LUMUT, Aug 21 – Perak-born students from families with a monthly household income of RM5,000 and below are eligible to receive bursaries from the Perak Foundation to further their studies. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said previously, the bursaries were only given to students from families with a household
LUMUT, Aug 21 – A total of RM10,000 was raised at the Swiss-Garden Beach Resort Damai Laut Charity Fun Run on Aug 13. The 9km non-competitive fun run was held amidst the lush greenery with an exhilarating beach overlooking the Straits of Malacca. It was the first fun run event held at
PETALING JAYA, Aug 21 – All suspended squash games at the SEA Games which don’t involve injured players will be held from 3pm today. The Malaysia Organising Committee (Masoc) said an urgent meeting was held with the team managers and the teams had agreed to proceed with their matches. Masoc expressed regret
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 20 – The opposition is seen as increasingly desperate by organising roadshows across the country, especially in village areas, to slander the government so as to stoke public hatred towards the Barisan Nasional (BN) government. Umno Supreme Council member, Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin said that the action was inappropriate
KUANTAN, Aug 20 – More than 200 residents of Taman Kempadang Jaya here came up with their own way of expressing their love for the country during the month of independence. With the National Day celebrations on Aug 31 just around the corner, they organised the Zone Four Independence Month programme with
KOTA BARU, Aug 20 – PAS has refuted the allegation made by Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) that it has used the Memali tragedy as a bait to fish Malay votes in the upcoming 14th general election (GE14). PAS deputy spiritual leader, Datuk Ahmad Yakob, said the Memali tragedy was an issue that
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 20 – MCA Sabah is urged to intensify activities so as to be closer to the people, especially in the two state seats allocated to the party under the Barisan Nasional (BN). Sabah MCA Liaison Committee chairman Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said the party would work diligently
BARCELONA, Aug 20 – Police said Sunday they have found more than 120 gas canisters in a house in Alcanar, where suspects of this week’s twin assaults in Spain were believed to be building bombs for “one or more” attacks in Barcelona. “We’re starting to see clearly that (the Alcanar house)
BARCELONA, Aug 20 – At least 14 people were killed and more than 100 injured in twin attacks in which vehicles were used to mow down pedestrians on Barcelona’s most popular street and in a busy seaside resort town. What happened? Around 4:50pm (1450 GMT, 10.50pm Malaysia) on Thursday, a white
HONG KONG, Aug 20 – Thousands of supporters of three jailed young democracy activists took to the streets in Hong Kong Sunday to protest their sentences. Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow, leaders of the 2014 Umbrella Movement rallies, were sentenced to six to eight months in jail Thursday for their
KOTA BARU, Aug 20 – Kelantan Barisan Nasional (BN) is looking into the shortlisting of candidates who can win in the Parliamentary and state seats in the 14th general election (GE14), said its chairman Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. Mustapa, who is also Kelantan Umno Liaison chairman, said it was important to ensure
TELUK INTAN, Aug 20 – The opening ceremony of the 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games (KL2017) last night was the best ever,” said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said he have seen the opening ceremonies of the SEA Games in Malaysia and in other countries, and he
TELUK INTAN, Aug 20 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has called for the Pasir Salak, Teluk Intan, and Bagan Datuk parliamentary constituencies to be included in the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) Plan. Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Member of Parliament for Bagan Datuk, said these
PETALING JAYA, Aug 20 – Malaysia made a dream start to the 29th SEA Games today with a royal golden touch as the Sultan of Terengganu galloped to the first triumph of the day in the 80km equestrian race. Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin led the country to a majestic start with a
SEOUL, Aug 20 – North Korea warned Sunday that the United States will be “pouring gasoline on fire” by conducting an annual war game in the South next week amid heightened tensions between Pyongyang and Washington. Combative rhetoric between the nations spiked after Pyongyang tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) last month
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 – Members of the public wishing to use the Light Rail Transit (LRT), Mass Rail Transit (MRT), and the Rapid KL to go to the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games 2017 (KL2017) especially at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium are advised to use the cashless mode. Rapid Rail chief
MANILA, Aug 20 – The head of the Philippines’ powerful Catholic Church called Sunday for an end to the “waste of human lives” following a brutal week in President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war in which a 17-year-old boy was among dozens killed. Police raids dubbed “One Time Big Time” saw at least
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 – Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today tendered an apology on behalf of Malaysia as 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games hosts to Indonesia over an error involving the republic’s national flag. It was conveyed by Khairy at a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Imam Nahrawi here today.
TELUK INTAN, Aug 20 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the upside-down image of the Indonesia flag in the souvenir book for the ongoing SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur (KL2017) was an error that was unintentional. He said they need to be open-minded about this matter. “I believe
BARCELONA, Aug 20 – Barcelona’s authorities came under fire Saturday for failing to put up security barriers at the seaside city’s main tourist thoroughfare, Las Ramblas, the site of a deadly jihadist attack two days ago. An outcry has erupted on social media and in the press about the absence of bollards
