Day: September 9, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, The High Court today was told that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low had used his shell company to funnel a sum of US$2.4 million from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) into the bank accounts of Hollywood celebrities Pharrel Williams and Kim Kardashian. Financial fraud investigator Richard Templeman from the United Kingdom said his investigation revealed that 1MDB had transferred US$1.03 billion for the benefit of Jho Low via his company, Good Star Ltd. “These funds were transferred through a series of offshore companies and used for, inter alia, the personal benefit of the co-conspirators and their

KLANG, A total of 27 core sports have been identified to be contested in the 2026 Malaysian Games (SUKMA) with Selangor as host, said State exco of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneurship committee, Mohd Najwan Halimi. He said besides the mainstream sports like athletics, badminton, football, hockey, aquatics and archery, periphery sports such as chess, kabaddi, silambam and e-sport (electronic games) which were contested at the SUKMA in Sarawak recently will also be considered to be held in the 22nd edition of the biennial sports event. “We will ensure that the 27 core and high performance sports will be contested. In

KANGAR, Perlis Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) aims to achieve between RM200,000 and RM250,000 in sales from 47 products by state entrepreneurs at the Malaysian Agriculture, Horticulture and Agro-Tourism Exhibition (MAHA) 2024. Its director Mohd Anzara Azizan said 10 entrepreneurs, guided by Perlis FAMA, will participate this year. The group includes five from the Basic Agricultural Food Industry (IMAT) and five from the Popular Food sector. “Looking back at the last event two years ago, the 10 entrepreneurs we supported achieved nearly RM150,000 in sales. We are hopeful that this year’s sales will reach between RM200,000 and RM250,000,” he told

GEORGE TOWN, A total of 32 of the 38 new National Information Dissemination Centers (NADI) in Penang have been completed and begun operations. State Infrastructure, Transport and Digital Committee Chairman Zairil Khir Johari said this makes 35 NADIs including three which are already operating with six remaining centres expected to be completed by the end of this month. “Compared to other states, Penang was fast to complete all NADIs from the time the announcement was made by Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim) early this year, whereby he wanted to establish 38 NADIs in Penang. “Usually when making an announcement,

ALOR GAJAH, The teacher whose baby boy died at a nursery in Taman Kelemak Utama here last Friday will return to work after the second mid-term school break, according to Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek. Fadhlina said that Sabrina Hakiem Zaini, 39, remains deeply committed to her duties as a teacher, despite the trials she is facing. ‘(Sabrina will resume work) after this September break (the mid-term school holiday from Sept 13 to 21). She has decided to continue (her career as a teacher). ‘She still shows a great passion for education and is a very committed teacher,’ she said after