Author: Bernama

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

UNICEF pledges to support Tanzania to end child stunting

DODOMA: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday pledged to support Tanzania in improving nutrition and subsequently ending child stunting. Elke Wisch, UNICEF’s country representative in Tanzania, pledged when she held talks with the Deputy Minister for Finance Hamad Hassan Chande, in the capital of Dodoma, reported Xinhua. Wisch

China accuses US of worsening Middle East conflict with retaliation

BEIJING: China has accused the United States of exacerbating the conflict in the Middle East with its retaliatory attacks in Iraq and Syria, reported German news agency (dpa). The actions of the US in the region are reinforcing the “vicious circle of violence and counter-violence,” said the Chinese representative to