KUALA LUMPUR: The National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage (Aswara) is set to host the 2025 PeTA (Final-Year Assessment) Festival, featuring creative works by its final-year diploma and bachelor’s degree students from various faculties within the institution. Festival PeTA 2025 coordinator Dr Norsafini Jaafar said the annual festival will include
KUALA LUMPUR: After nearly three decades away from large-scale performances, the popular all-female group of the 90s, Elite, is set to make a comeback through a special concert ‘ELITE’25’ on Sept 20. Organised by Icon Entertainment, the show will take place at the Plenary Hall, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC). All five
DOHA, Qatar: The Ministry of Defence announced that Qatari air defences successfully intercepted a missile attack targeting Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. “Thanks to God, the vigilance of the armed forces, and the precautionary measures taken, the incident did not result in any deaths or injuries,”
ISTANBUL: Qatar shut down its airspace temporarily on Monday evening as tensions in the region continued to escalate, the Foreign Ministry said, Anadolu Ajansi reported. A ministry statement said that the measure was taken to ensure the safety of its citizens, residents, and visitors. “In light of Qatar’s commitment to the
ISTANBUL: Several Arab nations temporarily closed their airspace late Monday as a precautionary measure amid heightened tensions in the region following an Iranian missile strike on a United States (US) military base in Qatar, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported. The Qatari Foreign Ministry announced the closure of its airspace, citing the need
KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) will lodge a police report in connection with the recent incident of Gempur Rasuah 2.0 rally participants who burned a caricature of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. UMS said that it was not involved either directly or indirectly with the rally or the
JOHOR BAHRU: A trader lost RM1.1 million after being deceived by a non-existent online job offer. Johor police chief Datuk M Kumar said the victim, a man in his 40s, lodged a police report recently, claiming that the job was offered on social media on March 26. He said the victim
KUALA LUMPUR: Crude oil prices are expected to rise towards USD85 per barrel in the near term, driven by supply-side risks stemming from recent geopolitical developments, according to CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd. It stated that volatility is likely to remain elevated, adding that a disruption of 500,000 barrels per day
KUALA LUMPUR: The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) is committed to empowering and assisting small and medium entrepreneurs to seize opportunities in the herbal industry, which is expected to have a global market reach of RM1.6 trillion by 2030. FRIM said this included support services offered at its Herbal Technology Centre
JERTIH: The mother of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) student Nur Erika Alisya Mohd Zaidi, who was seriously injured in the tragic road accident on the East-West Highway in Gerik, Perak on June 9, has called on the public to pray for her daughter’s speedy recovery. Noorzailizan Zakaria@ Ariffin, 41, said her