PETALING JAYA: Datuk Ong Kim Swee has returned home with a clear mission – to make a difference at a time when Malaysian football is going through a testing period. The 55-year-old Kim Swee, who has been appointed as the director of the National Football Development Programme ( DP), said answering the call was driven by...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian badminton may not have hit all their targets this year, but there are enough encouraging signs to believe the sport is heading in the right direction. Describing the season as one of transition, former mixed doubles ace and Olympic silver medallist Goh Liu Ying said the year had been a testing yet promising...
Dec 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Center for SafeSport has suspended longtime gymnastics coaches Al Fong and Armine Barutyan for physical and emotional misconduct, according to the organization’s disciplinary database. The married couple, who founded and operate Great American Gymnastics Express (GAGE) in Blue Springs, Missouri, have coached numerous U.S. Olympic and world medallistsover several decades. Fong...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Justin Hoh and Wong Ling Ching (pic) have brought hope back in the singles after a difficult year with their encouraging outings in the SEA Games. Justin and Ling Ching won bronze in the men’s and women’s singles respectively. Singles coaching director Kenneth Jonassen was reasonably happy with the duo’s showing. World No. 38 Justin...
KUALA LUMPUR: An insurance agent pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (Dec 24) to a charge of deceiving a man by posing as a director of a financial management company, causing the victim to suffer a loss of RM900,000. Teong Chooi Tim, 33, is charged with deceiving a 33-year-old individual into believing...
JOHOR BARU: His Majesty, Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, departed for home on Wedneday (Dec 24) after completing a two-day special visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar's Facebook page, His Majesty's arrival at the Senai International Airport at 9.20am was welcomed by Johor State Secretary...
SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan Road Transport Department (JPJ) has seized 106 luxury vehicles worth some RM21mil across the state this year. State JPJ director Hanif Yusabra Yusuf said the seizures were due to owners' failure to comply with the Road Transport Act 1987, including expired licences, no valid insurance, and invalid driving licences. He said the seized...
KOTA KINABALU: Malaysians celebrating Christmas have been urged to embrace the values of love, hope and unity as the nation marks the festive season. Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph Kurup said the celebration is not only a religious occasion but also a reminder of universal human values that strengthen the bonds...
KUALA LUMPUR: The exercise of clemency by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is not absolute as it has to be carried out in accordance with Constitutional limits, says the High Court. Justice Alice Loke, in her decision on Monday (Dec 22), said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is a constitutional monarch and exercises powers and functions in accordance...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Electric Train Service (ETS) along the Sungkai-Slim River route, which was disrupted due to a fallen tree on Monday (Dec 22), has resumed normal operations using a single track starting at 6.32am on Tuesday (Dec 23), says Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB). In a statement, KTMB said there were still residual delays affecting...
