Day: August 2, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR: Aug 1 (Bernama) — A men’s singles badminton match involving shuttlers from Israel and Nepal was inadvertently broadcast for less than five minutes on RTMKlik’s Olympic Channel 4 on Wednesday night. Broadcasting Department director-general Datuk Suhaimi Sulaiman, in a statement late tonight, however, said that Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) promptly switched the live coverage to a handball event. ‘As the official broadcaster of the Paris 2024 Olympics, RTM aired Lee Zii Jia’s match live on Saluran Okey (channel) on July 31 from 8.50 pm to 9.30 pm (MyTV, Astro and RTMKLIK). ‘RTM broadcasts the Olympics live through two

KUALA LUMPUR: Aug 1 (Bernama) — Any decisions or directions from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to licensed Internet messaging and social media providers will be subject to legal provisions under the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998 . The commission added that CMA 1998 provided strong safeguards to balance the need for regulation, due process and the protection of freedom of speech and expression. ‘For instance, Section 51 of the Act (CMA 1998) allows the commission to issue direction to any person to ensure compliance with licence conditions, provision of the CMA 1998 and any of its

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opens higher against the US dollar today, continuing its 10-day rally as investors anticipate possible Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts in September. At 8 am, the ringgit marginally increased by 30 basis points to 4.5645/5725 against the greenback from Thursday’s close of 4.5675/5710. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the United States (US) Institute for Supply Management (ISM) index for the manufacturing sector fell to 46.8 points in July, lower than the consensus estimate of 48.8 points. He said respondents to the ISM survey suggested that consumer demands are slowing,

GUA MUSANG, Three main roads in this district will be temporarily closed tomorrow to facilitate the Nenggiri state by-election nomination process at Kompleks Perdana, Gua Musang District Council here. Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the road closures from 7 am to 12 noon will involve Jalan Persiaran Raya from the Mahkota Junction traffic lights to the Bendahara Junction traffic lights, in the direction of Kuala Lumpur to Kota Bharu. He advised road users to plan their journeys well, identify the closed routes, and use alternative routes to avoid traffic congestion. “All parties should cooperate and comply with

KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) has allocated RM10 million for the development and upgrading of 41Tamu Markets in Sabah this year. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup said of the amount, RM7.6 million has been spent for the upgrade of 38 Tamu Markets. The upgrading work is in progress and is expected to be completed this year, he said in a statement today. He said the other three Tamu markets, at Kinabatangan, Menggerimot and the Pasar Tamu Rancangan Belia Tiulon are in the stage of documentation. He said the markets are upgraded

KUALA LUMPUR: Meta Platforms Inc (Meta) removing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s posts on the assassination of Hamas Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday has been deemed an act of double standards. Dr Mazlan Ali, an Associate Professor at the Perdana Centre, Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, said Meta’s assessment of the posts indicates that the social media service provider is biased towards the situation in Palestine and its leaders. “The guidelines set by Meta are based on a Western interpretation that is pro-Israel, where they view Hamas as a terrorist organisation, which is