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Armani to launch luxury chocolates for Ramadan

Posted: 29 Jun 2013 08:45 PM PDT

They were thrilled with their visit to the deep freezer, and came out of it rubbing their hands in glee. It was the second day of the cooking class for 13 children, aged five to 14, who prepared lunch at ... Read More

The juice on beef at The Beato

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 11:34 PM PDT

Little chefs cook for dad

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The Malaysian Insider :: Sports

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Hamilton takes pole position in British Grand Prix

Posted: 29 Jun 2013 06:32 AM PDT

June 29, 2013

Briton Lewis Hamilton took pole position in his home British Formula One Grand Prix today.

German Nico Rosberg will line up alongside his Mercedes teammate Hamilton on the front of the grid for tomorrow's race. German Sebatian Vettel, the championship leader, was third fastest for Red Bull.- Reuters, June 29, 2013.

Mercedes dominate final British GP practice

Posted: 29 Jun 2013 03:31 AM PDT

June 29, 2013

Mercedes dominated final practice for the British Grand Prix today, with Nico Rosberg beating Lewis Hamilton to the fastest time at Silverstone.

Rosberg, quickest yesterday too, lapped the circuit with a best lap of one minute 31.487 seconds on a bright and breezy day at the former World War two airfield that hosted the first championship race in 1950.

Hamilton, the 2008 champion and a home favourite, was 0.146 slower after Monaco winner Rosberg snatched the top place on the timesheets in the closing seconds.

Red Bull's triple world champion and championship leader Sebastian Vettel and Australian team mate Mark Webber were third and fourth fastest, but half a second slower than Rosberg, with Lotus's Romain Grosjean fifth.

Vettel leads Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in the drivers' championship by 36 points after seven of 19 races.

McLaren's Jenson Button, the 2009 champion and another local favourite, was only 12th and Mexican team mate Sergio Perez was 18th after a left rear tyre blowout caused the session to be halted for marshals to pick up debris.

Perez also slid off later in a difficult session for his struggling team. – Reuters, June 29, 2013.

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Life of India’s Olympic hero Milkha Singh opens July 12

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 09:51 PM PDT

June 29, 2013

India's 'The Flying Sikh', athlete Milkha Singh, gets the silver screen treatment with Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, releasing internationally on July 12, 2013.

Milkha Singh, 82, was a world champion in the 400 metres, who infamously lost the penultimate race of his life - the 400m final at the Rome Olympics.

The film explores Milkha Singh's redemption after this tragic outing, and the catharsis that came when he confronted his past.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag winds through the tumultuous India-Pakistan Partition civil war where Milkha's family were killed in violence, resulting in his homelessness, and a life of petty crime before sports entered his vision.

The young Milkha builds his character by enlisting in the Indian Army, and learns some of life's most precious lessons through his teacher.

The film stars India's critically acclaimed actor, producer, singer, writer, director and musician Farhan Akhtar in the lead role.

He is joined by Sonam Kapoor, Aisha, Art Malik, Rebecca Breeds (Home and Away) and is directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (director of the Bafta nominated film Rang De Basanti, Delhi-6).

The screenplay is by Prasoon Joshi and the soundtrack is composed by the award-winning trio, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. - By Subhadra Devan, June 29, 2013.

Glee’ cast shakeup: 5 original cast members out

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 06:06 PM PDT

June 29, 2013

Fox's "Glee" is saying goodbye to several fan favorites. Original cast members Dianna Agron, Heather Morris, Mark Salling, Amber Riley and Harry Shum, Jr. won't be returning as series regulars next season, though they may make guest appearances, individuals close to the production confirmed to TheWrap.

A representative for show producers, 20th Century Fox Television, declined to comment.

All five actors started with the musical series back in 2009. On the last season, "Glee" saw some big changes as new students joined and several characters moved on to their lives after McKinley High. The series was partially set in New York City to accommodate new storylines for stars Lea Michele and Chris Colfer.

Quinn (Agron), Puck (Salling), Mercedes (Riley) and Mike (Shum) graduated on Season 3. Heather (Morris) graduated this past season and the undercover brainiac accepted an offer to attend M.I.T. in Cambridge, Mass.

In April, Fox granted an early renewal to the Ryan Murphy production for an additional two seasons.

While the series still performs well on the network and reached cult status among viewers very quickly, its viewership has flagged some over its run. At its height during Season 2, "Glee" averaged 10.11 million viewers per episode versus Season 4's 8.26 million. - Reuters, June 29, 2013.

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New designer drugs multiplying, testing authorities: UN

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 04:38 AM PDT

June 28, 2013

New drugs marketed as "legal highs" and "designer drugs" are emerging fast and in great numbers, and authorities are struggling to keep up, a new UN report warned Wednesday.

So-called new psychoactive substances (NPS), often sold under harmless names like spice, bath salts or herbal incense, posed a serious health risk although they were legal, the UN office on drugs and crimes (UNODC) said in its annual World Drug Report.

"Sold openly, including via the Internet, NPS, which have not been tested for safety, can be far more dangerous than traditional drugs," it warned.

From 166 known NPS in 2009, the number rose to 251 in 2012, according to the UN body.

These drugs, which could be synthetic or plant-based and could be easily altered to create new ones, were now outpacing efforts to control or ban them, it said.

"The international drug control system is floundering for the first time under the speed and creativity of the phenomenon," the UN deplored.

The perception that the drugs were safe also compounded the problem, it said, adding that the long-term effects were unknown.

In the United States, NPS were the most used drugs among students, after cannabis.

In Europe, NPS use was on the rise, even as cannabis use has gone down and consumption of other drugs has remained steady.

New psychoactive substances were also present in Asia and Africa and with an ever-growing number of drugs to control, national health, customs and police authorities were stretched thin, requiring more international cooperation to detect them, the UNODC appealed.

Worldwide, cannabis was still the most commonly used illegal drug with 3.9 percent of the global population aged 15-64 using it, the report said.

In 60 percent of countries however, prescription drugs like sedatives and tranquilisers were among the top three misused substances, which was "of particular concern," it added.

The market for amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS), which include ecstasy and methamphetamine, was also growing, especially in east and southeast Asia, the UNODC found. Ecstasy was on the rise in Europe.

Meanwhile, eastern and western Africa were becoming increasingly important to traffickers.

A new maritime route seemed to have developed from Afghanistan through Iran and Pakistan leading south towards Africa, "a worrying trend" given the lack of trafficking information on that continent, the UNODC said.

"Africa is increasingly becoming vulnerable to the drug trade and organized crime," UNODC chief Yuri Fedotov warned.

With US-led NATO troops due to leave Afghanistan in 2014, Fedotov also urged "concerted efforts" to help curb drug production in the war-torn country. Last year, Afghanistan produced 74 percent of the world's opium, according to the UNODC. - AFP/Relaxnews, June 29, 2013.

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The Malaysian Insider :: Books

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“Fifty Shades of Grey” will heat up cinemas in August 2014

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 07:17 AM PDT

Few takers at Faulkner auction in NY

June 17, 2013, New York - A major auction of manuscripts and letters of American writer William Faulkner, a Nobel laureate, drew an underwhelming public response at auction in New York Tuesday, with the ... Read More

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Kayveas: Perhimpunan agung PPP serentak pemilihan parti Jun tahun depan

Posted: 29 Jun 2013 01:20 AM PDT

June 29, 2013

Parti Progresif Penduduk - Gambar dari Wikipedia Perhimpunan Agung ke-60 Parti Progresif Penduduk (PPP) ditangguhkan dan akan diadakan serentak dengan pemilihan parti dijadualkan sebelum 2 Jun tahun depan.

Presiden PPP Datuk M.Kayveas berkata mesyuarat Majlis Tertinggi (MT) parti hari ini memutuskan demikian memandangkan tempoh lima tahun untuk pemilihan berjalan sehingga Jun 2014.

"Kali terakhir pemilihan parti diadakan pada 2009. Oleh kerana pada perhimpunan agung tiada banyak aktiviti dan keputusan dibuat, maka mesyuarat hari ini memutuskan untuk menangguhkan perhimpunan agung tahun ini dan dilaksanakan pada masa sama dengan pemilihan," katanya kepada pemberita selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat MT PPP 03/2013 di sini.

Mesyuarat itu juga memutuskan supaya PPP menubuhkan jawatankuasa kecil diketuai Penolong Setiausaha Agungnya Simon Sabaphaty untuk membuat beberapa pindaan pada perlembagaan parti.

Beliau berkata antara pindaan ialah mengurangkan jumlah lantikan anggota MT seramai 45 orang ketika ini kepada jumlah yang lebih sesuai.

Selain itu, Kayveas berkata parti juga akan memilih Anggota Jawatankuasa setiap Dewan Undangan Negeri bagi membantu bahagian dan cawangan dalam menyelaras aktiviti dan perjalanan parti di setiap negeri. - Bernama, 29 Jun, 2013.

UMNO Kelantan bantu pastikan DUN Kuala Besut kekal di tangan BN

Posted: 29 Jun 2013 01:16 AM PDT

June 29, 2013

Umno Kelantan akan membantu Umno Terengganu dalam memastikan kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Kuala Besut, Terengganu kekal di tangan Barisan Nasional (BN) pada pilihan raya kecil DUN itu nanti.

Pengerusi Badan Perhubungan Umno Kelantan Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed berkata beliau telah mengarahkan Umno Bahagian Pasir Puteh, yang merupakan daerah jiran, supaya segera turun padang membantu jentera pilihan raya BN di DUN itu.

"Ketua Umno Bahagian Pasir Puteh Zawawi Othman yang merupakan ADUN Semerak adalah bekas guru di Kuala Besut dan beliau ada pengaruh di situ dan saya sudah minta Umno bahagian itu untuk segera membantu.

"DUN Kuala Besut ini merupakan `anak angkat' saya, sudah tentu saya mahukan Kuala Besut ini terus kekal dipertahankan BN," katanya kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan mesyuarat agung kali pertama Persatuan Veteran Tentera Tidak Berpencen Cawangan Kelantan di sini, hari ini.

Pilihan raya kecil itu akan diadakan berikutan kematian wakil rakyatnya, Dr A. Rahman Mokhtar, 55, pada Selasa lepas akibat kanser paru-paru.

Allahyarham merupakan Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Kesihatan, Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat negeri. Pada pilihan raya umum ke-13, Allahyarham mempertahankan kerusi DUN itu dengan mengalahkan calon PAS Napisah Ismail dengan majoriti 2,434 undi.

Sementara itu, Mustapa yang juga Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri berjanji akan menyelesaikan masalah petani Kelantan yang mendakwa tidak mendapat pelbagai bantuan termasuk subsidi seperti yang dibangkitkan dalam persidangan Dewan Undangan Negeri Kelantan baru-baru ini.

Pada persidangan itu, beberapa penyokong kerajaan negeri mendakwa petani di beberapa jajahan negeri itu tidak menerima beberapa peruntukan termasuk subsidi padi.

Berikutan itu, petani berkenaan didakwa akan memboikot musim baru penanaman padi dan juga akan menyekat pengaliran air yang melalui sawah mereka. - Bernama, 29 Jun, 2013.

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