KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob began self-quarantine today for having been a close contact of a Covid-19 patient and is unable to attend the swearing-in of ministers. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement that Ismail Sabri will not attend the swearing-in of ministers
TOKYO: Tears ran down the cheeks of national powerlifter Jong Yee Khie as he mounted the podium after winning the silver medal in the men’s 107-kilogramme category at the Tokyo Paralympic Games today. Yee Khie clearly was unable to hide his feelings after not being able to celebrate his success
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Bhd has partnered with Porsche AG to operate the German sports car manufacturer’s first assembly plant outside Europe. In a statement today, it said the collaboration would allow Sime Darby to assemble sports cars for the Malaysian market with production scheduled to begin in 2022. Group
KUALA LUMPUR: The passive era of the Senate has ended and the time has come to activate and revive it as the country’s revered legislative institution, Senate president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim said. As such, he said all senators should study the powers provided to the Senate under the
TOKYO: National powerlifting athlete Jong Yee Khie bagged a second medal for Malaysia, a silver, in the men’s 107 kilogrammes (kg) category at the Tokyo Paralympics today. Despite being unsuccessful in his first attempt to lift 230kg, he bounced back to confirm the silver medal in his second attempt, this
KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah Governor Tun Sakaran Dandai died at the Gleneagles Hospital here early today. He was 91. His grandson, Ahmad Marzuki Nasir, said Sakaran breathed his last at 5.30am. “Together we pray for Allah to bless his soul and place him among the righteous and pious. Al-Fatihah,” he
TOKYO: National boccia player Chew Wei Lun sent world number two Witsanu Huadpradit of Thailand packing en route to maintaining his unbeaten run in Group B of the mixed individual BC1 (physical impairment) category at the Tokyo Paralympics today. Wei Lun began the day in stunning fashion by ousting Witsanu
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 20,579 new Covid-19 cases were reported today, down from 22,597 cases yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a tweet said this brought the cumulative number of cases in the country to 1,706,089. He said Selangor still had the highest number of
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 31 ministers and 38 deputy ministers in the new Cabinet will take their oath of office, loyalty and secrecy at the Istana Negara tomorrow (Aug 30). The ceremony, to be held before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, is scheduled to
TOKYO: To become a person with disability (OKU) in the prime of one’s life is a huge setback which many are unable to accept. For national wheelchair tennis star, Abu Samah Borhan, 36, who became disabled after a road accident 15 years ago, it was the start of another phase
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