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Election fever in Malaysia

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak delivers his address during his ruling United Malays National Organization’s (UMNO) 66th anniversary celebrations in Kuala Lumpur May 11, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

 

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak (2nd R) and other party leaders of the country’s ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) wave UMNO’s flags as they sing patriotic songs during its 66th anniversary celebrations in Kuala Lumpur May 11, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

 

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A supporter of Malaysia’s ruling United Malays National Organisation wave the party’s flag and the national flag during its 66th anniversary celebrations in Kuala Lumpur May 11, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

 

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak of the country’s ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) shouts slogans during its 66th anniversary celebrations in Kuala Lumpur May 11, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA ANNIVERSARY – Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

 

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak (C) and other party leaders shout slogans during their ruling United Malays National Organisation’s 66th anniversary celebrations in Kuala Lumpur May 11, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

 

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak (C) and other party leaders wave as they arrive for their ruling United Malays National Organisation’s 66th anniversary celebrations in Kuala Lumpur May 11, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

 

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Members and supporters of Malaysia’s ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) wave the party’s flags as they sing patriotic songs during its 66th anniversary celebrations in Kuala Lumpur May 11, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

 

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak (C) and other party leaders of the country’s ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) shout slogans during its 66th anniversary celebrations in Kuala Lumpur May 11, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

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Malaysian farmers get election year windfall

Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) farmers listen to speeches as they wait for the arrival of Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak at Felda Jengka 8, near the town of Jerantut, 170 km (106 miles) east of Kuala Lumpur, May 8, 2012. Malaysia’s oil palm farmers will be getting a $553 million election-year windfall from an initial share sale of the giant state-controlled palm oil plantation company Felda Global Ventures Holdings (FGVH), Najib announced on Tuesday. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: BUSINESS COMMODITIES AGRICULTURE)

 

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak is greeted by farmers of Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) at Felda Jengka 8, near town of Jerantut, 170 km (106 miles) east of Kuala Lumpur May 8, 2012. Najib on Tuesday pledged windfall payments of $553 million to oil palm farmers to be taken from the proceeds of the upcoming Felda Global Ventures Holdings IPO, the world’s second largest listing after Facebook this year. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS COMMODITIES)

 

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak shouts "Long Live Felda" at the end of his speech to farmers at the Felda Jengka 8 plantation, near town of Jerantut, 170 km (106 miles) east of Kuala Lumpur May 8, 2012. Malaysia’s oil palm farmers will be getting a $553 million election-year windfall from an initial share sale of the giant state-controlled palm oil plantation company Felda Global Ventures Holdings (FGVH), Najib announced on Tuesday. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS AGRICULTURE)

 

Ain Syafieka Abdullah, 17, a granddaughter of a Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) farmer, holds ornamentation to greet the arrival of Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak at Felda Jengka 8, near town of Jerantut, 170 km (106 miles) east of Kuala Lumpur May 8, 2012. Najib on Tuesday pledged windfall payments of $553 million to oil palm farmers to be taken from the proceeds of the upcoming Felda Global Ventures Holdings IPO, the world’s second largest listing after Facebook this year. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS COMMODITIES)

 

Family members of Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) farmers wait for the arrival of Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak under a banner that reads, "In support of Prime Minister Najib" at Felda Jengka 8 oil palm estate, near the town of Jerantut, 170 km (106 miles) east of Kuala Lumpur, May 8, 2012. Malaysia’s oil palm farmers will be getting a $553 million election-year windfall from an initial share sale of the giant state-controlled palm oil plantation company Felda Global Ventures Holdings (FGVH), Najib announced on Tuesday. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS AGRICULTURE)

 

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak is greeted by Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) farmers at Felda Jengka 8 oil palm estate, near the town of Jerantut, 170 km (106 miles) east of Kuala Lumpur, May 8, 2012. Malaysia’s oil palm farmers will be getting a $553 million election-year windfall from an initial share sale of the giant state-controlled palm oil plantation company Felda Global Ventures Holdings (FGVH), Najib announced on Tuesday. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS AGRICULTURE)

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Reuters Photographers Blog : Into the night – Covert travel with President Obama

By Kevin Lamarque

First there is the phone call. It’s a quiet Sunday afternoon in Washington when the phone rings. “Can you be at the White House for a meeting in four hours? I can’t tell you why, but we need you to be there.”

Read HERE at Reuters Photographers Blog.

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Abducted boy returns home

Sham Moodliar (R) and wife Janice Smith (C), parents of Nayati Shamelin Moodliar who was abducted and recently released, leave after speaking to journalists in Kuala Lumpur May 4, 2012. Moodliar, 12, who was abducted while walking to his school on April 27, has been found safe and is back with the family. The Dutch national boy was abducted near his home by two men in a black car, Malaysia’s daily The Star online reported. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: SOCIETY CRIME LAW)

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Reuters Photographers Blog : “The Cruncher”

How Reuters photographer Tim Shaffer made an iconic image of boxer being “crunched.”

A must read, HERE at Reuters Photographers Blog.

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Arowana

A Sapphire Golden Arowana, named "Long Zai" or "Little Dragon" in Cantonese, swims in its tank at its owner’s residence in Kajang outside Kuala Lumpur March 5, 2012. The arowana – or most commonly known as ‘Dragon Fish – is an aquatic fish that dates back to 150 million years ago. It’s agile body, sleek shiny scales and ‘moustache’ has a close resemblance to the Chinese dragon, and as such are hailed as a symbol of wealth, power and prosperity. To match Feature MALAYSIA-AROWANA/ REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA)

 

A Sapphire Golden Arowana, named "Long Zai" or "Little Dragon" in Cantonese, swims in its tank at its owner’s residence in Kajang outside Kuala Lumpur March 5, 2012. The arowana – or most commonly known as ‘Dragon Fish – is an aquatic fish that dates back to 150 million years ago. It’s agile body, sleek shiny scales and ‘moustache’ has a close resemblance to the Chinese dragon, and as such are hailed as a symbol of wealth, power and prosperity. To match Feature MALAYSIA-AROWANA/ REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA)

 

A Golden Forehead Arowana swims at its display at Arowana Venture Berhad in Kuala Lumpur March 5, 2012. The arowana – or most commonly known as ‘Dragon Fish – is an aquatic fish that dates back to 150 million years ago. It’s agile body, sleek shiny scales and ‘moustache’ has a close resemblance to the Chinese dragon, and as such are hailed as a symbol of wealth, power and prosperity. The price tag for this arowana is 13,888 ringgit ($4,630). To match Feature MALAYSIA-AROWANA/ REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA)

 

An arowana is injected with a micro-chip at Arowana World Breeding Farm in Bukit Merah 300 km (184 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur March 6, 2012. The arowana – or most commonly known as ‘Dragon Fish – is an aquatic fish that dates back to 150 million years ago. It’s agile body, sleek shiny scales and ‘moustache’ has a close resemblance to the Chinese dragon, and as such are hailed as a symbol of wealth, power and prosperity. To match Feature MALAYSIA-AROWANA/ REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA)

 

A Sapphire Golden Arowana, named "Long Zai" or "Little Dragon" in Cantonese, swims in its tank as its owner, Leong Yoke Ping, 37 talks to Reuters at her residence in Kajang outside Kuala Lumpur March 5, 2012. The arowana – or most commonly known as ‘Dragon Fish – is an aquatic fish that dates back to 150 million years ago. It’s agile body, sleek shiny scales and ‘moustache’ has a close resemblance to the Chinese dragon, and as such are hailed as a symbol of wealth, power and prosperity. To match Feature MALAYSIA-AROWANA/ REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA)

 

Four-week-old arowanas, still with their eggs attached to them, swim in a tank at Arowana World Breeding Farm in Bukit Merah 300 km (184 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur March 6, 2012. The arowana – or most commonly known as ‘Dragon Fish – is an aquatic fish that dates back to 150 million years ago. It’s agile body, sleek shiny scales and ‘moustache’ has a close resemblance to the Chinese dragon, and as such are hailed as a symbol of wealth, power and prosperity. To match Feature MALAYSIA-AROWANA/ REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA)

 

An arowana swims at its display in Arowana Venture Berhad in Kuala Lumpur March 5, 2012. The arowana – or most commonly known as ‘Dragon Fish – is an aquatic fish that dates back to 150 million years ago. It’s agile body, sleek shiny scales and ‘moustache’ has a close resemblance to the Chinese dragon, and as such are hailed as a symbol of wealth, power and prosperity. To match Feature MALAYSIA-AROWANA/ REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA)

 

A Sapphire Golden Arowana, named "Long Zai" or "Little Dragon" in Cantonese, swims in its tank at its owner’s living room in Kajang outside Kuala Lumpur March 5, 2012. The arowana – or most commonly known as ‘Dragon Fish – is an aquatic fish that dates back to 150 million years ago. It’s agile body, sleek shiny scales and ‘moustache’ has a close resemblance to the Chinese dragon, and as such are hailed as a symbol of wealth, power and prosperity. To match Feature MALAYSIA-AROWANA/ REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA)

 

Four-week-old arowanas, still with their eggs attached to them, swim in a tank at Arowana World Breeding Farm in Bukit Merah 300 km (184 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur March 6, 2012. The arowana – or most commonly known as ‘Dragon Fish – is an aquatic fish that dates back to 150 million years ago. It’s agile body, sleek shiny scales and ‘moustache’ has a close resemblance to the Chinese dragon, and as such are hailed as a symbol of wealth, power and prosperity. To match Feature MALAYSIA-AROWANA/ REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA)

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PDN : What If You Break a $300,000 Figurine While on Assignment?

Photo shoot disasters hardly get any worse than an incident last year involving a privately owned terra cotta figurine, which was appraised at $300,000 after it was smashed to bits at a photo shoot in the owner’s home. With a lawsuit and much finger pointing now under way, a timely question is: What happens when you’re on assignment and something really valuable gets destroyed? How do you protect yourself against such disasters?

Read HERE at Photo District News.

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Malaysia mosque a source of hope for heroin addicts

A drug addict takes a dose of methadone at Ar Rahman mosque in Kuala Lumpur April 19, 2012. In Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country where drug addiction is still taboo, drug addicts usually end up being social outcasts until some of them found support from an unlikely source — the Ar Rahman mosque nestled in the bustling capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Established within it, is a drug-treatment clinic – the world’s first to operate in a mosque, according the World Health Organisation. Picture taken April 19, 2012. To match story MALAYSIA-MOSQUE/METHADONE REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: DRUGS SOCIETY HEALTH RELIGION)

 

A general view of Ar Rahman in Kuala Lumpur May 3, 2012. In Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country where drug addiction is still taboo, drug addicts usually end up being social outcasts until some of them found support from an unlikely source — the Ar Rahman mosque nestled in the bustling capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Established within it, is a drug-treatment clinic – the world’s first to operate in a mosque, according the World Health Organisation. To match story MALAYSIA-MOSQUE/METHADONE REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: DRUGS SOCIETY HEALTH RELIGION)

 

Drug addicts (L and R) wait for a staff to prepare methadone at Ar Rahman mosque in Kuala Lumpur April 19, 2012. In Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country where drug addiction is still taboo, drug addicts usually end up being social outcasts until some of them found support from an unlikely source — the Ar Rahman mosque nestled in the bustling capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Established within it, is a drug-treatment clinic – the world’s first to operate in a mosque, according the World Health Organisation. Picture taken April 19, 2012. To match story MALAYSIA-MOSQUE/METHADONE REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: DRUGS SOCIETY HEALTH RELIGION)

 

A drug addict (L) collects methadone at Ar Rahman mosque in Kuala Lumpur April 19, 2012. In Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country where drug addiction is still taboo, drug addicts usually end up being social outcasts until some of them found support from an unlikely source — the Ar Rahman mosque nestled in the bustling capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Established within it, is a drug-treatment clinic – the world’s first to operate in a mosque, according the World Health Organisation. Picture taken April 19, 2012. To match story MALAYSIA-MOSQUE/METHADONE REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: DRUGS SOCIETY HEALTH RELIGION)

 

A drug addict waits to see doctor before taking methadone at Ar Rahman mosque in Kuala Lumpur April 19, 2012. In Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country where drug addiction is still taboo, drug addicts usually end up being social outcasts until some of them found support from an unlikely source — the Ar Rahman mosque nestled in the bustling capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Established within it, is a drug-treatment clinic – the world’s first to operate in a mosque, according the World Health Organisation. Picture taken April 19, 2012. To match story MALAYSIA-MOSQUE/METHADONE REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: DRUGS SOCIETY HEALTH RELIGION)

 

A drug addict leaves after taking methadone at Ar Rahman mosque in Kuala Lumpur April 19, 2012. In Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country where drug addiction is still taboo, drug addicts usually end up being social outcasts until some of them found support from an unlikely source — the Ar Rahman mosque nestled in the bustling capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Established within it, is a drug-treatment clinic – the world’s first to operate in a mosque, according the World Health Organisation. Picture taken April 19, 2012. To match story MALAYSIA-MOSQUE/METHADONE REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: DRUGS SOCIETY HEALTH RELIGION)

 

A drug addict talks to a doctor before taking methadone at Ar Rahman mosque in Kuala Lumpur April 19, 2012. In Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country where drug addiction is still taboo, drug addicts usually end up being social outcasts until some of them found support from an unlikely source — the Ar Rahman mosque nestled in the bustling capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Established within it, is a drug-treatment clinic – the world’s first to operate in a mosque, according the World Health Organisation. Picture taken April 19, 2012. To match story MALAYSIA-MOSQUE/METHADONE REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: DRUGS SOCIETY HEALTH RELIGION)

 

A staff prepares methadone to be given to drug addicts at Ar Rahman mosque in Kuala Lumpur April 19, 2012. In Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country where drug addiction is still taboo, drug addicts usually end up being social outcasts until some of them found support from an unlikely source — the Ar Rahman mosque nestled in the bustling capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Established within it, is a drug-treatment clinic – the world’s first to operate in a mosque, according the World Health Organisation. Picture taken April 19, 2012. To match story MALAYSIA-MOSQUE/METHADONE REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: DRUGS SOCIETY HEALTH RELIGION)

 

A drug addict waits to see doctor before taking methadone at Ar Rahman mosque in Kuala Lumpur May 3, 2012. In Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country where drug addiction is still taboo, drug addicts usually end up being social outcasts until some of them found support from an unlikely source — the Ar Rahman mosque nestled in the bustling capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Established within it, is a drug-treatment clinic – the world’s first to operate in a mosque, according the World Health Organisation. To match story MALAYSIA-MOSQUE/METHADONE REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA – Tags: DRUGS SOCIETY HEALTH RELIGION)

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