Новости за 19.02.2024

KUALA LUMPUR: The government aims to implement youth elections to elect delegates to the Youth Parliament to nurture more youth leaders.

KUCHING: Sarawak’s success as host of the forthcoming Sukma in August will be the yardstick to gauge its capability in having the 2027 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), which Malaysia will host, be sited in Sarawak.

JOHOR BARU: Johor Health and Environment Committee chairman Ling Tian Soon has debunked claims that an abandoned staff quarters next to the Bakar Batu health clinic is haunted.

KUALA LUMPUR: By the end of this month, Malaysian hockey fans will know who will take over the underperforming national men’s team.

THE cancellation of an invitational tournament in Indonesia should not be viewed as a setback to the Malaysian football team preparing for the Under-23 Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar, from April 15-May 3.

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s defence team today launched a relentless barrage of probing questions at investigating officer Nur Aida Arifin, demanding answers for her decision to withhold evidence obtained through mutual legal assistance (MLA).

KLUANG: A 32-year-old motorcyclist was killed when he crashed into the road barrier at Km 62.8 of the northbound lane of the North-South Expressway today.

JAKARTA: Indonesia-Malaysia media exchange programmes such as Ikatan Setiakawan Wartawan Malaysia-Indonesia (Iswami) can strengthen the bond between both nations as close neighbours, says Indonesia’s Communications and Informatics Minister Budi Arie Setiadi.

JOHOR BARU: The Batu Pahat branch of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested a scrap dealer for allegedly giving bribes, totalling RM8,000, to a city council’s enforcement officer.

PUTRAJAYA: Most Malaysians in Singapore and Brunei are part of the skilled or semi-skilled workforce, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

JAKARTA: After claiming victory in Indonesia’s presidential election last Wednesday, Prabowo Subianto is expected to seek the backing of opposition parties to solidify his position in Parliament.

MOSCOW: The relatives of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been refused access to his body for a third day, his team said Monday, saying his mother was “not allowed” into a morgue where it could be being held.

KUALA LUMPUR: Newly-listed Mercury Securities Group Bhd has launched Mercury Gold, which aims to enable both experienced investors and beginners to invest in the precious metals market.

KUALA LUMPUR: Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli has no qualms about inviting individuals who have challenged him to a debate in his newly established podcast, ‘Yang Bakar Menteri’.

PONTIAN: The expansion project of the PLUS North-South Expressway (NSE) from four lanes to six lanes between Senai Utara and Sedenak will begin in June this year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Newly turned professional golfer Khavish Varadan is looking to build on his promising showing at the IRS Prima Malaysian Open which concluded yesterday.

PONTIAN: The expansion project of the PLUS North-South Expressway from four lanes to six lanes between Senai Utara and Sedenak, will commence in June, this year.

SEOUL: South Korea ordered trainee doctors back to work Monday after they resigned en masse to protest medical training reforms, with the government looking at using military medics to cope with shortfalls.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s first trial ever to invoke the city’s anti-terrorism act started Monday, with 14 people charged over an alleged plot to carry out explosions and murder police officers in huge pro-democracy protests in 2019.

MANILA: Six soldiers and at least one Islamist militant have been killed in the southern Philippines, an army spokesman said Monday, as security forces hunted down fighters believed to have bombed a Catholic mass last December.

KUALA LUMPUR: To attract more tourists to Thailand, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin plans to subsidise future Taylor Swift concerts in the country, following the footsteps of neighbouring Singapore.

KUALA LUMPUR: Singer Raja Farah Afzal Raja Ikram or better known as Tom gave birth to a baby girl yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli has undergone spinal surgery and will be hospitalised for two weeks.

KUALA LUMPUR: Melaka is capturing attention as it emerges as a prime destination for both local and international real estate investors, alongside its flourishing tourism sector. 

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened lower trailing Wall Street retreat as hotter than anticipated inflation data left traders contending with likely delays in Federal Reserve rate cuts.