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KUCHING, Sarawak is prepared to assist the Federal Government develop sports in the country, said Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said that Sarawak’s commitment and dedication to give the best can be seen from its successful organisation of the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA). ‘Sarawak has provided the best services and, hopefully, this will be a benchmark (not just for sports) but for the bigger agenda of fostering a spirit of friendship among athletes and youth. ‘Of course, nothing is perfect, if there are any shortcomings, I apologise but, overall, we have given our best for all Malaysians,’

PUTRAJAYA, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will embark on a two-day working visit to Brunei from Aug 25 to 26 for the 25th Malaysia-Brunei Darussalam Annual Leaders’ Consultation (ALC), touted as the highest bilateral mechanism between the two nations. Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry, also known as Wisma Putra, said in a statement on Saturday that during the 25th ALC, Anwar and Sultan of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, will review the progress of bilateral cooperation and discuss outstanding issues. ‘As close neighbours and partners in ASEAN, the two leaders will exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest,’ said

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