Day: August 20, 2024

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

KOTA BHARU, The Kelantan branch of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained two local fishing vessels for flouting valid licence conditions in state waters. Its director, Erwan Shah Soahdi said both boats were detained in separately by two Kelantan MMEA patrol boats conducting patrols in operations codenamed Op Naga Barat, Op Damai and Op Tiris. “The first vessel was detained yesterday at about 10.45 am at approximately 18.4 nautical miles (nm) while anchored, while the second vessel was detained today at 1.30 am when anchored at a position 28 nm from the Tok Bali estuary. “During the inspection of

KUANTAN, The Fisheries Department (DOF) will require all vessels operating in the Deep Sea Fishing Sector (Zone C2) to install Quick Response (QR) Codes starting in 2026, said its director-general Datuk Adnan Hussain. He said the installation of the QR Codes would be extended to Zone C fishing vessels, and its implementation alongside the Vessel Identification System (VIS) would aid the department in combating illegal fishing activities in Malaysian waters. ‘The launch of VIS has helped the DOF address illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in Malaysia, including the cloning of local vessels and the leakage of fisheries resources to neighbouring

KUCHING, Fan Yew Tsen made sure the Sarawak bowling team brought the curtain down on the competition in style by delivering the squad’s fifth gold medal in the men’s Masters event at Megalanes Sarawak today. The 21-year-old victory ensured that the Sarawak state anthem ‘Ibu Pertiwiku’ was played for a fifth time after his teammates had earlier delivered gold medals in women’s singles, women’s doubles, mixed doubles and women’s trios. His win also helped the hosts end the bowling competition in top spot, followed by Selangor, Penang, Johor, Perak, Terengganu and Negeri Sembilan, who rolled down a gold medal each.