National hockey player Hanis suspended over racist remark at AR Rahman concert

PETALING JAYA: National women’s hockey player Hanis Nadiah Onn has been suspended indefinitely from representing the country in international competitions, including the Cambodia SEA Games in May, due to a recent racist remark about the AR Rahman concert at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil last month. Read full story

Malaysia must escape middle-income trap, says Zahid

MALAYSIA must climb out of the middle-income trap after languishing more than two decades in the upper middle-income bracket according to World Bank classification, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. Zahid said if Malaysia fails to elevate its competitive advantage and attractiveness as a centre for investment, its competitors will forge ahead and this will […]

Twitter service stumbles as paying users get more room

THOUSANDS of Twitter users yesterday reported problems using the platform as the Elon Musk-owned social network began letting paying users post tweets as long as 4,000 characters. “Twitter may not be working as expected for some of you,” the company said in a tweet.

Cops to investigate woman’s claim of son coerced by teacher to convert to Islam

THE police have opened an investigation paper into the case of a woman who was unhappy with a secondary school teacher for allegedly compelling her 15-year-old son to convert to Islam. Cheras district police chief Zam Halim Jamaluddin said the woman lodged a report yesterday and the investigation was being conducted under section 298A of the […]

Jack could have survived, says Cameron as ‘Titanic’ re-released 25 years on

JAMES Cameron doesn’t have many regrets – after all, he has now directed three of the four highest-grossing films of all time. But if he could go back and remake “Titanic,” the film that started his record streak 25 years ago and is being re-released in theatres tomorrow, there is one thing he would change.