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SAM receives RM100,000 grant 

PETALING JAYA: The Sportswriters Association of Malaysia (SAM) received a grant of RM100,000 from the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS). Minister Hannah Yeoh announced this at the SAM-100PLUS 2022 Awards ceremony at a hotel here last night. “The fund, to be channelled through the National Sports Council (NSC), is

Umno not revisiting ties with crafty parties, says Ahmad Zahid

PUTRAJAYA: Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the party does not intend to ‘revisit’ cooperation relations with scheming parties or leaders. Ahmad Zahid who is also the Deputy Prime Minister said cooperation should come from sincerity and not people with manipulative and crafty moves who are not

Sarawak’s fine example of racial and religious harmony highlighted at unity govt meeting

KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak’s harmony among its multiracial and multireligious people was highlighted during the Unity Government Leadership Consultative Council meeting last night. The meeting which took place at Seri Perdana, Putrajaya, was chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. According to unity government secretariat chief Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi

Alliance Bank’s 1Q net profit slips to RM150.54 mln

KUALA LUMPUR: Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd’s net profit eased to RM150.54 million in the first financial quarter ended June 30, 2023 (1Q FY2024) from RM212.16 million amid a decline in profit in all segments comprising consumer banking, business banking and financial markets. Revenue narrowed to RM466.26 million versus RM474.07 million,

PN leadership to decide on Penang opposition leader

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Perikatan Nasional (PN) has not decided on who will be the Opposition leader in the state legislative assembly as the decision lies with the PN leadership. Sungai Dua assemblyman Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff, who is also state PAS commissioner, said the state PN has already sent the list

Teenager clad in Malbatt uniform turns heads at parade rehearsal

PUTRAJAYA: Wearing the uniform of the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt 850-4) and a blue beret, teenager Adam Danial Hakim Adli Zil Ikram turned heads at the full dress rehearsal for the 2023 National Day parade, here, today. Adam Danial Hakim said he wore the military uniform to watch the dress rehearsal

Roaming fraud losses reach US$8 bln by 2028: Juniper Research

KUALA LUMPUR: A new study from Juniper Research has found losses from global roaming fraud are anticipated to exceed US$8 billion by 2028, driven by the increase in bilateral roaming agreements for data-intensive use cases over 5G networks. In turn, it predicts fraudulent data traffic will account for 80 per

Elmina air crash: CVR data of ill-fated plane extracted

PUTRAJAYA: The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) data of the aircraft that crashed onto the Guthrie Highway near Bandar Elmina in Shah Alam, Selangor, on Aug 17 has been extracted, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) finally managed to retrieve the data with the