KUALA LUMPUR: National badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei wants to see an amicable settlement to the spat between the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and its former junior singles coaching director Datuk Misbun Sidek. However, Chong Wei said it was up to Misbun to decide whether to accept the
KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd continued its upward domestic and export sales trajectory in July with 13,326 automobile units sold, an improvement of 16.1 per cent over July last year. In a statement today, the national automaker said the figure helps lift year-to-date (YTD) sales to 90,647 units, the earliest
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar in early trade today as the US Dollar Index (DXY) showed resilience and continued to strengthen. At 9.06 am, the local note decreased to 4.5590/5620 against the greenback compared with 4.5400/5450 at Wednesday’s close. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian P-Hailing Riders Association (Penghantar) is asking for the RM42 million allocation announced by the government for implementing the Career Development Programme to be used for establishing programmes related to entrepreneurship for its members to ensure their future. Penghantar president Zulhelmi Mansor said such an initiative is important because the majority
KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC) will hold a special meeting today to fix the key dates for the Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram state by-elections in Johor. EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh will chair the meeting, which will begin at 10 am at Menara SPR in Putrajaya.
KUALA LUMPUR: Independent men’s singles player Lee Zii Jia finally ended his first round jinx that lasted for almost two months, by cruising into the second round of the Australia Open badminton championships, yesterday. The world number 17, however, had to bounce back from a set down to beat compatriot
SEREMBAN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated his firm stand for all parties not to politicise the issue relating to the use of the word ‘Allah’. He said the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, as the chairman of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia
SHAH ALAM: Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil has given two individuals 24 hours to make a public apology and retract accusations that he had given a political talk at a mosque in Rawang, or face legal action. Fahmi, who is also Pakatan Harapan (PH) Communications director said his lawyer
MELAKA: Despite financial constraints, a man still tries to earn enough money to cover the treatment of his adopted daughter, who is also a person with a disability suffering from scoliosis (the spine twists and curves to the side) since the age of four. Teo Hock Teng, 58, who used
ANKARA: Indian drug manufacturer Riemann Labs has been asked to halt production after its cough syrup was linked to a string of deaths among children in Cameroon. In a written response to a lawmaker’s question read out in parliament, the Indian Health Ministry said the World Health Organisation (WHO) had