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A Malaysian man is facing trial for allegedly seducing another man's wife — a charge under a rarely used law that defense lawyers criticized Wednesday as archaic and tantamount to sexual discrimination. A decades-old law dating from the British colonial era calls for a two-year prison sentence for any man who "entices away" a married woman with the intention of having sex with her. The law was invoked for the first time since the 1980s when businessman Ryan Chong initiated a criminal case... Read Full Story
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Malaysia keen to set up palm oil refinery here
UNB, Dhaka
Malaysia is interested to set up palm oil-based various industries, including palm oil refinery, in Bangladesh to meet its edible oil demand.
Visiting Malaysian minister for Plantation Industries and Commodities Bernard G Dompok showed the interest during a meeting with Industries minister Dilip Barua at his ministry yesterday.
During the meeting, they discussed... Read Full Story
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The British-based works Proton squad is set to field a two-car team in next year's Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
With backing from the Malaysian car giant, the team made its IRC debut on the Belgium Ypres Rally last June. Although it expanded to running two cars on Barum Czech Rally Zlin in August, it concentrated on fielding a single entry on all other events it has contested.
"Next year is going to be a busy year for us with two... Read Full Story
The Proton MEM Satria Neo S2000 scored its first ever podium finish on the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, when Scottish rally hero Alister McRae crossed the finish line of the Rally of Scotland in third place in Stirling this afternoon.
McRae, one of the sport's biggest names, is returning to rallying with the Malaysian manufacturer and admitted the result was an emotional moment for all concerned.
"I've been out of the sport for a while," said McRae, "so to achieve a podium on... Read Full Story
To the delight of his home fans, Scottish rally star Alister McRae has ended the opening day of Rally of Scotland in third place, with the Proton Satria Neo S2000 running perfectly throughout.
McRae admitted the torrential rain on this final round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge had created the worst driving conditions he had ever seen in his career: a career which spanned 15 years in the World Rally Championship. But, through this exceptionally tough test, McRae had nothing... Read Full Story
This week's Rally of Scotland will be the first event for the latest specification Proton Satria Neo S2000 and it will be driven by one of Scotland's most famous motorsport names ever: Alister McRae.
The Satria Neo S2000, which is built, developed and run by Production Car World Rally Championship title-winning firm MEM, has enjoyed a successful development year, demonstrating both pace and potential as it collected fastest stage times and encouraging results. But the Proton which... Read Full Story
Scottish hero Alister McRae revelled in his appearance on the RACMSA Rally of Scotland, which brought a podium finish in the Mellors Elliott Motorsport Proton Satria Neo S2000. Now the former British and Asia-Pacific champion wants more.
Team principal Chris Mellors confirmed that a full IRC campaign is already in preparation, having joined the series at the Belgium Ypres Rally this June with the all-new car. "We're looking at a four-car programme for 2010 - two in the IRC and two in... Read Full Story
The next two weeks will be flat-out in more ways than one for former British Rally Champion and works WRC driver Alister McRae. The Scot is competing in Rally China this weekend, the final round of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship before literally boarding a plane to the UK the moment the event finishes, to contest the Rally of Scotland, his home event and final round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
Following last month's positive outing in the works Proton Satria Super... Read Full Story
With one of the great food cultures of the world, Malaysia's cuisine is all about spice, flavour and passion. And diversity, combining as it does Malay, Indian and Chinese cuisines, plus English and Portuguese influences, not to mention the influence of its Southeast Asian neighbours. All of which prompts the question - what dishes can truly be considered as Malaysian cuisine? Are rendang , nasi goreng and satay Indonesian or Malaysian? Is Hainan chicken rice Singaporean or Malaysian? Or... Read Full Story
An American diver has gone missing off Malaysia's east coast after the yacht he was sailing in was hit by an unknown vessel, a maritime official said. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency official Syed Noradli Syed Abdul Rahman said a search operation was being carried out by the Malaysian navy and marine police for 63-year-old Kenneth Wayne. Wayne had been travelling with his friend James Edward, 27, on a yacht from the Thai resort island of Phuket for a diving trip to the Malaysian... Read Full Story
