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Lampard poised to sign new Chelsea deal

AMSTERDAM: Frank Lampard suggested he was on the verge of signing a new contract with Chelsea after leading the London club to a 2-1 victory over Benfica in the Europa League final on Wednesday.

A balanced team to foster national reconciliation

FOR UNITY: An inclusive cabinet comprising technocrats, govt critics and veterans

BOWLING: Hoping to strike gold

SEARCH: Keglers out to kickstart year with Euro Med title

EPL: Ferdinand calls time international career

LONDON: Rio Ferdinand announced yesterday that he was calling time on his England career to concentrate on his club duties at Manchester United.

Bordeaux fight back to reach final

PARIS: Girondins Bordeaux still have something to aim for in an otherwise dull season after they reached the French Cup final with a 2-1 comeback win at Troyes on Tuesday.

Increase of m-cycle thefts in Perak

IPOH: THOUGH Perak has recorded a drop in crime cases, the number of motorcycle thefts has increased.

POLITICS OF FAULTS: Rallies will only raise tensions

THE opposition rally at Kelana Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, on May 8 was an unwelcome extension of the politics of faults Malaysians have witnessed for the past five years.

Johor ruler shows concern for all subjects

REPRESENTATION: Sultan Ibrahim had wanted a Chinese in the exco

TEACHERS DAY: Cheers to those who painstakingly teach

TODAY is Teachers Day. Education is pivotal in a country's future and teachers take the centre stage.

Scrambling for bright minds

A new era has arrived in immigration. Many countries -- the United States, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands -- have for decades taken in poor immigrants with the express intention that they would do work that native citizens had become reluctant to do. The labour was either too hard, too cheap or too dangerous for the locals.