36,000 Malaysians jobless

ROMPIN, Feb 28 – Some 36,000 Malaysians or 3.6 per cent of the working age population were unemployed between October 2008 and December last year, Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Maznah Mazlan said today. Read more>>

Tsunami waves hit Pacific regions after Chile quake

SENDAI, Japan, Feb 28 — Tsunami waves of up to 1.5 metres (5 ft) hit far-flung Pacific regions from the Russian far east and Japan to New Zealand’s Chatham Islands today after a massive earthquake struck Chile, killing more than 300 people. Read more>>

Who killed Gautama?

Who killed Gautama? NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS NOT MY OPINION NOR I AGREE TO THIS. THIS ARTICLE IS NOT THE VIEW OF MUSLIMS OR BURMESE MUSLIMS. THIS APPEARS IN MALAYSIAN INSIDER and they copy from the outlookindia.com FEB 28 – Seven years ago, when Buddhist scholar and former monk Stephen Batchelor embarked on a search [...]

YAB Datuk Sri PM: 1 Country means total acceptance of diversity

YAB Datuk Sri PM: 1 Country means total acceptance of diversity PETALING JAYA, Feb 28 – Datuk Seri Najib Razak today attempted to revive his battered 1 Malaysia concept by urging Malaysians to adopt its paradigm of “total acceptance” of the country’s diversity instead of mere “tolerance”.

Mizzima:UNHCR rescued 106 Burmese refugees from Malaysia’s Lang Geng Camp Demonstrators

Mizzima:UNHCR rescued 106 Burmese refugees from Malaysia’s Lang Geng Camp Demonstrators New Delhi (Mizzima) – Officers from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) rescued 106 Burmese refugees yesterday from Malaysia’s Lang Geng Camp, according to refugees. After administering interviews, the UNHCR recognized 300 detainees in the camp as refugees following a hunger strike begun [...]

Reuters:Bridge refuses to shake Terry’s hand

LONDON (Reuters) – Wayne Bridge refused to shake the hand of former team mate John Terry during the pre-match greeting between opposing teams before Manchester City’s Premier League match kicked off at Chelsea on Saturday. Read more>>

Phishers strike Twitter users to steal accounts

SINGAPORE: IT security and data protection firm Sophos today warned the latest wave of cybercrime spreading across Twitter, a phishing attack designed to steal login details and hijack accounts. Read more>>

M Kini letter: GST will be precursor to hyperinflation

M Kini letter: GST will be precursor to hyperinflation I refer to the letter GST will allow Umnoputras more ‘Disneyland’ trips. The writer’s opinion of the deleterious effects of GST is clearly based on a complete misunderstanding of how the ‘input tax’/’output tax’ GST system works. Most businesses which register for GST based on the [...]

M Insider news

Afta set to open up 15 more sub-sectors PUTRAJAYA, Feb 27 — Asean is on track to liberalise another 15 services sub-sectors in health, telecommunications and tourism under the 8th Package of the Asean Free Trade Agreement (Afta) … Read More

Oscar nominee: Documentary on the Myanmar 2007 street protests in “Burma VJ”

Oscar nominee: Documentary on the Myanmar 2007 street protests in “Burma VJ”

US military allows Twitter, other social media

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 — The Pentagon announced yesterday it has authorised the use Twitter, Facebook and other so-called “Web 2.0” sites across the US military, saying the benefits of social media outweighed security concerns. Read more>>

OIC should change the name to OUIC (Organization of Un-Islamic Countries) as ALL its member countries and leaders are practicing hypocrite-Islam

OIC should change the name to OUIC (Organization of Un-Islamic Countries) as ALL its member countries and leaders are practicing hypocrite-Islam The definition of a hypocrite in Islam: A hypocrite in Islam is one who saw Islam; accepted its principles; embraced it; went along with it, but when his life style and preferences were challenged, [...]

Dubai cameras shine light on killers’ dark arts

LONDON, Feb 26 — Suspected Israeli assassins have inadvertently given the world an unusual master class in clandestine killing in broadcast surveillance video of them going about their murderous trade. Read more>>

All for one, one for all

All for one, one for all Actually the above motto is just taken and sentence restructured from the famous motto of Alexandre Dumas‘ Three Musketeers and the traditional motto of Switzerland, “One for all, all for one.” We all, all the people of Myanmar/Burma must aim and work for the UNITY of our beloved country. [...]