SHAH ALAM, Aug 29 – The jinx of not winning the ‘mother of all gold medals’ in the SEA Games as the host came back to haunt when Thailand once again gate crashed Malaysia’s celebrations of having won 140 gold medals here tonight. The highly anticipated final turned into somewhat an
BEIJING, Aug 29 – The number of people missing after a landslide struck dozens of homes in rural southwestern China has climbed to 32, authorities said Tuesday. At least three people were found dead and seven were injured in Monday’s disaster in a township in Bijie city in Guizhou province, according to
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 – They’re running out of superlatives and statistics to describe Harvey’s wrath: rainfall on an unprecedented scale, nine trillion gallons of water and forecasters adding new colours to their charts to better illustrate the maelstrom. But while the monster storm’s damage is projected to run into the billions,
MEXICO CITY, Aug 29 – Mexican fishing authorities have been boycotted the effort to save the critically endangered vaquita marina porpoise, environmentalists said Monday, calling them “accomplices” in the near-extinction of the world’s smallest porpoise. While Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has embarked on a much-vaunted campaign to save the estimated
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 – Following are Malaysians in action in the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games today. AQUATIC – DIVING (National Aquatic Centre, KL Sports City) Women’s Synchronised 3m Springboard – 5pm Cheong Jun Hoong; Nur Dhabitah Sabri Men’s Synchronised 3m Springboard – 6.15pm Ahmad Amsyar; Ooi Tze Liang Mixed Synchronised
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 29 – Facebook on Monday said that pages that make a habit of linking to bogus news stories will no longer be able to advertise at the world’s leading online social network. The move is the latest shot fired by Facebook in its war against ‘fake news’ used to
TOKYO, Aug 29 – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that he and US President Donald Trump agreed to hike pressure on North Korea after it launched a ballistic missile over Japan, in Pyongyang’s most serious provocation in years. “We must immediately hold an emergency meeting at the United Nations,
TOKYO, Aug 29 – Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday morning after North Korea launched a missile over Japan that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe described as an “unprecedented, serious and grave threat.” The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.61 per cent, or 118.95 points, to 19,330.95 by the break while the Topix index
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 – The ringgit opened flat against the weakening US dollar, amid tensions in North Korea and the storm disaster in Texas, United States, dealers said. At 9 am, the local unit was unchanged at Monday’s close of 4.2660/2690 against the greenback. News reports that Asian currencies, including
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 – Malaysian athletes have delivered the 111 gold medals in the 29th SEA Games as entrusted and more exciting still is that they are on track to present a bigger gift for the nation’s 60th birthday on Thursday. With two days of competition left, there is no
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 – The fare rates for Rapid KL city rail services, namely Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), Light Rail Transit (LRT), Monorail and Rapid Transit Bus (BRT) will be back to normal as of Sept 1. Commuters have been enjoying a 50 per cent discount since July 18. Rapid
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 – Share prices continued its downtrend this morning on lack of direction and in the absence of global leads. Locally, traders mostly abstained from taking up positions ahead of the long-weekend, beginning Thursday. At 9.06 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was 2.44 points easier at
PETALING JAYA, Aug 29 – Aladdin Street is marking Malaysia’s 60th year of independence with a massive 60.60.60 “To Malaysia We Celebrate” campaign. The world’s first exclusive premium quality products and halal-focussed e-marketplace is offering online shoppers 60 hours of deals at AladdinStreet.com.my. The 60.60.60 “To Malaysia We Celebrate” campaign will feature
HOUSTON, Aug 29 – Historic flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey killed at least seven people in Texas and was expected to drive 30,000 from their homes, as officials on Monday warned that floodwaters would likely rise in the coming days as the storm hovers over the US Gulf Coast. Thousands of
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 – The excellent achievement of athletes in the SEA Games not only did the nation proud but brings about a positive feeling among the people said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The Prime Minister said when he met the people, they had given him very positive
SEATTLE, Aug 29 – A US appeals court on Monday sharply questioned a lawyer defending President Donald Trump’s effort to broadly enforce a temporary refugee ban that the Republican president said was necessary for national security. At a hearing in Seattle, a three-judge 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals panel also disputed
TOKYO, Aug 29 – Japan’s jobless rate was flat at 2.8 per cent in July and the availability of jobs improved for the fifth straight month to reach the highest level since 1974, government data showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate matched economists’ median forecast, data by the Internal
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak tonight congratulated all Malaysian athletes after the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games 2017 national contingent achieved its 111-gold medal target. He said the historic feat confirmed Malaysia as the overall champion of the Games this year. “I’m pleased to announce that we’ve
BEIJING, Aug 28 – A landslide struck some 34 homes in southwest China on Monday, killing two people and leaving another 25 missing in the latest natural disaster to hit the country, state media reported. Rescuers pulled six people out of the rubble, including two who died, in Bijie, Guizhou province, city
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 – Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak says Malaysia have created history and recorded achievements in many areas through the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games 2017 which concludes on Wednesday. One of the best achievements was the gold-medal victory of the Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan
