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Lo Hei! Lo Hei!
The raw fish salad is a 'unity forging' appetizer eaten together in big groups during Chinese New Year. The higher its freshly prepared ingredients are tossed in the air with chopsticks, the better...
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More fishy tales
As relatives gather to celebrate Chinese New Year, news of ... newly-born babies, health of new mothers, death of elderly folks, career changes, new boyfriends and girlfriends brought into the family...
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You look familiar ...
I was feeling bored and decided to get myself some coffee. Instead of heading to the usual place that has a green mermaid logo, I turned off to a different coffee place.When I placed my order for...
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She Works Hard for the Money
I recently join in a Chinese New Year Yee Sang toss with a few senior executives of an oleochemical company. Excluding myself, there were four ladies and a man.Since women outnumbered that one man at...
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A night for the singles
Chap Goh Meh, which is Hokkien for “15th night” marks the end of celebrating the lunar new year.Tonight, at many popular tourist seafronts, you'll see a quaint tradition. The elders will tell you in...
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PM attends Media Prima’s Chinese New Year openhouse
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak graced Media Prima Bhd's Chinese New Year open house celebration here today.Najib was met on arrival by Media Prima Bhd (MPB) chairman Tan Sri Johan...
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With great power comes great responsibility
Today is International Women's Day. It gives a reminder to the world of women's contribution in the caring of their family, toiling in the agricultural fields and assembly factories, to heading billion...
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Genting Plantations investing downstream big time
KUALA LUMPUR: Genting Plantations Bhd's plans to partner the world’s largest refiner Musim Mas Group to set up a RM300 million palm oil refinery in Sabah is well-received.Public Investment Research...
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Happy to have ended our campaign in the German Open by qualifying for the finals and finishing in 8th place! After 3 days of competition! This is our Best result at the German Open. A video posted by...
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4.5pc CPO export tax in April
BANGI, Selangor: MALAYSIA will impose a 4.5 per cent export duty on crude palm oil (CPO) for April 2015, after seven months of duty-free CPO since September 2014, following higher prices.The CPO price...
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Iranians in KL on palm oil fact-finding mission
BANGI, Selangor: Malaysia's palm oil exports to Iran plunged 42.1 per cent to 447,058 tonnes in 2014 from 635,258 tonnes in 2013, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Amar Douglas...
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Straight from the horse's mouth
Last month, 83-year-old Datuk Leslie Davidson gave an introductory talk at the opening of the Faces exhibition by Malaysian photographer Amri Ginang at London, the United Kingdom. Davidson had an...
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Will cooking oil in Malaysia become cheaper?
Currently, cooking oil sold in Malaysia is subjected to the 10 per cent Sales and Services Tax. After 1st April, this tax will be replaced with the 6 per cent Goods and Services Tax.Hopefully,...
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Heinz deal for Kraft expands food larder for Buffett, 3G
New York:– Reuters – Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co, backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc and Brazilian private equity firm 3G Capital, will combine with Kraft Foods Group Inc in a US$46...
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PM Najib pay last respects to Lee Kuan Yew in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak paid his last respects to the late Lee Kuan Yew at Parliament House yesterday.Speaking to reporters, Najib said that the late Lee Kuan Yew was a "great...
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Planters brace for GST
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's oil palm planters are bracing for a 3 per cent increase in production cost as the government impose the Goods and Services Tax (GST) effective April 1 as they are unable to...
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The skinny on cooking oils
This is written by INDRA BALARATNAM.WITH so much focus on eating healthy and obesity nowadays, fat has unfortunately gotten a bad reputation. The general perception is there’s no room for fat in your...
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Boustead Plantations: CPO price may rise
PETALING JAYA: Boustead Plantations Bhd expects crude palm oil (CPO) prices to average RM2,300 to RM2,600 per tonne this year as buyers from China and India starts to replenish their vegetable oil...
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Customs timely GST refunds is crucial
KUALA LUMPUR: THE recently implemented Goods and Services Tax' (GST) will have minimal impact on the plantation sector, says analysts.They expect planters like Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd, IOI...
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Indonesia's new levy to subsidise biofuel
Jakarta - (Bloomberg) Indonesia, the world’s biggest palm oil producer, will impose export levies to fund biodiesel subsidies, replanting, research and development.Shippers will pay a levy of US$50 a...
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