KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC) will be holding a special meeting at 10 am today to decide on the important dates relating to the by-election for the Kuala Terengganu (KT) parliamentary seat. The meeting at the EC headquarters in Putrajaya will be chaired by its chairman, Tan Sri Abdul
HANOI: Over 50,000 students are studying Korean at more than 60 universities and colleges in Vietnam, making it the top Asian language in terms of the training scale. According to Office of the President of the Republic of Korea, Vietnam has the largest and most comprehensive training and research programmes
KUALA LUMPUR: The 10th PropertyGuru Asia Awards Malaysia has called on consumers to vote for their preferred, most trusted developers via the People’s Choice Awards. “By voting for the People’s Choice Awards, Malaysians may give recognition and express their support for the developers they trust in,” PropertyGuru Group said in
KUALA LUMPUR: Police scored a major drug bust with the arrest of three local men suspected of being involved in drug trafficking in four raids carried out by the Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (JSJN) in Cheras here and Klang, last Thursday. Bukit Aman JSJN director Datuk Seri Mohd
DOHA: The 27th Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship kicks off Monday, with the participation of 213 players from 24 countries. The event will be held at the Aspire Ladies Sports Hall, and will continue through July 22, according to Qatar news agency (QNA). The preliminary round competitions for the teams
KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis Bhd share price on Bursa Malaysia rose during the morning session on Monday after the telecommunication company finally announced its plan to sign the 5G access agreement with Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB). At lunch break, Maxis share price gained three sen to RM4.08 with 375,000 shares traded.
KUALA LUMPUR: Actor and producer Boy Iman and a company manager charged with cheating a woman in connection with the sale of a booth space at Hooray X Fest Raya festival will submit a representation to drop the charge. Lawyer Johan Ariff Salim Khan, representing Boy Iman, whose real name
JOHOR BAHRU: Police are conducting an investigation relating to a viral video of a fight involving some residents of an apartment in Tampoi, here, last Friday. Johor Bahru North District police chief ACP Balveer Singh said checks found that the case was related to two reports received from the individuals
SEREMBAN: Collecting over six tonnes of garbage daily is no easy task for SWM Environment waste collectors as they also have to tackle various challenges, including the negative attitude of some public members, in keeping the environment clean. Sharing his experience, compactor and Roro (Roll-on, Roll-Off) truck driver Halim Munap,
NEW YORK: Over the past three years, poverty rates in poor countries have surged, with the number of additional individuals living on less than US$3.65-a-day (RM16.70) to reach 165 million by 2023 according to a new policy brief from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). According to the policy brief’s
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