Dwarfed by the jetliner, they look little more than a smattering of black dots. But this flock of birds could have brought the plane crashing down in seconds. They flew straight into the path of the Germania airlines flight to Kosovo as it took off from Dusseldorf airport with 80 on board. ‘It was like [...]
Being fat in middle age may slash women’s chances of making it to their golden years in good health by almost 80 percent, a new study says. American researchers observed more than 17,000 female nurses with an average age of 50 in the U.S. All of the women were healthy when the study began in [...]
Listen to what Pakatan Rakyat’s candidate Zulkefly Mohd Omar said of his chances of winning Bagan Pinang against former Menteri Besar of Negri Sembilan Tan Sri Isa Abdul Samad.
It’s just so adorable. New photos by the Official White House photographer Pete Souza showed U.S president Barack Obama playing with his niece Savita during the family’s vacation on Martha’s vineyard, on Aug. 25 2009.
Spain’s two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso will sign a five-year contract with Ferrari worth 25 million euros a season, Spanish radio said on Tuesday. The deal will be announced on Thursday, Cadena Ser radio said. Alonso is under contract with Renault until 2010 but has the option of leaving at the end of [...]
A Malaysian man was found dead in a hotel room in the border town of Sadao today, in what is suspected to have been caused by an overdose of sex stimulants. Last night, the 52-year-old victim and his Thai girlfriend checked into the hotel in Soi Thaijungloan after patronising a bar. “When she woke up [...]
The Sarawak government is confident that private institutions of higher learning (IPTS) are capable of improving the quality of education in the state as well as producing skilled human capital in various fields. Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said the education sector, especially in technology, was one of Sarawak’s priorities in achieving developed [...]
Former Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Tan Sri Isa Abdul Samad, 59, is the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Bagan Pinang state by-election. The announcement was made by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced at the BN operations centre here today. The by-election is scheduled for Oct 11 with nominations on Saturday. The [...]
The haze is making a comeback after several weeks of clear sky. Bintulu recorded moderate Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 91 at 11am according to Department of Environment. The air quality have worsened in Sarikei (111), Sibu(117) and Sri Aman(111) on Tuesday after registering unhealthy API readings compared with moderate ratings Monday. A reading [...]
Filmmakers in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Monday defied condemnation by clerics, saying they would stick to their plans to fly out a top Japanese porn star to act in a local comedy. Muslim leaders have blasted plans to bring out 23-year-old erotic film megastar Maria Ozawa, popularly known as Miyabi, to play herself in the upcoming [...]
