KOTA BARU: PAS spiritual adviser Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat left Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital yesterday after undergoing treatment for almost a week for fatigue.
KUALA KANGSAR: The 159th sitting of the Dewan Negara Perak, which met yesterday at the Istana Iskandariah here, has decided to appoint Raja Datuk Seri Jaafar Raja Muda Musa as the new Raja Muda of Perak.
LEWIS Hamilton was comfortably quicker than championship leading Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg in free practice yesterday as Formula One returned to Austria for the first time in 11 years.
KUALA KANGSAR: SULTAN of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah yesterday urged members of the Dewan Negara Perak to convey to him the truth no matter how bitter or difficult it may be.
DARUL Ta’zim piled the pressure on Super League title rivals Selangor by opening a four-point lead in the standings after a 3-0 win over Kelantan in Johor Baru while Police celebrated their return to the top-flight by claiming the Premier League title yesterday.
MALACCA: A SURVEY by local non-governmental organisation Jaringan Melayu Malaysia (JMM) showed motorists in luxury foreign registered vehicles opted for subsidised RON95 fuel instead of filling up with the unsubsidised RON97.
BRAZIL’S Julio Cesar on Thursday jumped to the defence of fellow goalkeeper Iker Casillas, after the Spain captain was heavily criticised for his part in the World Cup holders’ shock early exit.
PETALING JAYA: Media Prima Berhad yesterday presented a RM315,000 donation to the Philippine ambassador to Malaysia, J. Eduardo Malaya, in aid of Typhoon Haiyan victims.
GERMANY will be hoping history doesn’t repeat itself when they tackle Ghana in their second World Cup Group G match at Fortaleza early tomorrow.
PUTRAJAYA: FLORIA Putrajaya, which has been given royal status this year, will be upgraded and improved so that it is on par with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show in the United Kingdom.
WORLD No 1 Lee Chong Wei stayed on course to winning his fifth super series of the year following his victory over Denmark’s Hans-Kristian Vittinghus in the Indonesia Open quarter-finals yesterday.
THE Badminton World Federation (BWF) said yesterday it plans to test a new scoring system from August to make matches more exciting, despite players’ opposition to the rule changes.
JUST as Uruguay’s Luis Suarez showed how having a quality striker can change the fortunes of a team, so will Paulo Rangel attempt to steer Selangor to Super League glory when he returns from suspension today.
RIO DE JANEIRO: After a steadily diminishing goals-per-game ratio at recent World Cups, the 2014 tournament has bucked the trend in spectacular fashion.
RIO DE JANEIRO: Both goal-scorers against Australia on Wednesday, Dutch forwards Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie now have three goals each and seem determined to leave their mark on the World Cup.