Новости за 28.07.2024

PARIS: There were a few discreet boos, and mixed feelings amongst the crowd, as Netherlands beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, a convicted rapist, made his Paris 2024 debut for a game in bright sunshine at the feet of the Eiffel tower on Sunday.

PARIS: Fans booed a Dutch beach volleyball player convicted of raping an underaged girl as he played his first match at the Paris Olympics, where his controversial selection has put the sport in the spotlight.

ALOR STAR: Waves up to four metres high put a stop to ferry trips from Kuala Kedah and Pulau Langkawi today, leaving 1,926 ferry passengers stranded.

JOHOR BARU: Five men have been arrested over the assault of a former hotel employee who tried to reclaim a RM300 loan.

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KOTA BARU: A new potential candidate has emerged ahead of the announcement of Perikatan Nasional's candidate for the Nenggiri state seat by-election tomorrow.

KUALA LUMPUR: A proposed law to ensure online safety and tackle cyberbullying will include provisions for a “kill switch”, says Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

KUALA LUMPUR: World No. 4 Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik took a step closer to the quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics after claiming their second win in Group A on Sunday.

GOMBAK: The Defence Ministry has taken steps to prevent incidents of bullying at the National Defence University of Malaysia (UPNM) from ever happening again.

ALOR STAR: Tourists visiting Langkawi are advised to avoid unlicensed rental vehicles to prevent potential problem, Road Transport Department director-general Aedy Fadly Ramli said.

JOHOR BARU: The Johor Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry seized 1.635 million metric tonnes of cooking oil worth RM8.47 million from a packaging company in Kulai last Wednesday.

BAGAN DATUK: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is standing by his remarks on receiving requests from certain opposition representatives to meet him and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s women's pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah put their Paris Olympics campaign back on track by pulling off a sensational win over Japan’s two-time world champions Mayu Matsumoto-Wakana Nagahara today.

PUCHONG: The recycling programmes and initiatives implemented by the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) are aimed at diverting 40 per cent of waste from landfills.

JOHOR BARU: The remand for a babysitter arrested in connection with a case involving a 2-month-old baby girl with a broken leg suspected to be due to abuse has been extended by three more days.

KOTA BARU: A top Pas leader said no one from the opposition bloc wanted to meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim or his deputy Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

TAWAU: The Works Ministry has allocated RM130 million to maintain federal roads in Sabah this year.

TEAHUPO’O (TAHITI): A strong US team set the standard as Olympic surfing got underway in the beautiful and sometimes brutal waves of Teahupo’o in Tahiti on Saturday, with reigning world champion Caroline Marks charging to the highest heat score of the day.

WASHINGTON: The 100-day sprint to the US election began Sunday, the final act in a campaign transformed by an assassination attempt and the stunning exit of President Joe Biden.

PONTIAN: A woman who was feared missing along with her three children while returning from her hometown colluded with her boyfriend to extort RM2,000 from her husband.

KUALA LUMPUR: Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr, known for his role as superhero Iron Man, will be returning to the MCU for a couple of Avengers movies.

AMID a sea of denim shorts, selfies, sequins and thumping bass lines, the setting could easily be mistaken for Coachella or Glastonbury.

PUCHONG: All parties should move on from the school donation controversy to continue serving the people, says Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Hajah Aiman Athirah Sabu.

KOTA KINABALU: Water supply at Universiti Malaysia Sabah’s campus here has been fully restored after years of frequent disruptions.

SIBU: The trend of open burning in Sarawak since last Monday is very concerning, with the number of cases in the past six days showing a sharp increase,said Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department acting director Tiong Ling Hii.