It's that time of the season when everyone's a pundit.
It does look very uncomfortable for United. They've really got to drag themselves up from that loss to Chelsea and win all their remaining games to get that 19th title. It's gonna be helluva ride or should I use SAF's words, "squeaky bum time".
Desperate times call for desperate measures? Weird ...
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Robbers flee with 100 live pigs
TAPAH: A consignment containing at least 100 live pigs was hijacked by three armed robbers in Bidor near here.
“Losses are estimated to be about RM83,000,” he said, adding that so far, no arrests has been made.
Supt Roslan said the lorry was later found abandoned in Pedas, Negri Sembilan, about 230km away, minus the pigs.
He urged those who come across people offering the livestock at below market price to contact the nearest police station.
Tan Sri Vincent Tan has recently pledged to donate half his coffers to charity. Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar AlBukary, through his foundation has always contributed to charity.
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Kuok and Ananda continue to be cream of Malaysia’s wealthiest
KUALA LUMPUR: The 40 wealthiest Malaysians are worth US$62.1bil (RM188.32bil), up by US$11.1bil (RM33.7bil) compared with last year, according to the latest rich list published by Forbes Asia.
Bravo 8TV. I've always find this TV channel very creative in their offerings to rival the paid channels.
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8TV promo in finals of New York awards fest
PETALING JAYA: 8TV has secured a spot in the finals of the New York Festivals (NYF) International Television & Film Awards for its Rasa Sayang promo.
It was nominated for two awards in the Promotion Spot, Art & Technique Promotion/Open & IDs for Direction and Original Music.
The finalists, which hail from 31 countries, will go through a second stage of judging based on different criteria to establish the prestigious Grand Trophy Award recipients, as well as Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners.
The 2011 NYF Television & Film Awards ceremony is to be held at the NABShow in Las Vegas from April 9 to April 14.
This is a very good move by MACMA. It proves that Islam does not belong to Malays only. This mosque will be another attraction to the Kuala Lumpur landscape.
Thank God for low cost carriers. Now anyone can fly ...
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AirAsia X launches massive sales campaign
SEPANG: AirAsia X has kicked off its “Massive Sales” campaign Tuesday to all its long-haul destinations (excluding Teheran and Tokyo).
Guest may be able to grab the low fares offer to London (Stansted), Taiwan (Taipei), China (Tianjin, Hangzhou, and Chengdu), Australia (Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth) and India (Mumbai, Delhi), Korea (Seoul), New Zealand (Christchurch) and France (Paris).
I've been to Penang and I love the variety of food and the scenic jungles.
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Penang rightfully takes spot in Yahoo!’s top 10 island ranking
Why on earth would Yahoo! Travel name Penang as the world’s top 10 islands to explore before you die? No offence to other Penangites, but were there errr...no other islands around the world to feature?
My eyes quickly scanned the article and through the rankings. The islands whom the author Gary McKechnie listed are as follows, listed from the top spot: Bali in Indonesia, Vieques in Puerto Rico, Easter Island in Chile, Ischia in Italy, Chiloé in Chile again, Bora Bora in French Polynesia, Key West in Conch Republic.
Then there it was at number eight, Penang in Malaysia, followed by Galápagos in Ecuador and the Palm Islands in Dubai.
“Each of these places offers something that you can’t find anywhere else, from the largest man-made archipelago to hot springs so therapeutic they’ve been popular since Roman times. Here are 10 one-of-a-kind islands where you’ll discover every item on your wish list, from overwater bungalows and pristine wildlife to sublime street food and mysterious cultural monuments,” stated the article.
Penang can have everything and anything to make everyone and anyone happy.
I forgot the exact answer which I gave on stage, but this is the gist of it: If you want a city, you’ll get a city. If you want the beach, you’ll get a beach. If you want to explore the jungles and forests, there’s plenty to choose from. If you want the hustle and bustle or quiet time being one with nature, you have it all in this idlyllic little Pearl of the Orient.
Not forgetting the fact that it’s the food capital of Malaysia, with choices that range from hawker centres to fine dining.
It's nice for the Government to recognize the teaching profession's contribution to the nation. However, there shouldn't be unfair advantage for urban schools over the rural school. Some times, parents in urban schools would spend money to send their kids to extra classes and tuition, as compared to the poor rural folks. Hence, urban schools' result might be skewed a bit.
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RM18mil incentive for HMs, teachers and staff of 586 schools
JASIN: Over 15,000 headmasters, teachers and support staff from 586 primary schools nationwide have been rewarded with RM18mil in cash by the Education Ministry for improving their schools’ overall performances.
A total of 586 headmasters received RM7,500 each while 5% of teachers in their school who achieved excellent performance will get RM1,800 each.
The remaining 12,141 teachers in the schools concerned would each receive RM900 while the amount for the estimated 2,500 support staff is yet to be fixed by the ministry.
Among the factors they were judged on were improving their school’s overall grade performance, education quality, and scoring above 90% on the annual performance assessment.
This is horrible. Gaddafi's zeal to hang on to power and killing his own people is despicable to say the least. I guess the world super powers should act much like when they decided to invade Iraq. To me, this is a clear case to defend innocent people who are fighting their right for a democratic country.
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Malaysians tell of horror journey out of Libya
SEPANG: Malaysians stuck in Libya braved chilling winds and gunfire as they made their way to the Tripoli International Airport to get out from the war-torn country.
“I saw guards beating both Libyans and foreigners,” said Sharizal Zulkifli, 33, an engineer.
Sharizal said the journey to the airport was difficult too with traffic at a complete standstill forcing him to walk the last 10km.
“There were shootouts happening,” said the senior document controller of Malaysia Ranhill Berhad, who had been working in Libya for the past four years.
HCM Arabia engineer Salwa Samsudin, 26, said the situation in the city was chaotic with petrol stations running out of fuel and essential supplies sold at exorbitant prices.
Can't wait to bring my kids here. I'm sure they'll enjoy seeing supersized Lego blocks as well as taking the rides. I think the fee will be very reasonable for Malaysians and will be very cheap for the foreign tourists.
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Legoland Malaysia set to open in 2012
IDR Resorts, a member company of Iskandar Investment, is responsible for the development of Legoland Malaysia in partnership with Merlin Entertainments. Over 40 interactive rides, shows and attractions for the theme park are currently being fabricated for Iskandar Malaysia.
Creation of the 15,000 Legoland model structures at the Model Building Centre for Legoland Malaysia in the Nusa Cemerlang Industrial Park is also progressing smoothly.
Legoland Malaysia senior director of operations Siegfried Boerst expressed confidence that Legoland Malaysia would be as fun and educational as its sister parks in the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and Denmark. "Legoland Malaysia is taking shape, and it's a thrilling process putting the rides together, building the Legoland model structures with over 30 million Lego bricks and ensuring that we create a full-day interactive experience for families with young children between the ages of two and 12 right here in Asia," he said.
