Day: 22 May 2023

‘Reopen Tg Aru to public’

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s ­iconic Tanjung Aru beach should be ­reopened to the public immediately as it is fast becoming a wasteland, says a civic group. Read full story

Wild dancers at temple anger faith group

THE Malaysia Hindu Sangam (MHS) has slammed as highly inappropriate videos showing youngsters dancing half-naked at a temple and devotees feeding cake to the deities, Malaysia Nanban reported. Read full story

40 held for online gambling, cryptocurrency activities

FORTY people were arrested for suspected involvement with online gambling syndicates and illegal cryptocurrency activities in a series of raids in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor on Friday. Police secretary Noorsiah Mohd Saaduddin said the suspects comprised 17 local men and one local woman, 15 Chinese men and six Chinese women, and one Singaporean, all aged between 20 […]

Rajan is second Malaysian to scale 7 summits

R.J. NAGARAJAN today became the second Malaysian to climb all seven highest peaks in seven continents of the world after successfully conquering his seventh peak at Mount Everest today. According to ZEROTO8000 founder Mohd Khafiz Bachok, Nagarajan, 59, who is more affectionately known as RJ or Rajan, managed to conquer the summit of Mount Everest […]

Spain has ‘problem’ with racism, football federation chief says

SPAIN has a “problem” with racism, the head of the country’s football federation said today, a day after Real Madrid’s forward Vinicius Junior was again the target of racist chants during a match. “We have a problem, we must first recognise we have a problem of behaviour, of education, of racism,” Luis Rubiales told reporters […]

EU demands Greece probe alleged migrant pushback

THE European Union today said it had demanded that Greece open a comprehensive probe into video footage apparently showing the forceful expulsion of migrants who are set adrift at sea. “My services have sent a formal request to Greek authorities that this incident be fully and independently investigated,” EU home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson tweeted.