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23 motorcycles destroyed in workshop fire

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Twenty-three motorcycles and an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) were destroyed in a fire at a motorcycle workshop in Kampung Guar Perahu, here early today.  However, there were no casualties reported. A spokesman at the Penang Operations Centre of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department said the department received a

Claim of Taib Mahmud taken away not true – IGP

PETALING JAYA: The allegation that the former Yang di Pertua Negeri of Sarawak, Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud, has been taken away and his whereabouts are not known to family members is not true, said Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. He said the whereabouts of Abdul Taib are

Two-day toll-free travel for CNY

KUALA LUMPUR: Toll exemption will be given to users of Class 1 private vehicles on Feb 8 and 9 in conjunction with the Chinese New Year. Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said highway users can enjoy the toll-free travel from 12.01 am on Feb 8 to 11.59 pm

ANGKASA targets 30 school cooperatives to get revenue of rm1 million by year end

SUBANG: Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Berhad (ANGKASA) is targeting 30 school cooperatives to achieve revenue exceeding RM1 million by the end of this year. Its president, Datuk Seri Dr Abdul Fattah Abdullah is confident this can be realised with 26 of the cooperatives having recorded a revenue of more than RM1

Klinsmann has no plans to resign after semis defeat to Jordan

AL RAYYAN: South Korean head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has no intention of resigning after the Taegeuk Warriors were eliminated in the semi finals of the 2023 Asian Cup following a 0-2 defeat to Jordan at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, here tonight (midnight Malaysia time). The defeat ended South Korea’s dream

Pandelela-Nur Dhabitah fail to make the cut for Paris Olympics

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian diving queen Datuk Pandelela Rinong and Nur Dhabitah Sabri failed in their bid for a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics after finishing 12th in the 10m Platform Synchronised diving event at the World Aquatics Championships (WAC) in Doha, Qatar, today. The duo failed to produce their

Prudential Malaysia partners with EPF

KUALA LUMPUR: Prudential Malaysia has collaborated with Employees Provident Fund (EPF) for the second iteration of the EPF i-Lindung initiative, to offer Malaysians with both conventional and takaful protection plans which are easy to enrol, accessible and provide good protection value. Prudential Malaysia, in a statement, said the cost-effective protection

India tells nationals to leave Myanmar’s Rakhine region

NEW DELHI: India has told its nationals in Myanmar’s Rakhine region to leave immediately due to fighting there. The conflict between Myanmar security forces and the Arakan Army, an armed group of the Rakhine ethnic minority, has intensified in the area bordering Bangladesh. “Indian citizens already in Rakhine are advised

Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty

HARARE: Zimbabwean Cabinet on Tuesday approved the abolition of the death penalty and, in its place, endorsed the imposition of lengthy to life jail sentences, New Ziana reported quoted Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Service, Dr Jenfan Muswere. During a post-cabinet press briefing, he stated that Tuesday’s cabinet decision was the