Tuesday, 23 December 2025

Author: Bernama

Asian Games: Speedy Tigers thrash Oman 11-1

HANGZHOU: The national hockey squad kept on their winning streak in the mission for Malaysia’s elusive Asian Games gold medal by thrashing Oman 11-1 at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium here today. Forward Mohd Ashran Hamsani, 28, emerged hero with a hatrick in Malaysia’s second Group B match. Malaysia,

Malaysian shuttlers beat Austria at World Junior Mixed Team C’ship

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia continued its excellent performance at the 2023 World Junior Mixed Team Championships in Spokane, United States, by defeating Austria 5-0 in their second Group C match on Monday. The national squad earned their first point for Malaysia through the mixed doubles pair Low Han Chen-Chong Jie Yu,

Singapore’s manufacturing output down 12.1 pct in August  

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s manufacturing output fell 12.1 per cent in August 2023 on a year-on-year basis, said the republic’s Economic Development Board (EDB). On a three-month moving average basis, the manufacturing output slipped 6.6 per cent in August compared to a year ago, the EDB said in a statement today. As

Singapore to carry out controlled disposal of 100kg WW 2 aerial bomb

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team will carry out an on-site controlled disposal of a 100kg World War II aerial bomb today. The controlled disposal of the war relic will take place at a construction site along Upper Bukit Timah Road between 8am and 7pm,

Regulators must be agile to achieve digital transformation

KUALA LUMPUR: The government and regulators must be agile in implementing policies to achieve digital transformation that could evolve to support social and economic goals, said Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Chief Operating Officer, Datuk Mohd Ali Hanafiah Mohd Yunus. He said regulators also must contribute towards promoting an

Ringgit seen strengthening to 4.2, 4.3 against USD by year-end

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit is expected to strengthen to around the 4.2000/3000 range against the US dollar (USD) by the end of the year on the back of expected “easing trends” in the United States (US), according to Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd. Its head of research Kenny Yee Shee Phin

New Zealand predicted not to be part of supercontinent in 250 million years

WELLINGTON: New Zealand will not join other countries as part of Earth’s “supercontinent” to be formed in 250 million years, reported Xinhua based on the latest study. The new research published in this week’s Nature Geoscience depicts the formulation of the giant supercontinent and models the climate and what life

Livestock in Malaysia free from Nipah disease

PUTRAJAYA: Livestock in this country is free from Nipah disease, the Veterinary Services Department (DVS) said today. In a statement, it said this was based on the surveillance of 399 commercial pig samples until August, which yielded negative test results. The Nipah disease is caused by infection of the Nipah

Japan approves Alzheimer’s drug developed by Eisai, Biogen

TOKYO: Japan’s health ministry on Monday approved the manufacture and sale of a drug for Alzheimer’s disease developed by Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai Co. and US firm Biogen Inc., paving the way for the drug to be made available for use within the year. Lecanemab, branded Leqembi, will be the