KUALA LUMPUR: The Meteorological Department today issued a warning of heavy rain in several areas of Sarawak, and said such weather would prevail until tomorrow. In a statement, it identified the areas likely to be affected are Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei, Sibu and Mukah. – Bernama ShareTweetSharePin
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We didn’t deserve semis
MANILA: Under-22 national football head coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee says it is not ‘the end of the world’ his squad were eliminated from the group stages at the 30th SEA Games, here. In the wake of the humiliating 13 loss to Cambodia, he said people should be aware that […]
M’sia garner four golds
NEW CLARK CITY (Philippines): The national lawn bowl squad ends the 30th SEA Games campaign in the Philippines on an excellent note after winning four gold medals and two bronze medals in the event which downed its curtain at the CDC Lot of Friendship Gate here, yesterday. At the final […]
Second ice skating gold
MANILA: Malaysia won the women’s 3000m relay short track title at the 30th SEA Games here Tuesday, the country’s second gold in ice skating. Malaysia’s quartet of Chan Kynie, Chin Ashley, Chong An Ja and Tan Dione clocked 4 min 53.235 sec to clinch the gold at the SM Megamall […]
M’sia Oct trade surplus up 2.8 pct
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s trade surplus in October 2019 rose 2.8 percent to RM17.33 billion, compared with RM16.85 billion registered in October 2018, the 264th consecutive months of trade surplus since November 1997. In a statement yesterday, the International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) said total trade decreased by 7.6 percent […]
Ingenious brothers with modified bikes
PERMAISURI: Netizens today praised the creativity of two young men from Kampung Banggol, Setiu, who managed to ride their motorcycles through a deeply flooded road. The brave and ingenious efforts of Ikram Shahidi Mat Kail, 24, and his brother, Muhammad Zakaria, 22, awed the public here yesterday evening. The modified […]
30th SEA Games news in brief
MANILA: Following are some news-in-brief items on the 30th SEA Games involving Malaysian athletes in the Philippines today: Missed the Target Lee Kah May (20:01.86s) and Lim Huee Li (26:50.82s) only managed to secure eighth and ninth place respectively in the women’s individual beach laser, one of the events in […]
Jimmy Carter discharged
WASHINGTON: Former United States (US) President Jimmy Carter was discharged from hospital Wednesday afternoon after being treated for a urinary tract infection, Xinhua news agency reported. The 95-year-old, longest-living former US president “looks forward to further rest and recovery at home in Plains, Georgia,” according to the Carter Center. “He […]
Seoul to host World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in 2020
SEOUL: Nobel Peace Prize recipients from around the world will gather in Seoul next year to discuss ways to enhance inter-Korean peace, as well as global peace, it was announced on Thursday. Yonhap News Agency reported that the 18th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates (WSNPL) is expected to bring […]
Three gold medals provide cheer for Malaysia
MANILA: The two gold medals from artistic gymnastics and one more gold from lawn bowls provided the much-needed cheer on an otherwise dismal day for the Malaysian contingent on the fourth day of the 30th SEA Games yesterday. The three gold and another six silver and nine bronze secured was […]