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Fruitful visit to USA, says pm Anwar

BY ARUL RAJOO A/L DURAR RAJ NEW YORK: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said his four-day visit to the United States has successfully highlighted Malaysia’s stance on global issues and raised the country’s profile on the international stage. He said the visit also provided an opportunity for him to

MOTAC continues to uplift nation’s arts, culture, heritage

TUMPAT: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) will continue to dignify the country’s art, culture and heritage in line with the National Culture Policy (DAKEN). MOTAC deputy secretary-general (Culture) Mohd Yusri Mohd Yusoff said the country now has several intangible heritage elements recognised by the United Nations Educational,

Human body found in the mouth of 14-foot-long Florida alligator

NEW YORK: Human remains were spotted in the mouth of a 13-foot, 8.5-inch alligator on Friday (Sept 22), in a canal just north of the Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo, just west of Tampa, reported German Press Agency (dpa). The gator was extracted from the water and “humanely killed,” the

Ling, Wong elected as new MCA Youth, Wanita chiefs

KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Health and Unity Committee chairman Ling Tian Soon has been elected as the new Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) Youth chief. It was announced by party secretary-general Datuk Chong Sin Woon at midnight last night (Sept 23). Ling who is also the Yong Peng assemblyman secured the post

“India’s place in space” and what it means for Southeast Asia

(Quiz master Phanindra Ivatury, an Indian national now residing in the Netherlands, shares his thoughts on the proud achievement of Chandrayaan-3 moon mission and how it can benefit India further and the whole of Southeast Asia) UTRECHT: On the auspicious occasion of “Rakshabandhan”, an Indian middle year festival which signifies

JDT cruise into M’sia Cup semis in style after beating Negeri Sembilan 4-1

ISKANDAR PUTERI: Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) lived up to their top billing by convincingly beating Negeri Sembilan 4-1 in their Malaysia Cup second leg quarterfinal at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, here last night (Sept 23) to book their slot in the semifinals. JDT who lost 0-1 to Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale

Three-cornered fight in Pelangai

BENTONG: The Pelangai state by-election on October 7 will see a three-cornered battle between candidates of Barisan Nasional (BN), Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Independent. They are Bentong UMNO division committee member Datuk Amizar Abu Adam from BN, Bentong PAS deputy president Kasim Samat (PN) and Haslihelmy DM Zulhasli, the Independent

In sleepy Montenegro, competitors shatter records

BREZNA (Montenegro): For more than a month, leisure has been taken to a new level in Montenegro, where an annual competition celebrating the country’s languid ways has seen participants going to the mattresses, literally. “I’ve been here for 800 hours,” said Lidija Markovic, a 23-year-old beautician from the nearby town

Anwar pursues investment talks with global corporations

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s efforts to attract investors to Malaysia continued with separate meetings with four giant companies, namely Google, Boeing, Medtronic and Siemens Healthineers. In a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, Anwar, who is also the finance minister, said these companies also expressed