Day: August 20, 2024

KUCHING, Perak’s silambam squad began the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) campaign by bagging three out of the four gold medals at stake at the Hikmah Exchange Event Centre here today. G. Aswin bagged the men’s kuthu aarisai (bare hands) gold with 8.67 points, while T. Yoganath (8.13pts) of the Federal Territories (FT) and Selangor’s S. Kahlisswaran (8.10pts) took silver and bronze respectively. Perak also dominated both the women’s events. B. Laashmita stole the show in the thanithiramai (individual artistic staff spinning) event by accumulating 7.87 points. Negeri Sembilan’s L. Kavinarasi (7.57pts) and Terengganu’s S. Keertika (7.37pts) completed the podium. In

SABAK BERNAM, Sabak Bernam District Council (MDSB) must meet several criteria, including controlling more than 50 per cent of residential housing, to be upgraded to a municipal council, said Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. He said that the local authority (PBT) is the only one in the state still holding district council status. Amirudin said for MDSB to achieve municipal council status, it must fulfil various criteria set by both the state government and the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT). ‘The challenge for Sabak Bernam is that it has a large rural area. The district has

IPOH, The police are tracking down three local men suspected of being involved in an armed robbery at a house in Taman Bernam Baru, Tanjung Malim near here yesterday. Muallim district police chief Supt Mohd Hasni Mohd Nasir said so far his team has found the getaway car, a Proton X50, in an oil palm plantation in Ulu Selangor last night at about 12.15. “The car was stolen from the house and it was found by the police after receiving a complaint from the public,” he said when contacted by Bernama here today. ‘We are conducting an operation to track

KUALA LUMPUR, The police have confirmed that a shooting incident occurred in Bandar Sunway near here this afternoon. Subang Jaya district police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said when contacted by Bernama that further details on the incident will be issued by Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan soon. It is believed that a foreigner, believed to be a criminal, was shot dead during the incident. Meanwhile, Selangor police chief said when contacted by Bernama that a criminal suspected of involvement in several robberies was shot dead in the PJS area, Petaling Jaya near here this evening. He

KUCHING, Federal Territories (FT) runner Kristian Tung stormed to a sensational double gold on the same day at the Sarawak Stadium here today. The 20-year-old won the men’s 10,000-metre (m) race in the morning and, later in the evening, sensationally romped to victory in the 1,500m final in 4 minutes, 04.62 seconds (4:04.62s). Perak’s Shawn Roshan Singh (4:04.94s) came in second while Sabah’s Mohammad Ahsan Atta Ur-Rahman (4:07.54s) was third. Kristian, who is based in the United Kingdom, can add another gold to his medal collection as he’s scheduled to compete in his pet event, the 5,000m, on Thursday (Aug

SANDAKAN, The excitement of the joint celebration of National Day and Sabah Day on Aug 31 is increasingly being felt among the maritime community here, including island residents, with the flying of the Jalur Gemilang and Sabah flag. Sabah State Information Department director Jainisah Mohd Noorsaid said even the fishermen are flying both flags on their boats. “The hoisting of the Jalur Gemilang is very encouraging not only on the mainland but also on the islands as well as in inland areas,’ she told reporters here today. “Today, we saw fishing boats flying the Jalur Gemilang and Sabah flag. We