KUALA LUMPUR: The national under-19 (U-19) football squad were held to a 2-2 draw by their Cambodian counterparts in a closed training match at Stadium UiTM, Shah Alam, yesterday. The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), in a post on its Facebook, said the visitors took the lead in the seventh
KOTA BHARU: Kelantan are targeting a total of 56 medals at the 21st Malaysia Games (SUKMA) scheduled to be held in Sarawak from Aug 17 to 24. State Youth, Sports, NGOs and Community Unity Committee chairman Zamakhshari Muhamad said that they aim secure 20 gold, 10 silver and 26 bronze
KUANTAN: The Pahang state government has pledged to accept the offer to co-host the 2027 SEA Games, especially hockey, since the state is equipped with excellent facilities to host the sport. State Communications and Multimedia, Youth, Sports and Non-governmental Organisations Committee chairman Fadzli Mohamad Kamal said in order to turn
KUALA LUMPUR: KL City patron Fahmi Fadzil has urged the management of the Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA) to be fair to the football players in resolving the issue of unpaid salaries. Fahmi, who is also Communications Minister, said he has tried to help and has conveyed his views to
BALING: The boy who died after consuming snacks suspected to contain rat poison was laid to rest at the Kampung Banggol Berangan Muslim Cemetery near here last night. Muhammad Akil Syauqi Nur Sufyan, aged three, was buried at about 9.45 pm, after the body was taken from Penang Hospital to
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s official visits to several foreign countries had managed to generate potential investment value of RM353.6 billion in 2023 and RM77.58 billion from January to May 2024. According to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa, the prime minister
KUALA LUMPUR: A financial strategic adviser with a Datuk Seri title was detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on suspicion of submitting claims containing false particulars for company merger work valued at approximately RM150,000. An MACC source informed that the suspect, a man in his 50s, was detained at
SEREMBAN: The Negeri Sembilan Islamic Religious Affairs Department (JHEAINS) yesterday detained three family members suspected of following the Millah Abraham sect declared as deviant. JHEAINS Enforcement Division Operations Unit chief Ahmad Zaki Hamzah said those detained were a married couple in their 40s and their 16-year-old son, who does not
IPOH: The Perak Immigration Department (JIM) rounded up 88 foreign nationals from a hotel that has been carrying out illegal prostitution activities and two other exclusive entertainment outlets in and around the Ipoh city centre on July 9 and 10. Perak Immigration Department director Meor Hezbullah Meor Abd Malik said
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s efforts in attracting high-value sectors such as semiconductor fabrication and digital technology, expedite foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals and improve the ease of doing business have significant implications for both Malaysia and the broader Asian region, Forbes Magazine reported. Significant investments have
