Here are some FIFA World Cup pictures for today, 29th June 2014. World Cup 2014: Today in pictures (27/6)
Read More »Brilliant Rodriguez leads Colombia into last eight
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – James Rodriguez scored a contender for goal of the tournament and put the finishing touch to a sweet, flowing attacking raid as Colombia beat a toothless Uruguay 2-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time on Saturday. Colombia will now play h …
Read More »Clip shows Proton turned into car bomb
PETALING JAYA: A Proton car has been used as a car bomb in a video purportedly filmed in Syria. The three-minute thirty-one second video uploaded to YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf-i9vn68-o) shows a man setting up four improvised explosive devices (IED) in a Proton Saga BLM in the back se …
Read More »'Playboy bunny' Felixia Yeap to embrace Islam on July 3
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s first ever Playboy bunny Felixia Yeap (pic) will be “reborn” this Thursday when she embraces Islam. In a Facebook status update Friday, the Ipoh lass said she chose July 3 to embrace the religion as it was also her birthday. “I hope everyone will pra …
Read More »The Great War: Remembering the ‘war to end all wars’ 100 years on
What really triggered World War I, and could it happen again? A hundred years ago today, in 1914, a bomb blew up and gunshots rang out in Sarajevo, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, killing the heir to the Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenber …
Read More »Uneasy calm
STATISTICS don’t lie. The US stock market is hitting new highs, just like many other exchanges around the world. The volatility index, also known as the fear index, is at a low. But somehow, it does not seem like the markets are poised for a bull run. Instead, fund managers generally agree that this …
Read More »Disgraced Suarez goes home, Brazil feel pressure
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The furore over Luis Suarez’s heavy ban for biting filled the void of the first game-free day at the World Cup in Brazil on Friday, with his Italian victim Giorgio Chiellini leading the criticism of the Uruguayan’s record punishment. The Italy defender feared t …
Read More »Pandas the toast of the zoo
KUALA LUMPUR: They didn’t do much, except walk and eat but that was enough to create excitement for those seeing Xing Xing and Liang Liang at Zoo Negara’s Giant Panda Conservation and Exhibition Centre. The centre was opened to the public yesterday. Student Harris Haiqal Shaan who had been waiting t …
Read More »General : Liow Leads Swearing-in Of Ministers, Deputy Ministers Before Agong
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) – Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai led the swearing-in ceremony of ministers and deputy ministers and took the oath of office and allegiance before Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah at Istana Negara, here Friday. Liow was sworn-in as ministe …
Read More »General : Special Formula For Farmers, Breeders, Fishermen Needed In Budget 2015 – FOA
SIPITANG, June 27 (Bernama) — Budget 2015 should take into account the needs of farmers, breeders and fishermen, said the Sabah Farmers Organisation Authority (PPNS) chairman Datuk Mohd Nazri Abdullah. He said the budget, expected to be tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Oc …
Read More »General : Najib Congratulates Malaysian Academicians Listed Among World’s Leading Scientific Minds
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today congratulated three Malaysian academics for being listed as among the world’s leading scientific minds. “Congrats to our 3 M’sian profs (professors) on the most influential scientific minds list …
Read More »General : Malaysians Have Chance To List Intellectual Property For International Business
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) — Local designers and entrepreneurs now have the opportunity to list their intellectual property rights for business purposes at the international level. Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Hasan Malek said this can be done through t …
Read More »Gender equality is not alive and well in the legal profession
Lawyers fight for justice for others but women lawyers seem no better equipped to fend off discriminatory employment practices and sexual harassment. “She just jiggles and the files will come running. No need to do anything. For women lawyers it comes easy, just sleep your way up.” “Why you ar …
Read More »General : Placement Of Chinese Language Option Teachers Based On Urgent Needs – Ministry
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) — The placement exercise by the Education Ministry involving Chinese Language option subject teachers was based on the urgent need in national schools. According to a statement from the office of the Education director-general today, the placement was also carri …
Read More »New firm to revive Plaza Rakyat
KUALA LUMPUR: The revival of the abandoned Plaza Rakyat project in Jalan Pudu here is headed the way of controversy, with the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) looking to appoint a new company to undertake the job. Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal Talib revealed yesterday that DBKL did not rec …
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