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(Reuters) – Claims of match-fixing in a Malaysian league fixture will be investigated by the country’s Football Association (FAM) and sports minister on Thursday, local media reported, with the police urged to protect players from bookmakers. The Times’s soccer blog has the world’s game covered from all angles. The second tier Malaysian Premier League match between Kuala Lumpur and Sime Darby was under suspicion, local daily The Star reported. The paper said banners were seen at the...Read Full Story

Down memory lane...... Guess these pics will bring back some nostalgic memory for some, if not for most of us......................unless you have lost some marbles !See if you can still remember some of these places.The Bok House was an old mansion on Jalan Ampang built in 1926 and completed in 1929 for a local millionaire, Chua Cheng Bok.In the 1960s and up until its closure in 2001, the mansion housed an upscale restaurant called the Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel).Part of the original...Read Full Story

Despite a disappointing election, Malaysians remain dedicated to the fight for a fair vote By: Maureen Lu, Staff Writer May 8th Protest at the State Library in Melbourne For the first time, registered voters looking to vote on Malaysia’s 13th general election were able to do so overseas at Malaysian diplomatic missions. Eileen Yong is an Australian-based Malaysian. Like a lot of her peers in both Malaysia and overseas, she is enthusiastic about Malaysian politics. She voted in Melbourne on...Read Full Story

The 2013 Sudirman Cup is the biggest team tournament on the badminton schedule this year, and the 13th edition of the storied event is one of the most anticipated in the history of the competition. Are YOU excited for the 2013 Sudirman Cup? Are YOU excited for the 2013 Sudirman Cup? Yes, this is the biggest team tournament of the year! No, where is Team USA? With 31 teams from 31 nations represented at the event (12 teams made the official tourney), this is truly one of the...Read Full Story

Agence France-Presse 6:42 am | Thursday, May 16th, 2013 Flags of Malaysia’s ruling National Front coalition are seen, with the background of landmark Petronas Twin Towers, ahead of Sunday’s general elections in Kuala Lumpur, Saturday, May 4, 2013. Malaysia’s economy grew a solid but slower than expected 4.1 percent in the first quarter as weak manufacturing and mining dragged on overall performance, according to data announced Wednesday, May 14, 2013. AP PHOTO/VINCENT THIAN KUALA...Read Full Story