MISANO (Italy): Dani Pedrosa, victorious at Indianapolis last week, demonstrated his pace-setting skills again yesterday when he clocked the fastest time in practice for tomorrow’s San Marino Grand Prix. more..

The former Wisma Putra secretary-general talks about the highlights of his 36-year career as a diplomat. more..

KUALA LUMPUR: The Insolvency Department wants to commit bankrupt businessman Datuk Vinod Balachandra Sekhar to prison for committing two offences against the Bankruptcy Act. more..

MARIA Sharapova joined the stampede of easy centre court winners at the US Open on Thursday when she trampled Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-2 to reach the third more..

PETALING JAYA: Builder Ahmad Zaki Resources Bhd (AZRB) has initiated legal action against Saudi Arabia's Alfaisal University (AFU) for possible breach of contract, the company told Bursa Malaysia yesterday. more..

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has clarified that at least four fake or unofficial Facebook accounts have been created under his name. more..

NEW DELHI: Indian shooter Sanjeev Rajput is blaming the sharp teeth of a rodent for robbing him of his shot at glory on home soil at next month’s Commonwealth Games. more..

StarBizWeek compiles five of the more common fortune disasters pointed out by financial advisers in the hopes of helping readers gain a solid financial footing. more..

KUALA LUMPUR: South-East Asia's largest book fair, BookFest @ Malaysia opens today at the KLCC Convention Centre. more..

NEW DELHI: Loved and loathed in equal measure, the drone of the vuvuzela will resonate in India for the first time at the Commonwealth Games in October. more..

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PETALING JAYA: DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang has criticised Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein for allegedly passing judgment that Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar was guilty of sedition as more..

SYDNEY: Australia will fall up to 40% short of its sponsorship budget for next month’s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, Australian officials said yesterday. more..

CHIT Quah is an advertising veteran who has worked in several big and multinational agencies. But in the last one year, he has been heading his own boutique agency, Spin Communications more..

PUTRAJAYA: Former Transport Minister Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik thanked Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for his willingness to testify in court in the cheating charge he is facing. more..