PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional will not be contesting the Jepak state by-election in Sarawak on Nov 4, says Opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin. "Perikatan will be fully focused on retaining the Kemaman parliamentary seat in Terengganu on Dec 2. "Perikatan component parties are also busy holding their annual general assemblies at division and national levels," said...
KUALA LUMPUR: There is an over-supply of more than 120,00 foreign workers in the service sector, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The Home Minister added the service sector also recorded the highest incidences of non-compliance with regulations. "Even though the forecast by the supervisor body (Home Ministry) was for 20,000 foreign workers, the actual entry of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional will decide on the necessary action against Kuala Kangsar MP Datuk Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid for pledging support to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said a meeting will be held soon to discuss the matter and finalise their decision following the Bersatu MP’s announcement. “In one...
IPOH: A Chinese solar cell encapsulant film manufacturer is investing RM2bil to build a factory in Tasek Industrial Park here. Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said the factory is expected to start operations by the first quarter of 2024. "The factory is capable of producing 85 million sq m solar cell encapsulants to cover about...
PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin says he has no links to MyAirlines and that he was not the prime minister when the airline got its conditional air service approval license. "I found out there are parties trying to associate me with the troubles involving MYAirlines... I don't even have any knowledge about the background of...
TAIPING: Police have arrested a suspect who allegedly damaged a statue at the Sri Mangala Nayagi Amman Temple in Matang near here. Taiping OCPD Asst Comm Razlam Ab Hamid said the 23-year-old suspect was arrested at about 9am on Wednesday (Oct 18). "We also seized two items including a hammer that was believed to have been used...
PETALING JAYA: Eight-time world champion Datuk Nicol David is not coming back to play squash now that the sport is in the Olympics. “Nah, I’m too old, my body can’t take it,” said Nicol. She will be 45 by the time Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Olympics. But the legend is the happiest that squash has been recognised...
PETALING JAYA: Lee Zi Jia (pic) has proven that he has not lost his winning touch by claiming the Arctic Open but let’s not expect too much too soon from the independent shuttler. Former international Datuk Rashid Sidek said the win in Finland will boost Zii Jia’s confidence and at the same time, the badminton fraternity...
Photos of the couple basically looked like stills from a K-drama. Korean heartthrob Song Joong Ki, 38, and British former actress Katy Louise Saunders, 39, tied the knot earlier this year, and in June, welcomed their first child, a son. Joong Ki has been promoting his new movie Hopeless in Korea, while Katy stayed in Rome, her hometown, where she gave birth to...
Ji Bao Bei was only one when the drama was filmed. If you watched 2008 Taiwanese idol drama Fated to Love You, you would definitely remember Ethan Ruan's adorable fur kid in the show, a Maltese named Ji Bao Bei. On Sunday (Oct 14), the drama's director Chen Mingzhang took to Weibo to announce that the beloved pooch has died. "This afternoon,...
