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<title>Court to decide on Kota Siputeh seat on Monday</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:35:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Nov 2009: The High Court here fixed Monday to decide whether a fresh election will be held for the Kota Siputeh state seat in Kedah after incumbent assemblyperson Datuk Abu Hassan Sarif was absent from two state assembly meetings this year.
Justice Datuk Alizatul Khair Osman Khairuddin set the date after hearing lengthy submissions by counsel Sulaiman...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:20:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ALOR STAR, 12 Nov 2009: Deputy Prime  Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today instructed Kota Siputeh assemblyperson Datuk Abu Hasan Sarif to attend  the state assembly sitting scheduled for Tuesday.
He said that although Speaker Datuk Dr  Abdul Isa Ismail had said that Abu Hasan had lost his eligibility as  an assemblyperson, the Barisan Nasional (BN) concurred with the Election...]]></description>
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<title>Abdullah: Ulama should explain decisions</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:01:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Nov 2009: Ulama have  been urged to explain the reasons, guidelines or methods used in making  decisions or opinions on religious rulings or issues to avoid public  confusion.
Institute of Islamic Understanding (Ikim)  chairperson Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said many issues in society were  in dire need of explanation by the religious experts. These included  the use...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:40:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[SHAH ALAM, 12 Nov 2009: All ulama and  mufti must obtain the permission of the Selangor Islamic Religious Department  (Jais) before they can give religious talks or sermons in the state.
Jais director Datuk Muhammed Khusrin  Munawi said he would not compromise on this matter as "the ruling  is stipulated in the Selangor Islamic Administration Enactment 2003".
He said everyone,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:25:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Nov 2009: The new fuel subsidy management system will be implemented in May  next year, Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Chor Chee Heung told the Dewan  Rakyat today.
He said the system's mechanism would  be announced after a study on the subsidy distribution and target groups  had been identified.
"I can't reveal the system in detail  as the...]]></description>
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<title>Liow tells Chua to give up post unconditionally</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:20:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Nov 2009: MCA vice-president  Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai fired back at Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek today  to "surrender" the deputy president post and support fresh  elections in the party's ongoing rift.
"The deputy president position belongs  to the party, it does not belong to any individual ... he cannot be  giving it to me...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:48:00 +0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Nov 2009: MCA leaders  have been reminded that the prolonged leadership crisis can lead to  the party's suspension, former secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan  said.
Ong said MCA leaders should learn from  what happened to Umno, which had its registration suspended in 1988 following  bitter in-fighting.
"Failure to find an amicable solution  may affect the people's...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:15:00 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>By <em>The Fairly Current Show</em></dc:creator>
<description><![CDATA[






RECENTLY, a court case involving Malaysian  TV personality Daphne  Iking invoked an archaic  law that has gotten many parties up in arms. The law in question is  Section 498 of the Penal  Code.
The section deals with the issue of "enticing  or taking away or detaining with a criminal intent a married woman",  and is seen by some parties as...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>By Cindy Tham</dc:creator>
<description><![CDATA[The Muppets of Sesame Street
LIKE most adults, I wouldn't have realised  that Sesame  Street turned 40 on 10  Nov 2009 if not for the series of adorable Google  doodles. After all, most  adults would have stopped watching the show, which targets young children, a long time ago.
But, a steady dose of Google  logos featuring different  Muppets for seven...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>By Deborah Loh</dc:creator>
<description><![CDATA[Corrected on 12 Nov 2009 at 11am
Zainah Anwar
DESPITE stepping down in 2008 as executive  director of Sisters  in Islam (SIS) which she  co-founded and led for two decades, Zainah  Anwar has not retired from  her commitment to women's rights and justice.
Currently project director of Musawah, a global movement for equality and justice  for Muslim families, Zainah, 55,...]]></description>
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