PUTRAJAYA: An executive with a company providing foreign worker management systems has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly taking RM45,000 in bribes. It is learnt the bribes were an inducement to make changes in the computer system between June and October this year. An MACC spokesman said the woman, in her 20s, was...
SEREMBAN: Asian Games champions Ng Eain Yow and S. Sivasangari bowed out in the semi-finals of the Ace Malaysia Squash Cup but Rachel Arnold kept the flag flying high by reaching the final. The world No. 20 Eain Yow’s campaign came to disappointing end in the bronze-level Professional Squash Association (PSA) tournament after he went down...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Soong Joo Ven upstaged defending champion Jeon Hyeok-jin of South Korea to reach the men's singles quarter-finals in the Korean Masters. Joo Ven recovered from an opening game disaster to beat the fancied Korean 7-21, 21-14, 21-17 at the Gwangju Women's University Stadium on Thursday. The professional player faces Kento Momota of Japan in...
KUALA LUMPUR: Despite being convicted for corruption on Thursday (Nov 9), Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman still made a point of attend the Parliament sitting later in the evening, The Muda president, clad in a black suit, was seen entering Parliament at 6.49pm. Approached by reporters, Syed Saddiq said he came to Parliament despite a...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed hope that China would help to ensure the Palestinian-Israeli conflict can be resolved quickly so that humanitarian aid could be sent to Gaza without restrictions. According to Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, the matter was conveyed by Anwar to China’s Vice-President Han Zheng during...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Russia signed eight memoranda of understanding (MOU) involving higher education institutions of both countries to strengthen and expand cooperation in various fields. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the MOUs include establishing mirror labs; student mobility; satellite labs; double degrees; matching grants; joint academic and research programmes; enhancement of...
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has completed two investigation papers involving a roadside restaurant in Tepian Tebrau that allegedly charged RM1,200 for a meal. Its director, Lilis Saslinda Pornomo, said that the restaurant owner was being investigated for not displaying the prices of food being sold and for profiteering. "Following...
PETALING JAYA: The self-proclaimed heirs to the Sulu Sultanate have withdrawn their claim on buildings owned by Malaysia in France, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. The Minister in charge of law and institutional reforms said, in a statement Thursday (Nov 9), that this followed the successfull appeal by Putrajaya against the purported heirs claims at...
PETALING JAYA: In the hunt for a winner against Ulsan Hyundai, Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) coach Esteban Solari had to turn to his bench. And the Argentine decided to bring on the tricky Akhyar Rashid for Spanish-Filipino wingback Oscar Arribas in the 85th minute. Solari’s hunch proved true as the 24-year-old Akhyar needed just two minutes to...
SEREMBAN: Newly-formed mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin got off to a good start in their Korean Masters opener but face a daunting task against familiar foes in the second round. The unseeded pair combined brilliantly to overcome South Korea’s world No. 80 Wang Chan-Shin Seung-chan 23-21, 21-15 in 34 minutes at the Gwangju...
