PETALING JAYA: Top men’s shuttler Lee Zii Jia has bagged his second title of the year after beating Japan’s Kodai Naraoka in the Australian Open final on Sunday (June 16). World No. 8 Zii Jia, who won the Thailand Open this year, blew hot and cold en route to taking down world No. 6 Naraoka 21-19,...
SEREMBAN: The Malaysian Cooperative Societies Commission (SKM) has approved Revolving Capital Fund (TMP) financing amounting to RM85.9mil for cooperatives engaged in large-scale projects as of April. Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk R. Ramanan said that the initiative was established to assist and facilitate cooperatives in securing funds for implementing viable projects. "This includes Collateral Financing...
KUALA LUMPUR: Their Majesties, Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia and Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, extend Hari Raya Aidiladha greetings to all Muslims in the country. Their Majesties also expressed their hope that sacrificial rituals will be performed perfectly, blessed and accepted by God in a Facebook post on Sunday (June 16). "We also pray that...
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 16 compound notices have been issued by the Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) to developers for repeatedly ignoring warnings to cease construction work beyond permitted hours. Kota Kinabalu Mayor Datuk Seri Dr Sabin Samitah said the compound notices were issued after inspections at several construction sites found that developers had also...
KUALA LUMPUR: May was a great month for public transport in the country as the combined train and bus ridership in Klang Valley exceeded one million a day. The latest ridership figures released by Prasarana Malaysia Bhd, the parent of Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd and Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd, show that more than a million journeys...
HULU SELANGOR: A decomposing body found at the side of the road has been discovered to be from a prior road accident. Following investigations into the discovery on June 15 in some shrubbery along Jalan Besar Felda, Hulu Selangor deputy OCPD Dept Supt Mohd Asri Mohd Yunus said that the case has been linked to a...
MELAKA: Actress Fan Bing Bing highly recommends a bowl of "Durian Cendol '' to Chinese tourists as one of the must-try desserts while on tour of the historic city. The popular Chinese diva said tourists from the Middle Kingdom mustn't miss savouring the popular bowl heaped with dollops of durian while holidaying here. "I got the insight...
The shows we watch as kids often leave a deep impression in our minds. But this deep? Two weeks after leaving girl group Dolla, Malaysian singer Syasya announced that she got married to 23-year-old Nasrullah Mohd Sapie. A representative from her music label also confirmed that marriage was one of the main factors behind Syasya’s decision to leave...
Miley Cyrus couldn’t handle one specific drug, which she revealed during the latest episode of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman. The Grammy Award winner, 31, recalled an incident when she couldn’t even drive for several days after taking “the smallest puff ever” of her mom Tish Cyrus‘ weed. “I don’t smoke my mom’s weed anymore,”...
Jessica Alba is looking back at the start of her film career. During a new interview with PEOPLE published on Thursday, June 13, the 43-year-old actress detailed the difficulties she faced when she was starting out as an actress. While recalling the stress of finances when she was younger, Jessica noted that this “puts you on your back...
