Category: General

KOTA KINABALU, Sabah’s rhythmic gymnastics squad is determined to put up a tough fight as they make their second Malaysia Games (SUKMA) appearance at the 21st SUKMA in Sarawak that begins on Aug 17. Team manager Jasmine Law Phaik Chuan said that the team of nine 13- to 15-year-olds were capable of winning at least three bronze medals, in the team event, as well as the group hoop and clubs events, based on their capabilities shown throughout a year of training, their track records and performance at the previous SUKMA in Kuala Lumpur two years ago. ‘We placed fifth in

ALOR SETAR, Kedah’s water resources will be at a critical stage only if the water capacity of Pedu Dam drops to 15 per cent. Muda Agricultural Development Agency (MADA) chairman Datuk Dr Ismail Salleh said that currently the dam was at 37.02 per cent and was categorised as normal and high. “I feel recently there seems to be a panic situation among the Kedah people when cloud seeding operations were conducted from July 29 to 31. They think that when there’s an operation, it means that water supply has nearly run out. “Actually, the situation is normal and has happened

PUTRAJAYA, A former deliveryman convicted of raping a Year Six student failed in his appeal for a lighter sentence when the Court of Appeal upheld the 18-year imprisonment and 10 strokes of the cane imposed by the Sessions Court two years ago. This followed a decision by a panel of three judges consisting of Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim, Datuk Azman Abdullah and Datuk Azmi Ariffin who dismissed the appeal by Muhammad Nur Hidayat Md Selliman to reduce the punishment. In a written judgment dated last July 31 that was uploaded on the judicial website, Judge Azmi said Muhammad Nur Hidayat

KUALA LUMPUR, Police are tracking a man suspected of bringing a sharp weapon to a football field during a disagreement following a match at the KLFA Football Centre here yesterday. Wangsa Maju District Police Chief ACP Mohamad Lazim Ismail said this followed a report lodged by a 23-year-old local man at 2.21 am today. He said that based on the report, the complainant claimed there was a misunderstanding between his team and the opposing team when a player from the opposing side was seen holding a sharp weapon and pointing it at one of the players from his team. “No

PARIS, Noah Lyles ended the United States’ 20-year wait for the men’s 100m Olympics gold with a new personal best of 9.79 seconds (s) at the Stade de France, tonight. The 27-year-old edged Jamaican Kishane Thompson (9.79s) on photo-finish by a 0.005s advantange, while another American sprinter and last edition’s silver medallist, Fred Kerley (9.81s) took the bronze. Tokyo 2020 champion Marcell Jacobs of Italy was only able to finish in fifth with 9.85s. ‘It’s been a rollercoaster, ups and downs. I think back to Tokyo when I messed up handling the rounds. From then on, I was like, ‘I