KLANG: Muslims in Selangor have been reminded not to be misled by erroneous religious teachings. State Islamic and cultural innovation committee chairman Dr Mohammad Fahmi Ngah said Muslims in the state must not be deceived by individuals claiming to be descendants of Prophet Muhammad. He called on Muslims to be especially cautious of claims made by individuals...
FORGET about the Cold War space race of the 20th century – the new space age is here. While superpowers like the United States and Russia once jostled for lunar dominance, a new generation of players are joining what is now a global space race – and Malaysia wants to be part of the equation too. The...
BUTTERWORTH: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a Level 1 heatwave alert as the scorching heat creeps north of the peninsula. In an advisory issued on Sunday (Feb 25) evening, MetMalaysia said Perlis, Langkawi, Kubang Pasu, Kota Setar, Pokok Sena, Pendang, Kulim, Baling, Sik and Padang Terap in Kedah, Kuala Kangsar in Perak and now...
KUALA LUMPUR: The founder of the Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA), who was a master in Chinese ink painting and Chinese calligraphy, Prof Chung Chen Sun, breathed his last at around 1pm on Monday (Feb 26), according to Chinese dailies. Born in Melaka in 1935, Chung graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore. He founded MIA...
SINGAPORE: Holders of four winning tickets will share the highly anticipated jackpot in the annual Toto Hong Bao Draw, which boasts a grand sum of almost S$12.4 million this year. The draw took place at 9.30pm on Feb 23, and the winning numbers are 18, 21, 26, 35, 38, 43. The additional number is 40. Two of the...
SINGAPORE: In early 2023, a team from Singapore flew to Los Angeles to meet leaders from the sports and entertainment world, as American pop star Taylor Swift was about to embark on her United States tour. At the time, no international venues had been confirmed for the superstar’s The Eras Tour run. A few months later, the...
Two weeks after the British monarch's cancer diagnosis was revealed, he took some time to read the sweet get well cards sent in by supporters on February 21. King Charles III, 75, was diagnosed with cancer after he underwent surgery for benign prostate enlargement earlier this month. In the weeks that followed, the British monarch received a plethora of notes from...
PETALING JAYA: Para shuttler Fareez Anuar (pic) is in danger of missing out on the Paris Paralympics after bowing out of the quarter-final in the World Championships. Fareez went down fighting 15-21, 21-17, 15-21 to Taiwan’s Fang Jen-yu in the men’s singles SU5 (upper body impairment) in Pattaya yesterday. The world meet is the last event offering...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong is exploring every avenue he has in an attempt to save his Paris Olympics dream. Tze Yong faces a tough battle to qualify for the Olympics after injuring his spinal disc during the Asia Team Championships recently. The 23-year-old now faces a race against time to be fit for...
PETALING JAYA: National men's singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong has withdrawn from the back-to-back French Open (March 5-10) and All-England (March 12-17) as he is set to undergo minor surgery to fix his back injury. Tze Yong suffered an injury to his spinal disc in the Asia Team Championships last week and had hoped to recover...
