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Rank spins wheel to become top casino operator
Monday 14 May 2012
Rank has confirmed its status as Britain's largest casino operator with the £205m acquisition of the casino arm of rival firm Gala Coral.
Families fight for answers over 'massacre in Malaya'
Tuesday 08 May 2012
It was a week after Lim Ah Yin had been driven away from Batang Kali with the sound of gunshots from British soldiers' rifles echoing around the village that she and her mother were allowed to retrieve her father's bullet-riddled corpse.
Alonso demands a faster Ferrari
Saturday 05 May 2012
Fernando Alonso says Ferrari must show progress at next weekend's Spanish Grand Prix.
Tear gas used as 25,000 rally for Malaysia reforms
Saturday 28 April 2012
Police unleashed tear gas and chemical-laced water today at thousands of demonstrators who staged one of Malaysia's largest street rallies in years, demanding fair rules for national elections expected soon.
The Garden of Evening Mists, By Tan Twan Eng
Saturday 28 April 2012
A rising star from Malaysia returns with an elegant and haunting novel of war, art and memory.
Malaysia calls off Nutcracker over claims of 'indecency'
Friday 06 April 2012
The cancellation of shows by a Singaporean ballet troupe in Malaysia has caused a tempest in a tutu, with the government saying the dancers applied too late for a permit to perform, and a local group blaming cultural concern over "indecent" costumes.
Cruise ship repaired after fire
Saturday 31 March 2012
A cruise ship with reportedly 60 Britons on board which was drifting after a fire in the seas south of the Philippines has been repaired and is now sailing towards Malaysia.
Drifting cruise ship heading for port after fire
Saturday 31 March 2012
A cruise ship with reportedly up to 60 Britons on board was drifting in seas south of the Philippines today after a fire in one of the ship's engine rooms.
Williams chairman Adam Parr unexpectedly leaves Formula One team
Monday 26 March 2012
Williams chairman Adam Parr has resigned and will leave the Formula One outfit at the end of this week.
Forgive riot attackers pleads injured Malaysian student
Monday 05 March 2012
The Malaysian student robbed by two thugs posing as Good Samaritans during the London riots today said he does not bear a grudge towards his attackers and people should forgive them.
Malaysia bans UK sex education book
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Malaysia has banned a nearly 30-year-old sex education book written by a British author after complaints by Muslim activists that it is obscene.
Fear for deported Saudi 'ridiculous', says Malaysian home minister
Tuesday 14 February 2012
The Malaysian government has defended its decision to deport a young Saudi journalist who faces a possible death penalty at home for allegedly insulting the Prophet Mohamed on Twitter.
International bright young things
Thursday 09 February 2012
From Europe to the Far East, British universities are enticing students overseas to their outreach campuses
Miner may dig out Rothschild
Saturday 04 February 2012
Financier Nat Rothschild faces the prospect of ejection from Bumi, the Indonesian coalminer in which he is a major shareholder and the co-chairman.
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