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KUALA LUMPUR, Deputy Minister of Communications Teo Nie Ching chaired a meeting today with the Malaysian Tamil Artiste Association, where she announced five key initiatives to support the creative industry practitioners. Teo revealed that the 2024 Creative Content Fund (DKK) will allocate RM13 million under the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) across five categories, namely Script Development Fund, First Time Amateur Filmmaker (FAME) Fund, TV Programmes Fund, National Documentary Fund, and Co-Pro Fund. She also shared that Radio MINNALfm (RTM) will expand its “Thaalam” programme recordings to six selected states, providing opportunities for artistes in those regions. “The airtime

KUALA LUMPUR, The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested an enforcement agency director in Kuching, Sarawak suspected of accepting bribes from a subsidised diesel smuggling syndicate in Sibu. According to a MACC source, the man, in his 40s, was arrested this afternoon at the Sarawak MACC office when he showed up to record his statement and was subsequently released on MACC bail with one surety. “The man is believed to have received bribes from the syndicate in return of not taking enforcement and legal action against the misappropriation and smuggling of subsidised diesel in Sibu,’ the source said, adding that

KUALA LUMPUR, The Search and Rescue (SAR) operation for the Indian tourist who was swallowed up by a sinkhole along Jalan Masjid India here on Friday (Aug 23) has been temporarily suspended at 7.30 pm today due to heavy rain, including at the site of the incident. In a statement this evening, the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) reported that today’s SAR operation focused on searching the area around the last known location of the sewer, which is the sewage treatment plant in Pantai Dalam to locate the Indian woman, identified as Vijayalaksmi, 48, of Andhra Pradesh, India. “The results

WARSAW: Olympic champion Armand Duplantis set a new world record in the men’s pole vault at the Silesia Diamond League Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, clearing 6.26 meters on his second attempt on Sunday. The 24-year-old Swede had already demonstrated his exceptional talent at the Olympic Games in Paris, where he broke the world record with a jump of 6.25 meters and successfully defended his Olympic title. However, that record lasted only 20 days. On Sunday, Duplantis thrilled fans once again at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, held at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow, Poland. The pole vault competition was intense, with Sam

MANILA: Gymnast Carlos Yulo, the country’s first double-gold medalist in the 2024 Paris Olympics, does not have to pay taxes for the prizes, awards, rewards, gifts, and donations he received by virtue of his historic performance, Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said on Monday. In a news release, Lumagui said the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC), as amended, allows for Yulo to receive these cash and properties without paying taxes. “The BIR congratulates our two-time Olympic gold medalist for his performance in the 2024 Paris Olympics. You are an inspiration to the men and women of