KUALA LUMPUR: National men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, winners of last week’s Thailand Open, climbed up two spots to third position in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) world rankings. The victory saw the 2024 Paris Olympics bronze medallists amassing 83,170 points to be one spot behind compatriots
KUCHING: The Sarawak Agrofest (SAF) 2025 will be held at the Bintulu Old Airport site for 10 days from August 22 to 31. Minister for Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said the event is expected to be launched by Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan
LANGKAWI: The Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) signed four contracts with local and foreign companies with a total value of RM1.469 billion at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2025 (LIMA’25) here today. In a statement, KDN announced that the signing ceremony involved four contract documents as well as the
KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia has contributed 100 cows for this year’s Aidiladha sacrificial slaughter. According to a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s Facebook page, the meat will be distributed to staff of Istana Negara, as well as to the asnaf and B40 groups. His Majesty also
LANGKAWI: The Communications Ministry will continue monitoring efforts to ensure high-speed internet connectivity throughout the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2025 (LIMA’25). Its minister, Datuk Fahmi Fadzil, said this was crucial to ensure the prestigious event can be enjoyed not only by the local community but also by Malaysians across
NEW YORK: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) called on the Israeli occupation authorities to lift their siege on the Gaza Strip, which has escalated since March 2, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. UNRWA stressed that “desperation has reached a tipping
SINGAPORE: Singapore will expand its pigeon population management pilot programme to additional areas following encouraging results from trials conducted in central parts of the country, Xinhua reported Tuesday. Senior Minister of State for National Development Tan Kiat How said the pilot programme, which was launched in June 2024, targeted three
KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s 34-year wait for the national sepak takraw squad to emerge as champions in the team regu event continued after a 0-2 defeat to traditional arch-rivals, Thailand, in the final of the 2025 Asian Cup Sepak Takraw Championship at Stadium Titiwangsa here on Sunday. The result witnessed
PUTRAJAYA: Youth and Sports Minister, Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan, is proud of the national sepak takraw squad’s performance in the recently concluded 2025 Asian Cup, adding that they have the potential to emerge victorious in the next edition. She said this was based on her own observations after watching the
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia stormed into the final of the team regu event at the 2025 Asian Sepaktakraw Cup after defeating India 2-0 in the semi-final held at Stadium Titiwangsa here today. The victory keeps alive Malaysia’s mission to end a 34-year team title winless streak against perennial archrivals, Thailand, who
