KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 12 – Malaysian squash queen, Datuk Nicol David finally ended her 14-month wait to secure her first PSA World Tour title since December 2015 after winning the inaugural Ciudad de Floridablanca Women’s Squash Open title in Colombia on Saturday (Sunday in Malaysia). Second seeded Nicol showcased a dominant
MUAR, Mar 12 – The current tense relations between Malaysia and North Korea will not trigger a war as the defence ministry has yet to receive any alarming report. Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said as defence minister, he would be the first to know (if a war was imminent) but to date,
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ESSEN, Mar 12 – German police sealed off a major shopping centre in the central city of Essen on Saturday, citing the threat of a terror attack, with media reports suggesting a link to the Islamic State group. The country is on high alert following scenes of carnage at a Christmas market
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 12 – Malaysia will hold an official meeting with North Korea in the next few days in a bid to bring home Malaysians barred from leaving the country. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said that currently his ministry was having internal discussions with relevant parties including the police
BIRMINGHAM, Mar 11 – Lin Dan and Malaysia’s Datuk Lee Chong Wei, the two outstanding male players of the 21st century, closed in on an unexpected showdown when they reached the semi-finals of the All-England Open on Friday. Chong Wei, three times the All-England Open champion, produced a light-footed performance belying the
OTTAWA, Mar 11 – While other world leaders have been disparaged by Donald Trump or faced ire at home for trying to woo his White House, Canada’s progressive prime minister Justin Trudeau has struck up an unlikely alliance with the US president. Trudeau has been called the “anti-Trump” in a German newspaper,
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 11 – The ringgit is likely to see range-bound trade next week with the support level at 4.4390 and resistance of 4.4625, according to Hong Leong Bank (HLB) Research. It said it is also not impossible for the US dollar to retreat next week, which would allow for a
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 11 – The High Court here today dismissed an application by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his family to challenge a decision by Sungai Buloh Prison Director in not allowing him to have physical contact with family members during their visits to the prison. When handing down the
SEOUL, Mar 11 – The front-runner to succeed South Korea’s impeached president Park Geun-Hye after her dismissal over a corruption scandal is a former special forces soldier, pro-democracy activist and human rights lawyer. The irony is that Moon Jae-In of the Democratic Party was once chief of staff to left-leaning president Roh
KEPALA BATAS, Mar 11 – The two United Nations employees who were among 11 Malaysian nationals stranded in North Korea, arrived safely in Beijing yesterday and will reside there for the time being. Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican said Stella Lim and Nyanaprakash Muniandy, who are with the UN’s World
PUTRAJAYA, Mar 11 – The results of the 2016 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination will be out next Thursday (March 16). The Education Ministry (KPM) in a statement here today said candidates can get their results from their respective schools after 10am on March 16. Private candidates will get their results via
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 9 – Two Malaysians, who are employees of the United Nations (UN), have been allowed to leave North Korea, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. Najib said Stella Lim and Nyanaprakash Muniandy were now in Beijing. “Thank God, I was informed that the two Malaysians, who were
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 9 – The High Court here today dismissed the Selangor government’s application to cross-examine Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Hashim Abdullah (pix) in its legal action on the proposed redelineation of electoral boundaries for parliamentary and state constituencies in the state. Judge Azizul Azmi Adnan made the decision
TOKYO, Mar 9 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and NEC Corporation today announced their collaboration for the development of the first ever information platform to provide end-to-end visibility of supply chains for pandemic interventions, on behalf of the Global Pandemic Supply Chain (PSC) Network. The government of
SERI ISKANDAR, Mar 9 – One of the aspirations of the 2050 National Transformation (TN50) is for the Malaysian football team to qualify for the World Cup, said Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. In addition, Khairy also wants universities in Malaysia such as Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) to be on par
MUMBAI, Mar 9 – Indian doctors said Thursday that an Egyptian who was believed to be the world’s heaviest woman had successfully undergone weight-loss surgery after losing over 100kgs. Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, who previously weighed around 500kgs, had not left her house in Egypt in over two decades until arriving
KUALA LUMPURMar 9 – The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar today, dragged by weak oil prices and as the greenback rejuvenated prompted by rising US Treasury yields. A dealer said yields improved as the interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve was imminent next week. As at 6pm, the
GEORGE TOWN, Mar 9 – Five Malaysian artists are set to make their way into the Guinness Book of Records by painting the “world’s tallest mural” on Penang’s iconic Komtar building. The World’s Tallest Mural project, which is sponsored by Only World Group (OWG), will see the artists attempting to paint on
MANILA, Mar 9 – The Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia will launch joint patrols in piracy-plagued waters, Manila’s defence secretary said Thursday, after a wave of attacks that saw Islamic militants kidnapping and murdering foreigners. The Abu Sayyaf, a kidnap-for-ransom network that has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, has been kidnapping
