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November 23, 2008 Sunday
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M'sia astronaut faces probe

KUCHING - A PROBE into allegations that Malaysia's first astronaut Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Sheikh Mustapha has amassed RM1.2 million (S$503,470) from payments for the talks he gave on his experience in space will begin tomorrow.

Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Fadillah Yusof said yesterday that the investigation will be conducted by a committee to be set up after the deadline for receiving reports and complaints from the public ends today.

 
Race car jumps barrier, kills 9

BANGKOK - A RACE car jumped a barrier and crashed into a crowd of spectators in Thailand, killing nine people in the country's worst racing accident in years, police said on Sunday.

BUAC slams monkey trade

AN ANIMAL rights group says Cambodia is flouting international conventions by allowing the cruel capture of monkeys for research in the United States and China.

Arroyo's husband discharged

MANILA - PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo's husband was discharged from hospital on Sunday, two days after he suffered severe abdominal pains, his doctor said.

Mr Jose Miguel Arroyo, 62, was accompanying the president on a flight to Peru for the Apec summit when he fell ill, forcing an emergency landing in Japan on Friday night.

 
Fulfilling 'prophecy'?
Palm oil prices spells misery
Thais prepare to march
US benefits for war veterans
Quake hits Sumatra island
'Thaksin, ex-wife to return'
Slammed for banning yoga
 

stories

1 Naked photo triggers outrage
2 Fatal fall caught on TV
3 Why we need immigrants
4 Thaksin on new offensive
5 Don't panic over buying
6 Cambridge faces competition
7 'I love you': Stabbed teen
8 Teen gang attacks 3 boys
9 Dead hours after wedding
10 Man hangs from gondola, safe

commented

1 Town councils' exposure: $16m
2 Questions on investment products rally
3 Questions over losses by town councils
4 Mkt-based pricing for new flats
5 Are zoo workers safe?
6 DBS Bank defends retrenchment
7 COE crashes to $2
8 Two-party system better
9 No thanks: Why commuter hasn't taken a train in two years
10 Fatal mauling: Disheartened by zoo's response

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