Sinkhole incident: Strong undercurrents hamper divers from reaching detected object

KUALA LUMPUR: The search and rescue operation this morning was tense and full of anticipation as two firemen went down the sewage channel at the site of the sinkhole incident along Jalan Masjid India. They dove into the sewage tunnel to find the Indian woman who has been missing since last Friday (Aug 23). Based on observations...

Diving: Pandelela, Nur Dhabitah removed from Road to Gold programme

PETALING JAYA: Pandelela Rinong and Nur Dhabitah Sabri are no longer part of the Road to Gold (RTG) programme. RTG coordinator Datuk Stuart Ramalingam announced on Thursday (Feb 29) after the meeting that the two senior divers have been removed from the programme for their failure to qualify for the Paris Olympics. The two divers did not...

Pandelela in tears after ending 13-year wait for second individual medal

THE tears just flowed – immediately after the competition, during the interview and then on the podium. After a 13-year-wait, Pandelela Rinong finally won a second Asian Games individual medal in her pet event – the women’s 10m platform individual. And the joy she felt – in her fourth and probably final Asian Games outing – was...