GEORGE TOWN: The tossing of yee sang accompanied by the familiar chant of “Heng ah! Ong ah! Huat ah!” (good luck, fortune and prosperity) has already begun even though Chinese New Year is still some three weeks away.The Chinese community believes that carrying out this ceremony early will bring good …

KOTA BELUD: Padi farmers here are urging the government to resolve the issue of drainage and irrigation systems in the area first before channelling any aid to empower padi cultivation in the state. According to padi farmers in the 7,000ha rice bowl area, the drainage and irrigation problems that have …

AL RAYYAN, Jan 21 — Harimau Malaya head coach Kim Pan Gon took full responsibility for Malaysia’s failure in the 2023 Asian Cup Finals after the team lost 0-1 to Bahrain in their second Group E match here last night. The loss at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium effectively ended Malaysia’s …

PETALING JAYA: With the festive season fast approaching, scammers are on the prowl, offering “too good to be true” deals for goods and services. Housewife Angeline Wong (not her real name), 55, said she was browsing her Facebook timeline recently when she came across an advertisement for festive biscuits being …

LONDON (Reuters) – Nottingham Forest players need to be more vigilant after they allowed Brentford striker Ivan Toney to move the ball to a more favourable spot for a free kick that helped the Londoners secure a 3-2 Premier League win, Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo said on Saturday. The …

ROME, Italy (Reuters) -Stephan El Shaarawy orchestrated both goals for AS Roma as they snapped a three-match winless streak in Serie A with a 2-1 home win over Hellas Verona on Saturday, securing newly appointed manager Daniele De Rossi a perfect start. After 19 minutes, Roma broke the deadlock as …

PETALING JAYA: A shuttle hit the left eye of shuttler Aaron Chia at 13-13 in the second game against Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty of India. And that eventually led to Aaron and Soh Wooi Yik losing their momentum as they gave away the next eight points in quick fashion and went …

(Reuters) – The Australian Open had its biggest shock to date when teenager Linda Noskova knocked world number one Iga Swiatek out of the competition in the third round on Saturday, and the Polish top seed was at a loss to explain how she felt. Swiatek began strongly, winning the …

LONDON (Reuters) -Arsenal returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion with a 5-0 drubbing of toothless London rivals Crystal Palace to climb one place to third in the Premier League on Saturday. Gabriel’s headed goal from a corner and a Dean Henderson own goal – also largely the work of …

KUALA LUMPUR: A Bitcoin mining syndicate was busted by the Immigration Department following the arrest of two Chinese nationals in charge of the operation in Cheras on Jan 19. Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said that the two Chinese nationals, 28 and 33, who worked as caretakers and Bitcoin machine …