Posted on 13 July 2008
Pele today joined in the Cristiano Ronaldo transfer saga debate by insisting the Portugal international should see out his contract with Manchester United.
And the Brazil legend also suggested that Sepp Blatter’s view that there is ‘modern slavery’ in the game was wide of the mark. Earlier this week the FIFA president was asked about Ronaldo’s [...]
Tags: Ronaldo should see out his contract - Pele
Posted on 13 July 2008
Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti claims it is now down to Frank Lampard whether he leaves Chelsea for the San Siro.
Frank Lampard: Destiny in his hands, according to Inter
New Inter coach Jose Mourinho, Lampard’s former boss at Stamford Bridge, has made no secret of the fact he would like the England midfielder in his squad [...]
Posted on 13 July 2008
GEORGE TOWN: UPB-MyTeam failed to secure their place in the Malaysia Cup quarter-finals after going down to a surprise 1-2 loss to Johor Pasir Gudang in a Group C match at the MBPJ Stadium in Kelana Jaya last night.
Otelo Ocampos (72nd) and Faizal Abdullah (76th) were on target for Johor PG while Nazrin Nawi replied [...]
Tags: Surprise loss for MyTeam
Posted on 13 July 2008
France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) gestures during a news conference with Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad at the Elysee Palace, July 12, 2008. (REUTERS/Eric Gaillard)
PARIS (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Saturday he wanted a political solution to the dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme and he did not believe Tehran was seeking an atom [...]
Tags: Common Touch
Posted on 13 July 2008
SUASANA pada sidang media Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dan Mohd. Najib Tun Razak untuk mengumumkan tarikh peralihan kuasa kepimpinan parti dan negara Jun 2010 di PWTC, Khamis lalu.
PETALING JAYA: Dengan menafikan tanggapan beliau sebagai ahli politik play-safe, Datuk Seri Mohd. Najib Tun Razak yang menjadi pilihan Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi bagi menggantikan beliau mulai Jun 2010, bersedia [...]
Tags: Fence Sitters, Najib: "Saya bukan ahli politik play-safe
Posted on 13 July 2008
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berkata pelan peralihan kuasa yang diumumkannya kelmarin dijangka memperkukuhkan perpaduan Umno dan kedudukan kerajaan untuk menumpukan kepada usaha melaksanakan janji-janji dalam pilihan raya umum lepas.
Perdana Menteri juga berkata dengan itu, beliau dan timbalannya Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak dapat menumpukan kepada usaha pembangunan negara, malahan akan bekerja lebih keras.
“Saya [...]
Tags: Abdullah putus berundur sejurus selepas 8 Mac, serah kepada Najib pilih timbalan
Posted on 13 July 2008
UALA LUMPUR: All main access points into the city and several other key spots are under police observation in anticipation of an illegal rally at Parliament tomorrow.
City police chief Datuk Muhammad Sabtu Osman said as of yesterday police had yet to receive any official application for a permit from any party to hold the rally.
Police [...]
Tags: Roadblocks in the city in anticipation of rally
Posted on 13 July 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: Will the real Sultan of Sulu please stand up.
Over the past few weeks, several individuals have come forward claiming to represent the Sulu sultanate and giving their views on Sabah’s long-standing illegal immigrant problem.
Sultans aplenty: Dr Hiew showing the birth certificate issued by the Sultanate of Sulu to The Philippines, Saturday.
The sultanate, [...]
Tags: So, who’s the real sultan?
Posted on 13 July 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who is alleged to have sodomised his former aide has agreed to give his statement to the police tomorrow.
CID director Comm Datuk Mohd Bakri Zinin said police have advised Anwar through his lawyers to assist them in their investigations.
“Lawyer Sankaran Nair told us that Anwar [...]
Tags: Anwar to give statement to cops Monday
Posted on 13 July 2008
KLANG: Immigration Department deputy director-general Yusof Abu Bakar and a close relative have been remanded for five days by a magistrate’s court here to assist the ACA in a graft probe.
Yusof, 54 and the relative were brought before the court at about 11.20am.
ACA catch: Yusof being led to the Klang magistrate’s court yesterday where [...]
Tags: Deputy D-G and kin held