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Ah Chong Editor lodges police report against online attack.

Some irresponsible people recently put up malicious posts online against Sin Chew Daily's executive chief editor Kuik Cheng Kang, alleging him to have accepted the gift of a bungalow and a semi-detached house in Puchong from IOI Corp executive chairman Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng at the request of former MCA president Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting.

Kuik has lodged a police report.http://news.asiaone.com/...25.143306_editor.jpg

Ah Chong Malaysian home buyers get big subsidy cheer.

MALACCA - The 336 buyers of apartments at the public housing programme in Sungai Putat, Batu Berendam, here got a welcome surprise from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday.

"The actual price of an apartment unit is RM148,000 (S$61,570), but the government hereby wishes to announce that the units will be sold at RM35,000 each," Najib said to the applause of those present at a ceremony to hand over offer letters to the would-be-occupants.

"The difference will be subsidised by the government."http://news.asiaone.com/...225.143749_najib.jpg

Ah Chong More flights to Manila planned
Frequency of flights from Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu will be increased next month. -NSThttp://news.asiaone.com/...25.144830_naia21.jpg

Ah Chong 10 new trains for M'sia's main rail operator

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said the new trains were needed to ease congestion on the current trains, which he said were running over-capacity. -The Star/ANNhttp://news.asiaone.com/...11201.120800_ktm.jpg

Ah Chong Arowana declared world's top breed by international body

It's official -- the highly prized Malaysian golden arowana has been declared as the best golden arowana species in the world by an international body.

CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species and Wild Fauna and Flora) had certified the species, which was unique to Malaysia, as the best, Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir said.

"The Malaysian golden arowana (scleropages formosus) fetches the highest premium compared to other species," he said yesterday after visiting the Bintong Arowana Farm in Bukit Merah, Perak.http://news.asiaone.com/...93807_ts_arowana.jpg

Ah Chong Malaysian PM is tops with 419,000 Twitter followers

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has become the "most followed" Malaysian politician on Twitter, with over 419,000 followers to date, reported the Wall Street Journal.

The paper noted that the number of Najib followers surpassed Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's by more than three times.

The paper said that Najib used Twitter as a "testing ground" to gain feedback from his followers on his policies, including the RM200 (S$82) book voucher for Form Six and tertiary students.http://news.asiaone.com/....093601_st_najib.jpg

Ah Chong Expert lauds Malaysian Hokkiens

The Hokkien culture and dialect in Malaysia is more vibrant than its birthplace - China.

French anthropologist Fiorella Allio noted that the Hokkiens in Malaysia had preserved their culture and language better and that they were similar to that in ancient China.

"There is not much distortion in the way the culture is preserved and the dialect spoken here is authentic.

"In China, the tradition of the Hokkien people is somewhat skewed due to various reasons, and this was brought to its pinnacle during the height of the Communist era," she said at the Yong Chuan Tian Temple at Bandar Hilir here, yesterday.

The 49-year-old Allio is in Malacca to record and conduct an in-depth research on the age-old Wangkang festival.http://news.asiaone.com/...ar_hokkienexpert.jpg

Ah Chong PAS wants to stop Valentine's Day celebration

With Valentine's Day due in a week, PAS has again pledged to put a stop to the celebration.

Its leaders, including PAS Youth chief Nasrudin Hassan at-Tantawi, said it must be stopped as it would lead to immoral activities.

His deputy Nik Abduh Nik Aziz wants the Government to place anti-Valentine Day's advertisements on television to discourage Muslims from celebrating the event.http://news.asiaone.com/...07.105732_pas430.jpg

Ah Chong Provide better social safety net for Malaysians: Najib
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib today called for greater public-private partnership to provide a better social safety net for the people.

He was speaking before 1500 people including the disabled and senior citizens at a Chap Goh Mei celebration here.

Najib said the public should feel empathy for the less fortunate and assist them to help themselves in order to enjoy a more fruitful life.http://news.asiaone.com/...4522_nstnajib430.jpg

Ah Chong GEORGE TOWN: A small crowd of 10 people staged a peaceful protest this afternoon against Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim’s alleged support for the security of Israel.

Chanting anti-Anwar slogans and waving a Palestine flag, the protesters, including a masked man claiming to be an active PAS member, gathered for about 20 minutes.

The protesters described Anwar’s statement as a “betrayal of Islam, the Malays and country’s stand against Israel”.
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