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Set aside disputes to ensure GPS victory

SIBURAN: Set aside disputes and avoid sabotage to ensure victory of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidate in the Puncak Borneo parliamentary constituency in the 15th general election (GE15) on November 19. This is the call from three members of the State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn (Tarat), Datuk Dr Jerip Susil (Mambong) […]

Liek Hou wins Malaysia’s historic badminton gold

TOKYO: Six-time world champion Cheah Liek Hou made history today (Sept 4) when he became the first Paralympic badminton men’s singles champion. The 33-year-old world number two was in devastating form as he crushed his nemesis and Games favourite Anrimusthi Dheva of Indonesia 21-17, 21-15 in the men’s singles SU5 (physical impairment) final at the […]

UN Sec-Gen congratulates China on victory over extreme poverty

BEIJING: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has sent a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping to congratulate China on the victory over extreme poverty, Sputnik quoted the official China Central Television (CCTV) report on Tuesday. “You have recently announced that the People’s Republic of China successfully eradicated extreme poverty, I sincerely congratulate you and the Chinese […]

New Zealand’s victorious Ardern vows to deliver reform

WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed Sunday to “crack on” with delivering her vision following a landslide election victory, after a string of disasters frustrated reform in her first term. Ardern won a historic outright majority in Saturday’s poll — the first since New Zealand adopted proportional voting in 1996 — allowing her […]

SMK Sibu Jaya students come out tops

ECO-GREEN TECH CONTEST SIBU: Students of SMK Sibu Jaya won Gold Award in the recent regional Eco-Green Tech competition. Their victory was attributed to their innovative invention in the contest organised by the Environmental Conservation Association of Malaysia with the support of the Ministry of Education and other non-governmental organisations. They have Senator Robert Lau […]

Four elements to party’s victory

KABONG: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has listed four important elements which will bring victory to the party. They are experienced and active candidates; the party’s strength with membership of 342,587; preparedness of the party’s machinery and the women movement’s taskforces; as well as the characteristics of the chief […]

BN wins handsomely in Chini

PEKAN: Nasional (BN) wins a landslide victory in the Chini state by-election today with a 12,650-vote majority. BN candidate Mohd Sharim Md Zain, 41, garnered 13,872 votes to defeat his two independent contenders, Tengku Datuk Zainul Hisham Tengku Hussin, 64, who polled 1,222 votes and Mohd Shukri Mohd Ramli, 49, who only managed to secure […]

Fedorov wins 2020 LTDL opening stage

KUCHING: Stage 1 of Petronas Le Tour De Langkawi (LTDL) was dominated by Kazakhstan’s Yevgeniy Fedorov of the VinoAstana Motors team with a solo finish to be the victor of the race here, yesterday. The 19-year-old’s impeccable performance during the race was apparent when he swept a package of three leaders’ jersey on offer, taking […]