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  • Winning ticket for record $590.5mil Powerball lottery sold in Florida

    A single winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth US$590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday, but there was no immediate word about who won one of the largest jackpots in U.S. history. The winning numbers from Saturday night's drawing were: 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52, with a Powerball number of 11. The odds of winning were put at 1 in 175 ...

  • Yahoos board approves US$1.1bil Tumblr acquisition

    's board has approved a deal to buy blogging and social networking site Tumblr for US$1.1 billion in cash, the Wall Street Journal cited people familiar with the matter as saying on Sunday. Such an acquisition would be Marissa Mayer's largest deal since taking the helm of the once-iconic Internet company in July 2012. Yahoo is keen on fast-growing Tumblr because its younger user base ...

  • Rod Stewart tops UK album chart for first time in 34 years

    LONDON: Veteran rocker Rod Stewart scored his first British album chart number one in more than 30 years on Sunday with "Time", while the French electro outfit Daft Punk clung to the top of the singles chart, the Official Charts Company said. Stewart, sporting his trademark spiky blonde hairdo, told Reuters that the process of putting together his new autobiography had freed up what is ...

  • Malaysia-Market factors to watch on May 20

    Following is a list of events in Malaysia as well as news company-related and market news which could have an influence on the local market. ---------------------- --MARKET SNAP SHOT @ 36 GMT ----------------- 00: ------ ---- ------ ------ INSTRUMENT LAST PCT NET CHG CHG S&P 500 1,667.47 1.03% 17.000 USD/JPY 102.75 -0.17% -0.170 10-YR US TSY YLD 1.958 ...

  • Malaysia fall to Taiwan

    Malaysia failed to recover from disastrous start by men's doubles Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong, losing 3-2 to Tawan in the Sudirman Cup at Putra Stadium yesterday. Kien Keat-Boon Heong's shocking loss to scratch pair Lee Sheng Mu-Tsai Chia Hsin put a lot of pressure on Sonia Cheah, who was making her Sudirman Cup debut in the women's singles. Sonia lost 21-17, 21-13 to Tai ...

Movie Review

There's Something About Mary

There are two possible responses to the Farrelly Brothers' new movie, "There's Something About Mary": either you will think it childish, stupid, juvenile, and sick, and walk out of the theater in the first half hour; or you will think it childish, stupid, juvenile, and sick, and walk out of the theater after the movie is over with tears in your eyes from laughing so hard. Since 1994's "Dumb and Du ... ...

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  • Task force formed to salvage Camerons

    CAMERON HIGHLANDS: A special task force to be set up under the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry will work with the Pahang Government to tackle the widespread ravage of Cameron Highlands. But even as ...

  • Stern action to be taken against the culprits

    . He said he had directed his enforcement officers to conduct a raid in the wake of The Star's report yesterday over the extensive clearing of slopes in Pos Terisu. Over 40ha of land spread over four valleys and hills were found stripped of forests in less than a month, with the areas levelled for vegetable farming. Ahmad said his office had no prior knowledge of the activities, as the ...

  • Dept Less than 1 of forests being illegally logged

    IPOH: Less than 1% of the more than 4.7 million hectares of forest reserves in the peninsula are being illegally logged. Peninsular Malaysia Forestry Department ...

  • Take action against Kian Ming voter told

    urged the voter to take action against DAP’s Ong for the grievance and to serve as a lesson to others. ';You cannot judge a Malaysian by his appearance or skin colour. It is very irresponsible to make such accusations. ';The voter should lodge a police report and proceed with the legal process,'; he said yesterday. It was reported that Ong had recently apologised for his ...

  • Second-term Selangor MB Khalid outlines his plans for development of the state

    who secured a second term as Mentri Besar after Pakatan Rakyat retained the state in the 13th general election. RAZAK AHMAD reports. Q: What are your immediate priorities? A: We are in the midst of reviewing all our work in the last five years to find out what has been successful and what needs to be corrected. We are reviewing our social aid programmes to see if they have really reached the ...

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