Day: August 22, 2024

KUCHING, Kedah riders dominated the final day of mountain bike (MTB) at the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) when they clinched two gold medals in the Olympic Cross-Country events at Bukit Siol here. Kedah enjoyed a 1-2-3 finish in the Olympic Cross-Country women’s event with Phi Kun Pan finishing in 1 hour, 21 minutes and 12 seconds (s) for gold, followed by Nurul Nabilah Mohd Asri in 1:25:38s for silver and Nur Fitrah Shaari (1:25:54s). The young Kedah squad continued to excel when Phi Kun and Nur Fitrah combined with Ammar Yasir and Muhammad Aiman Supri to deliver gold number two

SEREMBAN, A senior citizen lost RM178,700 after being duped by a man who claimed to be from the Kuala Lumpur Anti-Money Laundering Division (AMLA) and the Johor Bahru District Police Headquarters, in Nilai yesterday. Nilai District Police Chief Supt Abdul Malik Hasim said police received a report from a 60-year-old woman at 11.57pm last Wednesday. He said the incident happened on July 25, when the victim was contacted by the suspect who claimed to be from the AMLA division and informed the victim that her bank account was involved in money laundering activities. ‘The victim was then instructed to make

MIRI, Spectators will be allowed back into the Miri Stadium to watch the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) silat competition tomorrow. SUKMA 2024 Silat Technical Delegation head Kamarul Ariffin A. Latib said the technical and safety committee met today and decided to lift the ban on spectators, which was imposed yesterday. ‘Considering the fact that supporters have travelled from afar, and with the situation now under control, the committee has decided to allow spectators to enter the venue to further enliven the atmosphere of SUKMA,’ he told a media conference here today. He said the approval is conditional, that is spectators

KUCHING, Federal Territories (FT) swimmer Muhammad Dhuha Zulfikry hopes to increase his gold medal haul to seven in the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA), when swimming events conclude tomorrow. Today, the 16-year-old bagged his fifth gold medal in style by bettering the men’s 400m freestyle Games record, clocking 3 minutes and 55.59 seconds at the Pandelela Rinong Aquatic Centre. Selangor’s Henry Goh Li Hen (4:06.40s) and Samuel Lai Chong Weng (4:06.88s) of Penang bagged silver and bronze, respectively. Muhammad Dhuha then helped FT to win a silver in the men’s 4x200m freestyle with Muhammad Arif Zulfikry, Teo Zun Jet and Jayden

KUALA LUMPUR, Wanita UMNO has urged the party to start considering a reasonable political formula in Sabah as preparation for the state election, expected to be held by next year at the latest. Wanita UMNO chief Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad said UMNO needed to be clear about the political model it intended to pursue and who its partners would be in facing the state election. “For how can we be the government at the federal level but the opposition in the state? This sentiment of unity needs to reach the grassroots,” she said during her winding-up speech at the