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KUALA LUMPUR, National diving technical director Bryan Nickson Lomas said he did not expect national diver Nur Dhabitah Sabri to commit major errors during the women’s 3 metre (m) springboard final at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, yesterday. Even though Nur Dhabitah’s performance was inconsistent during her third and fourth attempt, there were times when the 25-year-old had done better during practice sessions, he added. “We did predict her getting a score of 280 points in Paris, even during simulations in United Kingdom, Nur Dhabitah achieved 272.80 points, but we didn’t expect such major errors to occur during

MELAKA, Last year, only about 10 per cent, or 657 mosques out of more than 6,000 institutions nationwide, established mosque parish cooperatives. Malaysian Cooperative Societies Commission (SKM), chief executive officer Rusli Jaafar, attributed the low establishment rate to several constraints, including the differing jurisdictions of Islamic religious departments, state Islamic religious councils and local customs. ‘This inconsistency in rules and procedures across agencies makes it challenging to implement mosque parish cooperatives uniformly across states. ‘Despite this, SKM is committed to assisting mosque institutions that have not yet established cooperatives, particularly with the registration process,’ Rusli told reporters after the launch

KUALA LUMPUR, The Malaysian Youth Council (MBM) will hold the Reach Out Community programme from next week until this December to provide explanations on current youth-related issues. MBM president Mohd Izzat Afifi Abdul Hamid said the programme aims to reach at least 50 districts across the peninsula to explain, among other things, the amendment to the youth age limit, which will come into force on Jan 1, 2026. He said that the current youth age limit is 40 years, but after the Youth Societies and Youth Development (Amendment) Act 2019 (Act A1602) comes into force, it will be reduced to

SEPANG, National weight-lifter Mohamad Aniq Kasdan admitted he is happy that weightlifting has started to grab the attention of Malaysians in the prestigious Olympic Games in Paris. He said that if previously the sport was not the focus of the public in the country, now it is more well known especially after he proved that Malaysia is capable of competing with the best at the world’s biggest sports games. ‘(Although) I didn’t even get a medal. I see the public’s view of this sport is in a different light now,’ said Mohamad Aniq who missed a podium finish by 1

GUA MUSANG, Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Nenggiri state by-election, Mohd Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani, has pledged that his forthcoming manifesto will be more than just rhetoric. Known as Awie, he said that he was investing extra time in discussing the manifesto with BN leaders to ensure its practical implementation. ‘I am working closely with the BN leadership to make sure the manifesto is actionable, not just promises. We need to be able to deliver on these commitments if we succeed. ‘I want to ensure that this manifesto is not mere rhetoric. Young people want their needs addressed, not