Category: General

MANILA: Reliance Broadcasting Unlimited (RBU), the newly-created affiliate company of fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc., was the official partner of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) for the live feed of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) last week. In a news release Wednesday, the PCO said the partnership with RBU enabled the Radio Television Malacañang (RTVM) to seamlessly air the President’s SONA last July 22 from the Batasan Pambansa Complex to thousands of homes across the country. Marcos’ third SONA was the pilot broadcast of the company, the PCO said. ‘We take

SEPANG,, National swimmers Khiew Hoe Yean and Tan Rouxin cherish the experience of competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Hoe Yean, 21, acknowledged that both of them, who made their Olympics debut through wild card slots, need to work harder to improve their performance if they want to make an appearance at the Los Angeles 2028 edition. “It was our debut, so the experience and the whole environment was just different. We were there to learn as well, so I think it was a very good chance for me to learn. “So looking forward to working hard again and then

GEORGE TOWN,, An elderly man was sentenced to 13 years in prison by the High Court today for causing the death of a cook in 2020. Judge Datuk Quay Chew Soon ordered the accused, Ong Lai Seng, 69, a former security guard, to serve his sentence from the date of his arrest on Dec 5, 2020. In delivering the verdict, the judge noted that the court considered mitigating factors, including the accused’s personal circumstances and public interest, in determining the appropriate sentence. “Given that the accused was born on Aug 13, 1955, and is now 69 years old, he is

KUALA LUMPUR,, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today wished Happy Warriors’ Day to all Malaysian Armed Forces and Royal Malaysia Police personnel. In his post on Facebook, Anwar expressed his appreciation for the contribution and sacrifices made by the security forces to the country. ‘Today we commemorate and celebrate all the heroes of the country for their services, deeds and sacrifices in ensuring security and defending the sovereignty of the country. ‘Thank you for fighting for our beloved race, religion and country. You are national heroes! Happy Warriors’ Day 2024,’ he posted. Warriors’ Day is among the government’s initiatives

PUTRAJAYA,, Reciting a self-written poem, two declaimers, Sergeant Siti Nur Aini Jasni and Inspector Muhammad Faizul Mustafa, deeply conveyed each verse with profound emotion during the pantomime performance at the 2024 Warriors’ Day celebration at Dataran Pahlawan Negara here today. The poem titled “Jenalik Berdarah” recited together by the two personnel from the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) and the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), accompanied the pantomime performance of ‘Op Subuh,’ which depicts the skirmish between the national security forces and the group known as ‘Al-Maunah.’ Op Subuh carried out by the MAF and PDRM was a special operation to raid