MANAUS Brazil (Reuters) – A rampant Switzerland reached the World Cup knockout stage and will locks horns with Argentina in the last 16 after a superb Xherdan Shaqiri hat-trick gave them a 3-0 win over Honduras on Wednesday. The result in no way flattered the resilient Swiss, who bounced back …
Read More »Business : Malaysia Economy Heading Into Safe Zone, Says Idris Jala
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 …
Read More »Business : Malaysian Firms Keen To Venture Into Tajikistan, Says Najib
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 …
Read More »Teenager Origi's late winner puts Belgium into last 16
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 …
Read More »General : Xi’an, Gateway To Malaysia’s Halal Products Into China, Says Najib
By Niam Seet Wei XI’AN (China), May 28 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak says Xi’an is the gateway for Malaysian halal products to enter China, the world’s second largest economy. There are about 140,000 Muslims in Xi’an, which makes it an ideal plac …
Read More »45 cheat death after bus plunges into ravine
KANGAR: Forty-five passengers cheated death after the tour bus they were travelling in skidded and plunged into a ravine in a hilly area in Wang Kelian near here. Perlis Fire and Rescue Department director Mohd Fadzil Haroon said the passengers were injured in the mishap which occurred at 9.40am. Th …
Read More »Thomas Cup: Malaysia storms into final (Updated)
NEW DELHI: Malaysia has taken a 1-0 lead against Indonesia in the Thomas Cup semi-final match at Siri Fort Stadium here. In the first game, Datuk Lee Chong Wei defeated Tommy Sugiarto 21-19 and 21-13. The winner of the Malaysia-Indonesia tie will meet Japan who stunned China 3-0 in an earlier semi …
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 »General : Express Bus Skids Into Drain, Passengers Escaped Unhurt
GUA MUSANG, April 29 (Bernama) — An express bus belonging to Shamisha Holiday skidded into a drain at Km 3.5 Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai near Bandar Utama here Tuesday, but all the 29 passengers onboard escaped unhurt. Gua Musang district police chief Supt Saiful Bahri Abdullah said the bus, w …
Read More »General : May 25 Set As Bukit Gelugor By-Election, Several Factors Taken Into Account – EC
PUTRAJAYA, April 24 (Bernama) — The Election Commission has set May 25 as the date for the Bukit Gelugor Parliamentary by-election in Penang after taking into account several factors, said its chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof. He said the Parti Keadilan Rakyat conference would be held fr …
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