Chew Mei FunKUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) — MCA vice-president Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun was on Thursday sworn in as senator for a second term before Dewan Negara President Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang. Yesterday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced that Chew will be joining the C …

By Chandravathani Sathasivam KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) — Malaysian companies recorded sales of RM127,000 in agricultural products at the recent Tong Tong Consumerim Fair 2014 at The Hague, Holland. This is according to the Agricultural Counsellor at the Malaysian Agricultural Representat …

RIO DE JANEIRO: FIFA has banned Uruguay striker Luis Suarez for nine international games on top of a four-month suspension on all football activities for biting an opponent at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Suarez will miss the rest of the tournament and will not be able to represent his club Liverpo …

KOTA TINGGI, June 26 (Bernama) — Pengerang Independent Terminals Sdn Bhd (PITSB) may spend an additional RM16 billion in the next 15 years to further develop the area to cater for future demand, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Announcing this, he said the investment would see a …

DOHA, June 26 (Bernama) — Boeing Company presented an overview of the aerospace industry to students at the annual Qatar Aeronautical College Career Fair held here, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. The aircraft manufacturer showed students videos of Boeing commercial airplanes like 777 and 78 …

PETALING JAYA: Ardent Everton FC supporter Richard Wee has denied making a complaint regarding racist and homophobic comments against him on Twitter, which resulted in the poster’s ban from attending the club’s matches at Goodison Park in Liverpool, Britain. “People have been accusing me …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) — Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary and AirAsia’s head honcho, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, emerged in the Forbes Asia’s latest annual Heroes of Philanthropy list. In a statement Thursday, Forbes Asia said Syed Mokhtar had donated US$ 500 million (RM1.6 bil …

PETALING JAYA: Luis Suarez is hogging the headlines for the wrong reasons…Again! This time the mercurial Uruguay and Liverpool striker was accused of biting Giorgio Chiellini’s shoulder during his team’s World Cup victory over Italy. On Wednesday, FIFA said that it has begun proceedings …

SUBANG JAYA, June 26 (Bernama) — The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) is urging local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to explore the untapped potential markets like the African region, central Asia and Latin America, to boost their business growth and network inter …

Published: Thursday June 26, 2014 MYT 3:12:00 PMUpdated: Thursday June 26, 2014 MYT 3:14:33 PM Here is a compilation of photos and videos from various sites on the Internet revealing the identities of Malaysian jihadists involved in the Syrian civil war. … The Star Online Highlights

MANAUS Brazil (Reuters) – A rampant Switzerland reached the World Cup knockout stage and will locks horns with Argentina in the last 16 after a superb Xherdan Shaqiri hat-trick gave them a 3-0 win over Honduras on Wednesday. The result in no way flattered the resilient Swiss, who bounced back …

Saturday June 21, 2014 By CINDY YAPmystarjob@leaderonomics.com

THE World Cup 2014 has finally arrived. Here are some pictures for today, 26th June 2014. Gallery: World Cup 2014: Today in pictures

PUTRAJAYA, June 25 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib on Wednesday announced the appointment of three new full ministers and three deputy ministers comprising Barisan Nasional (BN) component party leaders from MCA and Gerakan to be in his cabinet. When announcing the inclusion of the …

BAU (Sarawak), June 25 (Bernama) — Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was puzzled why the construction of the proposed RM45 million SMK Singai was delayed, although the project was approved under the first rolling plan of the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP). Muhyiddin, who is also Educat …