Wan Zack Haikal chooses Kelantan

WAN Zack Haikal Wan Noor chose Kelantan over two other Super League teams before mutually terminating his two-year contract with Japan Football League (Division Three) outfit FC Ryukyu. Yesterday, the winger along with Australia-born Brendan Gan, who was granted a Malaysian passport recently, and Fitri Omar were unveiled as Kelantan's latest signings for the ongoing season. The...

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Gunung Jerai hit by bush fires

GURUN: The dry spell has triggered a series of bush fires near the peak of Gunung Jerai in the past week. The latest blaze occurred yesterday morning and affected some 15ha near the mountain peak. Guar Chempedak Fire and Rescue Department chief Abdul Muin Ayob said a team of firemen was dispatched to the scene after being alerted at 8.30am. "Seven firemen took more than...

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Four teams share top spot

SUPER LEAGUE: Terengganu, Pahang, Kelantan, Selangor lead the pack with 13 points THIS year's Super League is leading up to one of the most exciting conclusions as four teams  -- Terengganu, Pahang, Kelantan and Selangor -- share the lead with 13 points each after yesterday's proceedings. Ten-man Sime Darby recorded the biggest upset of the day by overcoming Terengganu...

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US student 'produced ricin in dorm'

A university student in the United States has been charged with possessing a potentially lethal amount of the powerful toxin ricin, court documents showed. Daniel Harry Milzman, from Georgetown University in Washington, told the  FBI earlier this week that he produced the ricin himself in his dormitory room  about a month ago, having bought the precursor materials...

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MISSING MH370: Largest 'object' sighted is 24 metres

CANBERRA: The largest object sighted in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is 24 metres (79 feet), with a second, smaller object also spotted, Australian authorities said. “The objects are relatively indistinct. The indication to me is of objects  that are of a reasonable size and probably awash with water and bobbing up and  down over the surface,”...

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Tomb of Alexander the Great

The tomb of Alexander the Great and, particularly, its exact present location has been a recurring conundrum. Shortly after Alexander's death in Babylon the possession of his body became a subject of negotiations between Perdiccas, Ptolemy I Soter and Seleucus I Nicator. According to Nicholas J. Saunders, while Babylon was the "obvious site"...

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Could vital info be Down Under?

A CRUCIAL piece of the puzzle in the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 mystery could lie somewhere in the barren Australian heartland. As recovery efforts for MH370 continue into the 12th day, the one element that could swing the odds in favour of search-and-rescue (SAR) teams -- a super-secret installation just outside Alice Springs -- remains cloaked in secrecy. Aviation...

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