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GE15: DAP to contest 7 seats in Sabah, 4 new faces featured

KOTA KINABALU: Pakatan Harapan component party DAP will be contesting seven parliamentary seats in Sabah in the 15th general election (GE15). Sabah DAP chairman Datuk Frankie Poon said three incumbents will be defending their seats, namely Sabah DAP vice-chairman Noorita Sual in Tenom, Sabah DAP publicity secretary Vivian Wong Shir

GE15: Khairy says no seat confirmation yet, willing to contest anywhere

PUTRAJAYA: Caretaker Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today that he still does not know where he would be contesting in the 15th general election (GE15) and is prepared to accept any seat offered by the UMNO leadership. “I do not know (which parliamentary seat). Let the party leaders announce it.

Vietnam named among best destinations for honeymooners

HANOI: US magazine Travel Leisure has recently named Vietnam one of the 12 most amazing yet affordable honeymoon destinations for newlyweds. The magazine says Vietnam has a little something for every kind of honeymooner. According to Vietnam news agency (VNA), the magazine had suggested visiting the Valley of Love in

King, Queen congratulate Pearly-Thinaah for historic win

KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah today congratulated Malaysian pair Pearl Tan-M. Thinaah for making history as the first Malaysian women’s doubles to win the French Open title yesterday. According to a post on Istana

Ministry to build modern boats to raise fishermen’s income

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) will build modern boats for use by class A and B fishermen towards improving their economy and living standard. Its caretaker deputy minister Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim said the ministry had given a grant of RM3.5 million to Universiti Malaysia

US to deploy six B-52 bombers in Australia as warning to China

MOSCOW: The United States (US) is preparing to deploy up to six B-52 bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons in northern Australia against the backdrop of growing tensions between China and Taiwan, reported Sputnik. Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) Four Corners programme revealed on Monday that Washington was planning to build

Malaysia facing small COVID-19 wave due to XBB variant (Nation)

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is currently experiencing a small wave of COVID-19 cases following the discovery of the Omicron XBB sub-variant in the country, said caretaker Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said that based on daily data, the number of new COVID-19 cases has increased by 16.5 per cent, from 14,525 cases

GE15: UPKO to contest 5 parliamentary seats in Sabah

PENAMPANG: The United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH), will contest five parliamentary seats in Sabah in the 15th general election (GE15), said its president Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau. The four-term incumbent Tuaran MP said he would be defending the seat, while vice-president Datuk