KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 – National sprint ace Khairul Hafiz Jantan became the fastest man in Southeast Asia after winning the gold medal in the 100m at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil here tonight. The 19-year-old, who hails from Malacca, crossed the finish line in the blue ribbon event in 10.38s, beating
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 – Grab, a well-known e-hailing provider company expands its GrabRewards programme by drawing more than 150 merchants into its ecosystem of reward partners. Head of GrabPay, Jason Thompson said with the new expanded GrabRewards programme, the company had created an ecosystem in which its customers would stay loyal
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 – Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today urged leaders at the grassroots to play a bigger and more responsible role in disseminating the truth and correcting the negative perception of the people who he said were often confused by the opposition. The prime minister said the opposition often
SINGAPORE, Aug 22 – Divers searching for 10 missing sailors on a US destroyer that collided with a tanker off Singapore have found human remains, a US admiral said Tuesday. The accident off Singapore, which left a gaping gash in the destroyer’s hull, was the second deadly collision in two months involving
HONG KONG, Aug 22 – Widespread flight cancellations were set to bring chaos to Hong Kong’s busy international airport as Typhoon Hato churns towards the city Tuesday. The weather observatory said the storm would pass within 100km of Hong Kong Wednesday morning, “posing considerable threat” to the territory. It warned of strong
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 – The SEA Games organisers urged fans to behave themselves today after Malaysia football supporters caused anger by chanting “Singapore dogs” during a game. The organising committee called the incident, footage of which has been circulating online, “highly regrettable” and said it ran counter to the spirit of
KANDAHAR, Aug 22 – Afghanistan Tuesday welcomed President Donald Trump’s speech clearing the way for thousands more US troops to be deployed in the country, backtracking on his election promise rapidly to quit America’s longest war. In a speech to troops in southern Kandahar, birthplace of the Taliban, President Ashraf Ghani
KABUL, Aug 22 – The Taliban dismissed Donald Trump’s strategy for Afghanistan as vague and “nothing new” Tuesday after the US president cleared the way for thousands more American troops to be sent to the war-torn country. “For now I can tell you there was nothing new in his speech and it
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 22 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today received 793 cows from 16 companies for the sacrificial slaughter during the upcoming Aidiladha. Representatives of the companies handed over the donation at a special ceremony at Perdana Putra here. Some 458 of these cows will be distributed to mosques and surau in Najib’s
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 – President Donald Trump Monday left the door open to an eventual political deal with the Taliban, in an address on America’s news strategy in the 16-year Afghan conflict. “Someday, after an effective military effort, perhaps it will be possible to have a political settlement that includes elements of
CHARLESTON, Aug 22 – Emotional sky-gazers stood transfixed across North America Monday as the Sun vanished behind the Moon in a rare total eclipse that swept the continent coast-to-coast for the first time in nearly a century. Millions of eclipse chasers and amateur star watchers alike converged in cities along the path
KABUL, Aug 22 – The Taliban warned that Afghanistan would become “a graveyard” for the United States Tuesday after President Donald Trump cleared the way for thousands more American troops to be sent to the war-torn country. “If America doesn’t withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, soon Afghanistan will become another graveyard for
HONG KONG, Aug 22 – With hair newly shaven in accordance with Hong Kong prison rules, jailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was in court again Tuesday on more protest-related charges. Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow were sent to prison last Thursday for their leading role in the initial protest that sparked
SEMPORNA, Aug 22 – A car skidded and caught fire here early today, causing one person to be burnt to death and another injured, according to the Semporna Fire and Rescue Station. The dead person has yet to be identified while the injured man was identified as Muhammad Basran Tuara, Semporna Fire and Rescue Station
SUBIRATS, Aug 22 – Four suspects detained during the investigation into the deadly Catalonia attacks will appear before a judge for the first time Tuesday, after the eight other members of the jihadist terror cell were killed. “The twelve principal targets are detained or dead,” the Catalan police tweeted Monday at around
SIBU, Aug 22 – A fire damaged a store for old files at the Sibu District Police headquarters here today, according Sibu Police chief ACP Saiful Bahari Abdullah. He said officers and staff coming in to work at about 7 am became aware of the fire, which is believed to have been
SHAH ALAM, Aug 22 – Simultaneous raids are being conducted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at Universiti Selangor (Unisel), Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI) and the office of a contractor Jana Niaga Sdn Bhd linked to it over an alleged RM16 million payout from the state coffers. In the meanwhile, the
SEREMBAN, Aug 22 – MIC has submitted the list of its candidates to be fielded at the 14th general election (GE14) to Prime Minister and Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. In fact, MIC president, Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam, said the party had listed at least four candidates
LONDON, Aug 22 – It’s a world apart from the polished atmosphere of traditional classical music concerts. Way up near the roof of London’s Royal Albert Hall, spectators at the summer-time Proms soak in the music without worrying about the conventions. “If you’re sitting in a seat, you have to sit with
LOS ANGELES, Aug 22 – A California jury on Monday ordered drugmaker Johnson & Johnson to pay US$417 million (RM1.7 billion) to a woman who claimed she developed terminal ovarian cancer after using the company’s talc-based products. The case was one of thousands of lawsuits brought nationwide alleging the company failed to
