Day: August 20, 2024

SHAH ALAM, The organising of the Sultan Selangor’s Cup (TSSC) aims to foster close ties between the Selangor FA and Singapore FA, two teams with long histories in the local footballing scene. The Selangor Royal Office shared TSSC’s history in a recent Facebook post, explaining that Sharafuddin Idris Shah himself mooted the idea of the tournament in 2001, the same year he was installed as Selangor Sultan. Selangor and Singapore were the two most successful teams in the Malaysia League at that time, along with the Malaysia Cup, and its previous iterations as the Malaya Cup and HMS Malaya Cup,

KUALA LUMPUR, The government’s decision to increase the passenger train assets for Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) is intended to enhance the public transport services offered by the company, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said. Loke also gave assurance that the addition of 62 new passenger train sets, with an estimated cost of RM10.7 billion, would not negatively affect KTMB staff or lead to job losses. ‘The government will cover the cost of leasing these trains and this is part of a government contract. KTMB is a government-owned company and will receive the necessary funding support from the government if needed.

KUALA LUMPUR, The Ministry of Transport hopes the My50 initiative will be continued next year through the 2025 Budget, which will be presented in October. Transport Minister Anthony Loke highlighted the importance of the initiative, particularly in the Klang Valley, as it facilitates affordable public transport for users and helps alleviate traffic congestion. “We’ve seen a significant increase in allocations, such as the My50 initiative, which was raised from RM100 million to RM200 million in last year’s budget. I hope this initiative will be sustained next year,” Loke said. He also expressed pride in the rising number of My50 users,

KUCHING, A total of 48 gold medals will be at stake tomorrow, including two in chess as the sports makes its Malaysia Games (SUKMA) debut in this edition. The two chess gold medals will be on offer in the men’s and women’s individual rapid events that will be held at Dewan Jubli Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Kota Samarahan. Meanwhile, the Pandelela Rinong Aquatic Centre will see 11 gold medals up for grabs, with eight in swimming and three in diving. The Sarawak Stadium will be just as busy as the athletics competition enters its third day with eight golds at

KUALA LUMPUR, The National Fraud Portal (NFP), a technology-based platform that aims to detect, verify and track fraudulent activities reported to the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) was launched today. Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said the NFP will be able to boost the country’s strategy to combat online fraud by changing the NSRC process which was previously handled manually and took a lot of time. ‘The NFP is the leading automation platform in the region, providing secure access to key databases to support fraud prevention, as well as giving NSRC members a dynamic ability to detect

KUALA LUMPUR, The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended mixed on Tuesday, following the downward trend observed in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean oil market, said palm oil trader David Ng. He told Bernama that there are additionally growing concerns about the slow pace of exports, which contributed to the lower CPO futures. “Currently, we observe that the support level for CPO is at RM3,650 a tonne, while the resistance level is at RM3,880 a tonne,” he said. Meanwhile, cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services said the export volume of Malaysia’s palm oil products