Posted on 19 May 2008
Wayne Rooney is confident Carlos Tevez will pledge his long-term future to Manchester United.
The Argentina international has indicated he would be keen to stay on at Old Trafford when his loan deal expires next year.
‘I don’t see why that shouldn’t happen,’ said Rooney. ‘Carlos enjoys playing his football here.
‘He’s got his wife and child with [...]
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Tags: Argentina, Barclays Premier League, Carlos Tevez, Champions League, Manchester United, Old Trafford, Wayne Rooney
Posted on 19 May 2008
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will have to brace themselves for the worst when they wrap up their Group A fixture in the Inter-Continental Cup Under-23 football tournament against classy Nigeria at the MBPJ Stadium in Kelana Jaya tonight.
The Nigerian’s preparing for the Beijing Olympics in August have not come with their full team but still stamped [...]
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Tags: Beijing Olympics, Inter-Continental Cup Under-23 football tournament, Malaysia, National coach B. Sathianathan, Nigeria
Posted on 19 May 2008
THE towering Xie Zhongbo-Guo Zhengdong were not expected to win a single match in the Thomas Cup Finals. But they were mobbed and hugged by their jubilant team-mates at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta last night.
The duo pulled off a sensational 21-12, 19-21, 21-12 win over the more fancied Lee Jae-jin-Hwang Ji-man to give China [...]
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Tags: 2008 Thomas Cup Finals, Istora Senayan
Posted on 19 May 2008
SHAH ALAM: Two people have been detained over the murder of a real estate agent and an information technology consultant whose bodies were found in a river in Kuala Selangor recently.
And police are tracking down the remaining four members of this gang. They are also sifting through the files to study reports of [...]
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Posted on 19 May 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: The group of 26 Malaysian tourists caught by the earthquake in China last Monday arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport early today.
They arrived via China Eastern Airline flight MU 539 at 12.50am and were greeted by about 20 family members, most of whom expressed relief at their relatives’ narrow escape.
“It [...]
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Tags: China, earthquake
Posted on 19 May 2008
One of the volunteers, Hakim Bala, putting the finishing touches to the float.
KUALA LUMPUR: Wesak Day is a day of peace, enlightenment and moderation.
Chan Chung Ming, 4, (above) putting alms in a bowl of a Buddha statue at the Thai Buddhist Chetawan Temple in Petaling Jaya. — NST pictures by Ghazali Bujang
V. [...]
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Tags: Buddhism, Christians, day of peace, enlightenment, Hindus, Lawyer V. Amarasekera, moderation, Muslims, Sikhs, Wesak Day
Posted on 19 May 2008
A 1994 photograph showing Datuk V.K. Lingam and Tun Mohd Eusoff Chin and their families on holiday in New Zealand.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Commission of Inquiry has recommended that the Anti-Corruption Agency reopen investigations into the relationship between former chief justice Tun Mohd Eusoff Chin and lawyer Datuk V.K. Lingam.
Flashback: Eusoff Chin [...]
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Tags: ACA, Anti-Corruption Agency, Datuk V.K. Lingam, Lingam video clip, Tun Mohd Eusoff Chin
Posted on 19 May 2008
ALOR STAR, Mon:
After goading Umno members today to temporarily resign from Umno as a sign of protest against the party president, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad took up a “dare” to take the lead by resigning from the party he had been a founding member of since 1946. However, he implored Umno members taking up [...]
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Tags: 12th General Election, Dr Mahathir, Jerlun Umno division chairman Datuk Abdul Rahman Ariffi, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Tan Sri Khalid Ahmad, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, UMNO