Author: Bernama

Safe Sport Code seen as step in right direction    

KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of the Safe Sport Code which established guidelines and standards for creating safe and respectful sports environments for athletes, coaches, and officials, has been seen as a step in the right direction for the national sporting arena. Safe Sport Malaysia president Sarina Sundara Rajah, however, said

Penang police detect betting involving results of state polls

GEORGE TOWN: Penang police detected gambling activities involving bets on the results of the upcoming state polls on Aug 12. State police chief Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said so far no arrests have been made in relation to the case but the police are closely monitoring the activities. “Based on

Businessman charged with wife’s murder

KAJANG: A businessman was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of his 38-year-old wife last month. Mohamed Imran Mohamed Yunos, 32, only nodded in understanding after the charge was read against him before Magistrate Syahrul Sazly Md Sain. However, no confession was recorded as the murder

Ayob Khan tells candidates not to make statements about threats without evidence

SHAH ALAM: Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay has advised election candidates not to make statements claiming to have received threats with no evidence. However, if they have information and evidence, they should channel it directly to the police to facilitate follow-up action, he said. “If

Over 4,000 benefited from MyLesen B2 programme

KUALA TERENGGANU: A total of 4,195 recipients benefitted from the implementation of the MyLesen B2 programme nationwide from May to Aug 4, said Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Hasbi Habibollah. He said the recipients were from nine states, namely Kedah, Penang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Perlis and Sabah. According

India’s Lok Sabha discusses no-confidence motion against Modi govt

NEW DELHI: India’s lower house of parliament (locally called Lok Sabha) is scheduled to discuss a no-confidence motion Tuesday that opposition parties have brought against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. “The Lok Sabha is scheduled to take up the discussion on the no-confidence motion today. It has been listed as

Police inspector freed of corruption charges

MELAKA: A police inspector was freed by the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court here today of two charges of receiving bribes amounting to RM6,200 four years ago. Judge Elesabet Paya Wan said the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against Kalvinder Singh A/L Jit Singh, 36, who was

Musk’s Neuralink secures US$280 mln funding to connect brains to computers

SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk’s company Neuralink, which wants to connect the brain to a computer using neural implants, has raised another US$280 million from investors, reported German news agency (dpa). The fresh funding round was led by technology investor Peter Thiel’s venture capitalist Founders Fund, Neuralink said in a social

Call to review business policies to attract investments

LABUAN: Stakeholders in Malaysia’s international business and financial centre (IBFC) are calling for a comprehensive review of existing business policies to bolster economic growth and to attract foreign investments. Labuan Chamber of Commerce (LCC) chairman Daniel Doughty said the Labuan Federal Territory has reached a juncture where policy revisions are

Vietnam’s electronics producers slip through cracks

HANOI: Despite electronics being a vital driving force of Vietnamese exports, many Vietnamese electronics producers are still not up to the mark for supplying components to global heavyweights, reported Xinhua quoting local media on Tuesday. In the first seven months of this year, Vietnam earned nearly US$30.8 billion from exporting