Day: August 10, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, National diving technical director Bryan Nickson Lomas said he did not expect national diver Nur Dhabitah Sabri to commit major errors during the women’s 3 metre (m) springboard final at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, yesterday. Even though Nur Dhabitah’s performance was inconsistent during her third and fourth attempt, there were times when the 25-year-old had done better during practice sessions, he added. “We did predict her getting a score of 280 points in Paris, even during simulations in United Kingdom, Nur Dhabitah achieved 272.80 points, but we didn’t expect such major errors to occur during

KAMPAR, The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) has approved an allocation of RM6.72 million (RM6,719,840) for the implementation of 11 development and public infrastructure projects in Kampar this year. Its Minister Nga Kor Ming said the projects include the Malaysian Housing Maintenance Fund Programme (RM210,000), the Kampar District Council development project (RM3.06 million), and the Kampar Town landscape development project (RM500,000). He said other projects were the upgrading of public housing (RM120,000), New Village Development Projects, including home repair assistance (RM1,300,140), the Rumah Mesra Rakyat Programme (RM1.2 million) and the repair and maintenance of three Non-Muslim Houses of Worship

KUALA LUMPUR, Policemen on an anti-crime operation opened fire at two cars carrying four men who tried to ram their vehicle along Jalan Pekan Batu 11 in Balakong, near here, today. Kajang district police chief ACP Naazron Abdul Yusof said the suspects attempted to crash their Nissan Frontier and BMW into the policemen, who were conducting an operation against cable thefts. ‘Police were forced to fire five shots at the tyres of the two cars to stop the criminals in their tracks. The four suspects, aged between 28 and 36, were arrested,’ he said in a statement here. Naazron said

KUALA LUMPUR, Comments from netizens about athletes competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics on social media could be considered cyberbullying if they negatively affect the athletes’ mental health, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said. He said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) would review such matters if reports are received from time to time. ‘Sometimes, it is believed that comments made by netizens can be classified as cyberbullying if athletes feel that their mental health is affected. ‘I will review the situation and request MCMC to issue a follow-up statement,’ he told reporters after attending the Lembah Pantai 2024 Unity

KUALA LUMPUR, Two college students were killed after their four-wheel drive vehicle was hit by a Mercedes car coming from the opposite direction in an accident along Jalan Cheras this morning. Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department Chief ACP Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa said that at about 6.43 am, the Mercedes, driven by a 23-year-old man, is believed to have skidded before crashing into the victims’ vehicle and five other vehicles from the opposite direction. “As a result of the crash, two passengers in the Ford Ranger, both aged 22, died from severe injuries, while their friend, the driver

BEIJING, The housing rental industry in China, anticipated to experience strong demand and stable supply, is identified as a “crucial direction” for the future development model of the country’s real estate market, according to a statement by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) on Saturday, reported Xinhua. Given the profound changes in the supply and demand dynamics of the real estate market, the scale of existing housing in China is already very large, the central bank noted in a report on monetary policy implementation. On the demand side, market institutions project that the population in China with rental needs will