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Malaysia police arrest 6 over Dutch boy kidnapping

By AP News Wed, May 09, 2012 4:12PM UTC

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police say they’ve arrested six suspects linked to the kidnapping of a Dutch boy who was freed after his parents paid a ransom. Twelve-year-old Nayati Moodliar was held for six days this month after being snatched while walking to school in a Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia police arrest 6 over Dutch boy kidnapping

By AP News Wed, May 09, 2012 4:10PM UTC

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police say they’ve arrested six suspects linked to the kidnapping of a Dutch boy who was freed after his parents paid a ransom. Twelve-year-old Nayati Moodliar was held for six days this month after being snatched while walking to school in a Kuala Lumpur

Latest prediction for Malaysian polls is July

By Yong Yen Nie Sun, May 06, 2012 10:23AM UTC

The 13th Malaysian general elections are now predicted to be held in early July this year, on beliefs that the federal government led by current Prime Minister Najib Razak had not faced severe public backlash from the massive rally in Kuala Lumpur a week ago. According to the Malaysian Insider,

Kidnapped Dutch boy safe with family in Malaysia

By AP News Thu, May 03, 2012 4:03PM UTC

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Police and family members say a Dutch boy kidnapped while walking to school in Malaysia has been found safe after six days. The abduction of 12-year-old Nayati Moodliar in an affluent neighborhood of Kuala Lumpur triggered an outpouring of public concern and raised fears about

Asia’s sugar blues: Grim realities leave a bitter aftertaste

By Graham Land Thu, May 03, 2012 8:03AM UTC

Sugar cultivation has a pretty grim history. The sweet stuff contributed to the colonization of tropical lands by European powers, fueling the slave trade, forced migration and indentured servitude that forever changed the face of the world. Refined sugars, which are commonly consumed by most people around the world, are