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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia clinched the Merdeka Football Tournament title for the 13th time with a 1-0 win over Lebanon in the final at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil here tonight. The Harimau Malaya, under the guidance of new coach Pau Marti Vicente, got the winner through naturalised player Romel Morales in the 33rd minute. The victory over world number 116 Lebanon allowed world number 134 Malaysia to regain the title they last won in 2013. The Merdeka Tournament, the oldest football competition in Asia, was introduced on Aug 31, 1957. Earlier, Vicente made six changes to the starting 11

JERANTUT, The plight of Palestinians is expected to be among the issues to be addressed in the 70th PAS Muktamar (Assembly) next week, said PAS deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man. He said the delegates will also discuss the economy, cost of living, sensitivity towards the Muslim community, and the implementation of the Syarikat State Government (SG4) Group Sdn Bhd. ‘We are open to providing feedback to the leadership, but I anticipate that several issues will become key topics that we will hear from the delegates,’ he told reporters after the PAS Supporters’ Congress convention here today. The

KUALA LUMPUR, The Unity Government will continue its efforts to strengthen the Indian community’s economy in the country through a range of planned initiatives, said Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (KUSKOP) Deputy Minister Datuk Ramanan Ramakrishnan. He highlighted several key programmes, including the Empowerment Financing Scheme (SPUMI Goes Big), Bank Rakyat Indian Entrepreneur Financing-i (BRIEF-i) and the Prosperity Empowerment and A New Normal (PENN) initiative, all of which have demonstrated success and positive outcomes for Indian entrepreneurs. He said SPUMI Goes Big, managed by the National Entrepreneurial Group Economic Fund (TEKUN), has garnered strong participation. As of last week, RM10 million

KUALA LUMPUR, The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has been asked not to proceed with its directive requiring all internet service providers (ISPs) in Malaysia to implement Domain Name System (DNS) redirection. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the MCMC should continue holding engagement sessions with all stakeholders to gather views, suggestions and recommendations to ensure that the objective of a safer online environment can be achieved together. He stressed that cybercrime issues, including access to gambling, prostitution and pornography websites, are extremely concerning and demand comprehensive solutions. ‘The government will not compromise on this matter to ensure online safety

Manila: Two bettors from Metro Manila will split the PHP281 million jackpot of Saturday night’s Grand Lotto 6/55 draw. In an advisory Sunday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said two winning tickets bearing the lucky numbers 31-03-17-47-24-20 were bought in SM BF Parañaque and Metro Retail Stores Group Inc., in Muntinlupa City. The total jackpot prize is PHP281,263,080. Meanwhile, 59 others won PHP100,000 each for hitting five out of the six winning numbers; and 2,075 bettors will get PHP1,500 each for getting four correct numbers. The winners have one year from the date of the draw to claim the