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arrow Polish leader, dozens dead in Russia jet crash
  Polish President Lech Kaczynski and some of the country’s highest military and civilian leaders died Saturday along with dozens of others when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia.
   
arrow New Economic Model Needs To Be Anchored In Private Enteprise
The New Economic Model will work only if the ecosystem is solidly anchored in private enterprise, says Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Pro-Chancellor, Tan Sri Dr Lin See Yan.
   
arrow GTP open day gets thumbs up from visitors
The Government Transformation Programme(GTP) Open Day of Malaysia here has been well received by visitors.
   
arrow Teoh Beng Hock exhumed for second autopsy
Teoh Beng Hock’s body was exhumed on Saturday for a second autopsy at Sungai Buloh Hospital. After Thai pathologist Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand testified that his likely cause of death was homicide and not suicide.
   
arrow A magnitude 6.0 moderate earthquake hit Taiwan
Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau says a moderate earthquake has struck the central part of the island. There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
   
arrow Pandemonium as BN and PR hold simultaneous ‘meetings’ in assembly
The Perak State Assembly sitting to approve the 2010 state budget today descended into pandemonium when two rival groups of assemblymen held their “meetings” with separate agendas in the same venue.
   
arrow Flash: Ong and Chua agree to work as a team
MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and former deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has agreed to work as a team to unite the party and resolved all issues confronting the party’s leadership, acording to a statement issue by Ong before he called for a press conference at Wisma MCA in Kuala Lumpur today.
   
arrow BN victory in Bagan Pinang shows new trend for govt
The Barisan Nasional (BN) victory in the by-election for the Bagan Pinang state seat with a big majority yesterday shows a new wave is in the offing in regaining the people’s support.
   
arrow Najib: Winning is the priority
Winning the Bagan Pinang by-election is more important to Barisan Nasional than the size of the majority obtained, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak
   
arrow Earthquakes rock South Pacific
Three major earthquakes struck within an hour and 10 minutes Thursday morning near Vanuatu in the South Pacific, prompting a tsunami warning that was quickly lifted
   
arrow MTUC unhappy with call to review foreign labour policy
The Penang Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) called on the Government to reconsider its review of the foreign recruitment policy following pressure by companies claiming there was a labour shortage in the country.