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HR Ministry dedicated to enhancing future work skills: Sivakumar

KOTA KINABALU:  The Human Resources Ministry is dedicated to formulating policies and spearheading initiatives that enable Malaysians to enhance soft, technical and future work skills, said its Minister V Sivakumar. He said the ministry would also support industry players in offering their employees greater upskilling and reskilling opportunities. Sivakumar said

10,000 online accounts closed, suspended for rumour-mongering in China

BEIJING: Since mid-April, China’s public security authorities have closed or suspended more than 10,000 online accounts creating or spreading fake information. The authorities have cracked more than 1,600 cases involving online rumour-mongering and removed over 420,000 pieces of fake information as part of a campaign to crack down on fake

Unity govt always upholds principles of Islam, assures Anwar

PUTRAJAYA: The unity government will always uphold the principles of Islam and ensure the rights and justice for all Malaysians are safeguarded, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Speaking at the launch of the book titled “Adab Perbezaan Pendapat Dalam Islam” here today, Anwar said he would use the

PH-BN seat distribution settled: Anwar

PUTRAJAYA: Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that seat distribution between PH and Barisan Nasional (BN) for the impending state elections in six states has been settled. Speaking to reporters after launching the book titled Adab Perbezaan Pendapat Dalam Islam here today, the Prime Minister said

Economists expect Chinese tourists to boost Malaysia’s tourism

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian economists have foreseen the potential growth of Chinese tourists to boost the Southeast Asian country’s tourism industry, reported Xinhua. PublicInvest Research said in its recent report that it expects China to contribute to the recovery of the global tourism industry, including Malaysia. According to the research house,

McLaren boss brown says track-limits fiasco must never happen again

LONDON: McLaren boss Zak Brown has called on Formula One’s governing body to ensure the track-limits fiasco which overshadowed the Austrian Grand Prix never happens again, said German news agency (dpa). Drivers were penalised throughout the weekend at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg for crossing the white lines –

First female athlete diagnosed with degenerative CTE

CANBERRA: A former Australian rules footballer has become the first known female athlete in the world to be diagnosed with a degenerative brain disease possibly caused by concussions, reported Xinhua. In a study published on Tuesday, researchers from the Australian Sports Brain Bank found that Heather Anderson was suffering from

Ex-PTD officer jailed for sexually assaulting student in bathroom

PUTRAJAYA: A former Administration and Diplomatic (PTD) officer was sentenced to a year in jail by the Court of Appeal for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old male student in the bathroom of a religious school’s hostel. Mohd Zarul Afifi Mohd Zaki was ordered by the Court of Appeal three-member bench led

India lodges protest over Sikh rally posters in Canada

NEW DELHI: India has lodged a formal protest with Canada after posters promoting a Sikh rally showed pictures of Indian diplomats posted in Canada in a threatening way. Canadian High Commissioner in New Delhi Cameron MacKay was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs on Monday to convey India’s displeasure

4 dead after drinking tainted rice wine in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH: Four people died in northeastern Cambodia’s Ratanakiri province after consuming rice wine containing high levels of methanol, officials said on Tuesday. The incident occurred at a village in Kon Mom district’s Sre Angkrong commune after the victims, who were workers at a banana plantation company, had recently drunk