National Under- 22 head coach Frank Bernhardt has called up 27 players including eight new faces for the U-22 national squad centralised training as preparations for a friendly match against Vietnam’s U-22 team in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam on Feb 7. The eight players are Matthew Davies , Muhammad Syazwan Andik Mohd Ishak , Muhammad Irfan Zakaria , Muhammad Shahrul Hakim Rahim and Muhammad Danial Ashraf Abdullah .
Day: January 13, 2017
‘Digital Mailbox’, New Innovation For Electronic Commerce
KUALA BERANG, Jan 13 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission and Pos Malaysia will implement a new transformation called the ‘Digital Mailbox’ to meet the demands of electronic trading. Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Jailani Johari said the pilot project which will begin in the second quarter of this year is an innovation to meet the demands of electronic trading and the digital lifestyle of the people.
Canadian dairy could face Trump challenge
U.S. dairy groups are calling on Donald Trump to set his sights on Canada’s “protectionist” dairy practices as he seeks to safeguard American jobs. The International Dairy Foods Association, National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Dairy Export Council, along with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture say a planned national Canadian ingredients strategy will block U.S. exports in violation of NAFTA and the World Trade Organization.
Najib And Wife Attend An Evening With South Korean Ballet Troupe, The Little Angels
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, attended An Evening With The Little Angels Children Folk Ballet Of South Korea at Seri Perdana here tonight. The event was held in conjunction with Little Angels’s Malaysia peace tour and goodwill performances to be held at Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur starting tomorrow until Jan 16. For tonight’s event, the world-class ballet troupe featured their performances which flamboyantly expressed Korean traditional culture of folk songs, dance and pulsating drum-and-gong rhythms.
Lech Walesa attends funeral of son who battled alcoholism
Former Polish President Lech Walesa attended the funeral Friday of one of his sons who died at the age of 43 after a struggle with alcoholism. The Walesa family held a private funeral for Przemyslaw Walesa, the third-born of his eight children, in their home city of Gdansk.
Syria says Israeli missiles struck near military airport
Syria accused Israel of firing missiles early on Friday that struck near a major military airport west of Damascus, sparking a fire, and warned Israel of repercussions without specifying whether it would retaliate for the attack. In a statement carried on the official news agency SANA, the Syrian military said several missiles were launched just after midnight from an area near Lake Tiberias.
Najib Extends Pongal Greetings
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has extended ‘Pongal’ greetings to Malaysians celebrating the event. “As the Malaysian Indian community welcomes the auspicious month of Thai which signifies a new beginning, I take this opportunity to wish our Indian brothers and sisters a very blessed and prosperous ‘Ponggal Vaalthukal’,” he said in his Facebook posting.
Obama administration ends special immigration policy for Cubans | Reuters
The Obama administration on Thursday repealed a measure granting automatic residency to virtually every Cuban who arrived in the United States, whether or not they had visas, ending a longstanding exception to U.S. immigration policy. The end of the “wet foot, dry foot” policy, which allowed any Cuban who reached U.S. soil to stay but returned any picked up at sea, is effective immediately.
Your Pictures: Snow across Worcestershire overnight
The Met Office correctly predicted sleet and snow last night and warned that roads would be icy this morning.
Syrian troops capture rebel-held village near Damascus
The Syrian army and an opposition activist group say government forces have captured a village near the capital Damascus that has witnessed intense clashes for weeks. The Syrian army’s Military Media says troops are now in full control of Basima after gunmen fled to two nearby villages in the Barada Valley region.
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
** Britain’s Centrica has completed its withdrawal from wind power generation with the sale of a 50 percent stake in the Lincs offshore wind farm to the Green Investment Bank and its offshore wind fund, the companies said. ** Private equity firms Advent and Bain Capital agreed to buy German payment group Concardis from a group of private, savings and cooperative banks, the parties said in a joint statement, not disclosing a purchase price.
Czech president invites pope to mark 75th anniversary of Lidice
President MiloA Zeman has invited Pope Francis to visit the Czech Republic in June this year to mark the 75th anniversary of the LidA ce massacres. Around 20 Czechs from the village north of Prague were executed in a reprisal for the assassination of the Nazi acting governor of Bohemia and Moravia, Reinhard Heydrich, in 1942 by Czechoslovak parachutists from Britain.
Czech soldier awarded highest EU mission medal
A Czech soldier has been awarded a European medal for service to security and defence goals. The medal was given to the sergeant for his actions during an attack on Czech troops stationed in Mali last year.
Barnstaple man to stand trial over extreme images of dogs
‘We have taken a 13 per cent hit… Other people are going to have to accept there will be less money coming in’… North Devon Council leader Des Brailey
Paul Guggenheimer: We all have a right to disconnect
I’ll never forget my one and only visit to France. It was decades ago when I was in college and my cousin and I stayed with a French family that lived just outside of Reims, in the heart of the Champagne manufacturing region.
Iran: Halt imminent executions of 12 alleged drug offenders
Iran should immediately halt the execution of 12 men convicted of drug offences, scheduled for 14 January in Karaj Central Prison, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. The human rights organizations expressed concern that, despite repeated government promises, Iran has not made any tangible progress in reducing its alarming execution rate.
Regional maritime piracy agreement broadened to cover other illicit maritime activity
An international agreement that has been instrumental in repressing piracy and armed robbery against ships in the western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden has seen its scope significantly broadened to cover other illicit maritime activities, including human trafficking and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. A high-level meeting of signatories to the Djibouti Code of Conduct , held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia has adopted a revised Code of Conduct, which will be known as the “Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct 2017”.
The Latest: Vatican lets homeless sleep in church amid cold
Waves crash into the sea wall at Seaham northeast England Friday Jan. 13, 2017. The North of England was covered in a blanket of snow while the east coast was braced for a storm surge that could cause flooding.
Zimmermann discovers new purpose after the Olympics
It’s been said that athletes die two deaths. The first occurs when their competitive careers end and the cheering stops, often at a relatively young age, and they are confronted with a frightening question: “Now what?” Iris Zimmermann’s first death, if you will, occurred in 2008 when the onetime Olympic fencer’s final attempt at making the U.S. team and pursuing an elusive medal ended on a gray, rainy February day in Gdansk, Poland.
A Springsteen – sort of – Trump event
Tirdad Derakhshani was born in Tehran, Iran, and raised in London and rural North Jersey, where he closely studied a theoretical, radical post-Hegelian approach to cow-tipping. He moved to Philadelphia in the mid-’80s to seek enlightenment, and instead received a B.A. in literature at Penn.
John Muir Way awarded Scotland’s Great Trail status
The 134 mile route – which stretches across Scotland’s heartland running between Helensburgh in the west and Muir’s birthplace in Dunbar on the east coast – joins other world famous paths which have been honoured with the prestigious award. Since its launch in April 2014, which marked the centenary year of the Scots-born conservationist’s death, the route has fulfilled the key criteria to earn the highly sought after status.
Hearing set in drug case for Haitian politician, coup leader
A former Haitian coup leader and recent senator-elect is due for a U.S. court hearing on federal drug trafficking charges. Guy Philippe is scheduled to enter a formal plea Friday morning in Miami.
UP: Two nabbed with Rs. 1 crore in Rs 2000 notes
The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested two people with Rs. 1 crore during a checking exercise in Moradabad’s Kundarki area on Thursday. According to a report in ANI, the currency was in Rs 2000 notes. The recovery was made from a swift car and the accused are reportedly employees with a bank.
Redditch and Bromsgrove businesses feel Brexit “uncertainty”
“WE are beginning to see the uncertainty around Brexit hit local business”. That is the verdict of the county’s business leader.
Twitter war! Capt. Amarinder Singh calls Arvind Kejriwal ‘sneaky little fellow’
Amritsar MP Captain Amarinder Singh called Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal indulged in a Twitter duel on Thursday with the former calling the latter a ‘sneaky little fellow’. It started with Kejriwal attacking Captain Amarinder’s constituency and giving his ‘verdict’ that the Captain will lose his own election.
Jodhpur: American woman levels domestic violence allegations against Indian husband
A woman of American-origin has registered a case of domestic violence against her husband, who hails from Rajasthan’s Jodhpur. According to ANI, the victim named Carmen Rojash, had married Yogesh Jain in Hong Kong around three years ago.
On Russia, Tillerson can look to Reagan
Confirmation hearings for former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to become secretary of state began with Sen. Marco Rubio and others questioning Tillerson on the biggest newsmaker of the moment: Russia. Vladimir Putin’s regime not only meddled in the U.S. election; Russia’s alliance with Syria’s Bashar Assad has been responsible for the loss of countless lives and awful regional instability.
Severe flood warnings downgraded in Suffolk and Essex
Five severe flood warnings – which warn of a danger to life – remain in place for coastal areas towards the north of Suffolk tonight and in the early hours of tomorrow morning. But other severe flood warnings issued yesterday for further south down the coast -such as Ipswich and Felixstowe – have been downgraded to flood warnings, in which there is no danger to life but “immediate action” is still required.
‘Worrying trend’ as farm debt payments climb
Farmers used an average of 15% of their incomes last year to pay interest on debts, a new report reveals. The Farm Business Survey, compiled by a group of researchers from the Universities of Cambridge, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Reading, Askham Bryan and Duchy College, found that total debts per farm averaged A 188,500, with 14% of farms forced to either increase their borrowings or sell assets to cover the interest payments.
Review: Cafe Enzo, Kirkstall, Leeds
Cafe Enzo on Kirkstall Road is an old favourite, its owners are stalwarts of the local dining cognoscenti and over the years it has cemented its reputation so well that even the 2015 Boxing Day floods couldn’t budge it. The cafe opened its doors in 2013, meaning it is now four years old but it seems like it’s been there much longer.
Leeds recommends: Best venue for live music
Leeds has played host to some top musical talent over the years, but where is the best venue in the city to see some live music? Babs Hind. All the good intimate venues have closed having been bought up and changed into restaurants and shops..and now were left with venues charging 60/70/80 quid a ticket..
new h7n9 case reported in south-china11 min ago
Beijing, Jan 13 : A new human H7N9 avian flu case has been reported in Foshan City in south China’s Guangdong Province, local authorities said today. The patient, a 41-year-old poultry vendor, is in critical condition and receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Foshan, the city’s Health and Family Planning Bureau said.
Iraqi forces enter Mosul University in battling ISIS for city23 min ago
Irbil , Jan 13: Two Iraqi officers say Iraqi special forces have entered the Mosul University, a tactical achievement in battling Islamic State militants for control of the city. The officers say the troops entered the university grounds today morning and secured parts of the compound, located in eastern half of Mosul.
Supreme Court refuses to lift NGT ban on manja threads9 min ago
New Delhi, Jan 13: The interim ban by National Green Tribunal on the glass-coated thread, manja, used for flying kites will continue, with the Supreme Court today refusing to lift it. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and P C Panth said the petitioners, a group of traders from Gujarat, can move NGT for appropriate relief.
When Hounslow Was The Most Dangerous Place In Britain
What drags most Londoners through Hounslow in 2017 is the Piccadilly line, to or from Heathrow. Few realise that their route roughly traces one which was once the most perilous in London.
Blackbuck poaching case: Jodhpur Court summons Salman Khan, 4 others for hearing on Jan 25
Blackbuck poaching case: Jodhpur Court summons Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Neelam, Tabu, Sonali Bendre for hearing on Jan 25 Jaipur, January 13: A local court in Jaipur who are listening to the blackbuck poaching case has asked Bollywood actor Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan actress Neelam, Tabu and Sonali Bendre to appear before the court on January 25. Earlier there were reports that the Jaipur court will announce its judgement in the arms act case against Bollywood actor on January 18 but it seems that the court will take one more week to announce its judgement in blackbuck poaching case.
BJP defends Narendra Modi’s image in Khadi calendar, says Mahatma…
New Delhi, Jan 13: Bharatiya Janata Party defended the decision of Khadi Village Industries Commission to replace the image of Mahatma Gandhi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this year’s khadi calendar. The party pointed out that there is no writ of printing Gandhi’s image on the cover.
Samsung leader quizzed for over 22 hours in South Korea corruption scandal
A protester sweeps an effigy of Jay Y. Lee, co-vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., outside Samsung’s Seocho office building in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. Prosecutors questioned Samsung vice-chairman and heir apparent Jay Y. Lee for about 22 hours in an influence-peddling probe that has reached the highest levels of government and business in South Korea.
After Bengaluru, David Guetta’s Mumbai concert cancelled2 min ago
Mumbai, Jan 13: The Mumbai Police on Thursday denied permission for David Guetta’s concert as mandatory requirements and legal formalities were not completed. Earlier in the day, the organisers of the concert had claimed that the event will be held as per the schedule.
Things to do in Mumbai this weekend: Here’s everything you can do for …
The weekend is here and it’s time to kick-off your work shoes, forget all about stress and the boring humdrum of your work life and indulge in more agreeable pursuits. Freak out at a song and dance fest, soak in visual or performing arts, discover some brilliant music acts, pour your heart out through poetry, feast on some delectable treats, or leave all worldly woes behind and get lost in a wilderness.