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ALOR SETAR, The euphoria of witnessing the first Kedah athlete win a prestigious medal at the 2024 Olympic Games stirred a cafe owner here today into giving free coffee to customers to toast the success. Managing director of Encomas Sdn Bhd and Caffe Diem Datuk Rick Cheng Wooi Seong said he was immensely proud of the achievement of national men’s singles Lee Zii Jia, who won the bronze medal after defeating India’s Lakshya Sen. ‘Actually, this is not the first time we have given away free coffee to customers. Previously, when the Kedah football team won, we also gave free

KOTA KINABALU, The Sabah State Excellence Scholarship Award (BCNS), presented by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor today, offers a glimmer of hope for Sabah’s students, particularly those from the B40 group, to realise their dreams. Rory Mae Stanley, 18, who scored 10A’s in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination, admitted that she almost abandoned her ambition of studying medicine due to financial concerns, but the scholarship has now made it possible for her to pursue it. Expressing her gratitude to Hajiji, the Sabah government and Yayasan Sabah, Rory vowed to work hard to make Sabah proud and hopes to

KUALA LUMPUR, The government will look into the need to extend the incentive for employers under the Progressive Wage Policy (PWP) from 12 months to 24 months to enable employers to benefit from high productivity and skilled workers under the programme, said Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli. He said that this was based on the impact assessment made of the pilot project which was carried out from June to August 2024. ‘This pilot project is for us to see how this system operates, as well as the feedback we can get. ‘We want to make sure the learning curve that we

KUALA NERUS, The construction of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project not only creates a new transportation network in Terengganu but also provides job opportunities for thousands of residents. This is acknowledged by 53-year-old Abu Samah Yusof, who works as Deputy Manager of Section 3 at China Communications Construction Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL). CCC-ECRL is the main contractor for the ECRL project, which spans 665 kilometres (km) from Kelantan to Gombak. Abu Samah said that before joining the ECRL project, he had to work away from home for over 20 years due to the lack of large-scale projects in Terengganu.

KUALA LUMPUR, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed concern over the high accident rate among motorcyclists, which is linked to weaknesses in traffic law enforcement and issues related to road maintenance. Through a Facebook post, he said the same concern was expressed by the Alliance for A Safe Community chairman, Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, who paid him a courtesy visit today. ‘Among the critical points of our meeting were road and workplace safety issues. ‘I hope NGOs will continue to serve the community in building a sustainable safety culture, while also playing a role in conveying the