Category: General

KUCHING, The Malaysia Day gathering at the Indoor Stadium of the Sri Aman Sports Complex, about 192 from Kuching City, today is the highlight of the celebration to commemorate the historic event in Sarawak. Sarawak Governor Tun Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, accompanied by his wife Toh Puan Fauziah Mohd Sanusi, graced the ceremony which was also attended by Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who represented Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. Cultural performances by the local community, poetry recitations and entertainment performances were held at the gathering which attracted about 3,000 people. The Jalur Gemilang

KUALA TERENGGANU, The presence of whales in Malaysian waters is an important indicator that Malaysia’s marine ecosystem is healthy and able to support the megafauna. A research officer at the Fisheries Research Institute, Malaysian Department of Fisheries (DOF), Muhammad Amirul Siddiq Abdul Rashid said the sighting of marine mammals, especially humpback whales, in the waters of Pulau Redang last Saturday, allowed them to document their migration patterns. “The presence of whales from this species is rare in Malaysia, unlike the Bryde’s whale. So, it provides an opportunity for researchers to document their migration in addition to providing supporting data about

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Pangasinan on Monday declared a blue alert as Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was raised due to Tropical Depression Gener. Blue alert requires 60 percent of Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) staff to be on standby and for rescue response equipment to be prepositioned, according to a phone interview with assistant director Pia Flores. ‘We had a meeting with the other members of the PDRRMO council for coordination of their respective preparedness measures. We have disseminated information yesterday, even without the gale warning yet, to our counterparts in the local government units to

Manila: Oil companies will implement another big-time rollback on pump prices on Tuesday. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, PTT, Seaoil, and Shell said they will slash gasoline prices by PHP1 per liter, and diesel prices by another PHP1.30 per liter. Kerosene prices will also be lower by PHP1.65 per liter at Caltex, Seaoil and Shell fuel stations. This is the third consecutive week that oil firms have cut prices on petroleum products. With the price adjustments last week, current gasoline prices in Metro Manila range from PHP50 to PHP84.32 per liter, diesel from PHP46.74 to PHP70.40 per

CEBU CITY – South Korea’s Jung Hoon and Lee Yee-un delivered an awe-inspiring performance in the Standard Adult category to retain the title in the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) Cebu Open 2024 on Sunday night. Showing their mastery in Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot and Quickstep, the Koreans impressed the judges and captivated the crowd at the ballroom of the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino in Lahug. “We expected to win because we came prepared for this tournament,” said the 25-year-old Lee, a senior high school teacher like Jung, 29. “We practice four hours every day, morning and evening,