Former national runner Ramasamy dies at age 75
FORMER national runner A. Ramasamy died in Seremban yesterday. He was 75. Ramasamy, a former national record holder in the 10,000m, was a multiple Seap Games medallist. He had won a silver in the 10,000m at the 1969 Rangoon Seap Games and bronze at the 1971 Kuala Lumpur edition. He later excelled in the 1,500m, […]
Nadal wins Acapulco opener to match best career start
ACAPULCO, Mexico: Rafael Nadal matched his best career start to an ATP Tour season with a victory Tuesday in his first match since capturing the Australian Open title, reaching the second round of the Mexican Open. The 35-year-old Spanish left-hander defeated US lucky loser Dennis Kudla 6-3, 6-2 to book a hardcourt date with American […]
US jury to decide fate of ex-policemen involved in George Floyd murder
SAINT PAUL: A Minnesota jury is to begin deliberating the fate on Wednesday of three former police officers charged with violating the civil rights of George Floyd, the African-American man whose murder sparked nationwide protests. Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are on trial in federal court in Saint Paul for their roles […]
PICKids: Sambutan baik di Negeri Sembilan
Seremban: Bilangan kanak-kanak di Negeri Sembilan yang mendaftar untuk menerima suntikan vaksin Covid-19 menerusi Program Imunisasi COVID-19 Kebangsaan Kanak-Kanak (PICKids) terus mencatatkan peningkatan. Setakat ini 36,000 kanak-kanak berusia lima hingga 11 tahun atau 30.7 peratus berbanding 117,200 kanak-kanak yang layak, sudah mendaftar menerusi program berkenaan yang dilancarkan 3 Februari lalu. Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Bertindak Kesihatan, Alam […]
Hostage drama at Amsterdam Apple store ends, gunman overpowered
THE HAGUE: A man with a firearm who held several people hostage at Apple’s flagship store in central Amsterdam was overpowered late Tuesday after a siege lasting several hours, police said, adding that the last of the hostages had been freed. Police had deployed several special units to “get the situation under control” after being alerted […]
Sebutan kes ‘Raja Bomoh’ ditangguh 2 bulan
IPOH: Mahkamah Rendah Syariah di sini, hari ini, membenarkan sebutan kes lelaki digelar ‘Raja Bomoh’ atau nama sebenar Ibrahim Mat Zin yang disiasat atas dakwaan mencela dan menghina agama Islam, ditangguhkan selama dua bulan. Hakim Syarie, Azman Saad, membuat keputusan itu selepas membenarkan permohonan Pendakwa Syarie, Suhaili Ishak, supaya tempoh dilanjut bagi melengkapkan siasatan. “Saya […]
Axiata lines up RM7.1b capex for this year
PETALING JAYA: Axiata Group Bhd has earmarked RM7.1 billion for capital expenditure (capex) in 2022, which will be substantially financed with its operations and free-cash flow, mainly for expansion in Indonesia, followed by Bangladesh. Its president and group CEO, Datuk Izzaddin Idris, said the group will continue to accelerate investment in Indonesia, continuing on the investments […]
Carsome opens largest car refurbishment facility in Southeast Asia
PETALING JAYA: Car e-commerce platform Carsome yesterday launched Carsome Certified Lab, the largest car refurbishment facility in Southeast Asia. The 185,000 sq ft facility can refurbish up to 2,000 pre-owned cars every month, which Carsome said is an unprecedented scale across the region. Carsome Certified CEO Mei Han said there are 500,000 transactions for pre-owned cars […]
KLCC to host The World Congress of Nephrology, first international event for this year
KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) will be hosting The World Congress of Nephrology (WCN’22) 2022 virtually and in-person from 24 to 27 February 2022, marking its first international event for 2022. The virtual component will be supplemented by a face-to-face programme and on-demand content for Malaysian medical professionals to share knowledge with […]
