Fun fares: Visitors reaching out for a souvenir from a salesgirl at the Taiwan tourism booth on the last day of the fair yesterday.

Some 100,000 visitors thronged the Matta Fair in search of travel bargains over the weekend, almost double the number that visited the fair in September last year.

RM25,000 for a 1940 bicycle anyone?

Vintage bicycle collector Tan Kok Siew spent a whopping RM25,000 on a World War II 1940 BSA Airborne Bicycle which he bought from a friend in England.

Teachers okay with sex education now

SEREMBAN: In an about-turn, teachers are now prepared to teach sex education in schools — but educationists want proper training first.

Soi Lek: Ka Ting’s entry will make things worse

MUAR: The introduction of a fourth faction led by Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting into the MCA elections will further complicate and make matters worse, said former deputy party president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek.

MCA aims to resolve land issues in Perak, says Tee Keat

IPOH: The MCA has continued with its work for the community despite the coming polls on March 28, said party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat.

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More than 100,000 swarm Bangkok, seek elections

BANGKOK (Reuters) - More than 100,000 protesters converged in Bangkok on Sunday and gave Thailand's military-backed government an ultimatum to call elections within 24 hours or face crippling demonstrations across the capital.

A week on, Iraq PM pulls ahead in tight race

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki edged ahead on Sunday in early results of an election Iraqis hoped would end years of sectarian strife, but the tight race indicated long and fraught negotiations to form a government.

Gunmen in Mexico kill 3 with U.S. consulate ties

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Three people connected to the U.S. consulate in Mexico's most violent border city were murdered, police said on Sunday, prompting U.S. President Barack Obama to respond with outrage and sadness.

Sarkozy's party humbled by leftists in French vote

PARIS (AP) - French voters scarred by economic crisis dealt President Nicolas Sarkozy and his conservative leadership a stern blow Sunday by strongly favoring leftist candidates in regional elections, according to near-complete official results.

Funeral brass band keep Chinatown tradition alive

SAN FRANCISCO - Traffic along the teeming streets of Chinatown came to a standstill: death was parading by, heralded by the clear, sharp notes of a brass band. Women looked up from their grocery shopping; tourists pulled out their cameras.