By Khatijah Jistoh Many mental health cases go untreated mainly due to the deep-seated societal stigma towards people facing mental health challenges. The Ministry of Health Malaysia’s MENTARI Malaysia programme is dedicated to changing public perception of mental health and helping the affected individuals to lead normal lives. This article
PARIS: Noah Lyles ended the United States’ 20-year wait for the men’s 100m Olympics gold with a new personal best of 9.79 seconds (s) at the Stade de France, last night. The 27-year-old edged Jamaican Kishane Thompson (9.79s) on photo-finish by a 0.005s advantage, while another American sprinter and last
PARIS: China beat the United States (US) and hosts France with superstar Leon Marchand to claim gold in the final men’s race at the Paris Olympics, the 4×100-metre medley relay, the German press agency (dpa) reported. Chinese anchor Pan Zhanle, the 100m freestyle gold winner and record holder, took the
NEW DELHI: India has advised its citizens not to travel to Bangladesh amid growing protests and violence in the neighbouring country. “In view of ongoing developments, Indian nationals are strongly advised against traveling to Bangladesh until further notice,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Sunday (Aug
ISTANBUL: Turkiye and Italy issued travel advisories on Sunday for their citizens in Lebanon or planning to travel there, amid escalating tensions following the assassinations of a top commander of Hezbollah and the political chief of Hamas. “Citizens in Lebanon are advised to exercise caution and avoid travelling to the
PARIS: The “victory selfies” being captured by athletes on the podium at the Paris Olympics have sparked a spike in sales of the foldable phone being used to take them, phone maker Samsung said. According to German Press Agency (dpa), the technology giant is a long-term Olympic partner, and for
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian squash legend Datuk Nicol Ann David has expressed her sincere gratitude to national women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah, after their excellent performance at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. In a Facebook post, Nicol, who is also the Deputy Chef de Mission for Malaysia, acknowledged the pain
BY VIKNESWARAN RAMAN PARIS: Malaysia has a chance to win its first medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics when Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik compete in the men’s doubles bronze medal playoff at 3pm this afternoon (9pm in Malaysia). In their mission to defend the bronze medal won in Tokyo 2020,
IPOH: Orang Besar Jajahan Perak Tengah Datuk Dr Ahmad Ruslan Mohd Ridzuan passed away at 7.53 this morning at Teluk Intan Hospital. He was 63. The news was confirmed to Bernama by Tajul Urus Hamid, special assistant to Orang Besar Jajahan Perak Tengah. He said Ahmad Ruslan had been battling
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has received 1,185,050 visitors from China as of May 2024, which was a 194 per cent increase compared with the same period last year, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. He attributed the increase to the implementation of visa-free travel arrangements between
