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PARIS, National swimmer Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli had a somewhat shaky start to his Paris 2024 Paralympic campaign, finishing ninth overall in the men’s 200 metres (m) freestyle S5 (physical impairment) heats here today. Only the top eight swimmers from the two heats held at the Paris La Defense Arena advanced to the finals to be held this evening. However, Muhammad Nur Syaiful has been placed on the reserve list for the final along with the tenth-best swimmer from Thailand, Phuchit Aingchaiyaphum. Earlier, the 29-year-old athlete clocked 2 minutes 52.67 seconds (s) to finish fifth in the first heat, which

KUALA LUMPUR, The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today detained 13 individuals, including two enforcement officers at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), suspected of involvement in a syndicate smuggling foreigners into the country through ‘counter setting’ at KLIA. MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the arrests of all the male suspects, aged between 20 and 50, in the Klang Valley were made through Ops Setting, following intelligence sharing between agencies. “The two enforcement officers are suspected of being involved in the activity since 2016, receiving bribes ranging from RM300 to RM2,500 per foreigner, depending on their nationality. “The other

PARIS, National para badminton ace, Cheah Liek Hou opened his men’s singles SU5 (physical impairment) gold medal defence on a bright note on the first day of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, here, today. In a Group A match held in Porte de la Chapelle Arena, the world number one player and top seed proved to be too hot to handle for Polish shuttler, Bartlomiej Mroz, as the Malaysian cruised to a 21-10, 21-6 victory in 26-minutes. Meanwhile, another Malaysian shuttler, Muhammad Fareez Anuar, who played in the same category, made an impressive debut at the Games here as he

KUALA LUMPUR, The Medical Device Authority (MDA) has approved the first monkeypox (mpox) test kit for the Malaysian market to aid in the effective detection of the virus. MDA chief executive Dr Muralitharan Paramasua, however, said the Viasure Monkeypox Virus Real-Time PCR Detection Kit can only be handled by authorised professionals, such as licensed medical practitioners, and not by the general public. He said that selling or purchasing the kit in pharmacies, retail stores, or e-commerce platforms is prohibited and is an offence under the Medical Device Act 2012 (Act 737). ‘If the mpox test kit is not handled by

SHAH ALAM, Public sector medical officers are expected to receive some good news soon regarding the review of on-call duty allowances, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Dzulkefly Ahmad. He stated that the matter was discussed in the recent Cabinet meeting and received positive feedback from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “We have received a positive response from the Prime Minister, who is also the Finance Minister and are currently awaiting the amount. A decision has been made, and the answer is yes,” he said, indicating that the announcement will be made during the tabling of the upcoming Budget