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KOTA BHARU, The Kelantan Para SUKMA contingent will be focusing on sports like athletics and weightlifting to contribute gold medals during the Para Malaysia Games (Para SUKMA) Sarawak 2024 which will start on Sunday. State Youth, Sports, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) and Community Unity exco Zamakshari Muhamad said that the state has set a target of 17 gold medals for the contingent that will participate in 10 sports with athletics the leading hopeful with a target of (10 gold), weightlifting (four), one gold each in chess, boccia and table tennis. ‘A total of 47 athletes will start the mission with our

KUALA LUMPUR, The High Court here today was told that the former chief executive officer (CEO) of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) Arul Kanda Kandasamy was absolutely uncertain as to what the value of the 1MDB’s ‘investments’ were or whether they even exist in the first place. The former Petaling Jaya Utara Member of Parliament Pua Kiam Wee, better known as Tony Pua, said this while testifying as the plaintiff’s second witness in the US$6.59 billion civil lawsuit filed by 1MDB against Arul Kanda and former treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah. Tony Pua, 52, who was appointed as

KUALA LUMPUR, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, has decreed the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to conduct an immediate and comprehensive investigation related to the alleged criminal misconduct and child exploitation linked to the Global Ikhwan Service and Business Holdings (GISBH) charity homes. The King took the matter seriously after numerous news were reported and published related to the case. ‘I want a comprehensive investigation to be carried out and immediate action to the taken,’ Sultan Ibrahim told the Royal Press Office as posted on His Majesty’s official Facebook page today. The King also said that matters related to

ALOR SETAR, A relief centre (PPS) has been opened in the Kubang Pasu district to accommodate 53 victims from 15 families affected by the flood. Kubang Pasu Civil Defense Officer Captain (PA) Mohd Adenin Suhaimi said the PPS was opened at 9,16 pm yesterday at Sekolah Kebangsaan Malau, near Jitra to accommodate the victims. The flood in Mukim Malau affected three villages, namely Kampung Padang Panjang, Kampung Sampang and Kampung Lubuk Ipoh. He said that the flooding in the area occurred due to heavy rain from morning to evening yesterday. Meanwhile, the water level in three rivers in the state

Manila: The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) reported Tuesday that its Board of Directors has approved PHP6.978 billion of investments from 21 new and expansion projects. In a statement, PEZA said these project registrations were approved during a board meeting at the West Cebu Estate in Balamban, Cebu last Aug. 27. According to PEZA, six of the approved projects are in the manufacturing sector, six information technology (IT) enterprises, four ecozone development, and one each in agro-industrial, facilities enterprise, ecozone utilities, ecozone domestic enterprise, and ecozone logistics service enterprise. It added these investments are projected to boost Philippine exports by