By Ahmad Nazrin Syahmi Mohamad Arif HANGZHOU: The national karate camp kept the Malaysian contingent’s medal count going at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games with a silver in the women’s team kata event yesterday. Naccy Nelly Evvaferra Rojin, Niathalia Sherawinnie Yampil and Lovelly Anne Robberth won the country’s 29th medal.
THE Magistrate’s Court in Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor has fixed two days, beginning Feb 6 next year, for the trial of a case involving actor Hafidz Roshdi who was charged with hurting his ex-wife last March. Judge Siti Fatimah Talib, who acted as magistrate, fixed the trial dates when the
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here yesterday upheld the Sessions Court’s decision to acquit and discharge a lawyer of nine charges including receiving, transferring and using RM6.5 million in funds allegedly derived from illegal activities, six years ago. Judge K. Muniandy made the ruling after dismissing the prosecution’s appeal against
HANGZHOU: The Malaysian contingent has unofficially achieved the 27-medal target set for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou yesterday. This comes after kata exponent Lovelly Anne Robberth successfully qualified for the women’s individual kata final at the Linping Sports Centre Gymnasium and will fight against Japan’s Kiyou Shimizu, who won
KUALA LUMPUR: Police busted a syndicate and detained 55 individuals involved in collecting donations online illegally, after raiding a premises in Kepong, here yesterday. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid said the syndicate members comprising 34 men and 21 women (all locals) were aged between 18 and 42.
KUALA LUMPUR: Kopitiam Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd (Oldtown White Coffee) won the Franchise of the Year award at the 2023 Malaysia Franchise Awards organised by the Malaysian Franchise Association (MFA) here last night. The company also bagged the International Franchise System of the Year as well as the Environmental, Social
KEPALA BATAS: About 300 secondary school students around Bertam participated in the MNRB Ringgit Savvy programme, held in conjunction with the Malaysian Unit Trust Week (MSAM) 2023 at the main tent of the carnival site in Setia Fontaines, Bertam here. Introduced in 2012, the programme which is organised by MNRB
BANGKOK: Thailand has implemented stringent gun control measures following a recent shooting incident at a downtown Bangkok shopping mall that claimed two lives and left five injured. These include the suspension of permits for the import and sale of all firearms, including imitations. To address gun violence, the Interior Ministry
By Balkish Awang Malaysia’s transition to ageing nation status is just seven years away in 2030 when 15.3 percent of its population are expected to be aged 60 and above. Has the government already embarked on plans and strategies that will enable its senior citizens to lead a more active,
WASHINGTON: Former US House of Representatives treasurer Nancy Marks pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit fraud and obstructing the Federal Election Commission (FEC), reported Sputnik, quoting the US Attorney’s Office. “With today’s guilty plea, Marks has admitted that she conspired with a congressional candidate to lie to the FEC and,
