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Budget hotels in Malaysia being turned into sex dens
Thaindian News —
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Kuala Lumpur, Dec 16 (ANI): The Alor Star City Council has found that 90 per cent of the city’s budget lodgings are fire traps.Many such places have also become dens for immoral activities, including gambling and prostitution, the council found.The findings come as the council checked about 100 budget lodgings, ...10 hours ago -
StraitsKitchen Grand Hyatt Hotel Singapore
RecipeMuncher —
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Wow! After an awesome lunch at The White Rabbit in Dempsey road we tried to burn the calories by walking around the city to checkout Singapore ’s newest shopping malls. After an exhilarating urban adventure with lots of new retail dis (...)1 day ago -
New Releases This Week: Pet Shop Boys, Alicia Keys, Nirvana
Addicted To Vinyl —
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This will probably be the last new releases post for the year with the holidays approaching - but to wrap things up, there are some interesting titles this week, including a live Tears for Fears set from the tour for The Seeds of Love , and also a holiday EP from the Pet Shop Boys. The Tears for Fears set looks ...1 day ago -
Mortgage Modification -Prevent Costly Mistakes!
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Mortgage Help metropolis VideoThe roof above your nous is unbelievably essential to every possessor but many are now covering a actual effort in disagreeable to ready it there.More and more grouping are uncovering themselves in business dreaded straits and having travail in ownership up with bills. You may have fallen ...2 days ago -
Malays dysfunctional families and ITE Dropouts
Anak Melayu Boleh —
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I was reading the Straits Times a few days back about the state our Malay ITE dropouts which is alarming. I don’t have the exact figure, but the article didn’t seem encouraging enough. I would have thought the success rates of Malays students would have been better with the times. Now the ‘gahmen’ even ...3 days ago -
Indian barbers in Malaysia told to shut shop
Thaindian News —
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Kuala Lumpur, Dec 12 (IANS) An estimated 2,000 Indian barbers in Malaysia face a crisis. The government has decided that foreigners are not required to ply their trade in this sector.In Penang, 50 of the 70 barber shops have closed down in the last six months.Penang Indian Hairstylists Association committee member K. ...4 days ago -
Make English second official language, Malaysia urged
Thaindian News —
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Kuala Lumpur, Dec 11 (IANS) A leading Malaysian Indian lawyer-lawmaker wants the constitution to be amended to make English the second official language to enable its free use in courts.Reacting to a judgment stipulating use of Bahasa Malaysia in courts and for filing documents, Karpal Singh, who is also the ...5 days ago -
Singapore toddler hooked on iPhone (Malaysian Mirror)
The Gadget News —
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SINGAPORE – For Singapore toddler, two-and-a-half year old Inez Chua, sliding is not a problem. Not at the playground, but the Apple iPhone. With her nimble fingers, she can even take photographs, change the mobile phone’s wallpaper and play games, according to a Straits Times report. Continue reading here: ...5 days ago -
S’pore toddler hooked on iPhone (Malaysian Mirror)
The Gadget News —
Authority: 160
SINGAPORE – For Singapore toddler, two-and-a-half year old Inez Chua, sliding is not a problem. Not at the playground, but the Apple iPhone. With her nimble fingers, she can even take photographs, change the mobile phone’s wallpaper and play games, according to a Straits Times report. View post: S’pore toddler ...5 days ago -
US$5.5b for solar projects
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The World Bank announced on Wednesday US$5.5 billion (S$7.5 billion) would be invested in solar energy projects in five countries of the Middle East and North Africa in a bid to combat climate change. The Washington-based banks Clean Technology Fund approved financing of US$750 million on Dec 2 to boost the use of ...6 days ago -
Asian Shares Mixed As Gains, Losses Stay In The Lines
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Melvin Baker - AHN Reporter Hong Kong (AHN) - Asian stocks were mixed on Thursday, with changes in national benchmark indices having little effect on neighboring markets. The greatest losses were experienced in Japan and Taiwan.6 days ago -
PARRA MUSIEK – DIRE STRAITS
bosparra.com —
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Dire Straits were a British rock band, formed by Mark Knopfler (vocals and lead guitar), his younger brother David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion), and managed by Ed Bicknell, active between 1977 and 1995. Although the band was formed ...1 week ago -
Asian Markets Continue Decline On Financial Worries
MyTownTalks —
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Melvin Baker - AHN Reporter Hong Kong (AHN) - Asian shares fell broadly for a second day, with Chinese markets experiencing the greatest declines. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 57 points, or 1.7 percent, to end trading at 3,239.571 week ago -
Is There A Legal And Effective Alternative To Bankruptcy To Solve Your Credit Card Debt?
Mortgage-Blog —
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You are not alone! Are you up to your neck in credit card debt and there doesn’t seem to be any way out? Bankruptcy used to be a forbidden subject spoken about in hushed whispers. But nowadays it’s so widespread, that it’s much more common to hear the lament that ‘I’m just not making it and I might have to ...1 week ago -
BATA Meeting – Say Hello to Higher Tolls to Cross the Bay Bridge Starting July 1, 2010
San Francisco Citizen —
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Well the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) came to Market Street last night to ask the public the best way to raise tolls on Bay Area bridges (except the Golden Gate Bridge , an entity unto itself). Who was at the meeting early and ready to go? None other than BATA Oversight Committee Vice-Chair and San ...1 week ago -
Penang to attempt new Guinness dance record on New Year’s Eve
Thaindian News —
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Kuala Lumpur, Dec 8 (ANI): Malaysian state Penang is set to welcome 2010 by making an attempt at a new Guinness world record through the 1 Population 1 World dance event.The event, Penang Golden 2010 (PG2010), which has been organised for the fifth consecutive time by CreatiVision D.C. Sdn Bhd and supported by Celcom ...1 week ago -
WOTTONCOOL —
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A few weeks ago, we attended Parco’s next-NEXT Designer of the Year 2009 fashion show, where fresh fashion faces to Singapore and their pieces were unveiled. (Notice we didn’t say graduates – because some of them are stilllll studying, and some are kinda um, old..) Right after the show, we saw Desmond , the ...1 week ago -
80’s Lost Classic From…Dire Straits “Hand In Hand”
Rock God Cred —
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Rock God Cred Report: Click here to check an 80’s lost classic from Dire Straits “Hand In Hand” Buy “Making Movies”…another gem from a damn near flawless album1 week ago -
Asian news sites on Facebook and Twitter
Blowin' In The Wind —
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Here are snapshots of how some of the Asian news sites, leading news providers in their own countries, are doing on Twitter and Facebook. I visited each of their Twitter home pages and Facebook fan pages to prepare the charts. There are four columns for each news site, though only the second and the ...1 week ago -
Asian news sites on Twitter and Facebook
Looking for Words —
Authority: 130
Here are snapshots of how some of the Asian news sites, leading news providers in their own countries, are doing on Twitter and Facebook. Asian news sites on Twitter Asian news sites on Facebook I visited each of their Twitter home pages and Facebook fan pages to prepare the charts. There are four columns ...1 week ago

