Posted on 02 July 2010 By Ding Jo-Ann.
PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s recent announcement of the government’s most recent u-turn on legalising sports betting raises questions, once again, about Umno’s dominance within the Barisan Nasional (BN). Najib announced the Finance Ministry’s withdrawal of approval for Ascot Sports’ sports betting licence directly after an Umno supreme council meeting on 25 June 2010. […]
Tags: Article 11, Ascot Sports, Barisan Nasional, Cabinet, Ding Jo-Ann, Finance Ministry, gambling, Information chief Ahmad Maslan, sports, supreme council, Umno
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Posted on 02 July 2010 By The Nut Graph team.
The 2010 World Cup has been full of surprises so far. Granted, all-time favourites Brazil and Diego Maradona’s Argentina are still on course to meet in the finals. But who would have expected to see defending champion Italy and 2006 runner-up France going home after the first round? The once-mighty Azzurri failed to live up […]
Tags: 2010 World Cup, 6 Words, Adidas, Argentina, bobby Moore, bola sepak, Brazil, curse, Domenech, england, Fabian Barthez, Fifa World Cup, football, Frank Lampard, Germany, goal, Iker Casillas, Laurent Blanc, Marcello Lippi, Mario Zagallo, muti, Nike, psychic octopus, Raymond Domenech, Sepp Blatter, sports, superstition, the nut graph team, vuvuzela, witchcraft
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Posted on 28 January 2010 By Ding Jo-Ann.
The late Sultan of Johor (© Masami Takakuwa | Wiki Commons) SULTAN Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail, one of Malaysia’s most controversial rulers, passed away on 22 Jan 2010 at the age of 77. The late Johor Sultan will be remembered for many things, one of which would be when he got off his podium […]
Tags: bias, care, censorship, gomez, international media, johor, newspaper, obituary, omission, Pulau Batu Puteh, sports, sultan, Sultan Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail
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