Malaysia

In response to the water surge phenomena that occurred on August 18, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has allotted RM2.4 million to carry out repair work at four schools in the area that were severely damaged by the floods that followed. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Yan, Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Langkasuka, Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) York Khoon, and SK Haji …

Cheah Liek Hou, a six-time world champion, made history by becoming the first Paralympic men’s singles champion. The 33-year-old world number two was on fire as he defeated Indonesia’s Anrimusthi Dheva 21-17, 21-15 in the men’s singles SU5 (physical impairment) final at the Yoyogi National Stadium. Badminton will make its Paralympic debut in Tokyo. Liek Hou Cheah of #MAS welcomes …

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismai lSabri Yaakob has promised that justice would be delivered in the murder of security guard S. Thava Sagayam, who was killed while on duty. He said that no one was above the law and expressed gratitude to DAP MP M. Kulasegaran for helping the late Thava’s widow with her financial needs. “I am shocked and disgusted …

UMNO and PAS have reached a 70% decision on seat allocation for the 15th General Election (GE15), according to UMNO vice president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. He said that it was agreed at many prior Muafakat Nasional (MN) meetings that any party that had previously won a seat would contest the constituency in GE15. According to him, each time they …

Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu, Minister of Youth and Sports, apologized to all Malaysians for a remark he made in a viral video yesterday regarding “adding” teams to the Super League next season. He also apologized to Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin, president of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), and Stuart Ramalingam, secretary-general of the FAM, for mentioning their names …

Despite the week-long delay, opposition member Lim Guan Eng demanded that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob file a confidence motion as soon as Parliament returns. The Bagan MP stated failing to do so would be unlawful and a disobedience to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s prior order. “This is clearly to accommodate Ismail, who is under home quarantine following …

Malaysia suffered a setback just recently when World Para Athletics (WPA) rejected its appeal regarding the men’s shot put F20 (intellectual impairment) result at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. National athlete Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli was classified as Did Not Start (DNS) due to a protest lodged against him. He broke the world record twice and would have won the gold medal …

The performances were incredible,” Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa remarked at the 2021 National Day celebrations at Dataran Pahlawan Negara. He credited the success of this significant event on the national calendar to collaboration amongst different stakeholders, particularly the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM), which supervises the National Day and Malaysia Day 2021 Working Committees. Tahniah …

The Covid-19 pandemic has increased demand for online food delivery. While the government has permitted fully vaccinated people to eat in, many remain reluctant due to the large number of community cases reported daily. Stalls and restaurants continue to be overwhelmed with ood orders, leaving operators of eateries at times unable to cope. Khairul Hamizan Mustafa of Penang Foodpanda ended …

Malaysia celebrated its 64th National Day today with a patriotic celebration in the spirit of the Malaysian family that was brimming with patriotism and filled with patriotic sentiment. Because of the Covid-19 outbreak, it is being monitored under the new regular operational circumstances in this site, Dataran Pahlawan Negara, for the second year in a row. In line with standard …