Batu MP Tian Chua could not get his question on P Waytha Moorthy’s status past the House secretary, who cited the Standing Order in dismissing it.

SHAH ALAM: Selangor took a jolt in their Malaysia Cup campaign when they lost 0-3 to Negri Sembilan in a Group A match at the Shah Alam Stadium last night.
It was the first defeat in three matches for the Red Giants, who are desperate for a silverware after losing to Kedah in the FA Cup [...]

LONDON: England striker Wayne Rooney is to become a reality TV judge to unearth future footballers.
The 22-year-old Rooney will help to find 50 potential stars in a new British TV series before pitting the top two against each other for an undisclosed prize.
The three-part series – “Wayne Rooney’s Street Striker” – will air on digital [...]

LONDON: Jens Lehmann has taken a swipe at Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger after helping Germany to the Euro 2008 final.
Lehmann was dumped by Wenger last season in favour of Manuel Almunia and effectively told he had no future at the Emirates.
But the veteran goalkeeper – who plans to join Stuttgart next season – reckons he [...]

LONDON: Struggling Spurs goalkeeper Paul Robinson has said he would welcome a transfer to Premier League rivals Aston Villa in the hope that the move would revive his fortunes.
Robinson’s future at White Hart Lane has been cast into doubt with the apparently imminent arrival of Heurelho Gomes from PSV Eindhoven.
Villa manager Martin O’Neill is understood [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) will allow Mohd Hafiz Hashim to join their fold for the first time to give him a final chance to revive his career.
Hafiz wants to leave Nusa Mahsuri after nine years with the professional club but has run into contract problem. The BAM want him to sort [...]

(Dikemas kini) PETALING JAYA: Politik tempatan kini menjurus kepada kenyataan ringkas Datuk Seri Mohd. Najib Tun Razak malam tadi.
Dengan Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi selaku Presiden Umno dan Perdana Menteri di sisinya, Najib memberikan kenyataan ini: “Saya akan buat ketetapan apabila sampai masanya, ada masa lagi.”
Najib, yang turut mengambil bahagian dalam mesyuarat Majlis Tertinggi (MT) [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: Tindakan mungkin akan diambil terhadap penulis blog Raja Petra Kamarudin sekiranya Peguam Negara mendapati terdapat unsur fitnah yang menjejaskan kredibiliti negara dalam akuan berkanunnya yang dibuat pada 18 Jun lepas.
Pengarah Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Persekutuan Datuk Bakri Zinin berkata dakwaan yang dibuat oleh pengendali laman web MalaysiaToday itu dalam akuan berkanunnya itu adalah serius.
“Kita [...]

Anifah Aman says he has full confidence in BN delivering the goods
KOTA KINABALU: Kimanis Member of Parliment Datuk Anifah Aman says it is not necessary for him to head a group of “independent MPs” from Sabah and Sarawak to push for political change in the country.

“As an MP from Sabah, I [...]

NEW YORK CITY, Fri.:
Stories abound over the achievements of Asian students in American universities.

Last month, 13-year-old child prodigy Sameer Mishra from India stunned the American nation by winning the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in Washington.
Today, it is a Malaysian girl’s turn to bag a rare distinction.
Dashini Jeyathurai, 24, from Johor Baru, [...]