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Manila: Johnny Wellem Carzano performed well to dominate the FIDE-rated Standard tournament organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) Sunday at the Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence (PACE) along Mindanao Avenue, Quezon City. Carzano prevailed over Karl Friedrich Canalita, Justin Jed Ortillo, Danry Seth Romualdez, John Kenneth Gelua and French Cobi Francisco to finish with 5.0 points, in a tie with Arvie Tombo. But Carzano had better tiebreak points to claim victory. Apollo Agapay was second and Lance Nathaniel Orlina, third. Both registered 4.5 points. ” I am very happy with my victory because almost all the

LYON, The field of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) can no longer be considered a ‘second chance’ by any party, as it now promises significant job opportunities. The Department of Skills Development (JPK) director-general Zuleah Darsong said young people enrolling in TVET institutions have a great opportunity to achieve excellent careers and explore opportunities at the international level. It is said that this matter is also evidenced by the participation of 15 highly skilled Malaysian youth competing at the international level in the WorldSkills (WSC 2024) competition in Lyon, France, starting tomorrow. “We hope that youths participating in

KUALA LUMPUR, The Kuala Lumpur rubber market closed lower on Monday as worries about the outlook of US and China economic growth weighed on sentiment. However, Japanese rubber futures advanced for a second straight session today, buoyed by a weaker yen and worries over persistent wet weather in top producer Thailand. “In China, The National Bureau of Statistics reported that the country’s consumer price index (CPI) rose less than forecast by 0.6 per cent from a year earlier in August. “Its producer price index (PPI) slid 1.8 per cent from a year earlier, reigniting calls for further stimulus measures to

KUALA LUMPUR, War-torn Palestine are determined to stay on course in the third round of their 2026 World Cup qualification campaign, despite facing numerous challenges. After managing to hold Asian giants South Korea to a goalless draw in Group B last week, head coach Makram Daboub hopes that, his charges would maintain the momentum against Jordan at the Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium in Cheras here tomorrow. ‘It was a tough situation for us before, but we managed to play well against South Korea and get a good result. For tomorrow, we hope to perform just as we did before. ‘We’ve

KUALA LUMPUR, No timeline has been set for the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) engagement sessions regarding the implementation of DNS redirection following the decision to halt its implementation, said Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching. She said the efforts made by MCMC should have been more extensive, with a need to double or even triple their engagements especially involving the tech community. “I believe that on this issue, there are a lot more experts who would like to share their experience with us and I welcome them. That’s why we do not set any timeline because we do