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      <title>Israel says they want assad to stay in power and also images of hezbollah returning to lebanon in body bags</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 10:56:21 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>fukzionists</dc:creator>
      <description>The shia and the alawites used to say our 
mujahideen were ''servants of the zionists'' they would say that our 
mujahideen are working alongside israel and america in Syria. Well the 
truth has been made clear, Israel needs assad in power, they are like 
one big family. Our mujahideen are working for an Islamic state and this
 is what Israel and the satanic shia and alawites fear the most.

And the video is about the return of Easa(Jesus) Aleyhi Salam</description>
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      <title>Car Crashes Into Crowd</title>
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      <description>as above</description>
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      <title>How a &lt;span class=&quot;highlight&quot;&gt;Malaysia&lt;/span&gt;n Cop Treats Tourists</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:11:32 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Homer Hart</dc:creator>
      <description>Shameful!</description>
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      <title>US Dollar Collapse and Japan's Sham Currency War</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:20:29 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>omniradar</dc:creator>
      <description>The Hidden Agenda Behind Japan's Kamikaze Quantitative EasingUS$ dollars have been flooding the financial markets ever since 
Bernanke launched quantitative easing allegedly to turnaround the US 
economy. These huge amounts of US$ toilet paper are mainly in financial 
markets (and in central banks) outside of the United States. A huge 
chunk is represented as reserves in central banks led by China and 
Japan.
If truth be told, the real value of the US$ would not be more than a 
dime and I am being really generous here, as even toilet paper has a 
value.
That the US dollar is still accepted in the financial markets 
(specifically by central banks) has nothing to do with it being a 
reserve currency, but rather that the US$ is backed/supported by the 
armed might and nuclear blackmail of the US Military-Industrial Complex.
 The nuclear blackmail of Iran is the best example following Iran's 
decision to trade her crude in other currencies and gold instead of the 
US$ toilet paper.
If  the United States were not a military threat and a global bully 
that can blackmail with impunity the oil exporting countries in the 
Middle East, the global financial system which hinges on the US$ toilet 
paper would have collapsed a long time ago.
The issue is why has the US$ not collapsed as it should have by now?


When we apply common sense and logic to the state of affairs, the answer is so simple and it is staring at you.


But, you have not been able to see the obvious because the global 
mass media, specifically the global financial mass media controlled 
mainly from London and New York, has created a smokescreen to hide the 
truth from you.
Let's analyse the situation in a step by step manner, and apply common sense.


1. The US is the world's biggest debtor. The biggest creditors are 
China and Japan, followed by the oil exporting countries in the Middle 
East. With each passing day, the value of the US$ toilet paper is worth 
less and less. Like I said earlier, even toilet paper has some intrinsic
 value. It reaches zero value when everyone has to carry a wheelbarrow 
of US$ to purchase anything.
2. For the US$ toilet paper creditors, they cannot admit the fact 
that they have been conned by the global Too Big To Fail Banks (TBTFs) 
acting in concert with the FED and the Bank of England to accept US$ 
toilet papers. The central bankers of these countries have a reputation 
to preserve (not that there is in fact any reputation, for their 
so-called financial credibility is also part of the scam) and the 
political leaders that relied on them is in a bigger bind. How can the 
political leaders be so very stupid to trust these central bankers (who 
have stashed away in foreign tax havens huge US$ toilet papers as a 
reward for their complicity). This is the current state of affairs in 
plain English. They are having sleepless nights worrying if and when the
 citizens would wise up to this biggest con in history i.e. the 
promotion and acceptance of fiat currencies, the US$ being the ultimate 
fiat currency.
3. The global financial elites led by the FED know that this state of
 affairs is to their advantage and they are exploiting it to the hilt! 
They also know that no country or organisation has the military 
resources to threaten the US to stop this global ponzi scheme which has 
been going on since 1945 and intensified since 1971 when President Nixon
 de-coupled the US$ from gold. The pound sterling is another story but, 
it is not relevant for the purposes of this analysis.
4. Additionally, and as a result of the above-stated scam, countries 
were led to believe and to accept the false economic theory that export 
generated growth (GDP) should be the foundation of economic development,
 as the United States having limitless US$ toilet paper has the ability 
and the means to purchase the global exports, it being the largest 
consumer market in the world. In the result, the world's factories and 
their workers, including those in the developed world such as France and
 Germany worked their butts off to be rewarded with US$ toilet paper 
whose value is less than the paper and ink that produce it! The 
financial frolic went on for more than forty years and came to an abrupt
 and foreseeable end in the 2008 global financial tsunami.
5. When the party ended, the United States was up to her eyeballs in 
debts as a result of reckless financial speculation in the global 
derivatives casino and the consumption binge financed by housing 
mortgages. Debts must be repaid. But, the US has no means to do so. They
 cannot produce enough goods to earn the revenue to pay the debts 
because US manufacturing has been outsourced to the developing world - 
China became the world's number 1 factory. So, the financial elite 
appointed helicopter Bernanke to lead the charge for the US and the UK 
to use the printing press (digital or otherwise) to print more US$ 
toilet papers to pay off the debt. In economic jargon, this is 
&quot;monetising the debt&quot;. It is outright fraud, but no one (i.e. central 
bankers) in his right mind would admit to this fraud as they would be 
hung from the lamp-posts if the truth is discovered as was the case when
 the Italian fascist leader Mussolini was hung by the Italian partisans.
6. Initially, central bankers confronted with this situation and 
having to face a restless populace embarked on a regime of competitive 
easing/ devaluation of their currencies. But, the price was horrendous. 
Inflation spiked in all these countries. But, this scheme of things did 
not work out as planned for the simple reason, the US$ toilet paper 
continued to be lower as a result of more QE by Bernanke. China realised
 the danger and adopted other means to overcome this situation, one of 
which was to enter into bilateral arrangements with her trading partners
 to finance trade in their respective currencies. Such agreements were 
entered between China and Japan, members of BRIC, Malaysia etc. This 
counter-measure was perceived as a threat to the continued dominance of 
the US$ toilet paper regime. In the result, Obama declared at the urging
 of the financial elites (he does not have the grey cells to think) a 
foreign policy shift - the Asia Pivot to prevent a further deterioration
 of US$ dominance.
7. When Japan entered the agreement with China, her behaviour was 
deemed unacceptable since Japan was under the nuclear protection of the 
US. Japan was caught between a rock and a hard place. It was expected 
that sooner or later the US would apply the squeeze on Japan to behave 
in a proper manner. Applying geopolitical strategies, the US towing 
South Korea along provoked North Korea by launching a military exercise 
which included flying B-2 bombers which are capable of carrying nuclear 
weapons. North Korea responded in the manner that was expected. Japan 
was exposed and in like manner reacted by seeking US protection. To 
muddy the waters and complicate the situation, the US engineered a 
Idispute between China and Japan over the sovereignty of the Diaoyu 
Islands. This was followed by the installation of a new regime in Japan 
by the election of the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the appointment of 
Haruhiko Kuroda as the Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ).
8. Now comes the mechanics of US counter-measures in shoring up the 
artificial dominance/value of the US$ toilet paper. Japan was ordered to
 do its part as a quid pro quo for being protected by the US's nuclear 
umbrella. A new version of the Plaza Accord must be put in place - a 
&quot;reverse Plaza Accord&quot;.
9. Let me explain. In the 1985 Plaza Accord, the dollar was devalued 
to reduce the current account deficit and to help the US recover from 
the recession of the early 1980s. It was a managed devaluation and the 
exchange value of the Dollar versus the Yen declined by 51 per cent from
 1985 to 1987 - reaching yen151 per US$1 in March 1987. The dollar 
continued to slide till 1988. The effect of the strengthened Yen 
depressed Japan's exports and brought about the expansionary monetary 
policies that resulted in the infamous asset bubbles of the late 1980s. 
The G-6 countries then gathered in 1987 in Paris to arrest the slide of 
the dollar and to manage and stabilise the international currency 
markets. The end result was the Louvre Accord. In the next 18 months the
 dollar strengthened to yen160 per US$1.
10. However, in the current situation, the devaluation of the US$ 
toilet paper was the result of massive QEs so as to enable US to 
monetise her debts. However, for US to continue to monetise her debts 
and have the world's central banks agreement to continue to hold dollar 
reserves, the value of the dollar must appreciate, failing which the 
dollar would collapse, the US defaulting on her debts, as creditors 
would no longer accept US$ as payment. The trick was to artificially 
inflate the value of the dollar without arousing any suspicions.
11. In the 1970s, following the de-coupling of the dollar from gold 
by President Nixon, the dollar would have collapsed in like manner as it
 was not backed by gold. It became pure fiat money! The trick then was 
to create an artificial demand for dollar which would in turn raise the 
value of the currency. This was effected by the proposal of Kissinger to
 the Arabs that if they would dollarize their oil exports, the US would 
guarantee their safety and survival even from the threats of Israel. 
When the Arabs agreed to this arrangement, every country in the world 
had to buy oil in US$. Countries have to exchange their currencies into 
US$ to buy oil. This demand for US$ strengthened the currency and 
prolonged the US fiat money monopoly.
12. However, this option is no longer available presently as oil is 
now being sold in other currencies besides the US$. The petro-dollar is 
no longer in dominance. In any event, the continued use of petro-dollars
 would spike the oil price and this would be inflationary and 
detrimental to the US economy as well as the world's economy in the 
present economic climate - i.e. deep recession. Another means must be 
used.
13. This is the reason for the sudden &quot;shock and awe&quot; monetary policy
 of the new Japanese regime of Shinzo Abe and Haruhiko Kuroda. My 
detractors will accuse me of indulging in conspiracy theories. But, the 
facts speak for themselves. I had said earlier, that the G-7 countries 
have collectively attempted to devalue their currencies but, it did not 
stem the slide of the US$ because Bernanke was increasing the intensity 
of QE since 2008. And the EU was not willing and or able to adopt a 
suicide policy of massive QE as Germany was well aware of such a risk 
having suffered the negative effects of hyperinflation. China would not 
kow-tow to the US and in fact together with fellow members of BRIC was 
adopting counter-measures to confront Bernanke's QE financial weapon. 
That left only one country who can be compelled to do the US bidding, to
 commit Hara-kiri to save and or prolong the US$ toilet paper regime - 
Japan!
14. And so, Japan launched its sudden massive QE and the desired 
effect is that now the US$ toilet paper has artificially appreciated in 
value vis-a-vis the Yen and less so with other currencies. This cannot 
be disputed by my detractors because:
On May 11, the financial elites of G-7 countries explicitly agreed with this kamikaze policy of Japan.


Koichi Hamada has also declared earlier that the target for this 
policy is to allow the dollar to rise to yen110 per US$1 and this rise 
would be managed in a staggered fashion in small increments (step by 
step approach) thereby controlling the rate of inflation in Japan which 
would not be allowed to exceed the agreed target rate.
It is suggested that Japan can do this because it can utilise its 
huge dollar reserves of US$1.2 Trillion to manage the devaluation! 
According to Alan Ruskin, the global head of Group of 10 
foreign-exchange strategy in New York at Deutsche Bank ASG, he said &quot;I 
think we are opening up the door to look at 105 in the next few months 
and 110 by the end of the year ...&quot; and this surely must be interpreted to
 mean that Koichi Hamada's strategy is definitely in play.
In conclusion, it is my view that such &quot;managed artificial 
appreciation&quot; of the US$ toilet paper while effective in the short run 
would fail in the long run because the fundamental issues of the US 
economy have not been addressed and resolved. Only real economic growth 
can reverse the dollar's demise.
Seriously, would Bernanke stop further QE when the yen exchange rate 
reaches yen110 by the year end? Has not Bernanke declared that QE would 
continue till 2015? And since Japan has drawn the Red Line at yen110, can 
Japan risk further damage to its economy and continue to back-stop US 
beyond yen110?
The US$ quadrillion derivative casino is the millstone around the US 
and the global economy, and as long as this is not resolved, the crisis 
would only get worse. Like water, after sufficient heat, the boiling 
point would be reached.
While I cannot forecast the precise date of the implosion, I am of 
the view that the end is near, sparked by a black swan event and then 
snowballed to its final devastation.</description>
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      <title>Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Corporate Power-Tool Of The 1%</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:23:46 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>MartinE</dc:creator>
      <description>One of the least discussed and least reported issues is the Obama 
administration's effort to bring the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement to the 
forefront, an oppressive plurilateral US-led free trade agreement currently 
being negotiated with several Pacific Rim countries. Six hundred US corporate 
advisors have negotiated and had input into the TPP, and the proposed draft text 
has not been made available to the public, the press or policymakers. The level 
of secrecy surrounding the agreements is unparalleled - paramilitary teams 
scatter outside the premise of each round of discussions while helicopters loom 
overhead - media outlets impose a near-total blackout of reportage on the 
subject and US Senator Ron Wyden, the Chair of the Congressional Committee with 
jurisdiction over TPP, was denied access to the negotiation texts. &quot;The 
majority of Congress is being kept in the dark as to the substance of the TPP 
negotiations, while representatives of U.S. corporations - like Halliburton, 
Chevron, PhaRMA, Comcast and the Motion Picture Association of America - are 
being consulted and made privy to details of the agreement,&quot; said Wyden, in 
a floor statement to Congress. 

In addition to the United States, the 
countries participating in the negotiations include Australia, Brunei, Chile, 
Canada, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. Japan has 
expressed its desire to become a negotiating partner, but not yet joined 
negotiation, partly due to public pressure to steer-clear. The TPP would impose 
punishing regulations that give multinational corporations unprecedented rights 
to demand taxpayer compensation for policies they think will undermine their 
expected future profits straight from the treasuries of participating nations - 
it would push the agenda of Big PhaRMA in the developing world to impose longer 
monopoly controls on drugs, drastically limiting access to affordable generic 
medications that people depend on. The TPP would undermine food safety by 
limiting labeling and forcing countries like the United States to import food 
that fails to meet its national safety standards, in addition to banning Buy 
America or Buy Local preferences.read more  http://nilebowie.blogspot.ca/2013/04/trans-pacific-partnership-tpp-corporate.html</description>
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      <title>Richard Branson works as stewardess for a day </title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:42:31 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>CrankYanker</dc:creator>
      <description>Passengers aboard an Air Asia flight from Perth to Kuala Lumpur were 
given a real surprise when founder and chairman of the Virgin Group, 
Richard Branson, formed part of the cabin crew dressed in full high 
heels and make-up.

Branson was honouring a bet he made with 
fellow airline owner and motor-racing rival, Tony Fernandes. They had 
wagered on which one of their Formula One racing teams would cross the 
line first in their debut season of the 2010 Formula One Grand Prix.

The loser would have to serve as a flight attendent on the winner's airline.

During
 the flight, Branson had to pour tea and coffee, serve meals and make 
in-flight announcements and of course make sure that the passengers were
 clear about the safety features on board the jet.

Upon arrival in Malaysia he said he was relieved he had carried out the bet.</description>
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      <title>&lt;span class=&quot;highlight&quot;&gt;Malaysia&lt;/span&gt;: Najib Razak's National Front could return to power</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 03:13:03 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>Malaysia:   Najib Razak's National Front could return to power 


 By DR. ABDUL RUFF


 Affairs ,Former university Teacher; Editor:INTERNATIONAL OPINION; Editor: FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES;  Palestine Times: RANDOM THOUGHTS; ( http://abdulrubb.wordpress.com );  website:    http://abdulruff.wordpress.com   / mail:  abdulruff_jnu@yahoo.com ]

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   Malaysia: Najib Razak's National Front could return to power . 

Key issues like corruption, race-based policies that favour Malays and the economy dominating the campaign, 13th Malaysian general polls are widely expected to be the most closely contested general election in the country's history.   PM Najib Razak's Barisan Nasional (National Front) coalition, in power for 56 years, is up against Pakatan Rakyat, a three-party alliance headed by Anwar Ibrahim who is keen to dethrone the regime. .

 

Najib, 59, said he was confident that Malaysians would retain his coalition and even return the two-thirds parliamentary majority Barisan Nasional lost in the 2008 polls. &quot;Because for the last four years we have proved that our national transformation has been able to protect and benefit all Malaysians.&quot; that he wanted to &quot;carry on with the trust&quot; placed in him, saying: &quot;The task of transformation is not over yet.&quot;

 

The ruling party obviously has significant advantages, in the cash it has spent on crowd-pleasing hand-outs, and in the way Malaysia's parliamentary system over-represents rural areas, where the government's support is strongest. Barisan Nasional, while credited with bringing economic development and political stability, has also been tainted by allegations of corruption.

The  opposition led by former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim, is aiming to build on startling electoral gains in 2008, when the Barisan Nasional, or National Front, ruling coalition lost its customary two-thirds parliamentary majority. The result signaled a breakdown in traditional politics as strong ethnic Chinese and ethnic Indians rejected the National Front's brand of race-based patronage that has ensured stability in the Southeast Asian nation but led to corruption and widening inequality.

The possibility of an end to more than half a century of one-party rule has made this the hardest-fought election anyone can remember. For the first time since Malaysia's independence in 1957, there is a possibility that the opposition may be able to unseat the ruling party. The hunger for change, especially among younger Malaysians, has given the opposition real momentum during the campaign. But it remains to be seen whether Anwar's coalition, comprising parties of different ethnicities and religions, can persuade voters to choose an alternative government.

 

Anwar, 65, said people's clamour for change meant that Pakatan Rakyat would emerge victorious. &quot;People have enough of this semi-authoritarian rule, of complete government control of the media, of strong arrogance, of power and endemic corruption.&quot; On a campaign stop in the north on Friday evening he told supporters it was &quot;an election of the people fighting oppressive and corrupt rulers.&quot; Speaking on Saturday in his home state of Penang, Anwar said his party had advised supporters &quot;to remain calm, not to be provoked, not to take the law into their own hands, support the process&quot;.

Under Prime Minister Najib Razak, the coalition has tried to win over a growing middle class with social reforms and secure traditional voters with a $2.6 billion deluge of cash handouts to poor families. He can point to robust growth of 5.6 percent last year as evidence that his Economic Transformation Programme to double incomes by 2020 is bearing fruit, while warning that the untested three-party opposition would spark economic ruin.

Najib, who is more popular than his party, has had some success in steadying the ship since he was installed as head of the dominant United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in 2009. Formidable advantages such as the coalition's control of mainstream media, its deep pockets and a skewed electoral system make it the clear favorite. But a failure to improve on 2008's performance, when the National Front won 140 seats in the 222-seat parliament, could threaten Najib's position and his reform program. Conservative forces in UMNO, unhappy with his tentative efforts to roll back affirmative action policies favoring ethnic Malays, are waiting in the wings to challenge his leadership.

 

 

The election represents possibly the last chance to lead Malaysia for Anwar, a former rising UMNO star who was sacked and jailed for six years in 1998 following a feud with then prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, who remains an influential figure. The 65-year-old former deputy prime minister says his corruption and sodomy convictions were trumped up. He received a new lease on political life last year when a court acquitted him of a second sodomy charge. His alliance, which includes an awkward partnership between a secular ethnic Chinese party with an Islamist party, can present a viable alternative, given its record of governing in four states it took over in 2008.

The opposition is riding a growing trend of civil-society activism, which has been most evident in a series of big street protests in recent years calling for reform of the electoral system and huge campaign rallies. It wants to break down a network of patronage that has grown up between UMNO and business tycoons. The alliance also pledges to replace policies favoring ethnic Malays in housing, business and education with needs-based assistance. Anwar has called it a balance of &quot;market economy and Occupy Wall Street&quot;.

 

Ahead of the polls, allegations of various forms of fraud have emerged. Rights group Human Rights Watch also said there had been well-planned attacks against the country's independent media ahead of the polls. The readers were unable to access several online news sites providing coverage of opposition candidates.  Allegations of election fraud have surfaced before the election. Some of those who voted in advance have complained that indelible ink - supposed to last for days - easily washed off. The opposition has also accused the government of funding flights for supporters to key states, which the government denies.

The campaigning had heated up in recent days with Anwar accusing the coalition of flying up to 40,000 &quot;dubious&quot; voters across the country to vote in close races. The government explained it was merely helping voters to return to their hometowns. Razak's party, United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), said the flights had been funded by supporters and not the prime minister himself. It said they were routine efforts to help voters get home.

 

Opinion polls suggest a tight race that could further reduce the coalition majority, lead the opposition to dispute the result over claims of fraud and spill over to street protests.  This election could weaken or even end the rule of one of the world's longest-lived coalitions, which faces a stiff challenge from an opposition pledging to clean up politics and end race-based policies.  Voters are concerned about the rising living costs, higher crime and corruption in a government that has been in power for 56 years. Maintaining its momentum among ethnic Malay voters may be more difficult amid warnings from the National Front that they would be at risk from Chinese economic domination if the opposition won.

Malaysians look happy that have received two cash bonuses of 500 ringgit ($164; lb105) each, a government initiative for households where the income is less than 3,000 ringgit a month. The coalition government; the National Front, has promised 1,200 ringgit to these families if it wins the coming general election on 5 May. It is doubtful if the voters would prefer the opposition to ruling parties when they are not sure of what they could do for them.

 

 Malaysia  is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.  It is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the East Asia Summit and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and a member of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Non-Aligned Movement. The country is multi-ethnic and multi-cultural, which plays a large role in politics. The constitution declares Islam the state religion while protecting freedom of religion.

Malaysia is a relatively open state-oriented and  newly industrialised   market economy .  The state plays a significant but declining role in guiding economic activity through macroeconomic plans. In 2011 the GDP (PPP) was about $450 billion, the 3rd largest economy in ASEAN and   29th largest in the world  In 1991, Since independence, Malaysia has had one of the best economic records in Asia, with GDP growing an average 6.5% for almost 50 years. The economy has traditionally been fueled by its natural resources, but is expanding in the sectors of science, tourism, commerce and  medical tourism .  Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir bin Mohamad outlined his ideal,   Vision 2020  in which Malaysia would become a self-sufficient industrialized nation by 2020 . 

 International trade, facilitated by the adjacent Strait of Malacca shipping route, and manufacturing are key sectors of the country's economy Malaysia is an exporter of natural and agricultural resources, the most valuable exported resource being petroleum. At one time, it was the largest producer of tin, rubber and palm oil in the world. Manufacturing has a large influence in the country's economy, although Malaysia's economic structure has been moving away from it. Malaysia remains one of the world's largest producers of palm oil.

 

The country has developed into a centre of Islamic banking, and is the country with the highest numbers of female workers in that industry. Knowledge-based services are also expanding.  Inequalities exist between different ethnic groups. The Chinese make up about one-third of the population but accounts for 70 per cent of the country's market capitalization.








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      <description>A group of gangsters in blue, belonging to the MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association) that is loyal to Barisan Nasional party in Malaysia attacked an older man who tried to be a peace maker.

A group of opposition campaigners happen to be in the same restaurant where the gangsters in blue were. The blue gangsters were jeering &amp;amp; insulting the opposition campaigners when the older man tried to calm the situation.

Instead, the gangsters in blue went for him and attacked him with chairs &amp;amp; what ever they could get their hands on. The group attacked the helpless man altogether and left.

This happened on the eve of the 13th general elections in Malaysia.


 
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Thugs, loyal to Barisan Nasional party in Malaysia attacking innocent campaigners. So far, Barisan Nasional has not responded or arrested these thugs. A few unprovoked attacks like this have taken place in a few places around the country in the eve of the 13th General Election.</description>
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      <description>Innocent campaigner attacked by Barisan Nasional party thugs. This was an unprovoked attack. This happened on the even of Malaysia's 13th general election.
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:05:28 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>THE RAF is under fire for blowing nearly lb2 million to take part in an air show in Malaysia.Four Typhoon fighter jets flew 8,000 miles for the event in the Far East.

Military sources insisted the visit - which included nearly 100 ground crew - coincided with a pre-planned exercise.

But MPs questioned if the event was justified when Servicemen and women face major cutbacks. Shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy said: &quot;Any extravagance is inexcusable at a time of cuts to pay, pensions and personnel.&quot;

Ex-Guardsman Tony Field, 57, said: &quot;It's disgusting the RAF can waste money when our heroes are finding costs being cut.&quot;

Most of the cost of the jaunt was met by the Malaysian government and BAE Systems. But the MoD confirmed the lb1.85 million remainder of the bill will come out of taxpayers' pockets.



Here's the actually show, some nice skills by the lucky pilot who does this as a job...
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