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Malaysian PM Ismail Yaakob dissolves Parliament, calls for early elections

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:00:09 +0000

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that Parliament will be dissolved on Monday, paving the way for general elections that are expected to be held in early November. The elections would come nine months before Parliament’s term expires, following calls for early polls from Ismail’s United Malays National Organisation. UMNO, the biggest party in [...]

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Cardiff Defeat Wigan Ahletic

David Folami — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 00:53:01 +0000

Cardiff deepened Wigan’s relegation worries with a 1-0 win at the DW Stadium as manager Malky Mackay lost to his former club. . Aron Gunnarsson scored the game’s only goal after 20 minutes when he slotted in following Kenwyne Jones’s assist. . The result is another setback for Mackay, who was sacked as Cardiff boss [...]

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#Sports: QPR’s Malaysian owner Tony Fernandes set to fight Fair Play fine

Ade Adewale — Mon, 26 May 2014 07:32:41 +0000

QPR's Malaysian owner Tony Fernandes has vowed to fight the prospect of a Financial Fair Play fine after his club's precarious finances were boosted by promotion to the Premier League. Fernandes was watching from the stands at Wembley on Saturday as…

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Formula One team Caterham celebrates QPR’s top gear status

Ade Adewale — Mon, 26 May 2014 07:24:14 +0000

Formula One team Caterham, owned like English club QPR by Malaysian millionaire Tony Fernandes, celebrated the side's promotion to the Premier League at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. The F1 team's mechanics got out their paintbrushes to adorn the…

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About 100 Malaysian Muslims protest against Obama visit

Adewale A. — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 11:19:43 +0000

About 100 Malaysian Muslim activists protested Friday outside the US embassy against the coming visit by President Barack Obama, denouncing him as an enemy of Islam. The demonstration underscored the delicate nature of Obama's trip to Muslim-majority…

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MH370 steward’s daughter ‘blessed’ with Liverpool kit

Ade Adewale — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 07:08:49 +0000

The daughter of the chief steward aboard the missing Malaysian jet has thanked Liverpool fans for giving her a signed jersey in honour of her football-mad father, in a story that has captured the nation's hearts. Maira Elizabeth Nari -- who has become…

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Hamilton on pole for Malaysian Grand Prix

Ade Adewale — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 10:37:20 +0000

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix in a rain and crash-hit qualifying session on Saturday. Hamilton's 1 min 59.431 sec lap time beat world champion Sebastian Vettel into second place on the grid for Sunday…

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Thai satellite spots 300 objects in jet search

Adewale A. — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:43:36 +0000

Thai satellite images have shown 300 floating objects in the southern Indian Ocean during a search for the missing Malaysian airliner, an official said Thursday. The objects, ranging from two to 15 metres (6.5 to 50 feet) in size, were scattered over…

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England’s Massaro crowned new squash world champion

Adewale A. — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:51:21 +0000

World number two Laura Massaro was crowned the new world women's squash champion Sunday after edging Egypt's Nour El Sherbini in a suspenseful final. England's Massaro downed Sherbini 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9 in front of a full house in the Malaysian…

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Airliner crisis compounds Malaysian government’s woes

Adewale A. — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 07:53:29 +0000

Malaysia's missing-plane crisis has exposed the shortcomings of a ruling regime already wrestling with a rapidly shrinking support base, fierce racial divisions and international criticism of its tough handling of political opponents. The same government…

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