Category: General

BACOLOD CITY: The city government here is closely working with the new distribution utility, Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power), to address the lack of electricity as the massive power outage in the southeast part of Bacolod reached the fourth day Saturday. Since Wednesday night, more than 40,000 registered consumer-households, mainly in the villages of Alijis, Mansilingan, Felisa and Handumanan, have been experiencing brownouts after the 30/37 megavolt amperes (MVA) Alijis substation power transformer of the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) broke down due to an oil leak. The power disruption also halted the operation of some wells in

KUCHING, Selangor swimmer Andrew Goh and Negeri Sembilan shooter Gan Chen Jie were tonight crowned the Sportsman and Sportswoman of the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA). Andrew and Chen Jie each took home RM2,000 in cash, a trophy and a challenge cup. The awards were presented by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, accompanied by Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, during the closing ceremony at the Unity Stadium here tonight. Andrew, 20, secured the coveted Sportsman title after an exceptional performance that saw him winning five gold medals. He set two national records in the 100m breaststroke (1:01.39s)

KUCHING, The Federal Territories (FT) proved to be the dominant force in table tennis when they ended the competition at the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) by winning four of the six golds at stake. Im Li Ying captured the fourth and final gold for FT when she won the women’s singles final today, defeating Melaka’s Low Yu Xuan 11-6,11-6,11-9,11-8 at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (SJK), Chung Hua No.3 here. FT, coached by Muhamad Ashraf Haiqal Muhamad Rizal, had earlier won the mixed team, women’s doubles and men’s doubles gold medals. Their mixed team comprised Lim Jing Shuen, Lee Yee Jat, Gan

MANILA: The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) conducted an onsite inspection of the Panguil Bay Bridge Project in Mindanao before the scheduled inauguration next month. In a press release, Senior Undersecretary Emil Sadain and key officials from the Unified Project Management Office Operations, led the inspection on Friday to ensure that the 3.17-kilometer bridge, which will connect Tangub City in Misamis Occidental and Tubod in Lanao del Norte, is on track for the target opening. The civil works, with a total cost of PHP7.375 billion and financed through a loan agreement between the Philippines and the Republic of

KUALA LUMPUR, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will review its standard operating procedures (SOPs) to better manage flash floods in the federal capital, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said. She said DBKL plans to work with the Irrigation and Drainage Department (JPS) and other relevant agencies to implement effective flood mitigation measures. ‘DBKL is identifying key flash flood hotspots, following recent flooding at the World Trade Centre (WTC). ‘The flash flood which occurred last Thursday was the result of severe weather and excessive rainfall that caused water levels to rise rapidly,’ she told a