LONDON (Reuters) – Dutchman Louis van Gaal was named as Manchester United’s new manager, with Ryan Giggs as his assistant, as the Premier League club issued a statement confirming the worst-kept secret in the game on Monday. Former Ajax Amsterdam, Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach Van Ga …
Read More »General : Decision On Sea Basing System To Be Announced Soon – Navy Chief
MELAKA, May 19 (Bernama) — The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Chief, Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar said a decision on the implementation of the sea basing system to upgrade security in Sabah waters will be announced soon. “This matter was discussed in the last Cabinet meeting and the dec …
Read More »General : RCI Report On Sabah’s Illegal Immigrants Handed To PM, Agong
KOTA KINABALU, May 19 (Bernama) — The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Illegal Immigrants in Sabah has submitted the outcome of its investigation to Yang DiPertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. RCI chairman Tan Sri Steve Shim L …
Read More »Hotel butcher detained in Batu Ferringhi for possessing cannabis
GEORGE TOWN: Police have detained a butcher employed by an international hotel in Batu Ferringhi here for possessing 420gm of cannabis in his locker. The man, in his 40s, is expected to be charged under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the mandatory death sentence. District …
Read More »General : Warm Welcome For Agong, Permaisuri In Singapore
By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah SINGAPORE, May 19 (Bernama) — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah was accorded an official ceremonial welcome at The Istana here Monday. The king and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah were greeted on arrival by Singa …
Read More »Tearful S. Korea president says responsibility 'lies with me'
SEOUL (AFP) – South Korean President Park Geun-Hye took tearful responsibility Monday for the mishandling of last month’s Sewol ferry disaster, admitting many lives were unnecessarily lost and vowing to dismantle the national coastguard. “The ultimate responsibility for the poor re …
Read More »General : BN And DAP To Slug It Out In Teluk Intan
TELUK INTAN, May 19 (Bernama) — The Teluk Intan parliamentary by- election will see a straight fight between Barisan Nasional’s (BN) Datuk Mah Siew Keong and DAP’s Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud. Their names were announced by returning officer Datuk Ibrahim Ahmad shortly after the close of …
Read More »Picture of cat tied up at KLCC car park goes viral
PETALING JAYA: A picture of a cat with its hind legs tied up on the floor of the KLCC car park has gone viral. According to Facebook user Mandy Chow, the cat got fierce and defensive when she tried to rescue it. “I’m not a cat person, I don’t know cats well. Is there someone who has expe …
Read More »Traditional dishes dying out
KUALA LUMPUR: Ikan masak tanah liat (clay-baked fish), opok-opok (glutinous rice crackers), pulut kukus dalam periuk kera (pitcher plant glutinuous rice), kebebe (mashed fruits in bamboo). Sounds foreign? These are actually traditional food unique to Malaysians in Peninsular Malaysia but they are dy …
Read More »Thomas Cup: Malaysia off to winning start
NEW DELHI: Malaysia got off to a winning start in their Thomas Cup campaign against India in a crucial Group C tie at Siri Fort Indoor Stadium on Sunday. Malaysia scored an unassailable 3-0 lead after winning the first and second singles and first doubles. Lee Chong Wei overcame K. Srikanth 21-19, …
Read More »All is well as Najib attends wedding of Ahmad Said's daughter
KEMAMAN: The wedding reception of former Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said’s daughter appeared to have brought the brief but tumultuous Terengganu political saga to a positive end with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak attending as the guest of honour. Najib managed to squeeze in some time …
Read More »Calm after the storm
THE wedding that almost brought down the Terengganu government is over. Everyone had a good time yesterday and the father of the bride, Datuk Seri Ahmad Said, looked pleased as Punch especially when the Prime Minister himself turned up. Ahmad, as most would know by now, had cited his daughter’s wedd …
Read More »Slipping into our racial cocoons
Seriously I find it disturbing that the voices of mono-ethnicity and mono-religion are becoming louder in Malaysia. They may be the minority but not many of us seem ready to tell them off, and the result is they remain unchallenged. Major countries all over the world, at least the ones that matter, …
Read More »Rescuers and counsellors tried their best to save suicidal man
GEORGE TOWN: A security guard fell to his death from the window ledge of an 11th floor apartment unit in Batu Lanchang here despite about four hours of persuasion by rescuers and counsellors. The rescuers and counsellors tried to coax V. Kunasegaran (pic) back into the unit but to no avail. A firema …
Read More »Ipoh-born wins MasterChef UK with nasi lemak and wonton soup
PETALING JAYA: Ipoh-born MasterChef UK 2014 champion Catherine Chin Coombes was at a loss for words over winning the title with wonton soup and nasi lemak. “Am so ermmm I have no words! Just am so grateful, so pleased, so chuffed and thank you thank you thank you for liking my food,” wrote the 33-ye …
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