Category: General

GEORGE TOWN, Veteran politician Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang expressed his gratitude to the Governor of Penang, Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak, for conferring upon him the state’s highest award, the Darjah Utama Pangkuan Negeri (DUPN), which carries the title Datuk Seri Utama. “I thank the Governor of Penang for the award and I appreciate it. I am very grateful,” he told reporters after the 2024 Penang Investiture ceremony here today. The 82-year-old former DAP chairman led the list of 253 recipients of the state honours in conjunction with the 75th Birthday Celebration of the Penang Governor today. This is

KUCHING, Sarawak-owned higher learning institution, i-CATS University College, will have a new campus to be developed at a beach side at Trombol, about 40 kilometres from the city centre here. Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the development of the new campus would cost about RM300 million and would be equipped with the latest modern learning technology. ‘At the same time, it will be equipped with a state of the art lab to produce the right graduates that will upgrade Sarawak as a centre for modern learning,’ he said when speaking to launch the Sarawak Foundation Education

KOTA BHARU, The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) recorded total sales of RM1.2 billion from various programmes held nationwide up to June this year. Its chairman, Aminuddin Zulkipli, said that with this figure, FAMA is confident of achieving the remaining RM800 million by the end of this year, thereby reaching the sales target of RM2 billion set for 2024. ‘The Agro MADANI sales programme has been one of the highest contributors, generating approximately RM80 million through 4,102 sales series, along with FAMA Fest and other FAMA sales branches,’ he told reporters after officiating FAMA Fest here yesterday. He said that

KUALA NERUS, A young man from Kampung Kuala Tepuh has had his life drastically turned upside down after a concrete wall collapsed on him while he was repairing a mosque five months ago, leaving him bedridden with his intestines exposed. The incident on Feb 11, caused Abdul Mukmin Awang, 34, to suffer severe injuries including ruptured intestines and bladder, a fractured hip and complications to his liver and lungs. Previously a mechanic, Abdul Mukmin was assisting his father with repairs at a mosque in Kampung Buluh Gading near Manir in Kuala Terengganu when the accident occurred. ‘As a result of

KUALA LUMPUR, Keep in good shape, keep your mind sharp. That’s the message of former three-time Olympian Josiah Ng to national track cyclist, Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri, who will be making her Olympic Games debut in Paris 2024. Though he does not expect Nurul Izzah would race in the final, but Josiah still believed that the 20-year-old would race well in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome as long as she keeps those two elements in her bag. ‘It’s her first Olympics and she’s in a great place where anything she does above expectations is a goal for her. ‘So she has to