KOTA KINABALU: Negotiating skills can make or break a sale, more so if you can speak the language. In Sabah’s seafood and dive haven of Semporna, local traders have learned basic Mandarin with some even conversing in Korean as tourism activities pick up and visitor arrivals from China and South Korea increase. From learning basic numbers for...
KLUANG: Mahkota voters have been queuing up at a restaurant in Jalan Dato Teoh Siew Khor, here to redeem free sets of Taiwan popcorn chicken by showing their inked finger. Restaurant owner Wong Shan Ting said those who cast their ballot can enjoy the dish for free, as a way of encouraging people to vote. “I offered...
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit is expected to continue appreciating next week, despite traders remaining cautious about key United States economic indicators, said an analyst. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid told Bernama that several important data points to keep an eye on, including the US ISM index for the manufacturing sector,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Business activities involving GlSB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISB) in the country are believed to have come to a halt following a series of large-scale raids conducted by the police under Op Global phases 1 to 4, which commenced early this month. During these operations, police froze 138 bank accounts belonging to GISB, seizing over...
LONDON: British actress Maggie Smith, an award-winning Shakespearian actress and double Oscar winner who later appeared in the Harry Potter films as Professor Minerva McGonagall, has died aged 89, the BBC reported on Friday (Sept 27). One of the few actors to win an Oscar (two), Emmy (four), and Tony, Smith's long career started on the...
MELAKA: Some 622 tahfiz students are currently undergoing training in the aviation industry and efforts will be taken by the government to have them employed by Boeing and Airbus, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime Minister said these tahfiz students were now training under the TVET programme while 17 of the seniors...
MERSING: A contract cleaner who was seriously injured after being attacked by an elephant in the bushes behind Sekolah Kebangsaan Tenggaroh 5 on Thursday (Sept 26) has been placed on life support and intubated. Deputy Mersing District police chief, DSP Sharif Shai Sharif Mondoi, said the victim, Zalini Dahlan, 51, is receiving treatment at the Sultan...
SEPANG: The procurement of 40 cutting-edge baggage scanning machines, amounting to RM40.72mil, will strengthen security controls at the main entry points across the country, says Customs director-general Datuk Anis Rizana Mohd Zainudin. She said that the scanners equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology can enhance detection capabilities during the scanning of passengers’ goods and baggage, thereby...
KUALA LUMPUR: Star Media Group chief content officer Datin Paduka Esther Ng has received the prestigious Media Luminary Award from the National Press Club (NPC) for her contributions to journalism. She was among 17 recipients who received the award during the NPC’s Diamond Jubilee celebration at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre here on Thursday...
Malaysian actor Kenji Sawahi plans on staying in a nursing home someday if he doesn't find a life partner. In a recent interview with mStar, The Star’s Malay-language news portal, Kenji – whose real name is Lim Boon Wah – said the decision comes as he didn’t want to trouble his family. “I’m already living on my own...
