Reality
show:
Norman
posing for
photographers
Tuesday.

Norman Abdul Halim, music producer and businessman of KRU Group is the new principal of Akademi Fantasia Season Eight (AF 8). Norman, 38, been in the music business for over two decades. Many will remember him as a member of the popular group KRU in the 90s.

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Heartbreaking wait for mum

No heart: Chen with the mechanical heart device installed on her waiting at the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday.

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El Nino ahead, no open burning please

Villagers living in areas bordering forest reserves in Sabah have been told not to carry out open burning in order to prevent forest fires.

Felda gets stay on court order to pay settlers RM11mil

The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) on Wednesday obtained a stay of the Federal Court’s decision ordering it to pay RM11mil in damages to 354 settlers pending the disposal of its application for a review of the decision.

Illegal assembly ruling after 11yr wait

After 11 years, some 27 accused persons including PKR vice-president R. Sivarasa and its strategic director Tian Chua will know on Friday whether they will be acquitted of attending an illegal assembly in 1999.

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Update: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 MYT 7:30:20 PM

Pakistan says has "credible information" Mehsud dead

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Wednesday it had information suggesting that Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud had died of wounds inflicted in a U.S. drone aircraft attack in January.

Lebanon warns of "dangerous" situation with Israel

LONDON (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft are making daily incursions into Lebanese air space, creating a very dangerous situation, Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said in an interview broadcast on Wednesday.

Iran says nuclear fuel deal "still on the table"

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran believes a nuclear fuel exchange with the West is still possible, state television said on Wednesday, a day after the Islamic Republic's expansion of uranium enrichment drew a U.S. warning of more sanctions soon.

Dad of Palin grandson bares all for Playgirl cover

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP): The teen father of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's grandson is featured on the cover of the upcoming print version of Playgirl magazine _ sporting nothing but a sultry gaze.

Political supporters clash in streets of Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (Sri Lanka): Government supporters hurled stones at thousands of opposition activists demonstrating against the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate in Sri Lanka’s capital Wednesday.

Hackers disrupt Australian government Web sites

SYDNEY (AP): Hackers shut down several Australian government Web sites Wednesday in a coordinated attack against a proposed Internet filter that targets pornography and criminal sites.