Category: General

KUALA LUMPUR, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the 17th King of Malaysia wanted Yayasan Sultan Ibrahim Johor (YSIJ) to intensify its efforts to help people in need. YSIJ chief executive officer Mohd Anizam Jamian said the King also decreed that no one should be left behind in receiving the foundation’s assistance. ‘That is why we always provide assistance to various community groups including the Orang Asli. ‘In fact, YSIJ has also donated food baskets to families in need in Melaka,’ he was quoted as saying in a post shared on Sultan Ibrahim’s official Facebook page. The post also said that YSIJ

CYBERJAYA, The Federal Territories football team is aiming for a bronze medal at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) 2024 in Sarawak, which will be held from Aug 17 to 24. Federal Territories Sports Council (MSWP) director Nik Ahmad Zahiruddin Nik Saleh said this target was set after evaluating the performance and quality of the players, who are a mix of those who played in the 2022 Youth Cup and the 2023 President’s Cup. “I see something positive in this team. I aim for a top-four finish, matching our previous achievement, but if luck is on our side, we hope to stand

KOTA KINABALU, The Royal Malaysian Customs Department Sabah Zone seized over 20 kilogrammes of methamphetamine with an estimated market value of RM667,729.44 on July 30. Sabah Zone Customs assistant director-general Siti Mang said the seizure was made at two separate locations, namely at Tawau Airport at 12.30 pm and at Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) at 1 pm. ‘Customs also arrested two local men, aged 18 and 29, at KKIA and Tawau Airport on the same day,” she said at a press conference here today. Siti said the modus operandi for the case was using green plastic packages branded ‘Guanyinwang,’

PARIS, Although not bringing home a medal, national professional golfer Gavin Green deserves praise for finishing 33rd out of 58 players in the men’s individual event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games today. The 30-year-old, making his third appearance at the prestigious event, previously finished 47th and 57th at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympics, respectively. Gavin, however, had to share the position with Paraguay’s Fabrizio Zanotti as both amassed a total of three-under-par 281, with Gavin completing two-under-par 69 in the fourth round today. The round saw him bogey three times at the second, fourth, and 17th holes

MALASIQUI: Pangasinan’s corporate farming program will get boost through a new set of agricultural machinery from the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech). In a phone interview on Monday, provincial agriculturist Dalisay Moya said PhilMech will donate a four-wheeler tractor, a combined harvester, two riding-type transplanters, and six walk-behind transplanters to the province ‘These machinery and equipment will be used for the implementation of the corporate farming,’ she said, noting that an agreement will be signed in the coming days. The donation is the second time for the province’s Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) mechanization program aimed to