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Day: 24 March 2023

Emilia, SM Faisal will settle out of court

THE Magistrate’s Court was told today that Emilia Hanafi and her ex-husband SM Faisal SM Nasimuddin will carry out an amicable negotiation to resolve the assault lawsuit.  Lawyer Nazri Yahya, representing Emilia, informed Magistrate Nadia Othman that both parties intended to settle out of court and requested the court to vacate today’s proceeding. 

Open payment system at 5 highways for a start, says minister

THE government’s decision to start the open toll payment system at only five highways is to ensure that the system can function properly before it is expanded to other highways. Works Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi said although several more concession companies had shown interest in the open payment system, the government did not want to […]

China probes into 2 more football officials for corruption

TWO top football officials in China are being investigated over “serious violations of the law”, the country’s sports authority said today, as a government crackdown spread deeper into the game. Those under investigation are Huang Song, the head of the competition department at the Chinese Football Association (CFA), and Wang Xiaoping, the chief of its […]

Negri Sembilan optimistic of achieving 60% education target for science-based careers

THE Negri Sembilan government is optimistic about becoming the first state to achieve the target of 60% of its students pursuing higher education for a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (Stem). Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun said it is important, as Negri Sembilan is now transitioning from an agricultural to an industrial model, which […]

Man jailed four years for culpable homicide

SEREMBAN: A 54-year-old labourer has been sentenced to four years in jail by the High Court here after he pleaded guilty to an alternative charge of culpable homicide. Read full story

Transgender women banned from female athletics events

TRANSGENDER women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said yesterday. Speaking after a meeting of the global track and field federation’s decision-making body, Coe said: “The council has agreed to exclude male or female transgender athletes who […]

US firm says 5 Chinese workers in Beijing office detained

FIVE Chinese employees at the Beijing office of US due diligence firm Mintz Group have been detained by authorities, the company said today. “Chinese authorities have detained the five staff members in Mintz Group’s Beijing office, all of them Chinese nationals, and have closed our operations there,” a company statement emailed to AFP said.