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IPOH, A man and his family live in fear due to the actions of one of his younger brother, who failed to repay a loan borrowed from an loan sharks or ‘Ah Long’ several years ago. The man, who wished to be known only as Lee, 37, claimed that the house, which is also occupied by his 76-year-old father, was attacked with a petrol bomb on July 27, resulting in damage to a Nissan van and the wall of a neighbouring house. He claimed that two nearby houses were also not spared when red paint was splashed on them last

PARIS, Malaysian track cyclists Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang and Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom made a strong start to their campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games by advancing to the first round (1/32) of the men’s sprint event today. In the action at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Velodrome, Mohd Azizulhasni, nicknamed The Pocket Rocketman, delivered a powerful ride to finish 10th with a time of 9.402 seconds (s) in the qualifying round earlier. The Terengganu-born rider set a new national record in the event, surpassing his previous record of 9.523s set at the Asian Cycling Championships (ACC) in Nilai last year.

PUTRAJAYA, The riots that erupted in the United Kingdom (UK) have sent a clear message to Malaysia that disinformation or the deliberate spread of fake news cannot be taken lightly, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Fahmi, who is also the Unity Government’s spokesperson, said the government took note of the call by the UK members of Parliament in the UK about the urgent need to look into issues related to the spread of false information, especially after the violent rioting continues in England. He said the government is monitoring the UK riots and wants it to be a lesson for

KUALA LUMPUR, The High Court was today told that an inter-parte injunction application by former Nenggiri assemblyman Mohd Azizi Abu Naim to stop the Election Commission (EC) from conducting the by-election for the state seat in Kelantan, is a non-starter as it has been rendered academic and nugatory. Senior federal counsel Ahmad Hanir Hambaly representing the EC said this is because the EC has instructed for the by-election to commence for the seat of Nenggiri. ‘The EC had announced that the nomination for Nenggiri by-election on Aug 3 and the polling on Aug 17,’ he said adding that the EC

KUALA LUMPUR, Quantum technology that can handle data encryption in under five minutes compared to years using normal computers will be the new challenge for the national cyber security sector. The threat of quantum computing technology, which is expected to mature in the next five years, will require the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) to prepare to face such a challenge, MAF Cyber and Electromagnetic Defence director-general, Rear Admiral Datuk Mohd Fadzli Kamal Mohd Mohaldin said. He added that quantum technology had its own pros and cons. ‘The good is that this technology will speed up computing but the same technology