Author: Bernama

Good Vibes Festival fans shocked by UK pop band’s vulgar antics

KUALA LUMPUR: Visitors to the Good Vibes Festival 2023 expressed disgust at the controversial tirade of The 1975 vocalist Matty Healy, who breached local customs and disparaged Malaysian law on stage at the festival last night. No less than those who shared on social media expressed their shock at the rude

Aira through to last four in WJSC

KUALA LUMPUR: National young women’s squash player, Aira Azman is just a step away from playing in her first World Junior Squash Championships (WJSC) final as she stormed into the semi-final of the 2023 edition in Melbourne, Australia, today. The 18-year-old player took just 21 minutes to defeat Lauren Baltayan

Bertrand Rhodict, first Malaysian athlete to qualify for Paris 2024

KUALA LUMPUR: Young diver Bertrand Rhodict Lises has emerged as the first Malaysian to book a slot on merit to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after finishing in the final 10 in the 10m platform at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships. In the competition held in Fukuoka Prefectural Pool, Japan,

Injury dashes Nur Dhabitah’s dream for final, Olympic ticket

KUALA LUMPUR: A wrist injury foiled national elite diver Nur Dhabitah Sabri’s dream of getting a good result after she fumbled in the semi-finals of the women’s 3-metre springboard at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Nur Dhabitah said due to the injury, the recovery process prevented her

FA Cup final: Salary arrears not an issue, hope for a good referee

ISKANDAR PUTERI: Kuala Lumpur (KL) City FC head coach, Bojan Hodak refuted the allegation that salary arrears are affecting the focus of his players in view of the FA Cup finals against defending champions Johor Darul Ta’zim tomorrow. Admitting that there was a slight delay in salary payments, the coach

Tze Yong, Nur Izzuddin-Sze Fei crash out of Korea Open

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s challenge at the Korea Open 2023 badminton championships ended at the quarter-final stage after the country’s last two representatives were shown the exit today. Men’s singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong fought hard for 45-minutes at the Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu but it wasn’t enough to beat 2021

7-Eleven to sell entire 75 pct stake in caring to Big Pharmacy

KUALA LUMPUR: Convenience Shopping (Sabah) Sdn Bhd (CSSSB), a wholly- owned subsidiary of 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Bhd, has received a binding term sheet from BIG Pharmacy Healthcare Sdn Bhd to acquire its entire 75 per cent stake in Caring Pharmacy Group Bhd (Caring) for RM637.5 million. In a filing with

JDT to go all out to retain FA Cup  

ISKANDAR PUTERI: Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) are ready and bent on defending the FA Cup in the final against Kuala Lumpur (KL) City FC at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, here tomorrow. JDT head coach Esteban Solari said preparations are going smoothly without any problems or issues as all their players

Haleon Malaysia aims to be market leader in body pain relief products

KUALA LUMPUR: Haleon Malaysia, the company behind brands such as Panadol and Sensodyne, is targeting to become a market leader in the body pain relief products by next year. General manager (Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei) Bryan Wong said the company also aims to record triple-fold sales growth for its Panaflex