Religion is intertwined in many families in Sabah and alienating any group will have serious implications in the general election. THE other day I had halal Du­­sun food. As a Catholic Ka­­dazandusun, I was cu­rious to know whether the Dusun Muslim dishes were the same as my community. (Dusun a …

THE World Cup 2014 has finally arrived. Here are some pictures for today, 23nd June 2014. Gallery: World Cup 2014: Today in pictures

RIO DE JANEIRO(Reuters) – Teenager Divock Origi became the youngest player to score in this World Cup when he cracked in an 88th-minute winner to give Belgium a 1-0 victory over Russia on Sunday and a place in the last 16. Origi’s well-placed shot came after a dangerous jinking run and c …

PORTO ALEGRE Brazil (Reuters) – Algeria opened the goal scoring floodgates swamping South Korea 4-2 in a thrilling World Cup Group H clash on Sunday that kept hopes of securing a spot in the last 16 alive and triggered celebrations across the Arab nation. Algeria’s first World Cup victor …

PETALING JAYA: Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin was a happy man after Argentina beat Iran 1-0 in their World Cup Group F clash. Iran were close to claiming a point against favourites Argentina but their hardwork and determination were undone by a superb strike from Argentina’s star man Li …

PETALING JAYA: Nigeria are only a win away from qualifying for the knockout stages and many have credited Nigeria’s glowing performances to Nigeria’s head coach Stephen Keshi. However, many do not know that Keshi used to play in the Malaysian league from 1997 to 1998 with northern state, Perlis. The …

The statements of Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom, the Minister in the Prime Minister’;s Department, border on the absurd with his bizarre interpretations of the laws and court decisions of this country. IS this Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom, the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, for …

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Argentina captain Lionel Messi and record-equalling Miroslav Klose of Germany rode to the rescue of their teams with trademark goals on another day of rich entertainment at the World Cup on Saturday. Messi snatched a 1-0 win for Argentina against plucky Iran with a typical …

By Zairina Zainudin KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) — Malaysia’s Islamic banks have been urged to be more innovative in providing tools and products to attract foreign funds from other regions, particularly the Middle East. Making the call, Syed Alwi Mohamed Sultan, Bank Muamalat Malaysi …

THE World Cup 2014 has finally arrived. Here are some pictures for today, 22st June 2014. Gallery: World Cup 2014: Today in pictures Nigerias team. – … The Star Online Highlights

By Ainul Huda Mohamed Saaid KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) — The glory of Islamic civilisation seven centuries ago is, today, nothing but history. All that is left is a legacy of knowledge that is being benefited by other communities. Muslims today are no longer regarded as agents of knowledge or pros …

CUIABA Brazil (Reuters) – Nigeria beat Bosnia 1-0 on Saturday to record their first World Cup finals victory since 1998 and condemn the European team to an early exit in their first appearance at the tournament. Peter Odemwingie’s 29th-minute goal lifted the African champions to four poi …

JOHOR BAHARU, June 20 (Bernama ) — Johor police have crippled a 2014 World Cup gambling syndicate with bettings worth RM1.05 million, state police chief Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said Friday. He said Op Soga, which was launched last June 13, had conducted 105 raids and inspections on 311 …

FORTALEZA Brazil (Reuters) – Germany striker Miroslav Klose came off the bench to score a record-equalling 15th World Cup goal and salvage a 2-2 draw against Ghana in a pulsating Group G game on Saturday. Klose, with his first touch of the game, poked home at the back post from a corner in the …

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Datuk Seri Najib Tun RazakKUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Friday a social media report that Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin would resign from the Cabinet is a political provocation by certain quarters. …