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Call for women to create solid personal brand to achieve success

KUALA LUMPUR: Women should create a solid personal brand to enable them to assert their expertise, amplify their voices, and establish themselves as leaders in their respective fields. Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives, Senator Saraswathy Kandasami in making the call emphasised that personal branding empowers women to challenge

Scam alert: How oversharing leaves you vulnerable

By Nina Muslim KUALA LUMPUR: Fuelled by a global pandemic and social media, online fraud and scams are increasing and show no sign of abating, even as governments and communities step up efforts to increase awareness among the public. According to figures given to Bernama by Bukit Aman’s Malaysian Commercial

Italy edge Portugal to win UEFA Euro U19 C’ship

VALLETTA: Italy clinched their first UEFA European Under-19 Championship title since 2003, besting Portugal 1-0 in Sunday’s final, reported Xinhua. Italy ousted Spain 3-2 in the semifinals, while Portugal secured their spot in the final by soundly defeating Norway 5-0. The championship game marked the second matchup of the campaign

Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin win US Open  

KUALA LUMPUR: National men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani claimed their first title of the year after emerging as the 2023 US Open champions on Sunday. The third seed pair took only 30 minutes to defeat Lee Fang-Chih-Lee Fang-Jen of Taiwan 21-9 and 21-10 in the final match

49 dead or missing in South Korean downpours

SEOUL: Four more bodies have been recovered from a once-flooded underground road in central South Korea, bringing the number of people dead or missing in recent downpours to 49, officials said Monday. The Osong underground roadway in the central city of Cheongju was flooded Saturday when a nearby river overflowed

Europe swept by extreme heatwave

ROME: Temperatures reached near all-time highs in Italy and Spain on Sunday with even higher temperatures predicted in the coming days, reported Xinhua. The latest heatwave – the third in Europe this summer – comes as the continent is hosting a record number of tourists, the first record-setting summer of

Workshops must display mechanics’ names, qualifications under new rules

KUALA LUMPUR: Workshop operators now need to display a list stating the names of mechanics and their qualifications that can be viewed by consumers to help them obtain proper information to select workshops with qualified mechanics. Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub said that the

PH, BN must have solid strategy to win polls: Anwar

PERMATANG PAUH: Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) must have a solid strategy and consolidate the strength of their grassroots in order to win all six of the upcoming state elections.  Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the two political coalitions must also mobilise all of their party resources

Irfan’s bronze Malaysia’s only medal as Asian meet ends

BANGKOK: One bronze. That’s all Malaysia have to show for as the curtain came down on the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships at the Suphachalasai National Stadium here yesterday. The bronze medal came courtesy of discus thrower Irfan Shamsuddin, with a throw of 59.63m. Yesterday, the national men’s 4x400m quartet could only

Athletics legend Hanapiah Nasir dies

KUALA LUMPUR: It was a sad day for the national sports arena following the death of athletics legend Hanapiah Nasir yesterday. He was 65. News of his demise was confirmed by National Athletes Welfare Foundation (YAKEB) chairman Datuk Noorul Ariffin Abdul Majeed, who said Hanapiah died at 6 pm at the Kuala