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• Malaysian 'WWW1' license plate sells for $165K

  the successful WWW bids will earn the transport department 11.3 million ringgit ($3.6 million).The previous highest sum paid for a license plate in Malaysia was 300,100 ringgit ($95,600) in 2010 for MCA1, the acronym for a national political party.   Read more »

• Vietnam protests China's S. China Sea fishing ban

  and is meant to curb overfishing in the South China Sea. But parts of the sea also are claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines , Malaysia , Brunei and Taiwan . The sea has valuable fishing grounds and shipping lanes, and is believed to be rich in oil and gas.Vietnam   Read more »

• Malaysia police arrest 6 over Dutch boy kidnapping

  -- Malaysian police say they've arrested six suspects linked to the kidnapping of a Dutch boy who was freed after his parents paid a ransom.Twelve-year-old Nayati Moodliar was held for six days this month after being snatched while walking to school in a Kuala   Read more »

• Huge rally raises question on Malaysia poll timing

  taking over (the government), he was quoted as saying by national news agency Bernama.The National Front , which has governed Malaysia since independence from Britain in 1957, suffered its worst performance in 2008 elections, when it lost more than a third   Read more »

• Thousands in Malaysia protest for reforms

  LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Police unleashed tear gas and chemical-laced water yesterday at thousands of demonstrators who staged one of Malaysia's largest street rallies in years, demanding fair rules for national elections. Malaysian police said that 222 people   Read more »

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• Call for Tenancy Act

  TOWN (May 31, 2012): Malaysia urgently needs a Tenancy Act (TA) to offer protection to landlords and tenants, with provision for a tribunal to settle disputes between both parties. Consumers Association of Penang president CM Mohamed Idris said the legislation 58 m ago from The Sun Daily Malaysia Read more »

• We deserved victory over Pakistan: Nobbs

  performance in the , saying his boys played better to stay in the race for a bronze medal in the Azlan Shah Cup tournament, in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Thursday. India clinched victory through a 69th minute goal from striker S V Sunil, who dived forward to push 9:35 AM from Rediff Read more »

• GB face nervous wait

  win their last round-robin match and hoping other results go their way if they are to reach the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia. In humid, energy-sapping conditions GB – including Winchester-born Surbiton striker Rob Moore - went behind in the 9:22 AM from Romsey Advertiser Read more »

• US rejects China’s supremacy over South China Sea issue

  discussions to resolve the growing South China Sea conflicts, Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman said. The duo, in Malaysia as part of their Asia Pacific tour, instead called for multi-lateral discussions among the nations involved as proposed by Asean. 9:22 AM from The Sun Daily Malaysia Read more »

• India beat Pakistan 2-1 in Azlan Shah

  (Malaysia): India relied on a penultimate-minute goal by striker SV Sunil as they beat archrivals Pakistan 2-1 in a thrilling match of the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Thursday. Sunil made a diving effort to push the ball into the goal in the 69th minute 5/30/12 from Times of India Read more »