KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia could be struggling to win medals at the next Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2026 following the decision of the hosts to drop sports like badminton, squash, hockey and diving. At the last Commonwealth Games, badminton contributed two out of the seven gold medals won by Malaysia. It may come as a surprise...
KUCHING: The UK Navy's offshore patrol vessel, HMS Spey, has made its maiden visit to Sarawak. The vessel arrived on Monday (Oct 21) to promote bilateral cooperation after stopping in Port Klang, Penang and Kuantan. The British High Commission in Malaysia said the visit reflects the UK's commitment to strengthening ties with Sarawak. "We see great potential for...
PETALING JAYA: The states of Labuan, Sabah, Selangor and Kelantan have recorded the biggest jump in life expectancy since the movement control order (MCO) ended. This is part of the overall trend of Malaysia’s life expectancy bouncing back from the Covid-19 pandemic. And the good news is that it’s expected to keep rising in the next 10...
JOHOR BARU: Eight Chinese nationals were charged at the Magistrate Court here for allegedly operating a call centre that offers non-existent investment. The accused are Feng Xiao Wei, 19; Gao Jun Jie, 19; Lin Wen Jie, 22; Hu Zhi Cong, 27; Liu Bo Nan, 27; Zhang Hao, 35; Fan Zi Chao, 33, and Wu Wei Bin,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission’s (SC) Audit Oversight Board (AOB) has prohibited Sathiea Seelean Manickam from accepting as clients and auditing any public interest entities (PIEs) or schedule funds for a one-year period, starting Oct 22, 2024. In a statement, SC said the AOB imposed a fine of RM87,500 on Sathiea. Sathiea was a partner of Morison...
KUALA LUMPUR: Implementing subsidy rationalisation by redefining the T15 group could end up being unfair to the middle class, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. While taking part in debates on Budget 2025 in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Oct 23), the Pagoh MP said the government had yet to define the T15 group, but it purportedly...
PUTRAJAYA: The freeze on foreign worker employment quota applications will continue until a date to be announced later. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said this is because the total number of foreign workers in the country as of Sept 15 is nearing the stipulated ceiling. He said the total number of foreign workers in the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia plans to leverage its chairmanship of the upcoming Asean summits next year to resolve outstanding South China Sea issues, says Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari (pic). Adly said the Defence Ministry emphasises three important pillars over the South China Sea issue: Malaysia’s readiness and the modernisation of its navy assets, the robustness of...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission (SC) Malaysia has updated its Investor Alert List to include 19 potential clone entities and eight unauthorised entities as of Oct 18, 2024. In a post on X today, the SC urged investors to be cautious of potential clone entities that may be impersonating legitimate firms. The regulator identified the potential clone...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak has “certain regrets” over what happened to SRC International Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) that suffered losses in the billions of ringgit, the High Court here heard. The former prime minister, however, maintained he had no knowledge of the funds channelled out of the company that...
