WELLINGTON: Malaysia and New Zealand have the potential to strengthen cooperation in disaster management following Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's visit to the National Crisis Management Centre here on Thursday (July 17). Rea…
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 GEORGE TOWN: Construction work on the Mutiara Line light rail transit (LRT) project has received the green light to begin after it was issued a notice to proceed. Read full story
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IPOH: There have been no significant price hikes for essential items in Perak since the expansion of the Sales and Service Tax (SST) was implemented 16 days ago, according to the state Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry director. Read full st…
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SEREMBAN: A 36-year-old woman who holds a person with disabilities (OKU) card has been fined RM1,800 after pleading guilty to a charge of causing hurt to an 11-year-old boy. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- CBH Engineering Holding Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, CBH Engineering Sdn Bhd, has secured a contract to design and build an electrical supply system for a 275 kilovolt (kV)/13.8kV consumer substation for RM17…
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) and Maybank Singapore Ltd have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cross-border business collaboration.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued an advisory on a tropical depression detected at a latitude 15.0 north and longitude 127.3  east, approximately 420 km northeast of Samar Island, Phi…
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- The appointment of nine international technical officials (ITOs) from Malaysia to serve at the 38th Thai King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship, to be held in Hatyai from July 22 to 27, reflects the close ties be…
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KUCHING (July 17): The Borneo Junior Open Squash Tournament has recorded its highest-ever turnout, said Minister for Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He said 346 junior players from across Malaysia and 16…
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PUTRAJAYA (July 17): The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has begun a mission to bring home the Ex-United States Coast Guard Cutter (Ex-USCGC) Steadfast from the United States (US), with the vessel expected to arrive in Malaysia this Nove…
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SEMPORNA (July 17): On the sparkling waters off Sabah’s east coast, tourism is thriving as nearly 2,000 mostly Chinese tourists and divers flock to the picturesque islands around Semporna every day for the insta-worthy white sand beaches, water bun…
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SIBU (July 17): A total of 70 beneficiaries received welfare aid from Lanang MP Alice Lau recently. In a statement, Lau said the assistance covered various forms of financial aid, including support for dialysis treatment, education, death benefits, n…
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SIBU (July 17): A fuel subsidy programme organised by the Sibu MP Service Centre last weekend benefitted the owners of 291 cars and 230 motorcycles. The two-hour event saw a continuous stream of vehicles visiting a petrol station to take up the offer…
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MIRI (July 17): Pickleball enthusiasts are invited to take part in the upcoming Santoh Miri Closed Novice Pickleball Tournament, taking place from Aug 2-3 at the Paragon Pickleball Centre in Senadin here. Organising committee spokesperson Victor Hong…
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KUCHING (July 17): The upcoming Hand and Sign Day 2025 celebration can be a catalyst to popularise the use of sign language among Sarawakians, said State Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development, Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah. She…
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KUCHING (July 17): Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong strongly refuted claims by Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and its component parties that the proposed increase in state assembly seats to 99 is a necessary step to increasing Sarawak’s parliamentar…
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KUCHING (July 17): The achievements of Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg in leading Sarawak deserve more national attention and ought to make him a candidate to become Malaysia’s next Prime Minister, said Voon Shiak Ni. The form…
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THE recent exercise to increase representation from the present 82 seats in the Sarawak Legislative Assembly to 99 has invited interesting opinions from various quarters. One opinion argues that the increase is politically motivated; another claims g…
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SIBU (July 17): A road improvement project aimed at easing traffic congestion at the Jalan Wong Soon Kai-Jalan Ling Kai Cheng-Jalan Deshon traffic light intersection has commenced this month, said State Deputy Minister for Public Health, Housing and…
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LHASA (July 17): In the University of Tibetan Medicine in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Mikyi Tsomo, a regional inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Tibetan medicine, was treating a patient who had traveled more than 600 k…
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NANNING (July 17): For seven-year-old Nina from Laos, a diagnosis of thalassemia major cast a long shadow over her and her family. This blood disorder, which impairs a person’s ability to produce functional hemoglobin – the protein in red blood c…
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RIO DE JANEIRO (July 16): President of Xinhua News Agency, Fu Hua, on Tuesday met with representatives of media think tanks in Russia, Vietnam, Cuba and other countries here. All parties had in-depth exchanges on issues such as deepening the cooperat…
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