In 1982, the International Theatre Institute observed an International Dance Day to commemorate the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, the creator of modern ballet. The International Dance Day aims to...

As summer comes on, days get longer, nights shorter. Days go from warm to hot and hotter, till they become scorching. Dust hangs in the air and every few days a dust storm sweeps over the city making...

Lebanon seems to have pulled back from the brink of another civil war. The balance of power between the various sectarian groups in the country has shifted visibly in favour of Hizbollah. The...

Questions of authorship Just who might the Indian Mujahideen — and the authors of the e-mail — actually be? It is hard to say for certain, but some experts believe the name is drawn...

The future is here, and the immortal OED, the one that lives in bound pages last published micrographically in 1991, is obsolete — at least according to the folks who publish...

After 60 years of failures, and as the generation that lived through the Nakbeh passes from the scene, a political settlement that can provide Palestinians with freedom in an independent state...

This is a commendable decision. The best answer to terrorists is to carry on with life and not to give in to their heinous efforts to disrupt...

By Jenny Lanong SHAH ALAM, 16 May (Bernama) -- Although the main thrust for economic development in Selangor is generally helmed by the investment, industrial and manufacturing sectors, the...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet on Friday agreed that the contents of the Royal Commission of Inquiry report into the Datuk V.K. Lingam clip be made public and copies made available for sale. Law Minister...

HONG KONG (AP) - An outspoken corporate governance activist has quit the board of the Hong Kong stock exchange, accusing the bourse of deteriorating listing standards and succumbing to political...

HARIAN Metro did a random check on the price of rice and found that it has increased by an average of RM10 for each 10kg packet. The daily reported that checks carried out at several hypermarkets in...

By Nor Faridah Abd Rashid DUBAI, May 16(Bernama) -- At the young age of 11, Mohammad Amirul Adam Mohd Zahed already knows what he wants to do in life. He wants to become an equestrian rider...

A LOT has been said, mostly negative about the performance of our Members of Parliament, and I think they deserve all the bad comments. It was disappointing to many to see seasoned and experienced...

A FEW years ago, when our infamous judicial was brought up in the Parliament, The Star featured some very informative articles pertaining to judiciaries around the world. The most prominent was that...

The Star , April 8) in which he expressed his disappointment at not getting a place at this university. We checked our student selection record and discovered that Wei Jin was about two months short...

THE recent announcement that the medium of instruction for Maths and Science reverting back to Bahasa Malaysia may be based on the UPSR results is a great source of concern. The UPSR results should...

By Wong Sai Wan Football is no longer a game controlled by brilliant players like Pele and Cristiano Ronaldo but a multi-billion dollar industry ruBy corporate leaders and crooks. ON MONDAY morning,...

KUALA TERENGGANU: Odd-job worker Mohamed Nor Awang is not only planning to take a fourth wife 16 years younger than him but has received the blessings of his other wives. Mohamed Nor, 51, had earlier...

“She took another empty pack and filled it with rice and scoops of “rendang kerang” and my wife said it cost RM3.” The 58-year old who also suffers from hypertension and diabetes...

KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) and the Government are spending a total of RM15.6bil to ensure that the country will have a top-notch, competitive high-speed broadband infrastructure in the...

A man landed in prison after he unintentionally sent an obscene photo of his private part to a female friend using his mobile phone, reports Sin Chew Daily. The 31-year-old man man was jailed five...

PENANG: The Buddhist Tzu Chi Merit Society has set up a fund to help earthquake victims in Sichuan Province, China. The Buddhist Tzu Chi International Relief Fund was set up on Monday. Caring...

THE Government is paying almost RM1bil annually to Putrajaya Holdings for office space for 25 years. In a written reply from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to Liew Chin Tong (DAP...

THE closure of the 600m stretch of the Federal Highway in Klang, which was scheduled for yesterday, has been postponed to next week. Sungai Pinang state assemblyman Teng Chang Khim said the state...

EIGHT hawker stalls near Kampung Kerinchi were torn down by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcement officers yesterday for failing to move their businesses to another site nearby. Despite being...

GERMANY is famous for its top-quality beer and packed beer houses but you do not need to go that far to enjoy a frosty glass of German beer. The Bavarian Bierhaus at The Curve, Petaling Jaya, serves...

KUALA LUMPUR: Intense publicity generated over the progress of a three-man panel’s investigation into an alleged spy team to oust political enemies of MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting may...

He would be well advised to meet all major political players during his visit. The dominant parties in the ruling coalition, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) led by Asif Zardari, and the Muslim...

KUALA LUMPUR parliamentarians said they were shocked, worried and concerned over the draft plan after they had a chance to look at it. Even though the MPs did not have a chance to fully study the...

TEMPERS flared, heated words were exchanged and some even uttered curses as residents voiced their dissatisfaction when Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) revealed the contents of the Draft Kuala Lumpur...

A TOTAL of RM2.37bil has been spent to finance the national service (NS) programme since it was introduced in 2004, Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop said. He said RM608.6mil was...

PASIR Mas MP Datuk Ibrahim Ali prefers to be an Independent for the time being and extends his gratitude to PAS spiritual adviser Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat for inviting him to join the party....

FARGO, North Dakota (AP) - A 19-year-old flight attendant has been accused of setting a fire aboard a commercial airplane that was forced to make an emergency landing in Fargo, North Dakota. Eder...

ATLANTA (AP) - Swimsuit manufacturer TYR Sport sued rival Speedo, maker of the record-breaking "LZR Racer,'' on Thursday, alleging the company conspired with the U.S. swimming federation to stifle...

KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Rakyat coalition members have lodged a police report against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi over a news article quoting him as saying that the appointment of...

Jeremy Laurance LONDON, May 15: The annual scourge of deaths and severe illness caused by meningitis could be consigned to the history books after scientists announced startling results from...

Almost all the Arctic nations are stepping up activities to shore up their positions in the future debates on the possession of the Arctic...

GENEVA (AP): The United States topped world competitiveness rankings for the 15th straight year, but its economy is showing the same signs of weakness that sank booming Japan in the early 1990s,...

KUALA LUMPUR: From midnight Thursday, 5,000 free seats are available for the Perth-KL flights. The free seats up for grabs are for the travel period between Nov 2 and April 30, 2009, via AirAsia X....

By Soraya Jamal KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) -- Fashion and music enthusiasts are in for a treat as the much talked about Angkatan Baju Malaya (ABM) Tour, which combines live music gigs and...

SHAH ALAM: It's free water for households in Selangor from June 1, Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim confirmed. Syarikat Bekalan Air Sdn Bhd (Syabas) executive chairman Tan Sri Rozali...

NO thanks to schools, the traffic congestion has become worse. If you happen to pass by any school around 5pm, you will most likely get stuck in a traffic jam. School bus drivers like to park their...

THE usual pomp and ceremony will continue as usual in the celebration of Teachers Day in schools at state and federal levels. The only difference would be the day of the week the celebration falls...

THE Malaysian Animal-Assisted Therapy for the Disabled and Elderly Association (Petpositive) joins hands with all disabled Malaysians and organisations committed to their cause in and outside the...

KUALA LUMPUR: A clerk was shocked to learn that her husband had been molesting their seven-year-old daughter during a routine weekend visit to her mother's place. The child had apparently told...

SEDITION! What does it mean? The word has been floating around for the past couple of weeks. Raja Petra the (in) famous blogger of Malaysia Today is being charged with sedition and Karpal Singh the...

JOHOR BARU: A 27-year-old man allegedly raped his four-year-old daughter repeatedly at their home in Kangkar Pulai. The contract worker’s heinous act was uncovered when the victim complained of...

KUALA LUMPUR: Just five minutes before the news conference began, Zhang Yang received a call on his mobile phone. The 20-year-old student from Sichuan, China, answered and within seconds, his face...

I REFER to the letter “ 9A1's and no scholarship or place in local varsity” (The Star, May 5), I am currently facing the same dilemma. I am one of the 1,072 students who scored...

BEIJING: A group of 26 elderly Malaysian tourists has been missing since Monday’s devastating earthquake that hit south-western Sichuan province as the death toll rose to nearly 15,000 and...