Author: Bernama

3 gold medals the icing on Aaliyah’s 20th birthday cake

PUTRAJAYA: The nation’s surfing queen Aaliyah Yoong Hanifah sailed into a glorious sunset on her 20th birthday on Sunday, when she won three gold medals at the Malaysian Ski and Wakeboard Championships. In the finals at Precinct 6 Water Sports Complex, Aaliyah won the gold medals in the women’s events

King, Queen convey condolences to family of athletics legend Hanapiah Nasir

KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has conveyed his condolences to the family of athletics legend Hanapiah Nasir who died last Sunday. Also expressing her condolences was the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah. According to a post on Istana Negara’s Facebook page,

Sanusi hints at contesting in state polls despite charges

KUALA LUMPUR: Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor today hinted that the legal action taken against him today does not hamper his preparations to contest in the state election next month. Muhammad Sanusi, who is the incumbent for the Jeneri state seat in Kedah, was earlier charged

Bentong MP lodges police report against scam, sexual harassment cases

KUANTAN: Bentong Member of Parliament Young Syefura Othman lodged two police reports at the Bentong district police headquarters against an individual and social media influencer for alleged scamming and sexual harassment. Young Syefura said the first report was about a scam involving an Instagram message where an individual claimed to

Mysterious object washes up on remote Australia beach

SYDNEY: Australian authorities were looking into the origin of a large unidentified object which washed up on a remote beach in the state of Western Australia, German news agency (dpa) quoted local media reports. On Monday, the Western Australia Police Force said it was coordinating a joint investigation into the

Geely to invest US$10 bln to make Tanjung Malim region’s largest auto city

SEKINCHAN: Chinese automobile manufacturer Geely will invest US$10 billion to turn Tanjung Malim, Perak, into the region’s largest auto city.   Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the aspiration, conveyed by the company in a letter to him last night, would create thousands of job opportunities for Malaysians. “I

Man charged with murdering girlfriend’s son

MELAKA: A man was charged in the Ayer Keroh Magistrate’s Court here today with murdering his girlfriend’s three-year-old son. Muhammad Firman Hakimie Abdul Rahman, 25, was charged with intentionally causing the death of Muhammd Haziq Damiri Najli at a house in Taman Paya Emas, Cheng in the Melaka Tengah district

Zimbabwe acquires drones to fight birds

HARARE (Zimbabwe): The Zimbabwean government has acquired nine drones for use in combating quelea birds, also known as qualia birds, with the aim of increasing cereal crop production in the country. During the unveiling ceremony in the capital on Monday, Dr John Basera, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of

Spain like an ‘oven’ as third heatwave grips country

MADRID: The third official heatwave of the summer has begun in Spain, with a heat alarm declared by the national weather service AEMET in effect on Monday in 12 of the country’s 17 autonomous communities, German news agency (dpa) quoted local media reports. The result was deserted streets and crowded

Nearly 12 pct of 2,100 ‘ghost babies’ in S Korea confirmed dead

SEOUL: South Korea’s welfare ministry said Tuesday nearly 12 per cent of more than 2,100 undocumented babies in the country were confirmed to have died. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said its probe found that 249 out of the 2,123 babies who were born between 2015 and 2022 but