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KUALA LUMPUR, Popular 70s singer Jay Jay of the famed group Carefree, died at a private medical centre in Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, at 9.20 pm today. He was 67. The sad news of Jay Jay’s death, whose real name is Mohd Fauzi Darus, was conveyed by fellow artiste Datuk Hattan when contacted by Bernama. “Yes, Jay Jay has passed away… I was contacted by the late singer’s wife just now… The body will be taken to Masjid Al-Husna, Bandar Sunway, tomorrow morning for the funeral prayers,” he said briefly. Veteran singer/actress Datuk Fauziah Ahmad Daud also shared the news

MANILA: After bagging two gold medals at the Paris Olympics, listed company Megaworld Corp. has pledged a PHP35-million reward to Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo. Megaworld, in a post in its official Facebook page, announced it will give away a fully furnished three-bedroom condominium in McKinley Hill in Taguig City. Yulo, who became the first Filipino to win two gold medals at the Olympics after emerging on top of the artistic gymnastic’s Men’s Vault Final on Sunday, will also receive PHP3 million in cash from the firm. On Saturday, he also ruled the men’s floor exercises, the Philippines’ first Olympic gold

Novak Djokovic claimed gold in the Olympic men’s singles tournament, defeating second seed Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2). The men’s final, played at the absolute highest standard, was an immensely tight affair in which neither man was able to break the other and both sets were decided by tiebreaks. The atmosphere inside Court Philippe-Chatrier was electric as fans flocked to see the culmination of the collision course both men had been on throughout the tournament. Djokovic, with three wins to Alcaraz’s two in head-to-head battles, arrived on the court with his usual dedicated support from his

KOTA BHARU, The National Kenaf and Tobacco Board (LKTN) is setting up a plant for processing non-woven thermobonding kenaf fibre to enhance the value-added of the fibre into semi-finished non-woven products. Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Chan Foong Hin said the plant, located in Saujana, Setiu in Terengganu, covers an area of five acres, with the building itself spanning 2,376 square metres. He said the total cost of the project is RM25 million, which includes the construction of the building and the provision of machinery developed under the 10th and 11th Malaysia Plans. ‘The allocation for the construction

KUALA LUMPUR, Six men were arrested on suspicion of stealing Telekom Malaysia (TM) cables in an incident at Jalan Besar Enggang AU2 near Ampang, last Saturday. Ampang Jaya police chief ACP Mohd Azam Ismail said the suspects, all locals, are between 20 and 32 years old. According to him, a police team from the Hulu Kelang police station spotted five of them doing maintenance work and another man in a hole cutting a cable at 2.45 am. “When approached, they claimed to be TM contractors, but checks by the police found that a cable had been cut and they were

KOTA KINABALU, Local authorities (PBT) in Sabah have been instructed to monitor the People’s Housing Project (PPR) in their respective areas, to ensure that there is no abuse by recipients, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. He said there have been cases where successful applicants of the programme have rented out their units to others, to make quick profits. ‘Their actions showed that they do not need the houses, thus denying others deserving such facilities. Hence, I want all PBT to scrutinise all applications, and to strictly monitor the implementation of the PPR programme in their areas. ‘According to