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Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad admitted today he did not expect Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to do worse in this general election than his predecessor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in 2008. Mahathir, a vociferous critic of the Pak Lah administration, said that he thought Najib would...

KUALA LUMPUR PAS spiritual adviser Nik Aziz Nik Mat today launched a Pakatan Rakyat campaign pamphlet carrying an open letter from prominent international Sunni cleric Yusuf Qaradawi, endorsing opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as candidate for prime minister. Nik Aziz (in white robe)...

KUALA LUMPUR: A construction worker was bitten by a crocodile during a toilet break in a river in Malaysian Borneo, but fought off the huge reptile and escaped with his life. Pai punched the two-metre (6.5-foot) crocodile in the eye after it bit him just above his right buttock, and despite...

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Opposition members respond to pay cut By Hetty Musfirah | Posted: 04 January 2012 2238 hrs <tbody> <tbody> Photos 1 of 1 <input disabled="disabled" id="btnPrev" value="<< Previous"...

This morning ST front page headline "Record number apply to be NMPs". The political landscape is changing, Singaporeans want Elected representatives in the house not Nominated. The scheme introduced in 1990,though entrenched now, should be reviewed. The original idea, to invite non partisan...

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HONG KONG: A gallery in honour of Bruce Lee, who helped make martial arts mainstream with kung fu classics like "Fists of Fury" will be built in Hong Kong. Chief Executive Donald Tsang announced in his annual policy address Wednesday that the government would set up a gallery in honour of...

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SINGAPORE: Foreign Minister George Yeo said on Tuesday he will not be contesting Aljunied GRC at the next general election. The 57-year-old Minister told a news conference that he'll leave the important task to someone younger. As for his role in public life, he said he will 'contribute in...

SINGAPORE : The opposition Socialist Front will not be contesting in the upcoming General Election. The party's Secretary General, 37-year-old lawyer Chia Ti Lik, said there are too many multi-cornered fights this time round and the party does not want to split the opposition vote. He...

Email Print All income groups in Singapore worry about the rising cost of living. (Yahoo! Photo) By Fann Sim The rising cost of living is the biggest worry for most Singaporeans in the run-up to the General Election (GE). That was one of the findings of a recent telephone survey...

For the first time in years, Singapore's opposition is seeing a little light in a dark tunnel, at least in recruiting the highly-educated. An impressive number of top scholars and professionals, including a dozen with Masters and Doctorates (PhD), will likely emerge to challenge the People's...

Yahoo! Singapore dives into the heartlands to find out first-hand what the key issues will be during the General Elections. In the second of a five-part series of video reports, LIYANA LOW ventures into Aljunied GRC, to speak to voters and determine the political sentiment on the ground...

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JOHOR BARU: A Singaporean man was shot twice after being involved in an argument with another man near Jalan Abdullah Tahir here Saturday. The incident happened at around 2.35am when both men aged 40 and 50 were involved in a quarrel. State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd...

George Soros Warns Of Biggest Market Crash To Come, As “We Are Facing A Yet Larger Bubble” Than During Credit Crisis http://philsbackupsite.wordpress.com...credit-crisis/ George Soros Warns Of Biggest Market Crash To Come, As "We Are Facing A Yet Larger Bubble" Than During Credit...