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	<title><![CDATA[Chance to improve India-Pakistan relations]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/chance-to-improve-india-pakistan-relations-1.281217?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[WITH their civilian-supremacy political culture, Indians have always disapproved past military takeovers in their neighbourhood. They have responded warmly to the outcome of Pakistan's polls, hopefully ending that pattern after 55 years.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Proton can rev up with greater focus  on R&D ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/proton-can-rev-up-with-greater-focus-on-r-d-1.281208?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[NATIONAL carmaker Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional (Proton) must be doing something right. It seems at any stop on the road now, one is bound to see either to the left, the right, in front or at the back, at least one of its latest offering, the Proton FLX. It seems the reasonably-priced sedan is giving another affordable national car, the Perodua Myvi, a run for its money.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Mukhriz has right qualities to forge Kedah ahead  ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/mukhriz-has-right-qualities-to-forge-kedah-ahead-1.281211?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[THE 13th General Election  is over, and Barisan Nasional (BN) has again formed the new government at federal level.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ In search of human security]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/in-search-of-human-security-1.281205?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ ISLAM AND DIPLOMACY:  Full text of Regent of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah's keynote address at the Peace and Security Forum 2013    ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[MCA: Unwise not to join cabinet]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/mca-unwise-not-to-join-cabinet-1.281237?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[WE are pleased the 13th General Election was held peacefully despite some uneventful incidents. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Incendiary propaganda]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/editorial/incendiary-propaganda-1.281203?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Planned street protest is an incitement to rebellion]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[DATUK ONN JAAFAR: When campaigning was a friendly affair]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/datuk-onn-jaafar-when-campaigning-was-a-friendly-affair-1.281225?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[THANK you for the article "Onn Jaafar was ahead of his time" (NST, May 11).]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ A BETTER MALAYSIA: Help steer nation to greater heights]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/a-better-malaysia-help-steer-nation-to-greater-heights-1.281223?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[CONGRATULATIONS Datuk Seri Najib Razak as Barisan Nasional chairman, who led the coalition to victory by securing 133 parliamentary seats, thus forming the Federal Government.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Engrossed in facts and figures]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/engrossed-in-facts-and-figures-1.281214?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[BITS OF WISDOM:  The recent general election has rekindled an astonishing amount of interest in numbers

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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[13TH GENERAL ELECTION: Results have left us more polarised]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/13th-general-election-results-have-left-us-more-polarised-1.281221?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[MAY 5, 2013, was the date I dreaded. My friends, didn't you see the obligatory responsibility? Didn't we grow up together? The  bipolarity is hurtful. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[HELPING CABBIES: Programmes must be holistic]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/helping-cabbies-programmes-must-be-holistic-1.280651?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ THERE are about 12,500 Indian taxi drivers in the country and more than 5,000 of them had gathered at the  Batu Caves temple grounds last month for the launch of a new loan scheme formulated by the Special Secretariat for Empowerment of Indian Entrepreneurs (SEED) and Tekun Nasional.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ LOVE MALAYSIA: We all have duty to ensure unity]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/love-malaysia-we-all-have-duty-to-ensure-unity-1.280665?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[AS any responsible law-abiding citizen, I voted at the 13th General Election.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ TRANSPORT: Introduce feeder bus services in Kepong]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/transport-introduce-feeder-bus-services-in-kepong-1.280661?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[CONGRATULATIONS to the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) for looking into the development of the transport system.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ NEW HOPE: Reconcile and work for future of nation]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/new-hope-reconcile-and-work-for-future-of-nation-1.280657?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[IT was a hard-earned victory for Barisan Nasional. This is a new beginning for politics in Malaysia  and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib  Razak has a huge responsibility on his shoulders.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Forging greater unity,  harmony among Malaccans ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/forging-greater-unity-harmony-among-malaccans-1.280674?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ PEACE AND STABILITY:  After the May 5 polls, there was tension among the people over the defeat of certain politicians, but good sense prevailed that unity is far more important]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ PEACE AND HARMONY: Opposition must accept defeat]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/peace-and-harmony-opposition-must-accept-defeat-1.280668?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[THE 13th General Election is over. Everyone should accept the verdict of the people of Malaysia. Congratulations to the winning party, and to those who did not make it, don't be   sour grapes. Accept defeat gracefully and you will be better appreciated the next time around.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[An opportunity for wisdom]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/an-opportunity-for-wisdom-1.280654?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ NO TIME TO WASTE:   The cabinet has to be creatively pragmatic to drive the agenda of progress]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Reinforcing Asean solidarity]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/reinforcing-asean-solidarity-1.280678?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ COMMON HERITAGE:   The seemingly intractable bilateral issues can be surmounted given earlier precedents of success
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Pas has a lot of soul-seaching to do]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/pas-has-a-lot-of-soul-seaching-to-do-1.280676?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ DEFEAT OF MODERATES:  Its unimpressive performance in GE13  raises questions on the path the   party has taken in recent years   ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[The migrant cash lifeline]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/the-migrant-cash-lifeline-1.280689?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.25%2F7.183747%2F7.183747%3Fkey%3DMalaysia</link>
	<description><![CDATA[CONTRIBUTION:   First-generation migrants are sending a staggering amount of dollars to their families in developing countries, writes Marie Arana]]></description>
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