SYDNEY: An 88-year-old Australian doctor has been released after more than seven years in captivity in West Africa, the government in Canberra said on Friday, reported German news agency (dpa). “I am very pleased to advise that Dr Kenneth Elliott has been released after more than seven years in captivity
PUTRAJAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah today graced the 30th edition of the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) Triennial World Conference 2023 here. Al-Sultan Abdullah also beat the traditional gong five times as symbolic
KUALA LUMPUR: MYAirline is offering a fixed ticket price of RM300 for all its routes between Kuala Lumpur and East Malaysia in conjunction with harvest festivals Kaamatan and Gawai. In a statement today, the budget carrier said the promotion is for up to 4,000 seats, excluding other applicable fees for
PUTRAJAYA: Women should be included in decision-making processes related to climate adaptation and mitigation as they are also disproportionately impacted by climate change, said Pahang Regeant Tengku Mahkota Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. Speaking at the 30th edition of the Associated Country Women Of
KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis Bhd recorded an improved net profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 (1Q 2023) to RM320.0 million versus RM298.0 million in the same quarter last year. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, the telecommunications (telco) solutions provider said revenue also rose to RM2.52 billion
JOHOR BAHRU: National athlete Umar Osman is still not satisfied despite springing a surprise at the 2023 Cambodia SEA Games and is determined to break the national men’s 400-metre (m) record again. Umar clocked 46.34 seconds (s) at the biennial Games to erase the almost 22-year-old mark of 46.41s set
NILAI: National track cycling champion Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang is optimistic that the national track cycling team will not face any problem in contributing many gold medals if the sport is contested at the 2025 Thailand SEA Games. The 35-year-old rider said the track cycling event could be a gold
PETALING JAYA: Negeri Sembilan FC (NSFC) continued their winning streak in last night’s Super League match due to making less mistakes as well as good planning. Head coach K. Devan said that despite lining up all local players to face PDRM FC yesterday, the high discipline shown by his men
KUALA LUMPUR: The Social Security Organisation (Socso) confirmed that one of its officers has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) under the Ops Hire 2.0 yesterday. In a statement today, Socso said the arrest was to facilitate investigations into alleged corruption in the approval of claims for the
BY KAMARUL IRWAN ALIAS MADINAH: Haj pilgrims visiting Madinah are reminded to be physically and mentally ready to face the hot weather here. Madinah operations director Ashrof Shamsuddin said the temperature here currently reaches 40 degrees Celsius during the day and 26 degrees Celsius at night. He also said the
