Goetze wins World Cup for Germany in extra time Germany won the World Cup for the fourth time on Sunday when substitute Mario Goetze volleyed in a brilliant goal seven minutes from the end of extra time to secure a 1-0 victory over Argentina at the … Goetze wins World Cup for Germany in extra time
Read More »Brazil wins, comes alive for World Cup despite protests
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil exploded with street parties as the home team won the World Cup’s opening game Thursday, but scattered violent protests were a reminder that many locals remain angry over the billions spent to host the tournament. Millions of fans dressed in Brazil’s ca …
Read More »Gerakan president wins in close fight against DAP's Dyana Sofya
TELUK INTAN: Gerakan president Datuk Mah Siew Keong has regained the Teluk Intan parliamentary seat in a close fight with a 238-majority win over DAP’s Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud. Mah polled 20,157 votes while Dyana Sofya gained 19,919 and there were 543 spoilt votes. The by-election results were announc …
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 …
Read More »Ipoh-born wins MasterChef UK with nasi lemak, wanton soup
Full-time mother and self-professed ‘feeder’ Catherine Chin Wan Ping Coombes does her motherland proud by winning MasterChef UK 2014 with wanton soup and nasi lemak. Although based in the UK, Ipoh-born Catherine Chin Wan Ping Coombes, who formerly worked as an assistant hotel manager of a private ho …
Read More »The Star wins silver at Putra Brand Awards
PETALING JAYA: The Star has bagged the silver award in the Media category at the Putra Brand Awards, the only print medium to win in that category. Other winners under the category last night were Astro, which clinched gold, and bronze winners Hitz FM, Malaysiakini and ntv7. AirAsia was crowned as t …
Read More »The Star wins four prizes at WAN-IFRA Asian Media Awards
HONG KONG: The Star won four prizes at the 13th Asian Media Awards presented by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) here. Reporter Isabelle Lai received the gold award in the Best in Editorial Content (Newspaper Breaking News Article) category for her report in The Sta …
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