- maker stay ahead

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:03:44 +0800

Both in Norway and Malaysia, there are restrictions on what paint-makers can put in their products.

Malaysian linked to RM505m card scam

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:26:16 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian will be extradited by Thai police to the United States where he is wanted in connection with credit card fraud amounting to US$150 million (RM505 million).

Charged over contract to wife

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:42:13 +0800

GEORGE TOWN: A former manager at the Balik Pulau Giat Mara centre here was charged at the Sessions Court yesterday with corruption.

Minimum three years to qualify for promotion

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:26:08 +0800

FROM PAGE 1

In full support of Anwar now

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:35:07 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: DAP national chairman Karpal Singh will not apologise to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for saying that the latter was not fit to be the Pakatan Rakyat leader.

Dept probing if raid was leaked

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:54:05 +0800

IPOH: The Perak Forestry Department enforcement unit is compiling a detailed report on illegal logging at a forest off Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands here before taking further action against the company concerned.

Thousands of logs worth RM3m seized

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:26:12 +0800

MERSING: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in Johor seized more than RM3 million worth of timber during a raid at a logging area near Felda Nitar Timur at the border of the Mersing Forest Reserve here last Sunday.

Local staff soon to fully manage Norwegian firm

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:09:31 +0800

Local staff soon to fully manage Norwegian firm

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:19:26 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: Within five years, Elango Suppan has moved up from a technician to a workshop manager at Aker Solutions’ US$100 million (RM335 million) manufacturing centre in the Port Klang Free Zone.

SEA GAMES: Myanmar ponders 2013 bid

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:34 +0800

YANGON: Military-ruled Myanmar is considering applying to host the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, possibly in the new capital Naypyidaw, after Singapore said it wanted to pull out, official sources said on Monday.

Young Tigers taken for a ride

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:02:41 +0800

IT has now emerged that the national Under-21 side's "Slovakia Mission" is nothing more than a string of friendly matches.

Controversies continue to plague LTAM

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:23:27 +0800

TO put it in a nutshell, Malaysian tennis remains stagnant and has been so for several years now and there's no telling when it will come out of its comatose state.

Tricky day for Hafiz, Choong Hann

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:31 +0800

LEE Chong Wei may have an easy ride in the first round of the All England which begins today in Birmingham but his compatriots are expected to face more severe tests.

Adiq makes detour to UAE

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:38 +0800

PROMISING Adiq Husainie Othman will have to forego the UCI Track World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark on March 24-28 and instead focus on the Asian Championships in the United Arab Emirates next month.

FA Cup: Selangor stamp their mark on Pos men

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:02:48 +0800

AMRI Yahyah scored twice and set up a goal as Selangor trounced Premier League side Pos Malaysia 5-1 in an FA Cup quarter-final first leg at the Selayang Stadium yesterday to book their semi-final berth.

Books still too costly

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:04:51 +0800

THOSE who have been to Europe, the United States, Japan and Australia find that people in these countries like reading. It is part of their culture.

Handphone use in planes a big danger

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:04:54 +0800

CIVIL aviation authorities should make it an offence for passengers to use handphones in aircraft after the doors are closed for departure.

`Wayang' in party is a disgrace

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:04:57 +0800

IT pains me to see the squabbling in MCA, especially since this has been going on for so long.

Huge trees not for highways

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:00 +0800

BRANCHES of trees in busy roads and expressways breaking off and falling onto roads during thunderstorms is a common occurrence. It is frightening for motorists to be held up in a traffic jam near big trees when there are strong winds.

Preserve Taiping's image

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:03 +0800

THE letter by Wan Mohamed Salih, "Clear petty traders from Taiping Lake Garden"(NST, Feb 9), has my support. I have seen the goings-on from the New Club to the end of the road. There is now a sort of pasar malam there.

A culture of saving is what's best

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:06 +0800

I REFER to the letter, "Teach them finance in school", from Yu Kin Len of Petaling Jaya (NST, March 3). His contention that young people these days are unable to manage their finances is only half the truth.

Glaucoma eye check on Friday

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:09 +0800

I WOULD like to applaud T.L.T. ("Go for regular eye tests" -- NST, March 8) for encouraging everyone to have his eyes tested for glaucoma.

Council could have solved my case

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:12 +0800

I REFER to the report, "Bar Council on top of things, says president" (NST, March 4). The report was informative and would allay fears that people have about seeking legal services due to exorbitant fees and a delay in settling matters.

Open house celebrates spirit of multiracialism

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:15 +0800

PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, in a speech to the Sin Chew Media Group's Chinese New Year celebration, spoke about a united Malaysia with the people embracing the values of 1Malaysia. He also spoke about the need to accept diversity.

Serve the public

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:18 +0800

I REFER to the letter, "They became MPs due to party", by Mansor Puteh (NST, March 9). The writer is right in saying that the last general election was a wake-up call for Barisan Nasional.

Reject cheaters

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:21 +0800

I READ with concern the report, "More lawyers caught" (NST, March 4)

Read to children

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:24 +0800

I REFER to the report "Roping in icons to promote reading" (NST, March 3). Inviting local personalities to promote reading to the young is a good strategy.

No guarantee of safety

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:07:27 +0800

I REFER to the letter, "Regular checks" (NST, March 8), by the director-general of the Department of Civil Aviation, which was in response to my letter, "Why give them special treatment?" (NST, March 2) and the letter, "Need to tighten rules", (NST, March 4) by M.A. of Shah Alam.

EDITORIAL
Hidden in plain sight

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:39:32 +0800

WHERE do you hide a tree? In a forest. But when swathes of forest are being illegally cleared, and trees carted off and shipped away, how is the deception achieved? Eventually, the forest runs out, and a big empty area remains. Surely someone will notice? Strangely, nobody seems to. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers have seized millions of ringgit worth of illegally-felled timber, taken along the Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands area on the Perak-Pahang border and near a forest reserve in Mersing, Johor. Initial investigations have it that the loggers went beyond the time or area limits of their licences. The raids did not result in immediate arrests, because the loggers, seemingly forewarned, had left. A modus operandi has apparently been practised for some time: companies cut down more than they are permitted to, breaking the law in a way that is obvious only to those in the know.

STEVEN R.HURST
Success still 'foreign' for eager Obama

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:39:29 +0800

Despite recent breakthroughs over Iraq, Palestine, Pakistan and Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama faces a daunting international agenda owing to global and domestic political realities, writes STEVEN R. HURST

W.SCOTT THOMPSON
Sorry, democracy is the only game in town

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:39:38 +0800

WINSTON Churchill forever bedevilled the discussion of democracy with that famous formulation of his, namely that "democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time".

JOHN LEE
Rudd seeks redemption from Susilo's visit

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:39:42 +0800

THE four-day visit by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudho- yono to Australia starting yesterday will cover a number of matters, such as trade, cooperation on asylum seekers and regional security.

nst online

In the sex game, stressed men choose dissimilar mates

Britain gives one million pounds to S.Africa for condoms

Promotion promise

Trainee pilot, instructor hurt in crash

Academic path to lecturers' pay rise

'No need for local council elections'

End to 'punishment' pool

'She was my mentor'

3 children killed in blaze

Gurnani is Asia's biggest loser

Call for regional Malay publishing cooperation

Malaysia wants to be off US copyright list

Ng to defend veep post

Promptness key to MACC probe

Malaysia, IOM to jointly combat human trafficking

Zulkifli: Why was Karpal let off?

MCA fans just like MU's

Two-way strategy to control disorder

A painful genetic heritage

Choo doesn't keep secrets

Utility user only has to pay RM390

600 options at Facon fair

'Women's role is important'

Court acquits student of drug offence

Top student fall from third floor

Learning anew with a 'telephone'

More turtle landings expected this year

Police nab trio who prey on senior citizens

Ex-MP pleads guilty to cheating

Gobalakrishnan picks up his pants, belt

Relieved daughter is home

Jail, rotan for worker who raped supervisor

Malacca wants a split

Online Exclusive: Jotun’s lab here helps the paint- maker stay ahead

Malaysian linked to RM505m card scam

Charged over contract to wife

Minimum three years to qualify for promotion

In full support of Anwar now

Dept probing if raid was leaked

Thousands of logs worth RM3m seized

Local staff soon to fully manage Norwegian firm

Local staff soon to fully manage Norwegian firm

SEA GAMES: Myanmar ponders 2013 bid

Young Tigers taken for a ride

Controversies continue to plague LTAM

Tricky day for Hafiz, Choong Hann

Adiq makes detour to UAE

FA Cup: Selangor stamp their mark on Pos men

Books still too costly

Handphone use in planes a big danger

`Wayang' in party is a disgrace

Huge trees not for highways

Preserve Taiping's image

A culture of saving is what's best

Glaucoma eye check on Friday

Council could have solved my case

Open house celebrates spirit of multiracialism

Serve the public

Reject cheaters

Read to children

No guarantee of safety

EDITORIAL Hidden in plain sight

STEVEN R.HURST Success still 'foreign' for eager Obama

W.SCOTT THOMPSON Sorry, democracy is the only game in town

JOHN LEE Rudd seeks redemption from Susilo's visit

EDITORIAL
Hidden in plain sight

STEVEN R.HURST
Success still 'foreign' for eager Obama

W.SCOTT THOMPSON
Sorry, democracy is the only game in town

JOHN LEE
Rudd seeks redemption from Susilo's visit