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The couple as classmates in college in 2007 and became lovers since February last year. The man was angered by his girlfriend meeting up with other men for drinks and eventually resorted to physical abuse. The woman later charged her boyfriend with sexual assault at knifepoint. He denied the...

Up to 1,130,000 North Korean residents starved to death over the 15 years from 1994 to 2008, according to a state-run think tank Thursday. In the report, “An Analysis of the North Korean Census in 2008 and Ensuing Problems,” the Korea Development Institute (KDI) claimed that this is the most...

The Star/Asia News Network Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 KUALA LUMPUR - The authorities are still busy opening some 23,000 cans of canned pineapples and coconut milk, believed to contain 76kg of cocaine worth at least RM22 million (S$8.8 million). Only 30 per cent of the cargo have been inspected...

By P. Aruna The Star/Asia News Network Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 PETALING JAYA - Malaysians are proving to be among the world's biggest workaholics, with almost 90 per cent of the workforce working even when they are on holiday. According to Expedia's 2012 Vacation Deprivation Survey...

The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Nov 18, 2012 KUALA LUMPUR - There will be no sympathy for errant policemen who had tarnished the image of the force, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. He was referring to the three policemen who were charged with raping an Indonesian...

The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Nov 18, 2012 KUANTAN - A man who was high on drugs slit his 11-month-old daughter's throat, telling family members he did it because "someone wants to possess me". Nur Amirah Mohd Aswardey, who was to celebrate her first birthday on Nov 26, died in the...

The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Nov 18, 2012 IPOH - The Finance Ministry be*lieves Malaysia can achieve a higher economic growth this year, says Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hana-dzlah. He added that the recent an**nouncement of a gross domestic product (GDP)...

The Star/Asia News Network Saturday, Nov 17, 2012 PETALING JAYA - They say eat breakfast like a king and McDonald's Malaysia has decided to celebrate the most important meal of the day by giving away over 200,000 free Egg McMuffin burgers on Monday. Called the McDonald's Breakfast Day...

The Star/Asia News Network Saturday, Nov 17, 2012 KUALA LUMPUR - An empty stomach is something Siti Nor Aisah Wagiman is familiar with when funds are low at the end of every month. The 34-year-old mother of six said she and her husband would sometimes skip meals so their children would...

The Star/Asia News Network Saturday, Nov 17, 2012 VICE syndicates are now targeting women from poor families in the rural areas of Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, China and Indonesia, China Press reported. Most of them, aged below 30, were promised an annual salary of US$5,000 (S$6,173)...

By Rita Jong New Straits Times Sunday, Nov 11, 2012 SHAH ALAM - The farm where cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others were murdered was bought by lawyer Datuk N. Pathmanabhan to breed chicken and dogs. Accused R. Kathavaran who was testifying in the Banting murder...

New Straits Times Sunday, Nov 11, 2012 KUALA LUMPUR - As Deepavali is just around the corner, more and more Indian families are avidly engrossed in some last-minute shopping. Housewife M. Rajeswary, 33, said she usually shops at the last minute as the prices were cheaper. "Based on my...

The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Nov 11, 2012 BUTTERWORTH, Malaysia - A 63-year-old woman is believed to have fallen off the Penang Bridge after she asked her taxi driver to stop the vehicle because she felt dizzy and needed to throw up. The body of Tan Poh Geik, from Machang Bubok, was...

The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Nov 11, 2012 SUBANG JAYA - An image of what seems to be the Blessed Virgin Mary on a window at the Sime Darby Medical Centre (SDMC) here is drawing crowds. A large group of people, mostly Catholics, gathered below the area at the new wing of the...

New Straits Times Saturday, Nov 10, 2012 KANGAR, Malaysia - A bakery and two restaurants near the Balai Baru evening market were destroyed in a fire yesterday. State Fire and Rescue Department commissioner Khairul Ariffin Che Ramli said no one was injured in the fire which began about...

New Straits Times Saturday, Nov 10, 2012 KUALA LUMPUR - Police have shot dead one of the suspects involved in a robbery at a bank in Bandar Sri Damansara early morning today. Selangor police CID chief Mohd Adnan Abdullah said the suspect was shot dead at Kampung Chubadak, Jalan Datuk Senu...

New Straits Times Saturday, Nov 10, 2012 GEORGE TOWN - A group of some 200 unhappy residents in Taman Melati Jaya held a protest this morning over a move that has redirected the traffic flow in their housing area. After a triangular island was built at the junction leading into their...

The Star/Asia News Network Saturday, Nov 10, 2012 KUALA LUMPUR - He may only be 11, but Nyaanabaaskaran Thanasegaran is already an expert in the art of henna design and drawing. The diminutive lad attracted a lot of attention as he drew the patterns on the hands and palms of his customers...

The Star/Asia News Network Saturday, Nov 10, 2012 PETALING JAYA - Lebanese government officials are still gathering evidence on the two Malaysians held in Lebanon on suspicion of having links with al-Qaeda militant group, said Deputy Foreign Minister A. Kohilan Pillay. He added that the...

New Straits Times Friday, Nov 09, 2012 BUTTERWORTH, Penang - The Sessions Court here has fixed Nov 30 for the trial of a seven family members, who are charged with causing the death of a three-year-old child in an exorcism-gone-wrong ritual in August. In today's proceeding, the...