Najib believes the amount is justified.
RM1 MILLION is what Malaysia’s Beijing Olympics gold medallist — if there is one — stands to receive from the Government.
A silver medal will be worth RM300,000 while bronze will fetch RM100,000 but it is obvious that for the Cabinet Committee for Sports, the focus of the 34 national athletes [...]

KUALA LUMPUR, WED:
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Senator Datuk Zaid Ibrahim urged media personnel to cease boycotting parliamentarians following their being denied entry into Parliament’s lobby.

He also said media personnel should be given ample opportunities to cover parliamentary going-ons.
“Press freedom is important and I think media personnel should be given fair [...]

Veteran DAP politician and lawyer Karpal Singh wants Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail to immediately initiate an investigation into the fresh explosive allegations over the Altantuya Shaaribuu murder.
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Speaking at a press conference held at his office in Jalan Pudu, Kuala Lumpur today, Karpal said that he will try and arrange a meeting with Gani [...]

LAS VEGAS, June 24 (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday criticized his rival John McCain’s proposal to encourage the building of 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030.
Obama, a Democrat, said the Republican candidate lacked a plan for storage of the waste. It was among several energy-strategy ideas that Obama said were “not [...]

FRESH from their FA Cup victory on Saturday, Kedah continued their fine run in the Malaysia Cup last night, beating Penang 1-0 at the State Stadium in Batu Kawan.

A solitary goal by national striker Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri in the 45th minute was all Kedah needed to collect the three points and positioned [...]

World 100m record holder Usain Bolt
PARIS: Beijing Games organisers will be hoping that the exciting crop of competitors in the blue riband event of athletics can dispel the sordid spectre of doping and provide a feast of top-class sport.

Certainly, there is a raft of big-name draw cards and record-breakers for whom [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: The prime minister said yesterday he did not believe Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Najib’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor were in any way involved in the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu.

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi also categorically dismissed the claim by blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin in a sworn statement that he [...]

The crashed bus at Km406 of the North-South Expressway.
KUALA KUBU BARU: Two people were killed and seven others seriously injured when the express bus they were in slammed into a divider and overturned at Km406 of the North-South Expressway near Lembah Beringin.

In the 1.30pm incident, the Allison Express bus was on [...]

Turkey coach Fatih Terim is backing his young guns to flourish in the biggest match of their lives when they face Germany in tonight’s Euro 2008 semi-final in Basle.
With as many as eight of his players sidelined because of injury or suspension, Terim will be forced to rely on youngsters such as London-born forward Colin [...]

BASEL, June 24 (Reuters) - Turkey’s bid to beat Germany and reach the final of Euro 2008 is in danger of being wrecked by injuries and suspensions.
The Turkish team which faces Germany in the semi-final at St Jakob Park on Wednesday (1845 GMT) will be very different from the one that beat Croatia on penalties [...]