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Malaysia Indonesia Earthquake

AP News 56 days ago

Office workers gather outside their building after feeling an earthquake tremor in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.9, and struck 30 miles (50 kilometers) off the coast ...

Malaysia Caning for Beer

AP News 57 days ago

FILE -- In an Aug. 24, 2009 file photo Muslim model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 32, waves farewell to her family and supporters as she is taken away by Islamic religious officers at her father's home in Karai, 200 kilometers (124 miles) ...

Frenchman Monfils arrives in Malaysia confident

AFP Global Edition 58 days ago

French fourth seed Gael Monfils was due to arrive Monday in Kuala Lumpur with little time to spare as he prepared for the ATP Malaysian Open after bagging his second career title. Monfils, ranked 13th, beat German Philip Kohlschreiber 7-6(7/1), 3-6, 6-2 ...

Malaysian Chinese couples tie knot in '999' mass wedding

AFP Global Edition 77 days ago

Over five hundred Malaysian couples tied the knot at a Buddhist temple Wednesday, in a mass wedding held on the auspicious "999" date which signifies hopes for a long-lasting marriage. Mass weddings were also held simultaneously at several others places in Malaysia, ...

Malaysia Wedding

AP News 77 days ago

Newly wed couples pose at a photo session during the mass wedding ceremony at the Thean Hou temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. The 200 newly wed couples tie their knot on the special date 09.09.09, which is a ...

Malay Chinese couples tie knot in '999' mass wedding

AFP Global Edition 77 days ago

Over five hundred Malaysian couples tied the knot at a Buddhist temple on Wednesday, in a mass wedding held on the auspicious "999" date which signifies hopes for a long-lasting marriage. Mass weddings were also held simultaneously at several others places in ...

Flu, weak economy hurt Ramadan spending in Malaysia

Reuters Life! Online Report 78 days ago

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters Life!) - The air is thick with smoke from the hot grills of food stalls that have sprung up in the capital city during the holy month of Ramadan, but traders complain that business is the thinnest it's been ...

McDonald's vs. McCurry heads for Malaysia court again

Reuters Life! Online Report 82 days ago

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - An eight-year legal battle between fast food giant McDonald's and a Malaysian restaurant called McCurry over copyright infringement is set to continue on Monday in the country's highest court. McDonald's, which has 185 outlets in Malaysia, is appealing ...

Muslims can see Black Eyed Peas, Malaysia says

Reuters US Online Report Entertainment News 83 days ago

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has reversed an earlier ban on Muslims attending a concert by U.S. hip-hop band the Black Eyed Peas, saying it had no right to keep people from entertainment events. The September 25 concert is sponsored by Guinness ...

French 'Spiderman' climbs Petronas Towers in KL

AFP Global Edition 85 days ago

French "Spiderman" Alain Robert was arrested Tuesday after successfully scaling Malaysia's Petronas Towers, in his third attempt on the nation's tallest structure, police said. The 46-year-old began climbing the 88-storey building before dawn and reached the top before being discovered by security ...

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