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- Gemma Arterton begged crew to wear hotpants Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:15AMDominic Cooper has joked he wore hotpants on the set of his new movie to support his co-star Gemma Arterton.
- Men help make Breast Cancer Welfare Association Malaysia’s tea party a success Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:39PMIT WAS an all-male ensemble with the exception of Datuk Khadijah Ibrahim at the Breast Cancer Welfare Association Malaysia’s (BCWA) Jamuan Teh Malaysia (JAM) held recently.
- Nepalis celebrate Hindu festival Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:57AMWomen danced in colorful sarong wraps that sparkled with silver thread, and a popular Nepali singer performed as the Bhutanese Nepali immigrant community celebrated a traditional Hindu festival Sunday attended by about 130 people.
- Gifts lift spirits of patients Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:47PMTHE Penang Aqidah Committee brought cheer to some 450 patients at the Penang Hospital by distributing goodie bags to them as a Ramadan contribution.
- Women learn city survival skills at workshop Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:09AMKUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 — Some 100 women learned how to deal with city “threats” like snatch theft, rape, and house burglaries at a workshop yesterday. The women-only workshop on city survival skills was conducted by Captain K. Balasupramaniam but it was not your traditional martial arts-based self-defence class. Instead, Balasupramaniam gave them ...
- New Combination Treatment Zaps Cellulite Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:57PMIn Health Watch:New technology is on the market to help combat cellulite an read more
- Lights, camera ... wait, here are my canvases Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:16PMJulian Schnabel’s new film, Miral, will soon hit TIFF screens, but first he has some paintings to show off
- Healthy Difference on 'Today's THV at 5': New technology treats not only fat, but cellulite Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:14PMIn tonight's Healthy Difference, new technology designed to help combat cellulite, and reduce fat and wrinkles. The FDA recently approved the device.
- Konnie Huq's shower cap shoes Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:00AMKonnie Huq always saves the shower caps she gets from hotels because she likes keeping her shoes in them.
- 'Eat Pray Love ' brought to life Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:19PMI have a special interest in "Eat Pray Love " but don't plan on seeing the Julia Roberts movie just yet. I want to finish the book it's based on - Elizabeth Gilbert's nonfiction account of traveling the world in search of meaning.
- Crime › Man gets 20 years for killing Japanese woman in Bali Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:42PMA 31-year-old construction worker was found guilty Wednesday of killing and raping a 41-year-old Japanese woman on the Indonesian resort island of Bali late last…
- Posh & Backs Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:47AMAhh, the sight of a shirtless David Beckham's fabulously toned body always has us swooning - and it seems to have the same effect on his missus, too.
- I wish corporations do this Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:13AMIn reply to Proton's early Raya surprise for hardcore poor : I wish corporations do this on a regular basis. Not just during festive seasons. Better yet if they can make and fund skill training program to help these hardcore poor make a better life.
- Proton's early Raya surprise for hardcore poor Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:09AMTuesday, August 24th, 2010 12:36:00 SHAH ALAM: It was as if Hari Raya Puasa came early for 12 families in Kampung Bukit Lanchong when a convoy of 20 Proton cars turned up yesterday evening to spread Ramadan and Aidilfitri cheer.
- Tied to perfection: Scarf creativity Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:56PMLAS CRUCES -- Zipping by outside window displays, Jewell's MyPlace looks like a chic boutique. Venture inside, and you'll find a wonderland that seems like something out of an especially colorful edition of "Tales from 1001 Arabian Nights."
- Old Bombs Shatter Laotian Women's Lives Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:21PMVIENTIANE, Laos (WOMENSENEWS)--Five years ago, 24-year-old Yue's husband, Lue Ha, hit a bomb while foraging for medicinal herbs in the jungles of northern Laos. The accident blinded him. read more
- Go traditional, or trendy Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 6:30PMWith Hari Raya around the corner, a celebrity interior designer shares tips on giving your living space a fresh look.
- At Cambodia's Angkor Wat, prattling guide, press of humans detour search for wisdom Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 1:56PMANGKOR WAT, Cambodia - He came to Angkor Wat seeking enlightenment.
- Kg Baru Development Corporation Bill for Dewan Rakyat in October Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:08AMKUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21, 2010): A bill to set up a corporation to govern development in Kampung Baru here will be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat at its session beginning in October, Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Minister Raja Datuk Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin said today.
- That Bosphorescence Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 2:41AMWhen I arrived in Istanbul on a Friday, expecting it to be a public holiday, and found no lull in its everyday activities, I realised how Turkey was not the usual Islamic country.
- Kg Baru Development Corporation Bill For Dewan Rakyat In October Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 2:24AMKUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- A bill to set up a corporation to govern development in Kampung Baru here will be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat at its session beginning in October, Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Minister Raja Datuk Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin said on Saturday.
- Body of baby found at bus stop Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 6:43PMREMBAU: The body of a baby boy, with bruises on his head, eyes, cheeks and back, was found at a bus stop at Batu 8, Jalan Pedas-Linggi, near here.
- 7. Body of baby found at bus stop Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 6:43PMREMBAU: The body of a baby boy, with bruises on his head, eyes, cheeks and back, was found at a bus stop at Batu 8, Jalan Pedas-Linggi, near here.
- Eat, stay, learn, love Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 9:15AMAs Bali braces for the Hollywood effect, Amanda Wilson believes peace can still be found in Ubud.
- Body of baby boy found at bus stop Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:39AMFriday, August 20th, 2010 14:57:00 REMBAU: The body of a baby boy, with bruises on the head, eyes, cheeks and back, was found at a bus stop at Batu 8, Jalan Pedas-Linggi near here today. Rembau police chief DSP Mizan Md Dom said passers-by who informed the police found the body on the seat at the bus-stop about 6am. "The dead baby, believed to be about 10 to 12 months-old and was fully clothed ...
- Body of baby boy found at bus stop Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:39AMREMBAU, Friday 20 August 2010 (Bernama) -- The body of a baby boy, with bruises on the head, eyes, cheeks and back, was found at a bus stop at Batu 8, Jalan Pedas-Linggi near here today.
- extremely sad state of Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:28AMIn reply to Body of baby boy found at bus stop : extremely sad state of affairs. insufficient moral values! can we safely assume that the babies are of a particular race since our politician like race politics. u know and i know la!
- Pageant to crown Miss Polonia 2011 Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:28AMHOLYOKE - "Miss Polonia Massachusetts 2011" - an annual pageant of beauty, music and Polish culture, whose purpose is to choose an exemplary young woman of Polish extraction to represent Massachusetts in the national Miss Polonia competition - will take place Sunday at 5 p.m. at Pilsudski Park in Holyoke.
- Pageant to crown Miss Polonia 2011 Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:27AMHOLYOKE - "Miss Polonia Massachusetts 2011" - an annual pageant of beauty, music and Polish culture, whose purpose is to choose an exemplary young woman of Polish extraction to represent Massachusetts in the national Miss Polonia competition - will take place Aug. 22 at 5 p.m. at Pilsudski Park in Holyoke.
- Body of baby boy found at bus stop Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:39AMREMBAU, Aug 20 — The body of a baby boy, with bruises on the head, eyes, cheeks and back, was found at a bus stop at Batu 8, Jalan Pedas-Linggi near here today. Rembau police chief DSP Mizan Md Dom said passers-by found the body at the bus stop about 6am. “The dead baby, believed to be about 10 to 12 months old, was found wrapped in a batik sarong ...
- Body Of Baby Boy Found At Bus Stop Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:25AMREMBAU, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- The body of a baby boy, with bruises on the head, eyes, cheeks and back, was found at a bus stop at Batu 8, Jalan Pedas-Linggi near here Friday.
- MTSU prof mourns slain woman Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 4:57AMAn MTSU sociology professor remembered a former student whose body was found in Nashville late last week as a hardworking individual who was devoted to the field of sociology.
- Brasília, Brazil Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 11:59PMMy wife and I have worked at an American school in Brazil for a year. Before this, we worked at an international school in Colombia. The following is, by no stretch of the imagination, my most outrageous experience:
- Movie History - Extreme Weather, in Reality and on the Big Screen Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 12:14AMThe latest wave of climate-related catastrophes pounding the world has intensified, with reports of devastating floods, shattering earthquakes, hurricanes, and tropical storms. Since the silent era, studios have jumped to Hollywood-ize extreme weather for their disaster films. Spectacular scenes of...
- Traveller's Guide: Bali Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 6:35PMWorth the long journey? The beautiful Indonesian island of Bali appeals to a full spectrum of visitors: karma-seekers attracted to the island's spiritual side; budget-challenged backpackers; hikers and bikers; Aussie and European families; and hardcore surfers.
- Tracing the textile history Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 6:16PMLocated in Jalan Sultan Hishamudin, Kuala Lumpur, near the Sultan Abdul Samad Building is the little known National Textile Museum.
- Dr M jabs Najib, says vote him out if... Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 4:31AMBy Syed Jaymal Zahiid, Free Malaysia Today After engineering the downfall of his handpicked successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi with surgical precision, is former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad now training his scalpel on his protege Najib Tun Razak's jugular? Those attending a function here this morning must have felt that this was the case based on the 84-year-old's scathing remarks. The central ...
- Newborn's body found in dump site Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 4:14AMIPOH: A scavenger at the Bercham rubbish dump "ran for his life" when he found the body of a newborn in a black plastic bag. "The moment I tore open the bag, I saw the body, which was wrapped in a sarong," Ahmad Sufian Zulkfili, 30, said of the 1.45pm incident yesterday.
- 20. Newborn's body found in dump site Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 6:46PMIPOH: A scavenger at the Bercham rubbish dump “ran for his life” when he found the body of a newborn in a black plastic bag.
- Lea Lane: Eat, Pray, Scratch Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 9:52AMAs the film Eat, Pray, Love opens across the country, what's already a worldwide club of solo women seeking fulfillment in Italy, India and Bali,...
- A secret gem in Teluk Bahang Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 2:38AMNESTLED amidst lush tropical foliage overlooking the coastline, the Tree Monkey at Tropical Spice Garden offers guests a unique jungle dining experience unlike any other.
- Indonesian former minister detained for alleged graft case Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 9:40AMFormer Indonesia's social affairs minister Bachtiar Chamsyah was detained on Thursday by investigators in the country's antigraft agency, Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for allegedly involved in graft case conducted between 2006 to 2008 that cost the state some 15.7 billion rupiah (some 1.7 million U.S. dollars).
- Public frustration on immigrant problem growing, PBS warns Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 1:15AMBy Michael Kaung, Free Malaysia Today KOTA KINABALU: Frustration and public discontent is growing in Sabah over the burgeoning population of illegal immigrants, warned a Barisan Nasional component party. The federal government has to starting acting immediatley to resolve the problem rather than put it off to later, Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) secretary general Henrynus Amin said. The party wants ...
- Video offers window on rights abuses in Indonesia province Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 10:13PMA video of an activist in restive Papua province being taunted and viciously killed by police bolsters allegations that the military and police there act with brute force and impunity. The video, shot in the jungle of Indonesia's restive Papua province, shows a wounded political activist lying face-up on the ground, surrounded by an armed national police tactical squad.
- To Dye For: A World Saturated in Color at the de Young Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 8:34PMFelt rug, 15th - 17th century, Mongolia. Wool; felt, stencil-resist dyed. Gift of Peter Lyman. SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- This season, fashion designers all over the world are presenting tie-dye inspired collections on the runway as something new and fresh.
- Life and times of Judy Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:00PMFOR three and a half years, Judy Wong Liong Yung cooked the evening meal for about 70 children at the Methodist Children’s Home.
- Miss Australia costume nightmare: ten notorious fashion faux-pas Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:57AMMiss Australia may have caused a stir down under with her garish Miss Universe costume, but she is merely the latest famous face to fall victim to a public fashion disaster.
- The festive colors of Rex Cuenca Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:14AMBACOLOD City is home to many artists of national renown, among them filmmaker Peque Gallaga, painter Charlie Co, and Palanca Hall of Famer Elsa Martinez Coscolluela. In the field of visual arts, there are many lesser known but definitely not less talented artists in this city in Western Visayas.
- A living heritage showcased Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:08AMLITTLE Penang Street Market’s fourth anniversary celebrations on Sunday saw Peranakan cultural shows and exhibitions taking centre stage amidst the buzz from the numerous booths selling knick-knacks and other goods.
- Louie Spence makes David Beckham blush as he teaches Becks to pirouette Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:47AMAs captain of England, David Beckham has shown us some silky footwork over the years.