Malaysia

World Cup 2014 today in pictures

THE World Cup 2014 has finally arrived. Here are some pictures to kick start the month-long fever. Brazilian and Croatian fans watch the Group A opening football match betweenBrazil and Croatia at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo,

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General : Najib Wants All Parties To Help Homeless

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Bernama) – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Thursday urged all parties to help the homeless in this country. Najib said Ops Qaseh of the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is among the government’s initiatives to help the homeless. “As …

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Teens among four charged with rape

KOTA BARU: Two men and two juveniles were charged in the Sessions and magistrate’s courts here respectively with gang raping two girls, aged 15 and 17, last month. The two men pleaded not guilty yesterday to two counts of gang rape. Che Azuan Che Hassan, 32, and Muhmed Azroel Hassan, 23, are accused …

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Immigration to update systems

SEPANG: The Immigration Department is upgrading its various systems to detect cases of fake identities at entry points. Measures to be implemented include a facial recognition system to detect impersonators and installing passport scanners to read embedded security chips in foreign passports. Home M …

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Tasty fun at the Gold Coast

Malaysians can relate very well to anything to do with food and the need to get the best pickings. And no place is too far, so why not the Gold Coast which is a just a plane ride away! STRAIGHT from the sea, to the boat, to you within hours – does it come any fresher than this? Unless you catch it y …

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Red-hot Swift wows fans in sold-out show

KUALA LUMPUR: It was a sold-out show by American singing superstar Taylor Swift at the Putra Indoor Stadium in Bukit Jalil. Performing for the first time here, she had the 7,500-strong crowd singing and dancing along last night to her hits, such as I Knew You Were Trouble and You Belong With Me. Swi …

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All in the family rooting for Brazil

GEORGE TOWN: A family of 12 are all decked out in their green and yellow ensemble to root for Brazil in the FIFA World Cup 2014. Clad in vivid shades of green and yellow, three generations of the family are wearing Brazil jerseys and T-shirts to cheer for their favourite team under one roof in Kampu …

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