KUALA LUMPUR: A retired teacher has proven that a strong spirit is a powerful force that can drive us to achieve our goals including going on a solo motorcycle tour to seven countries covering a distance of over 30,000km. For the road expedition which took him almost four years to complete, Mohammad Lasim Deraman rode his...
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester United slumped to a third Premier League loss of the season at home to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday as Pep Guardiola returned to see Manchester City side's 3-1 comeback win at West Ham United. Fightbacks were the order of the day as Liverpool recovered from falling behind to win 3-1...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah are out to end their dazzling run in the Hong Kong Open with the title today. World No. 10 Pearly-Thinaah were in their element when they swept aside world No. 11 Thai sisters Benyapa Aimsaard-Nuntakarn Aimsaard 21-13, 21-18 in the last four at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon yesterday. They...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Ng Tze Yong’s fighting spirit can take him a long way. Yesterday, Tze Yong gave Indonesia’s world No. 6 Jonatan Christie a huge scare before going down 19-21, 23-21, 13-21 in a thrilling men’s singles semi-final match at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon. World No. 20 Tze Yong had stunned Jonatan in the...
She got it from her mama. Some celebs and their kids are proof that the apple really doesn't fall far from the tree. '90s Hong Kong star Rachel Lee, 56, and her 26-year-old daughter Annise Hui are one such example. Annise's dad is music composer Clarence Hui, whom Rachel divorced in 2000. Last year, Annise, who has a design formation degree...
KUCHING: The love and affection shown by the people of Sarawak and Sabah to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong during their Kembara Kenali Borneo tour shows that Malaysia has come a long way since independence, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said the reception given to the King and Queen on...
KUCHING: The Communications and Digital Ministry aims to turn the "Keretapi Sarong" flash mob programme into a National Month activity next year, says Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications and Digital Minister said the programme that took place on Saturday (Sept 16) received encouraging response with the participation of over 10,000 people of various ages and races. "It crossed...
KUALA LUMPUR: Thousands of Malaysians celebrated the roots of their multi-ethnic identities in style by dressing up with the most basic item that can be found in any local household – the sarong. With the spirit of Malaysia Day at the forefront, Locco, an NGO, used the sarong as a tool to bring together Malaysians of...
IT was a jubilant return to Malaysia for Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) student Tammy Tan Hui Ling recently. A gold medallist at the World University Games (Universiade) women’s qiangshu (spear) event in Chengdu, China, she returned home to a rousing welcome from her university mates and faculty members. Tan, a final year Bachelor...
SEPANG: Satay is set to achieve a new level of fame in Selangor, following the state’s plan to gazette the popular dish as its heritage food. A proposal on the matter would be sent to the state executive council later this year, said Selangor State Heritage and Malay Customs Corporation chairman Borhan Aman Shah. “Although satay is...
