Friday, 5 December 2025

Author: Bernama

Syafiq dedicates gold medal to mother as Mother’s Day gift

PHNOM PENH:  National taekwondo exponent Muhammad Syafiq Zuber dedicated the gold medal that he had won at the 2023 Cambodia SEA Games today to his mother as a gift for Mother’s Day which was celebrated all over the world, yesterday. Muhammad Syafiq produced a superb display of precision and power

Women’s hockey squad in top form ahead of finals

PHNOM PENH: The national women’s hockey squad, which has already confirmed its place in the finals, ended the round-robin with an unbeaten record after thrashing Indonesia 6-0 in the last game that took place at the Morodok Techo National Stadium hockey field here. Mohd Nasihin Nubli Ibrahim’s squad began fiercely

Minister to announce good news for teachers

MELAKA: Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek hinted at some good news to be announced in conjunction with the national-level Teachers’ Day celebration which will take place at the Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC) in Ayer Keroh tomorrow. She said the announcement is expected to boost the spirit and impact the entire

Ex-Arabic teacher begins eight years for sexual assaulting girl

PUTRAJAYA: A former Arabic language teacher begins his eight years jail sentence today after he failed in his final appeal to set aside his conviction and jail sentence for committing physical sexual assault on a primary school student in 2018. Nor Azlam Ab Rahman, 43, will also receive one stroke

Diesel subsidy system to be improved

PUTRAJAYA: The existing diesel subsidy system will continue and will be improved by ensuring that vehicles that transport diesel supplies from gas stations or skid tanks are equipped with a ‘fleet card’ system to monitor diesel consumption and avoid leakage, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim Speaking in a

Singapore launches S$10 coin to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of LKY

SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today launched the issuance of a S$10 coin to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Singapore’s founding Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew (LKY100). “The coin pays tribute to his strategic vision, boldness and indomitable spirit that transformed Singapore from a regional trading port

All parties pledge not to entertain attempts to sabotage unity govt: Anwar

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that all political parties in the unity government have expressed their commitment not to entertain any attempt to sabotage the government led by him. He said the support was shown by the leaders of Pakatan Harapan (PH), Barisan Nasional (BN), Gabungan

Zimbabwe targets Malaysian young travellers

KUALA LUMPUR: Zimbabwe’s tourism sector, which is slowly recovering from the pandemic, intends to attract young Malaysian tourists to the African nation. In an interview with Bernama, Jeffreys Manjengwa, Executive Director for International Marketing at the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), stated that this is a part of Zimbabwe’s tourism strategy

Sepak takraw legend Adnan Saidin death a big loss to national sports

KUALA LUMPUR: The passing of Malaysian sepak takraw legend, Adnan Saidin, today was a big loss to the national sports arena. Adnan Saidin, 66, better known as the ‘King of Smash’ died at Sultanah Bahiyyah Hospital (HSB), Alor Setar, at about 6 am due to health problems. Born on Feb

AirAsia commences three routes to southern China cities

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian multinational low-cost airline AirAsia has launched three new routes from Kuala Lumpur to southern Chinese cities, Quanzhou, Guilin and Chengdu (Tianfu). New services to Quanzhou and Guilin will be operated by AirAsia Malaysia (AK), while AirAsia X Malaysia will operate the Tianfu route, it said in