Author: Bernama

Bring home gold

SEPANG: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is placing high hopes on the Malaysian contingent to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to bring home the country’s first gold medal from the world’s biggest multi-sports Games. “I hope this will be the first time that Malaysia will return with a gold medal

Beware of scams, fake recruitment advertisements purportedly from Pos Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: The public is reminded to be careful of fraudulent support calls, text messages or e-mails, as well as fake recruitment advertisements, claiming to be from Pos Malaysia. Pos Malaysia, in a statement today, said these scams were widespread and also faced by other postal services worldwide, with the

RiVAC important for livelihood, business survival

SONG: The Retail Industry Vaccination Programme (RiVAC), which sets out to vaccinate 105,000 retail sector workers before Aug 31, will help the livelihoods of those in the sector and the continuation of businesses, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister, Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. Nanta said he hoped that

Selangor FC 2 hold leaders Sarawak United FC

KUALA LUMPUR: A second-half penalty by Selangor FC 2 import player George Attram denied Sarawak United FC the chance to consolidate their position atop the Premier League standings after both teams drew 1-1 at the Manjung Municipal Council in Perak today. Sarawak United FC had earlier gone ahead through their

Gov’t to review yet to start construction projects

BACHOK: The government will review all construction projects nationwide, particularly those which have yet to start, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said. “The Economic Planning Unit and the Ministry of Finance will review all projects, especially those that have not started yet but already have

PdPR to continue until Aug 31

KUALA LUMPUR: The home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) school sessions will continue until Aug 31. The Education Ministry (MOE), in a statement today, said this decision was made after taking into account the current Covid-19 pandemic situation as well as after discussions with the Health Ministry (MOH) and the National

Rental waiver for traders at farmers’ markets

JASIN: The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) will provide rent exemption to farmers’ market traders nationwide as farmers’ markets are not allowed to operate during phase one of the movement control under the National Recovery Plan (NRP). Its director-general Datuk Zainal Abidin Yang Razalli said the initiative would benefit 13,181

Odds stacked against Jun Hoong taming mighty Chinese divers again

KUALA LUMPUR: The contrast could not be starker when it comes to Malaysia and China in diving at the Olympics. While China began their dominance from the time they made their diving debut at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, Malaysian divers first took part in the aquatic sport only at

12,528 new cases, cumulative total passes 900,000 mark

KUALA LUMPUR: The daily number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has breached the 12,000 mark for three consecutive days, with 12,528 cases reported over the last 24 hours. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a Twitter post, said this brought Malaysia’s cumulative tally of infections to 905,851