Malaysia ranks third in Asia for English proficiency

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has demonstrated its prowess in the English language by ranking third in Asia, according to the 2023 EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI). The Education First (EF) English Proficiency Index (EPI) is the largest international survey of adult English skills as it evaluates the English language proficiency of 2.2 million non-native English speakers...

DOSH to conduct detailed probe into Penang warehouse collapse

GEORGE TOWN: The construction company in the logistics warehouse construction project incident in Batu Maung, Bayan Lepas near here, which collapsed on Tuesday night was ordered to appoint an independent investigator to identify the cause of the incident and assess the quality of the construction structure at the site. Penang Department of Occupational Safety and Health...

Sabah has to learn not to be ‘suckers’ to private companies from peninsula, says Masidi

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will ensure it can recover as much as possible of the money borrowed from the state, says Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun (pic). He added that this includes private companies in Peninsular Malaysia and said that there would be no write-offs for loans by these companies, adding the Sabah government would doggedly go after...

Kawasaki ends JDT’s run in the AFC Champions League

PETALING JAYA: Johor Darul Ta’zim’s (JDT) campaign in the AFC Champions League was halted due to a humbling 0-5 defeat to Kawasaki Frontale at the Todoroki Stadium in Japan on Tuesday (Nov 28). Goals from Akihiro Ienaga (eighth minute), Leandro Damiao (50th), Marcinho (60th), Yu Kobayashi (69th) and Miki Yamane (88th) completed a comfortable win for...

Coach wants Chen-Toh to do their best to reach Tour Finals semis

PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles coach Nova Widianto has challenged top pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei to at least reach the last four of the World Tour Finals from Dec 13-17 in Hangzhou. Tang Jie-Ee Wei had made the cut for the prestigious season ending Finals for the first time after clinching the eighth and final...

Pearly-Thinaah need proper scheduling to avoid injuries

PETALING JAYA: Managing shuttler Pearly Tan’s physical condition and tournament schedule will be women’s doubles coach Hoon Thien How’s main priority leading up to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Pearly faces a defining year along with M. Thinaah as the pair seek to qualify for their maiden Olympics. Thien How believes that the national No. 1 pair need...

Adam Radlan’s six money laundering cases transferred to KL Sessions Court

KUALA LUMPUR: The six new money laundering charges faced by Segambut Bersatu division deputy chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad at the Shah Alam Sessions Court have been allowed to be transferred to the Sessions Court here. This brings to 12 the number of charges slapped on the businessman – five for soliciting and receiving bribes and...

Perak police nab duo believed to be parents of abandoned siblings

IPOH: The police have arrested two individuals, believed to be the parents of four siblings who were found abandoned at the Perak Tengah Administrative Complex, in Kampung Gajah, on Thursday (Nov 23). Perak Tengah OCPD Supt Hafezul Helmi Hamzah said the two individuals were arrested separately, after receiving a report about the incident from Kampung Gajah...

Kampung Cina residents upset over Kuala Terengganu council’s plan to close iconic market

PETALING JAYA: In its recent annual assembly, PAS said it wants to convince non-Muslims that the Islamist party can take care of their interests, but a decision on an iconic market and food court in Terengganu challenges that narrative. Residents of Kampung Cina, a historic enclave in Kuala Terengganu, the capital of PAS-ruled Terengganu, were upset...

1MDB suit: Arul Kanda files RM56.7mil counterclaim over wrongful termination

KUALA LUMPUR: Former president and chief executive officer of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Arul Kanda Kandasamy (pic), has filed a counterclaim of RM56.7mil for alleged wrongful termination of his contract. Arul Kanda, as the first defendant in a lawsuit brought by 1MDB, filed the counterclaim in the High Court here on Nov 17 through Messrs Sanjay Mohan. Based...