BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil forward Neymar shot to the top of the World Cup scoring charts with a superb double in a convincing 4-1 win for the hosts over Cameroon on Monday that sent them through as Group A winners to face Chile in the last 16. After grabbing a brace in Brazil’s 3-1 win …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (Bernama) — Malaysia’s economy is doing quite well as the current debt service ratio continues to be moderate and sustainable at 10.7 per cent and it is also heading into a safe zone, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Idris Jala said. He w …

Joseph Y. YunBy Noor Soraya Mohd Jamal KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (Bernama) — There is a possibility for Malaysia to implement the US visa waiver programme (VWP) as soon as next year. “I don’t want to give a specific timeline but it may be on next year,” US Ambassador to Malaysia, …

Emomali Sharipovich Rahmon and Datuk Seri Najib Tun RazakPUTRAJAYA, June 23 (Bernama) — Malaysian companies with an edge in construction, public housing, power generation, mining as well as halal food and products are keen to explore invetsment opportunities in Tajikistan, says Prime Minister …

PUTRAJAYA, June 23 (Bernama) — Malaysia and Tajikistan have agreed to work closely in various key fields to elevate bilateral relations into a qualitatively new stage. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said both countries recognised the importance of enhancing bilateral cooperation and …

KUALA LIPIS: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) is expected to close down its 321km Gemas-Gua Musang stretch along the east coast railway to conduct major track repair works soon. Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar said that despite its earlier notice to KTMB ord …

SEREMBAN, June 23 (Bernama) — The Wanita Umno movement today set up the ‘Adik Firdaus Fund’ to assist a handicapped youth who was found in utter neglect in a flat in Taman Semarak, Nilai, near here, on Saturday. Wanita Umno chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the fund was a …

A CAR with no steering wheel, accelerator pedal or brake pedal? The company that brought us the innovative Google search engine is now developing a “rounded, almost cuddly-looking two-seater” self-driving car as described by a California-based daily. Is the market ready for it? To make sense of this …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (Bernama) — Strong south-westerly winds and rough seas in the waters of Perlis and Kedah are expected to continue until Friday. The Malaysian Meteorological Department said wind speeds of 40 to 50km per hour and waves reaching 3.5m, were dangerous for small boats, water r …

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is seeing signs of a possible moderation in overall house prices, data from the central bank show. The growth in the Malaysian House Price Index (MHPI) declined to 9.6% in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared with 12.2% a year earlier, according to Bank Negara. This was the f …

Datuk Seri Najib Tun RazakPUTRAJAYA, June 23 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Monday advised district officers to do much more than just discharge their traditional duty as administrators to provide a more relevant and effective service. He said the district officers sh …

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 …