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    BACKGROUND: Terrorist attacks in Pakistan  Oct 11, 2008
    August 21 2008: In north-western Pakistan three suicide bombers killed at least 78 people in the city of Wah. Some 100 people were injured in the explosion outside of a weapons factory. (Monsters and Critics.com)

    Report: Narrow miss for Pakistan's leaders  Sep 22, 2008
    On Aug. 21, 2008, suicide bombers blew themselves up at two gates into a mammoth weapons factory in the town of Wah, killing at least 67 people and wounding more than 70. More from msnbc. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)

    Al Qaeda Said Behind Pakistan Bomb  Sep 22, 2008
    Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik said "all roads lead to FATA" in major Pakistani suicide attacks referring to Federally Administered Tribal Areas, where U.S. officials worry that Usama bin Laden and Al Qaeda No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri are hiding ... On Aug. 21, 2008, homicide bombers blew themselves up at two gates into mammoth weapons factory in town of Wah, killing at least 67 people and wounding more than 70. (Fox News)

    CHRONOLOGY-Recent bomb attacks in Pakistan  Sep 21, 2008
    Aug 21 - Two suicide bombers blow themselves up outside the main defence industry complex in Wah, 30 km northwest of Islamabad. Nearly 50 people are killed and about 70 wounded. (AlertNet)

    In Pakistan, sympathy for the Taliban  Sep 17, 2008
    A Taliban suicide attack on the Wah army munitions facility in ... After the Wah blasts, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani told parliament, "We cannot allow terrorists to challenge the writ of the government." ... To people like Mahmoud, the Wah suicide attacks were justified. (Asia Times Online)

    Keep Up The Good Work  Sep 12, 2008
    Preliminary investigations reportedly revealed that the bomber was from Manshera in Pakistan and that the explosives used were manufactured in the Pakistan Ordnance Factory in Wah. Though investigators are tight-lipped, there appears to be evidence of involvement of the Pakistan consulate in Kandahar and ISI outfits within Pakistan in the bomb blast. (India Times, India)

    LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 10, 2008  Sep 11, 2008
    Judith is like whats wrong with Conservatives wrote on Sep 10, 2008 12:46 AM:"Wah, Wah, Wah, I want "Fair and Balanced" on the letters page, or I'm gonna cancel my subscription!". There's a couple of problems with your lamentations. (North County Times)

    Out of the classroom, but with lesson plan  Sep 1, 2008
    EDUMACATION wrote on Aug 31, 2008 7:47 AM:" To Election year: I have empathy for your child and the bad situation that you described. Your explanation is plausible and rational. I have had my own battled with public education and have my own negative experiences. I can generalize that much of public education is "crowd control" or babysitting not education. I strongly believe that in an effort to control miscreats in a classroom, there so many controls that education is forgotten. Rgis "control... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Politics hold Pakistaneconomy hostage  Aug 28, 2008
    Sentiment was further hit by suicide attacks at the gates of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories in Wah, Punjab on August 21, which killed at least 70 people and injured over 100 injured. The economy is virtually in a shambles. (Asia Times Online)

    Setback for Pakistan's terror drive  Aug 27, 2008
    After suicide attacks on an arms factory in Wah, 30 kilometers northwest of the capital Islamabad, and an unsuccessful bomb attack on a leading anti-terror police official in the southern city of Karachi, the Taliban called at the weekend for a ceasefire in Bajaur Agency. The Taliban attacks were in response to heavy bombing by the air force in Bajaur over the past few weeks. (Asia Times Online)

    Plea for Pakistan coalition unity  Aug 26, 2008
    Page last updated at 06:40 GMT, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 07:40 UK. Mr Zardari says the survival of PPP is linked to the survival of PML-N. (BBC News)

    Taliban outlawed in wake of suicide bombings  Aug 26, 2008
    The ban followed last Thursday's twin suicide attacks at an arms factory in Wah, 30km north of Islamabad, which killed 67 people and injured more than 100. Local media reports quoted a representative of the Taliban later claiming responsibility for the attacks, which he said were in retaliation for military action in the tribal region along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. (Financial Times)

    Pakistan coalition in major split  Aug 26, 2008
    Last week a double suicide attack at a munitions attack in the town of Wah in Punjab province left nearly 70 people dead. The Pakistan Taleban claimed responsibility for what was the heaviest attack on a military installation by a militant group in the country's history. (BBC News -- South Asia)

    Pakistan to boycott CT?  Aug 24, 2008
    The last one came at Wah Cantt, some 30 kilometres outside Islamabad two days ago in which around 70 people were killed. However, Naghmi insisted that the security scenario was no different in other countries. (India Times, India)

    Cricket-ICC expected to postpone Champions Trophy - PCB official  Aug 24, 2008
    ICC expected to postpone Champions Trophy. Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:08am BST. (Reuters.uk)

    Bhutto widower proposed for president  Aug 23, 2008
    A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for Thursday's attack in Wah, about 22 miles outside the capital Islamabad. He said it was revenge for army operations in the Bajur region, a militant stronghold near the Afghan border. (MSNBC -- International)

    Bomber attacks Pakistani police  Aug 23, 2008
    Thursday's twin suicide bomb attacks on the ordnance factory in the town of Wah, near the capital Islamabad, were the deadliest attack on a military site in Pakistan's history. On Tuesday, 32 people were killed in a suicide attack on a hospital in the northern town of Dera Ismail Khan. (BBC News)

    Militants ready for Pakistan war  Aug 23, 2008
    His remarks follow a suicide bomb attack outside the country's main defense industry complex at Wah, 30 kilometers northwest of the capital Islamabad, which killed as many as 100 people ... Thursday's attack at Wah is a portend of what lies in store for the country. (Asia Times Online)

    Trophy switch likely as ICC dithers  Aug 23, 2008
    The powerful Indian board appears entrenched in its view the show must go on in Pakistan, and gave no indication of changing its stance in light of the latest deadly attack, outside Pakistan's main military arms factory in Wah. Indian board secretary Niranjan Shah refused to predict the outcome of the phone hook-up of ICC presidents, but pledged full support for its Asian ally. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Would-be suicide bomber arrested in Pakistan  Aug 23, 2008
    Police in Pakistan have say they have arrested a would-be suicide bomber following yesterday's Taliban attack on an arms factory which killed 64 people in the town of Wah. Police arrested the man as he ws trying to flee the scene of the blast in a taxi. (ABC Online)

    * Pakistan arrests suspect in Thursdays factory attack  Aug 23, 2008
    Thursdays attacks in Wah, 30km west of Islamabad, also wounded 102 people. They underlined the threat posed by militants to the Muslim worlds only nuclear-armed nation as well as its war-ravaged neighbor, Afghanistan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    ICRC says 200,000 have fled violence in Pakistan  Aug 23, 2008
    A paramedic provides medical treatment to a suicide blast victim at the Pakistan Ordnance Factories Hospital in Wah, a garrison city about 30 km (20 miles) northwest of Islamabad, August 22. URL: http://www. (AlertNet)

    At least 70 in Pakistan die in bombing  Aug 23, 2008
    Pakistani mourners pray around the coffins of the victims of Thursday's suicide bombing during a funeral in Wah on Friday ... The complex, which makes ammunition, rifles, pistols and explosives both for the Pakistani Army and for export, is only about 20 miles north of the capital, at a place called Wah ... A retired general who headed the ordnance factory at Wah, Talat Masood, said that in choosing the weapons complex, the Taliban had selected a symbolically important industry, and one that... (International Herald Tribune)

    Bhutto's widower will be party's candidate for Pakistan presidency  Aug 23, 2008
    The announcement of the election date came a day after two suicide bombings outside the country's biggest weapons factory complex, in Wah, 32 kilometers, or about 20 miles, north of the capital, Islamabad. The death toll in those attacks rose Friday to 78, said Rao Muhammad Iqbal Khan, the city police chief of Rawalpindi. (International Herald Tribune)

    Business bodies condemn blasts at Ordnance Factory  Aug 23, 2008
    Commenting on Wah Cantt bomb blasts and its repercussions on country's economy, LCCI Acting President Mian Muzaffar Ali said that the incident was highly regrettable and condemnable as this inhuman act besides claiming precious lives of innocent people put a serious dent to national economy ... SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vice President Iftikhar Ali Malik condemning the suicide bomb attack on Wah Factory in strongest terms said since the country had become focal points of... (The Post)

    60 die in suicide blasts at Pakistan factory  Aug 23, 2008
    (08-22) 04:00 PDT Wah, Pakistan. At least 67 people were killed and more than 100 injured in coordinated suicide bombings on the country's largest army munitions factory here Thursday, the latest in a series of Taliban attacks against Pakistani government targets. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Bomb blast kills 20 in NW Pakistan  Aug 23, 2008
    The TTP also launched suicide attacks near two gates of the Pakistan Ordnance Factory in Wah Cantt in eastern Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, killing at least 70 and injuring dozens. On Tuesday, a suicide bomber blew himself up at a hospital in Dera Ismail Khan of the NWFP, killing about 30. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Taliban bombs kill 59 at Pakistan arms site  Aug 22, 2008
    Asif Hassan / AFP - Getty ImagesSecurity personnel gather arounda victim's body following two suicideattacks atamilitary arms factory in Wah, Pakistan,on Thursday ... WAH, Pakistan - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the gates of Pakistan's main weapons complex Thursday, killing 59 people and dashing hopes for an end to turmoil following Pervez Musharraf's ouster as president ... The bombers struck at two different gates just as workers were leaving the sprawling arms facility... (MSNBC -- International)

    Crunch talks for Pakistan leaders  Aug 22, 2008
    The Pakistani Taleban claimed responsibility for Thursday's suicide bombings on an ordnance factory in the town of Wah, near the capital Islamabad. It was the deadliest attack on a military site in Pakistan's history. (BBC News)

    Taliban Claims It Bombed Pakistan Arms Factory  Aug 22, 2008
    Aug. 21: Pakistani security officials examine site of homicide bombing at a gate of Pakistan's ordinance factory in Wah, 20 miles west of Islamabad. Aug. 21: Pakistani security officials examine site of homicide bombing at a gate of Pakistan's ordinance factory in Wah, 20 miles west of Islamabad ... The complex, comprising 12 factories, is located in Wah, a garrison city 20 miles west of the capital, Islamabad. (Fox News)

    Suicide bombers kill 67 at Pakistani arms factory  Aug 22, 2008
    Workers were streaming through two gates of the sprawling factory complex in Wah, 20 miles west of Islamabad, during a shift change about 2 p.m. when the bombers attacked outside the walls ... The attack in Wah was the country's deadliest since former prime minister Benazir Bhutto narrowly escaped a double suicide bombing in Karachi that killed about 150 people at a parade welcoming her back from exile in October. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani strongly condemned the Wah attack and "directed the authorities to make efforts to expose the hidden hands behind the incident"  Aug 22, 2008
    ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani strongly condemned the Wah attack and directed the authorities to make efforts to expose the hidden hands behind the incident, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan news agency said. He expressed deep grief and sorrow over the loss of lives and said the perpetrators of such crime would be brought to justice, the press release said. (Daily Times, Pakistan)

    Taliban strike army`s arms, Two suicide bombers hit Pakistan Ordnance Factories during shift change  Aug 22, 2008
    WAH CANTT: Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Pakistans main army munitions factory on Thursday, killing 70 workers in the deadliest attack on a military installation in the countrys history ... The Pakistan Ordnance Factories at Wah is a cluster of about 20 industrial units producing artillery, tank and anti-aircraft ammunition for the Pakistani armed forces. (Daily Times, Pakistan)

    The Taliban movement has claimed responsibility for the Wah atrocity and threatened to carry out further suicide attacks if an army offensive against militants is not stopped  Aug 22, 2008
    The Wah factory is a killer factory where arms are being produced to kill our women and children, he told Reuters. afp. (Daily Times, Pakistan)

    Suicide bombers kill 60 in Pakistan  Aug 22, 2008
    The attack near the Pakistan Ordinance Factory located in Wah, 30km north of Islamabad, took place as workers were leaving the factory at the end of the day. You have viewed your allowance of free articles. (Financial Times)

    Pakistan arrests suspected 3rd bomber in blasts  Aug 22, 2008
    The death toll from Thursday's blasts in Wah, a city 35 kilometers (20 miles) west of the capital Islamabad, was climbing steadily. The carnage could have been worse, however, with authorities saying they arrested a man they believe would have been a third bomber. (International Herald Tribune)

    * Twin suicide attacks kill 45 in Pakistan  Aug 22, 2008
    MASSIVE ATTACK: The targeted Pakistani Ordnance Factories are a cluster of about 20 industrial units producing artillery, tank and anti-aircraft ammunition for the army AFP, WAH, PAKISTAN Friday, Aug 22, 2008, Page 5 ... The attackers struck almost simultaneously as a crowd of workers was streaming out of the huge factory complex in the northern town of Wah, near Islamabad ... The Pakistani Ordnance Factories at Wah is a cluster of about 20 industrial units producing artillery, tank and... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Players could feel pressured to tour - Mills  Aug 22, 2008
    His comments came after the Taliban claimed responsibility for dual suicide bombings on Thursday that killed at least 60 people outside a munitions factory in the Pakistani city of Wah. Mills said there was: "every real chance our players could get caught in some incident". (CricInfo.com)

    Dozens in Pakistan killed in bombings  Aug 22, 2008
    Two bombers blew themselves up at different gates of the heavily guarded plant in Wah, about 30 kilometres from the capital, just as hundreds of workers were coming through for the afternoon change of shifts ... The Wah arms plant is the biggest munitions manufacturing facility in Pakistan and it is heavily guarded by the army ... "This is an intensification [in the attacks]," said Talat Masood, a retired general who once headed the Wah factory. (Globe and Mail)

    50 killed in twin blasts in Pak  Aug 22, 2008
    One suicide bomber blew himself up near the main gate of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories at Wah Cantonment, about 50 km from Islamabad, while the second attacker detonated his explosives near another gate of the establishment ... Wah Cantonment, located near the historical town of Taxila, is a high-security army establishment and is home to 14 ordnance factories that employ over 35,000 people ... Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and ruling Pakistan People's Party chief Asif Ali Zardari... (Sify.com, India)

    In pictures: Factory bombings  Aug 22, 2008
    At least 63 people have been killed in twin suicide bombings outside a munitions factory in the town of Wah, near Islamabad, Pakistani officials say. Dozens of people were injured in the blasts outside two different gates of the factory as workers left the sprawling complex. (BBC News -- South Asia)

    Pakistan's spiral of violence  Aug 22, 2008
    The double bombing outside Pakistan's main munitions factory in the town of Wah killed at least 63 people ... Wah is located in the troubled North West Frontier Province (NWFP) which - along with the neighbouring Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) - continues to be at the centre of an insurgency led by pro-Taleban militants ... He is also reputed to have close ties to Arab al-Qaeda leaders, including the group's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri. (BBC News -- South Asia)

    Pakistan's Sharif sets new deadline on judges  Aug 22, 2008
    But Pakistan faces its own problem with militants, as illustrated by Thursday's twin suicide blasts at the ordnance plant in Wah, 30 km (20 miles) northwest of Islamabad. The Taliban have targeted the military for the past year with a series of bloody attacks on posts, training camps, patrols and buses carrying servicemen and intelligence agency staff. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)

    Crunch talks for coalition in violence-hit Pakistan  Aug 22, 2008
    Osama bin Laden's number two, Ayman al-Zawahiri, escaped a missile strike in Bajaur two years ago ... Map locating the double suicide attacks in Wah, Pakistan. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)

    Suicide attack at Pakistan arms plant kills 64 people  Aug 22, 2008
    Pakistani security officials examine the site of suicide bombing at the gate of an ordinance factory in Wah, about 35 kilometers, or 20 miles, west of the capital, Islamabad, on Thursday ... The ordnance factories, in the town of Wah, just off the main road that connects Islamabad to the northern city of Peshawar, make up Pakistan's biggest industrial complex, with 20,000 employees, according to a retired general, Talat Masood, a former chairman of the factories ... Salman Masood contributed... (International Herald Tribune)

    Pakistan blasts kill 45  Aug 22, 2008
    Police said two bombers blew themselves up outside the gates of the factory at Wah, near Islamabad as workers left after a shift change. AFP Digg | | | | | | Copyright 2002-2008 iafrica. (iAfrica.com)

    76 killed in two suicide blasts in Pakistan  Aug 22, 2008
    76 dead in two suicide blasts occurred in Pakistan's cantonment city Wah Cantt ... ISLAMABAD, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Two suicide blasts occurred in Pakistan's cantonment city Wah Cantt on Thursday, leaving 76 people dead and 110 others injured, according to state-run PTV. ... Pakistani police stand near the body of a suspected suicide bomber at the site of suicide bombing at a gate of Pakistan's ordinance factory in Wah, a garrison city about 30 km (20 miles) northwest of Islamabad Aug. 21, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Suicide blasts at Pakistan arms complex kill 67  Aug 22, 2008
    Pakistani security personnel remove a body Thursday from the site of a suicide attack in front of the gates of an ordnance factory in Wah ... Two suicide bombers detonated themselves outside a sprawling arms complex in Wah, 20 miles northwest of Islamabad, as workers changed shifts ... "The Wah factory is a killer factory where arms are being produced to kill our women and children.". (USA Today)

    Bombings Fuel Pakistan Pols' Feud  Aug 22, 2008
    Thursday's attack in Wah, a city 22 miles from the capital, Islamabad, was one of the country's deadliest-ever terrorist attacks ... Mohammed Saeed, a police official in Wah, said security forces had arrested a man they believe would have been a third bomber not far from the scene. (CBS News -- World)

    Behind the Taliban Surge  Aug 22, 2008
    Over in Pakistan, five major bombings over the past week the latest, on Thursday, claiming 63 victims at a munitions factory in Wah, near the capital have accompanied the political vacuum in Islamabad created by on Monday ... The genie of militancy has been unleashed from the bottle, say local tribal elders, and the influence of any rogue elements of the Pakistan security forces is eclipsed by that of al-Qaeda the deadly attack on the Wah munitions factory was a reminder that the Pakistani... (Time.com)

    Crisis-hit Pakistan coalition to meet  Aug 22, 2008
    In the second bombing since key US ally Musharraf resigned, two suicide bombers blew themselves up Thursday among workers leaving at the end of their shift in Pakistan's main defence industry factory in Wah, near Islamabad. Taliban rebels claimed responsibility for the blasts, which left charred bodies and debris outside the huge complex, and warned that there would be more if the government does not stop its military operations in the tribal areas. (Yahoo! Asia News)

    Bloodshed, Political Fight Plague Pakistan  Aug 21, 2008
    The police chief in the town of Wah said they blew themselves up outside different gates of the complex. Mohammed Azhar, an official from the main Wah hospital, said 46 people had died and at least 70 more were wounded. (CBS News -- Iraq)

    Nearly 40 dead in blasts near Pakistan ordnance plant  Aug 21, 2008
    "The death toll is close to 40 and there are about 60 wounded, many of them in critical condition," said police officer Sardar Shahbaz at the scene outside the industrial complex in Wah, 30 km (20 miles) northwest of Islamabad. Wah is home to Pakistan's main defence industry complex where about 25,000 workers produce explosives, ordnance and weapons in about 15 factories. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)

    Ivan the lone Malaysian survivor in Zurich  Jul 31, 2008
    Second round: Cheong Kah Wah (Mas) lost to Reinhold Hergeth (Rsa) 5-9, 6-9, 3-9; Mithran Selvaratnam (Mas) lost to Amr Khaled Khalifa (Egy) 0-9, 2-9, 2-9. More News lect> Go. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    BAM AND CAM: Private Obama Chat with Tory Leader Caught on Mic...'You should be on the beach... You need a break'  Jul 27, 2008
    Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior National Correspondent Jake Tapper. is ABC News' Senior National Correspondent based in the network's Washington bureau. (The Drudge Report)

    Soprano family values  Jul 21, 2008
    Wah Lee, a slight, middle-aged factory worker, stood in front of the Municipal Building ye. This is all about Obama vs. McCain now, the main event, what will be one of the great deba. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)

    Ivan aims to do better than SRAMs quarter-final target  Jul 13, 2008
    Besides Ivan, the other Malaysians featuring in the World Junior Championships are Kamran Khan, Ng Joo Wern, Mithran Selvaratnam, Mohamed Zul Azri and Cheong Kah Wah. Zul Azri and Kah Wah will not feature in the team event. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Squash: Delia wants to break into top 30 by years end  Jul 5, 2008
    Delia, who is currently the fifth ranked player in the Malaysian team behind world No. 1 Nicol David, Sharon Wee (world No. 19), Tricia Chuah (31st) and Lim Yoke Wah (41st), is hoping to go for a three-month overseas stint to help her achieve her target. I went to England to train under coach Malcolm (Willstrop) for six weeks in April but its not good enough, said Delia. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar once again accused of sodomy amid political tension  Jun 29, 2008
    Kuala Lumpur's police chief for criminal investigations, Ku Chin Wah, said a man filed a police complaint late Saturday claiming that Anwar sodomized him. "We are investigating the complaint," Ku told The Associated Press. (International Herald Tribune)

    Michelle Obama: Hussein the 'ultimate fear bomb'...  Feb 29, 2008
    The Swamp: Michelle Obama: name Hussein is 'the fear bomb. Michelle Obama: name Hussein is 'the fear bomb. (The Drudge Report)

    Geldof says Bush did more in Africa than any American prez...  Feb 20, 2008
    The Washington Times, America's Newspaper. Bob Geldof in Rwanda gives Bush his props. (The Drudge Report)

    HILLARY TEARS IN EYES...  Jan 8, 2008
    Political Radar: Clinton Gets Emotional on Campaign Trail. Clinton Gets Emotional on Campaign Trail. (The Drudge Report)

    Wee Wern cruises into the third round  Jan 4, 2008
    In the boys' Under-15 division, fifth-eight seed Cheong Kah Wah advanced to the second round with a 9-1, 9-0, 9-0 win over James Prendeville of England. More News. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Competition with new entrants  Jan 4, 2008
    Wah Seong is embarking on its global vision after achieving its aim to become an Asian oil and gas service provider by 2007, according to its managing director and group CEO Chan Cheu Leong. Minority Shareholders Watchdog Group CEO Abdul Wahab Sidek reminds corporate Malaysia that it has to send out the right signals and promote investor confidence to maintain high standards and professional integrity ... For Wah Seong Corp (WSC), we believe, mergers and acquisitions (M one of the many ways to... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    Wee Wern falls at the final hurdle  Dec 2, 2007
    First round: Joshna Chinappa (Ind) bt Choy Lin Juan (Mas) 9-1, 9-2, 9-0; Song Sun-mi (Kor) bt Nessrine Ariffin (Mas) 9-3, 5-9, 9-10, 9-2, 9-3; Donna Urquhart (Aus) bt Jonnah Yue (Sin) 9-0, 9-6, 9-5; Low Wee Nee (Mas) bt Josefa Bertilsson (Swe) 9-3, 9-2, 9-1; Park Eun-ok (Kor) bt Eman El Amir (Egy) 6-9, 5-9, 9-1, 9-7, 9-6; Siti Munirah Jusoh (Mas) bt P. Pushppa Devi (Mas) 9-7, 9-4, 10-9; Low Wee Wern (Mas) bt Joelle King (Nzl) 7-9, 9-7, 2-9, 9-1, 9-4; Lim Yoke Wah (Mas) bt Tan Yan Xin (Mas) 9-1,... (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Yoke Wah fails to bag her first title after losing to Urquhart  Nov 27, 2007
    PETALING JAYA: National back-up player Lim Yoke Wah (pic) failed in her bid to secure her first Wispa World Tour title at the KL Squash Centre in Jalan Duta yesterday ... The fourth seeded Yoke Wah had upset second seed Joshna Chinappa 9-7, 4-9, 9-2, 9-5 in the semi-finals on Sunday ... In earlier rounds, Yoke Wah defeated the Low sisters, Wee Nee (9-6, 9-1, 9-3) and Wee Wern (7-9, 10-9, 9-4, 6-9, 9-2). (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Credit concerns spur loss  Nov 23, 2007
    83 dollars after Moody's Investors Service downgraded its Citic Ka Wah Bank. China Merchants, the largest dual-currency credit-card issuer in the nation, declined 3. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)

    Indian pilgrims to visit Hasanabdal in Pak  Nov 11, 2007
    The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) has made arrangements for the Sikh pilgrims at Hassanabdal, the Board's Deputy Administrator (shrines) Syed Faraz Abbas told reporters in Wah cantonment today. The ETPB, organisations like the Pakistan Gurdawara Parbhanbak Committee and the local administration have made arrangements for the board and lodging of the pilgrims. (India Times, India)

    Squash: Wee Wern sends second seed Hughes packing  Nov 1, 2007
    Ritwik advanced with a 11-4, 11-2, 11-2 win over Malaysia's Cheong Kah Wah ... Men: Khasif Shuja (Nzl) bt Kamran Khan 11-4, 11-4, 11-3; Sherif Kamel (Egy) bt Aqib Hanif (Pak) 11-4, 6-11, 11-9, 11-10 (3-2); Dick Lau (Hkg) bt Amr Mansi (Egy) 11-5, 9-11, 1-11, 12-10, 11-6; Steve Fitnisis (Aus) bt Ahmed Swaify (Egy) 11-4, 6-11, 12-10, 8-11, 12-10; Nafzahizam Adnan bt Arshad Iqbal Burki (Pak) 6-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-10 (1-0), 11-8; Ritwik Bhattacharya (Ind) bt Cheong Kah Wah 11-4, 11-2, 11-2; Mike... (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Nafzahizam eyes place in last eight of NSC tournament  Oct 30, 2007
    Besides Nafzahizam, the other Malaysian player in the main draw is Cheong Kah Wah, who will face India's number one Ritwik Bhattarcharya in the first round. The top two seeds are Khasif Shuja of Pakistan and Egypt's Mohd Ali Reda. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    I wasn't trying to outdo 'Sholay': Ram Gopal Varma  Sep 14, 2007
    Com- Serving Mangaloreans Around The World. Indian cinema's enduring star continues to shine, with greasepaint or without, behind the camera or in The international community should mount pressure on the country that is harbouring global The world's richest Muslim entrepreneur defies conventional wisdom about Islamic tycoons: He. (Mangalorean.com)

    Squash: Delia triumphs in all-M'sian final  Aug 28, 2007
    PETALING JAYA: Top national women's squash back-up player Delia Arnold bagged her second career title by thumping teammate Lim Lin Yoke to win the POF Wah Cantt Open title in Punjab city, Pakistan on Sunday. In the all-Malaysian final, Delia, the top seed, ousted second-seeded Yoke Wah 9-6, 9-4, 9-4 in the final ... Delia then also defeated Yoke Wah (9-2, 9-5, 9-2) in the final. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    * World News Quick Take  Aug 12, 2007
    Criminal investigation department Chief Ku Chin Wah said investigations against the woman would still continue, the Star reported ... The attack took place in a village 250km east of Guwahati. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)

    Sharon in the way as Delia hopes to make the main draw  Jul 23, 2007
    We faced each other twice before on the professional circuit but I went down rather tamely in the POF Wah Cantt Open in Pakistan last year and Buller Cup in Hong Kong in 2005. . (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Taliban commander warns terror coming...  Jul 14, 2007
    Oh God be my witness a quote used by Al Zawahiri in his last video ... Whatever they are planning is so massive that Al Zawahiri does not expect to escape the wrath that will come afterwards ... You tell Mr. Zawahiri and Mr. Bin Laden that they are cowards. (The Drudge Report)

    White House calls meeting on al Qaeda threat...  Jul 11, 2007
    Brian Ross: In fact, Zawahri put out his eighth tape today and says he had easy access to the Internet, and he threatened new attacks against London ... but Qaida-guys, come on, we changed our leaders, we thought you just hated bush too, we thought you wanted Hillary in there,Wah,Wah, complain, snivle, Wah. (The Drudge Report)

    Asyraf made to slog against Korean in semi-final  Jun 10, 2007
    The other local boys featuring in today s finals are Ng Jo Wen (U-17), Cheong Kah Wah (U-15), Darren Subramaniam (U-13), Darren Chan and Ryan Pasqual (both U-11). In the girls section, Wee Nee s elder sister Wee Wern takes on Australian Melody Francis in the Under-19 final while T. Mithila and Jadeleen Lee contest the all-Selangor Under-11 final. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Asyraf and Keo stun their opponents in first round  May 26, 2007
    In the women s event, four Malaysians Sharon Wee, Siti Munirah Jusoh, Delia Arnold and Lim Yoke Wah reached the last eight ... Delia registered a 9-5, 9-1, 10-9 win over Anwesha Reddy of India while Yoke Wah defeated Low Wee Wern 9-3, 9-6, 9-1. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Junior player upsets top seed Hansen in satellite event  May 21, 2007
    Yesterday, Delia Arnold, Lim Yoke Wah and Siti Munirah Jusoh, joined Wee Wern in the quarter-finals. Delia defeated her Wee Wern s sister Wee Nee 9-1, 9-4, 9-0 while Yoke Wah overcame India s Surbhi Misra 9-1, 9-7, 9-0. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Top legislator meets delegates to BFA conference  Apr 22, 2007
    Wu met with Edmund Ho Hau Wah, Chief Executive of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) and Henry Tang Ying-yen, Financial Secretary of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), as well as a group of business people from the two regions. BOAO, Hainan Province, April 20 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Wu Bangguo met here Friday with Vincent Siew, chairman of Taiwan-based Cross-Strait Common Market Foundation, and a delegation consisting of Taiwan entrepreneurs on the sidelines of... (Xinhuanet, China)

    Sarhad Paar - An unexciting fare  Mar 11, 2007
    The director at the helm is Raman Kumar who has two duds of varied genres, 'Wah Wah Ramji' and 'Raja Bhaiya', behind them. The film is about Ranjit Singh [Sanjay Dutt], a brave Sikh soldier from the state of Punjab who is happy with his loving wife Pammi [Tabu] and a doting sister Simran [Mahima Chaudhary. (IndiaGlitz)

    Wee Wern and Ivan stay on course for British Open titles  Jan 5, 2007
    It was also the end of the road for Al Nick Abdul Rahim, Shaun Kwan (both Under-13), Marcus Yuen and Cheong Kah Wah (both Under-15). They were all knocked out in the second round on Wednesday. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Four Malaysians ease into third round  Jan 4, 2007
    On Tuesday, Malaysia's Kamran Khan, siblings Ivan and Marcus Yuen and Cheong Kah Wah also cleared their first round matches ... Ivan's younger brother Marcus reached the Under-15 second round when he beat Alexander Hodgetts of England 9-4, 9-5, 9-0 while Kah Wah defeated Hugo Varela of Spain 9-6, 9-3, 9-0 in the Under-15 category. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)


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