Новости за 05.08.2024

DHAKA: Protests in Bangladesh that began as student-led demonstrations against government hiring rules in July culminated Monday in the prime minister fleeing and the military announcing it would form an interim government.

KUALA LUMPUR: A woman died in a first-floor apartment fire in Taman Paramount, Petaling Jaya this evening.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will convene an open-ended extraordinary meeting of its Executive Committee at the level of Foreign Ministers on Wednesday (Aug 7) at the OIC General Secretariat in Jeddah to discuss the continuous crimes of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Digital Ministry has revealed that Malaysia’s digital investment has surged to RM66.22 billion in the first half of the year, up from RM46.2 billion last year.

The FBM KLCI ended sharply lower as global equity markets saw massive sell-offs.

PARIS:China’s Zou Jingyuan handily beat his rivals to retain the Olympic parallel bars title on Monday, picking up his third medal of the Paris Games and giving his country a second gold in gymnastics.

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit extended its bullish momentum from last week to close higher against the US dollar today amid a weakened US Dollar Index (DXY), an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR: With gold eluding national shuttlers at the Paris Olympics, any realistic hopes of seeing Malaysia securing its first-ever gold medal at the games now rests on the shoulders of the track cycling squad.

KUALA LUMPUR: Model and beauty queen Nadira Isaac hopes that people will refrain from continuing to associate her with the recent divorce of comedian Harith Iskander and Dr Jezamine Lim.

PARIS: Triathletes fresh from their second swim in the Seine generally shrugged off the risk of waste in the river making them sick, but highlighted the stress they were put through as the levels of bacteria in the waterway caused repeated disruption.

“I GREW up listening to her songs,” gushed Datuk Wan Aishah Wan Ariffin of the late songbird Datuk Sharifah Aini.

KOTA BARU: The police will maintain vigilance over the Millah Abraham heresy group following the recent arrest of 17 individuals believed to be members in Johor.

PARIS: China’s women’s hockey team upset Australia 3-2 at the Paris Olympics on Monday for their first semi-final berth in 16 years.

KUALA LUMPUR: Speculation over a purported 50 per cent hike in food prices sold at school canteens has sparked calls for an intervention by the government.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister's Office has demanded Meta apologise for "censoring" Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's posts on slain Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh and the suspension of RTM's live broadcast of the Palestinian Liberation Rally on Facebook.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Football League (MFL) has come down hard on KL City for inaccurate/false declarations in their club licensing application.

ALOR STAR: The Muda Agriculture Development Authority (Mada) is considering the development of a riverside water catchment project to ensure a long-term water supply for Mada areas.

THE Sunway-Rapid KL Good Run 2024 saw a turnout of 10,000 runners in Sunway City Kuala Lumpur on July 28.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians have been reminded to preserve the country’s independence to defend the freedom brought by the father of independence and Malaysia's first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj.

DHAKA: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled her palace on Monday, a source told AFP, as masses of protesters demanding her resignation roamed the streets of Dhaka and the army chief was set to address the nation.

KUALA LUMPUR: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik may not have won the country’s first Olympic gold medal, but all Malaysians should be proud of the world No. 3 pair’s fighting qualities and goal-driven attributes, which earned them a bronze at the Paris Olympics.

Bitcoin and ether plunged on Monday to multi-month lows as worries over a possible U.S. recession in the wake of soft data gripped financial markets and triggered a rush to safe-haven assets.

IPOH: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has yet to receive any legal notice from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) regarding the party's decision to file legal action to contest his ruling on the seat status of its six former members.

TOKYO: Japanese media hailed Olympic 100m gold medallist Noah Lyles as the world’s fastest anime fan after the American celebrated his win by miming an attack from “Dragon Ball.”

KUANTAN: Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail has officially commenced his duties today at his new office located in the state-of-the-art Sultan Ahmad Shah Administration Centre (PPSAS) in Kota SAS.