Day: August 5, 2024

KOTA KINABALU, The Sabah petanque team aims to win two gold medals at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) 2024, which will be held in Sarawak from Aug 17 to 24. Its head coach, Wahadhir Hamdan, said that the athletes are very committed to achieving the target, by undergoing intensive training at the Kota Kinabalu Polytechnic (PKK) regularly, with 10 hours per training session, in preparation for the Games. ‘So far, in terms of preparation, the athletes are mentally and physically ready, by participating in several petanque tournaments with other states. ‘Through participating in the tournaments, the Sabah petanque athletes will be

ALOR SETAR, Kedah’s water resources will be at a critical stage only if the water capacity of Pedu Dam drops to 15 per cent. Muda Agricultural Development Agency (MADA) chairman Datuk Dr Ismail Salleh said that currently the dam was at 37.02 per cent and was categorised as normal and high. “I feel recently there seems to be a panic situation among the Kedah people when cloud seeding operations were conducted from July 29 to 31. They think that when there’s an operation, it means that water supply has nearly run out. “Actually, the situation is normal and has happened

KUALA LUMPUR, UNIRAZAK is proud to announce its commendable performance at the prestigious Private Education Excellence Awards 2024, held at the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur recently. The university was recognised for its outstanding contributions to Malaysia’s higher education landscape. UNIRAZAK was the recipient of two coveted awards, including the Operational Excellence in Business Transformation Award and the Rising Star University Award. These accolades underscore the university’s unwavering commitment to academic innovation and operational efficiency. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUANTAN, Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail officially began work at the new Sultan Ahmad Shah Administrative Centre, KotaSAS here. He added that the new state administrative centre replaces the 50-year-old Wisma Sri Pahang, which requires much needed maintenance. ‘May Allah SWT provide His blessings so that Pahang remains peaceful and prosperous,’ he posted on Facebook today. The new administrative centre, costing RM415.52 million, replaces Wisma Sri Pahang, which has been used since 1976, was inspired by Sultan Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. The Sultan had previously said that the new administrative centre should be

KOTA KINABALU, The Sabah government fully supports the federal government’s firm stand in defending the country’s sovereignty and dismissing any demand over Sabah, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. He said as Sabahans have chosen to jointly form the Malaysia Federation through the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), any external claims against the state of Sabah will not be recognised at all by the people. “Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has made Malaysia’s stand clear, which is similar to our stand all this while,” he said in a statement here today. On July 29, the Foreign Ministry reiterated the