Source/Credit: Washington Post By Jay Matthews Are you nervous about the new school year? I am. My grandson Ben Mathews, age 2 years and 9 months, is starting nursery school. Our worry is: Will we blow it? Will some flaw in our approach to school condemn our children and grandchildren […]
A contact group comprising 60 countries, aka “Friends of Libya”, is meeting on Thursday in Paris to discuss the future of the country post-Gaddafi. Envoys from Russia and China – the critics of the NATO campaign – will also attend the conference. France and Britain, the hosts of the conference, […]
Source/Credit: Reuters The Kronos Global Absence survey conducted online in July and released this week found that respondents from countries where there is more paid leave for employees were much less likely to cry off work with an invented illness than those from countries with fewer holiday allowances. The Harris […]
GEORGE TOWN: The spirit of patriotism is deeply felt here with a sea of Jalur Gemilang flying high at public and private buildings in conjunction with the Merdeka Day celebrations. National flags flying outside the City Stadium and the Federal government agencies. Many locals are expressing their love of the […]
Source: by Allison Khan, NeighborNewspaperCom Atlanta The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community took a day to celebrate EID ul Fitr on August 30th, after a month of fasting. The celebration included an extra EID prayer and a sermon about what Muslims can do to help their community. This year it is donating […]
THE Federal Agriculture Marketing Authority (Fama) is importing three million coconuts from Indonesia this month and next month to meet the demand for the Hari Raya celebrations. This is almost a 100 per cent increase compared with the 700,000 to one million coconuts imported per month, for the first seven […]
THE fishing industry in Parit Jawa, Muar, is at a standstill following the return of foreign workers to their homes in Indonesia to celebrate Hari Raya. Muar-Batu Pahat Fishermen’s Association president Ser Boon Huat said consumers have to brace themselves for a fish shortage and a hike in prices. A […]
KUALA LUMPUR: It may seem as though the Hari Raya celebrations have overshadowed the Merdeka Day celebrations today. However, the spirit of patriotism and pride in Malaysia’s progress since achieving independence 54 years ago, is in no way subdued despite appearances that may suggest otherwise. Homes are flying the Jalur […]
PUTRAJAYA: A survey has suggested Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s approval rating has dipped, but the government remains unperturbed by it, stressing that it is more concerned about addressing the people’s needs. In brushing aside the latest report by polling centre Merdeka Center for Opinion Research, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri […]
KUALA LUMPUR: today reminded the people not to forget the sacrifices of past leaders in freeing Malaysia from the colonialists. He said that while Muslims were celebrating Aidilfitri, which entered its second day today, they should never forget the achievements of leaders who won the nation its independence. “In the […]
AMPANG JAYA: Residents peering out of their units at the Riviera Apartment, Taman Muda here, to check out the source of a loud explosion early Thursday were shocked to see their vehicles on fire. In the 4am incident, the residents, who were fast asleep, were awakened by a loud explosion […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of vehicles on the North-South Expressway (PLUS) is expected to increase Thursday as motorists begin to make their way back to the city. A PLUS officer said there was an increase in the number of vehicles on the expressway but the situation remained under control. […]
JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia’s government has declared that the moon is not in the right position for the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan to end as expected on Tuesday, causing hungry disappointment in the world’s most populous Muslim nation. Indonesians, 90 per cent of whom are Muslim, celebrate the end […]
By MIRWAIS HAROONI | REUTERS ARABNEWS KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered on Tuesday that eight would-be child suicide bombers, groomed by the Taleban but rescued by authorities, be sent back to their families. The group, which includes a seven-year-old, are the youngest among some 20 children who were detained […]
SWISSINFO, AP BERN, Switzerland: Switzerland has ordered an independent investigation to uncover why Swiss officials ignored up to 10,000 asylum requests submitted by Iraqi refugees. Swiss Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga says the asylum applications were lodged with Switzerland’s embassies in Syria and Egypt between 2006 and 2008. Sommaruga told reporters […]
By MD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Eid celebrations in Saudi Arabia generally are characterized by joy at successfully fulfilling religious and spiritual obligations for a whole month. They are also a clear expression of social solidarity and tolerance, and are occasions for family reunion where people renew their brotherly […]
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Source: The Rio Times RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A leading figure in Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement (the MST, or Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra), was assassinated last Thursday evening in the Northern state of Pará. Valdemar Oliveira Barbosa was shot to death by two gunmen while riding his bicycle through […]