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KUALA LUMPUR, Tajikistan secured third place in the 2024 Pestabola Merdeka after defeating the Philippines 4-3 in a penalty shootout during the third-place playoff at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium here today. The match went to penalties after 90 minutes of regular play ended in a goalless draw, despite both teams having several scoring opportunities that they failed to convert. In the penalty shootout, the Philippines’ Javier Augustine Gayoso and Jefferson David Tabinas both saw their attempts hit the crossbar, while Alisher Shukurov’s successful spot-kick sealed the victory for Gela Shekiladze’s squad. Early in the second half, a lob by

LIPIS, The Betau Resettlement Plan (RPS) has been selected as the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) Kampung Angkat MADANI (MADANI Village Adoption initiative), to empower Orang Asli children’s education and ensure that this minority group does not fall behind in their education. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek explained that the village was chosen partly due to the selection of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) RPS Betau as a pilot project, under the Comprehensive Special Model School 11 (K11) initiative, in March last year. This initiative supports Orang Asli children from preschool to Form Five, across 18 villages. ‘The establishment of this ‘Kampung Angkat’

KUALA LUMPUR, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today congratulated Datuk Abdul Latif Romly for securing the silver medal in the men’s long jump T20 (intellectual disability) at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. ‘Even though he was surpassed at the last moment, winning the silver medal with a jump of 7.45 metres (m) is a remarkable achievement that fills Malaysis with pride. You are an inspiration to us all!’ he said in a Facebook post. Abdul Latif had to settle for silver with a 7.45m jump on his third attempt, while Matvei Lakushev’s final jump of

KOTA BHARU, The surge in cooking oil price in Thailand to RM8 per kg compared to the subsidised price of RM2.50 per kg here, has perpetuated the smuggling of the product. Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN), state director, Azman Ismail, noted that aside from the price factor, the majority of residents in Southern Thailand, particularly in Narathiwat, have greater confidence in the halal status of Malaysian cooking oil. ‘Thai cooking oil is made from corn and priced up to three times higher than Malaysian cooking oil, which is derived from palm oil. ‘Malaysian cooking oil smuggled

Manila: An inspection of a warehouse in Parañaque City has yielded around PHP85 million worth of smuggled frozen agricultural and beverage products, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Sunday. Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio said the operation was conducted after he issued a Letter of Authority (LOA) by the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) on Sept. 5. Rubio said operatives of the CIIS-MICP served the LOA to a representative of the warehouse that was found containing various poultry, meat and other products from China suspected to be without proper customs duties and taxes. ‘The audacity of these