Saturday, Mar 6, 2010

EPF declares 5.65% payout after a sound performance
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has declared a divide nd of 5.65% for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2009, an increase of 1.15 percentage points over the 4.50% paid out for 2008.

Toll rates to increase on most major highways
TOLL rates for the Penang Bridge and the East Coast Expressway are expected to be increased, reported China Press. The two are among 10 highways and expressways on which toll rates are expected to go up.

A Viking convoy headed to Malaysia
OSLO: Norway expects to have a stronger presence in Malaysia with Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon Magnus and Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s first official visit to the country from March 7 to 10. They will lead the largest-ever business delegation to the country.
 

Saturday, Mar 6, 2010

Sivakumar to issue Perak assembly notices next week
By Clara Chooi  — Tronoh assemblyman V. Sivakumar, who still claims to be the rightful Perak state speaker, will issue his own notices next week to ...

SIB keen to resolve ‘Allah’ issue with Home Ministry
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sidang Injil Borneo (SIB) is keen to reach an out-of-court settlement with the Home Ministry over the use of the word “Allah” in its books on Christianity.

Lim wants IGP to prove cops are fair
GEORGE TOWN: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has asked Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan to prove that the force is not in cahoots with Barisan Nasional.

I was hooked on kinky sex, 14-year-old girl tells police
BESUT: A 14-year-old schoolgirl admitted that she was addicted to kinky sex acts such as bondage after frequently watching pornographic video clips downloaded from a website that allegedly provides content of locals engaging in such acts.