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Abang Johari says global efforts to promote S’wak crafts to continue

LONDON: Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg Abang Johari said the Sarawak government will continue to support efforts to elevate and promote Sarawak’s craft arts and heritage products at the international level. The Premier said the creation of the saratage.my website was apt and it would facilitate business and

Bank Negara likely to hold OPR at 3 pct for rest of 2023

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has reached the end of its hiking cycle and will leave the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3 per cent for the rest of 2023, said BMI. The research firm, which is a unit of Fitch Solutions, said BNM would increasingly turn its focus

Experience French culture for the first time in Kuching 

KUALA LUMPUR: Le French Festival 2033 (LeFF 2023) is returning for its 21st year to enchant fans with a massive line-up of a month-long French cultural experience in four major cities: Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor Bahru, and this year for the first time, Kuching. Throughout the festival’s run from May

Wai Ching settles for second place in Australia 108 Stair Challenge 2023

KUALA LUMPUR:  National number one tower runner Soh Wai Ching had to settle for second place in the first Edition of the Australia 108 Stair Challenge 2023, yesterday (Sunday). During the 2,700 steps challenge held in Melbourne, Wai Ching lost to Japanese tower runner Ryoji Watanabe by two seconds when

Former CEO of automotive institute claims trial to RM5 mln bribery

KUALA LUMPUR: A former chief executive officer of an automotive institute claimed trial in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of soliciting a bribe of RM5 million to help a company secure a training and work placement programme. Datuk Mohamad Madani Sahari, 56, was alleged to have solicited

Age, health, environment factors that lead to heat stroke

KUALA LUMPUR: Individuals aged 65 years old and above, young children aged five and below are at higher risk of having heatstroke as it is harder for them to regulate their body temperature. Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist at Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City, Dr Ch’ng Tong Wooi said other factors contributing

Reports of violence in German day-care centres on the rise

BERLIN: The number of reports of violence in day-care centres as well as suspected misconduct by employees increased in some German states last year, according to a survey of supervisory authorities by news agency dpa. In Berlin day-care centres, there were 83 cases of behaviour reported in 2022 that were

Saudi Arabia’s first woman astronaut to blast off to space on May 21

ANKARA: Saudi Arabia’s first female astronaut will blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) on May 21, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported according to US space agency NASA. Rayyanah Barnawi, a breast cancer researcher, along with male astronaut Ali AlQarni, will be part of Axiom Space 2 mission, which will

21 killed in tourist boat accident in India

NEW DELHI: At least 21 people, including women and children, were killed in a tourist boat accident in the southern Indian state of Kerala on Sunday evening. The houseboat was carrying about 40 passengers on a recreational trip when it capsized off the coastal town of Tanur in the Malappuram

Russia returns to top-10 world’s largest economies

MOSCOW: Russia has returned to the top ten largest economies and ranked the eighth for the first time since 2014 by producing US$2.3 trillion worth of goods and services in 2022, data from the World Bank and statistical services analysed by Sputnik showed on Sunday. In 2014, Russia ranked the