Saturday, 6 December 2025

Author: Bernama

Jun Hao vows to make amends in Malaysia Masters

PHNOM PENH: After missing out on a final ticket in men’s singles at the 2023 SEA Games here, national shuttler Leong Jun Hao is now looking forward to making things right in the Malaysia Masters 2023 next week. The world number 64 said he hoped to make the cut to

Executions worldwide up 53 pct in 2022

BERLIN: The total number of known executions carried out around the world in 2022 rose by 53 per cent on the figure recorded for 2021, reported the German Press Agency (dpa) According to an Amnesty International report on the worldwide use of the death penalty released on Tuesday, there were

Malaysia’s hopes of winning 40 gold medals look impossible

PHNOM PENH: The Malaysian contingent’s chances of achieving event the modest target of 40 gold medals at the 2023 Cambodia SEA Games look impossible with only one of competition remaining before the games draws down its curtain on Wednesday (May 17). Though on paper there is one day to go,

US congratulates Türkiye on Sunday’s ‘peaceful’ elections

WASHINGTON: The US has congratulated the Turkish people on holding “peaceful” nationwide presidential and parliamentary polls on Sunday. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby on Monday said the Biden administration lauds “the Turkish people for expressing their desires at the ballot box in a peaceful way.” “President (Joe) Biden is

7,000 arrested in crackdown on Imran Khan supporters

NEW DELHI: More than 7,000 people have been arrested in the Pakistani government’s widening crackdown on opposition leader and former prime minister Imran Khan’s supporters across the country. “Thousands of people are under arrest without access to lawyers. They have been picked up and kept illegally without following the due

Get your fresh seafood on Bang Amat’s TikTok

By Soon Li Wei & Rohani Mohd Ibrahim SEKINCHAN: Hate going to the wet market early in the morning just to get some fresh seafood? With fresh seafood deliveries, you don’t have to worry about that anymore. All you need to do is to place your order on Bang Amat’s

Ringgit rises vs US dollar in early trade

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit improved versus the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday amid hopes for an agreement on raising the US debt ceiling. At 9 am, the local note rose to 4.4910/4935 versus the greenback from Monday’s closing rate of  4.4960/4985. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Mohd

Non-sugar sweeteners don’t help reduce body fat, says WHO

WASHINGTON: Non-sugar sweeteners do not provide any long-term benefits for adults or children seeking to lose body fat, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a newly released guideline Monday. The WHO recommends people refrain from using NSS to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases, reported

Man held for hurling racial insults

IPOH: The police arrested a local man who allegedly hurled racist remarks in an incident in a fast food restaurant in Falim, near here, in a video clip which went viral on Twitter. Ipoh district police chief ACP Yahaya Hassan said the 42-year-old man was arrested in Ampang Baru, at