JOHOR BAHRU: With less than 15 hours remaining before the campaign period for the Pulai parliamentary by-election ends at 11.59 pm tonight, Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Suhaizan Kaiat is making a final push to gain voters’ support. He is now focusing his efforts on areas known to be PH-Barisan Nasional
BAMAKO: More than 60 people have been killed in a terrorist attack in Mali, the West African country’s interim military government said on Thursday, reported German news agency (dpa). The victims included at least 49 civilians and 15 Malian troops, the government said on Facebook. Militants attacked a river boat
THE HAGUE (Netherlands): Ground staff of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines threatens to go on strike if the air carrier does not respond to a union’s ultimatum demanding that wages be raised by 14.3 per cent, reported Sputnik, quoting the Federation of Dutch Trade Unions (FNV) on Thursday. “FNV demands that
By Sakini Mohd Said & Balkish Awang KUALA LUMPUR: With a theatre performance slated for next month, Sakrani Shamsuddin makes sure he is at the venue at the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka building here at 10 am daily to oversee the production works including preparing the props and costumes. Assisted
GENEVA: The vote for the 2023 Best Fifa Football Awards will start a week later and fans will be able to cast their votes for the most prestigious honours of world football’s governing body, reported Xinhua, quoting an announcement by Fifa on Thursday. Voting will get underway on September 14
KUALA LUMPUR: National powerlifting ace and World Record holder Bonnie Bunyau Gustin has set his sights on winning the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China from Oct 22 to 28 to make up for the disappointment of 2018. The Sarawakian who will be making a
KUALA LUMPUR: Two individuals who were burned in a road crash when their car burst into flames at Jalan Kuala Garing, Rawang, near here early yesterday were confirmed a married couple. Acting Gombak district police chief Supt Noor Ariffin Mohamad Nasir said the husband and wife, both locals, were aged
KUALA LUMPUR: The Army Red Warrior Motorcycle Acrobatics Team will be looking for a new lineup for female motorcycle stunt performers later this year. Female motorcycle stunt performer, Sergeant Saidatul Husna Kamaruddin, 35, said there was a need to find a new lineup because she wanted to rest for a
JAKARTA: Laos symbolically took over the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) from Indonesia this year and will host Asean in 2024 with the promise of building an increasingly connected and resilient Asean, ANTARA news agency reported. “Laos received the honour to become chairman of ASEAN in
KUALA LUMPUR: At least one Malaysian men’s doubles pair will enter the semi-final stage of the China Open badminton championships in Changzhou, as Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yii and Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik face off in the quarter-finals, today. Yew Sin-Ee Yii defeated Denmark’s Rasmus Kjær-Frederik Søgaard 21-12, 21-17 while
