JAKARTA: Born into a rubber tapper’s family in Pauh, Perlis, national deaf athletics athlete Zaiman Megat Abu, 24, has never allowed a life of hardship to be an excuse to stop ‘dreaming’, but instead uses it as motivation to raise Malaysia’s name on the world stage. The youngest of five
PETALING JAYA: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) is targeting RM15 million in sponsorship for 2025 to support administrative operations and the national team. FAM Sponsorship and Marketing Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Hisamudin Yahaya said they have, so far, secured between RM7 million and RM8 million in sponsorships. “This is still
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will host the 22nd Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships at Sunway Mega Lanes, Sunway Pyramid, from tomorrow (Aug 21) to Aug 27. The Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) said in a statement that the tournament will bring together young bowlers from 14 countries – Bahrain, Hong Kong, Japan, South
LONDON, England: Liverpool star, Mohamed Salah, has won a record third Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Men’s Player of the Year award, with Arsenal’s Mariona Caldentey collecting the women’s accolade, German Press Agency (dpa) reported. The 33-year-old Egypt international scored 29 goals and provided 18 assists as Arne Slot’s Reds stormed
MADRID, Spain: Kylian Mbappé spared Xabi Alonso from a disappointing La Liga debut as Real Madrid coach by scoring the only goal in a 1-0 home win over Osasuna on Tuesday, German Press Agency (dpa) reported. The French forward converted a penalty in the 51st minute after being brought down
ISTANBUL, Turkiye: The United States (US) Commerce Department on Tuesday announced it has expanded the scope of its 50 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to cover 407 new product categories, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported. The additional tariffs, effective Monday, extend the charges first imposed by US President Donald
PUTRAJAYA: The proposal to establish a tribunal to address bullying cases involving students and children will be tabled at a Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. He said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, will present the proposal to
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring that justice is upheld for all Malaysians, regardless of whether they are from the majority or minority ethnic groups. While addressing the Ministry of Finance monthly assembly, Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said every approach implemented must be fair
KUALA LUMPUR: The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) has issued tax refunds totalling RM9.35 billion to more than three million taxpayers as of June 30, 2025, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF). In a written parliamentary reply on Tuesday, the ministry stated that out of the total taxpayers involved, 1.07 million
KUALA LUMPUR: East Coast footwear company, Kasut U, has been named the official footwear partner for Pavilion Malaysia at Expo 2025 Osaka, marking another milestone for the homegrown brand as it steps onto the global stage. Founded in 2002 in Kuala Terengganu under the name Kasut Sekeluarga, the company has since
