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 …

JOHOR BARU: State secretary Datuk Ismail Karim announced Thursday, June 26 as a state public holiday after Johor Darul Takzim FC (JDT) were crowned 2014 Malaysia Super League champions. The announcement was made at Dataran Bandaraya here to a gathering of JDT supporters who were watching a live tele …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) — Stopping the issuing of logging licences and stepping up enforcement of the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172) are some of the proposals given to reduce the destruction of trees and forests in the country. Pelindung Khazanah Alam Malaysia (Peka) pres …

ARGENTINA have qualified to the next round and will look to top their group by beating Nigeria. However, the Super Eagles need a win to qualify for the next round, but that is still dependant on the Iran-Bosnia matchup! Switzerland and Ecuador will fight it out for the last berth in group E, with Fr …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) — Malaysia has called for immediate action by Indonesia to extinguish and prevent further land and forest fires in Central Sumatra, Indonesia, that were responsible for the crossborder haze. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri G. Palanivel said …

BACHOK, June 25 (Bernama) — Police arrested 2,290 traffic offenders in 989 operations up to yesterday under “Op Warta Khas” conducted throughout the country. Federal police Internal Security and Public Order director, Datuk Seri Salleh Mat Rasid said 50,694 checks were made on driv …

PETALING JAYA, June 25 (Bernama) — Radical and sweeping changes in business evolution are Malaysia Airlines’ (MAS) only option for a turnaround and it is firmly on the management’s agenda, said group chief executive officer, Ahmad Jauhari Yahya. He said MAS has four real and tangib …

June 23, 2014 This dish dates back to the Vietnam War era, where Thai cooks served it to the US Marine Corps and Air Force personnel stationed in Thailand at that time. The cooks thought this dish was ‘American’ because it’s used ingredients like fried chicken, sausages, ketchup and ham that were Am …

KUALA PILAH, June 24 (Bernama) – Consumers are advised against panic buying as there is enough supply of essential goods during Ramadan and Aidilfitri. Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Hasan Malek said this assurance was given by manufacturers in a meeting with …

WASHINGTON: The prolific American actor Eli Wallach, known by many for his role in the “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” over a busy career spanning six decades, has died at the age of 98, US media reports said. The New York Times said Wallach’s death Tuesday was confirmed by his da …

SEPANG, June 25 (Bernama) — Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd aims to increase total financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to 40 per cent in two years’ time from 20 per cent this year, said Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Mohd Redza Shah Abdul Wahid. Mohd Redza said currently the ban …

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Companies ranging from McDonalds to Trident chewing gum to JC Penney gobbled up the free publicity offered by Uruguay striker Luis Suarez’s incredible bite on Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during a World Cup match on Tuesday. Suarez was caught chomping on the Ita …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) — Malaysia is on track to meeting the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (Unctad) sustainable development goals (SDGs) with the incentives given by the government to the public and private sectors. Malaysian Investment Development Authori …