Day: August 18, 2024

KUCHING, The top two spots for Group D in the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) men’s hockey competition will be decided by a penalty shootout tomorrow after Terengganu and the Federal Territories (FT) ended their group campaign tied on points and goal difference. Based on the competition draw, Pahang will meet Perlis and Perak will face off against Sabah in the quarterfinal action on Tuesday. Johor and Melaka will wait to see who they’ll be playing against after tomorrow’s Group D penalty shootout. The other men’s hockey teams will compete in classification matches to determine their final standings in the biennial

KUCHING, Balancing academics and training as an athlete isn’t easy, but Joey Tan Xing Lei from Sarawak can afford a broad smile after winning the gold medal in the women’s 70-meter recurve event at the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA). In the event held today at the Petrajaya Archery Range here, the 17-year-old athlete proved unstoppable, amassing 645 points after 72 arrows, leaving her competitors far behind. Selangor’s, Nur Ieka Hariesya Zainal Habsahli, secured the silver medal with 629 points, while Terengganu’s Nurul Syakirah Hashim took the bronze with 610 points. This victory marks her successful defense of the gold medal

KUALA LUMPUR, Perikatan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be called to provide his statement on Tuesday over his speech that allegedly touched on 3R issues (race, religion, royalty) while campaigning for the recent Nenggiri state by-election. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the police have received 29 reports from various parties regarding the matter so far. “We are calling him to provide his statement on Aug 20 to facilitate investigations,’ he said when contacted by Bernama. A speech by the former prime minister allegedly touching the sovereignty of Sultan Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah

YAN, The increase in the rental rate of padi harvesting machines in Kedah and Perlis from RM140 per bushel (0.3 hectares) last season to RM200 starting this season is relevant to compensate for the increase in various costs nowadays. Rosli Hasan, a machinery operator from Kampung Banggol Besi, Pendang, said the operators had no choice but to raise the harvesting fees and could no longer maintain the old pricing. “We expect the increase will be RM200 per relong (0.30 hectares)…we have no choice to avoid the high capital including to buy replacement parts for these harvesting machines which have increased

JOHOR BAHRU, A father testified in the High Court today that his son’s Myokymia was a result of the Sungai Kim Kim toxic waste pollution in Pasir Gudang, in March 2019, rather than a pre-existing childhood health condition. Idham Wazir A Wahab, 53, said according to the health report, his son, Irfan Wafiy, 17, was diagnosed with asthma at the age of four and developed Myokymia at 11, following the pollution incident. ‘He no longer had health issues (asthma) after the age of four. While it’s true that Irfan Wafiy was a premature baby, and required incubation after birth, I

NEW DELHI, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s official visit to India from tomorrow (Aug 19) to Aug 21 will further strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries which has been established since 1957. Malaysian High Commissioner to India, Datuk Muzafar Shah Mustafa, said in conjunction with the visit, Malaysia and India will sign seven Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) covering cooperation in the fields of digital, tourism, health, workforce, public administration, and traditional Ayurveda medicine. ‘This visit is also expected to open opportunities for cooperation in the field of renewable energy and electric vehicles (EV), where India has advantages. ‘In