Pahang school administrators give mixed reaction to hotspot listing
KUANTAN: School administrators whose Pahang institutions have been identified as hotspots for disciplinary and drug problems by the Education Ministry have displayed mixed reactions to the news. "Some were influenced by their friends (outside of school), and it usually happens after school. Meanwhile, Pahang Education Department deputy director Mohd Dzulkifri Nordin said the 37 hotspot schools have a higher incidence rate of disciplinary problems compared to other schools in the state. "The situation is not worrying, but the Department does not want the schools’ (problems to intensify). Meanwhile, a police spokesman said 52 secondary school students aged between 14 and 18 tested positive for drugs in Pahang between January and June this year.
Source:New Strait Times
August 18, 2017 10:52 UTC
PM pans opposition for belittling MRT project
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has criticised the opposition for belittling all the contributions the government made to the people. He said the opposition ridiculed the successful implementation of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) Line and claimed that they could built a better MRT network at a lower cost. Are these financial scandals meant to build MRT at a cheaper price?” he said on his blog najibrazak.com, today. Anyway, the MRT Line 1 is now up and running and people are enjoying this facility we offered. “I am excited to ensure that we continue transforming the public transport system in the future,” he said.
Source:New Strait Times
August 18, 2017 10:52 UTC
Other Sports: Russian triple-jumper Pyatykh gets four-year ban - CAS
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has imposed a four-year ban on Russian triple-jumper Anna Pyatykh for violating rules on prohibited substances, the tribunal said on Friday. The ban takes effect from Dec. 15, 2016, the date her provisional suspension began, it said in a statement. "The CAS acted as first instance decision-making authority for this matter, substituting for the Russian Athletics Federation, currently suspended by the IAAF," it added. (Reporting by Michael Shields)
Source:The Star
August 18, 2017 10:30 UTC
Elephant relocated to a bigger forested area
KOTA TINGGI: A seven-year-old female elephant was captured and relocated to a bigger forested area in a 10-day operation conducted by the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) yesterday. Found on the fringes of the Mawai jungle, the elephant was coaxed by two other female elephants which were brought in from the Kuala Gandah elephant sanctuary in Pahang. Johor Perhilitan director Jamalun Nasir Ibrahim said the female elephant was transported on a truck at about 9am with the help of a10-member team from Johor Perhilitan and the Kuala Gandah elephant sanctuary. This operation led to the capture of a seven-year-old female elephant near Mawai. "Operations are also carried out when there are complaints of elephant encroachments in human settlements," Jamalun told the New Straits Times.
Source:New Strait Times
August 18, 2017 10:30 UTC
Malaysia lead the pack with 7 golds at KL2017
KUALA LUMPUR: Hosts Malaysia will be flashing big smiles from their golden start when they march into the National Stadium for the opening of the 29th SEA Games tomorrow night. He was the 400m freestyle title holder and a bronze medallist in the 10km open water event last held in the Palembang Games in 2011. I want to retire after this and I thank my family, my coach and everyone who supported me. It was a tough race, I gave the best that I could even though I was tired. Two-time Olympian Heidi Gan clocked 2’11:02s leaving Thailand’s Benjaporn Sriphanomthorn and Singapore’s Chantal Liew Li Shan trailing for the silver and bronze respectively.-- BERNAMA
Source:New Strait Times
August 18, 2017 10:18 UTC
Football: Tottenham close to signing defender Sanchez from Ajax - reports
(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur are close to completing their first signing of the transfer window after agreeing a deal for Ajax Amsterdam centre back Davinson Sanchez, according to multiple British media reports. Tottenham were likely to pay a club record fee of 42 million pounds for the 21-year-old, who scored six goals in 32 league appearances for Ajax last season and received the club's player of the year award, the reports said. The potential signing will reassure fans who have expressed concern over Tottenham's inactivity in the current window. Tottenham beat Newcastle United 2-0 in their opening league fixture last Sunday and will host champions Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday. (Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
Source:The Star
August 18, 2017 09:56 UTC
Football: West Brom have rejected bid for defender Evans - Pulis
(Reuters) - West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis confirmed that the club have rejected a bid for defender Jonny Evans from Premier League rivals Manchester City, but stopped short of completely ruling out a move away from the Hawthorns for the centre back. Pulis told a news conference ahead of Saturday's Premier League trip to Burnley that Evans, who is out with a hamstring injury, would not be sold unless an "enormous" offer was made. "We've turned down an offer for Jonny," Pulis said on Friday. Pulis also dismissed reports that Tottenham Hotspur defender Kevin Wimmer was close to completing a switch to West Brom. We have a lot of irons in the fire with a lot of targets," Pulis said.
Source:The Star
August 18, 2017 09:56 UTC
Football: Premier League managers back transfer window change
BURNLEY, England (Reuters) - Premier League clubs will vote next month on a proposal to ensure the transfer window closes before the season starts, with the plan already winning the backing of several managers. A vote will take place at the Premier League shareholders meeting on Sept. 7 and clubs from the lower divisions in the English Football League are set to follow suit next month. Currently, the window closes on the last day of August but the Premier League season began on Aug. 11 with the lower divisions kicking off a week earlier. It would only protect us in that no other Premier League clubs can take your players. I would say, how many clubs are powerful enough to buy the best players in the Premier League?
Source:The Star
August 18, 2017 09:45 UTC
Hard work pays off for Fatin Nurfatehah who claims 2 golds, 1 bronze
KUALA LUMPUR: The untiring efforts of national archer Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh pay off when she was rewarded with two gold and one bronze medals at the 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games. “I was amazed by my sister’s determination after seeing her train under the hot sun during the fasting month,” said Fatin Nurfatehah’s sister, Fara Nurliyana. “She told me that she also hoped to compete the Commonwealth Games,” she told Bernama. Fatin Nurfatehah who won a bronze medal at the women’s individual compound on the first day of archery competition on Wednesday, bounced back by contributing a gold in the women’s team compound yesterday with Nurul Syazhera Mohd Asmi and Saritha Cham Nong. Today she paired with Mohd Juwaidi Masuki to clinch the gold in the mixed team compound after defeating Myanmar 152-142.-- BERNAMA
Source:New Strait Times
August 18, 2017 09:45 UTC
Australia's citizenship crisis spreads, key Senator under a cloud
Senator Nick Xenophon said he may hold dual citizenship, Australian and British, which would make him ineligible to sit in parliament. The citizenship crisis, based on a 116-year-old law which demands an elected lawmaker only have Australian citizenship, has rocked the Australian parliament, ensnaring three government members, three Green party MPs and Xenophon. Joyce has since relinquished New Zealand citizenship, but is awaiting a High Court ruling, along with several other politicians who believe they may have dual citizenship. If the lawmakers under a citizenship cloud are ruled ineligible by the High Court, there will need to be by-elections held in their seats. Turnbull told reporters in Canberra on Friday that he expects the High Court to keep the dual-national MPs in office.
Source:The Edge Markets
August 18, 2017 09:11 UTC
Shame! Malaysian bus driver ferrying Myanmar football team busted for theft
SHAH ALAM: Police today confirmed that a bus driver, who was supposed to ferry the Myanmar women's football team last night, has been arrested. This led to a delay in the Myanmar team and officials from reaching their hotel. Police also found that the driver, who was arrested at the UiTM Shah Alam Stadium, did not possess a driving licence. He said initial investigation showed that the official had accidentally dropped her watch inside the Malaysian team's bus, before the suspect boarded the bus and took the watch. No driver for Myanmar women (sic) team to return to hotel after beating Malaysia women team 5-0, and departure to hotel is delayed till 23:40pm.
Source:New Strait Times
August 18, 2017 09:11 UTC
Football: Costa accuses Chelsea of pricing him out of Atletico move
(Reuters) - Chelsea striker Diego Costa has accused the club of pricing him out of a move back to Atletico Madrid in his continuing stand-off with manager Antonio Conte. Chelsea signed Costa from Atletico for 32 million pounds in July 2014. "My agent said that Chelsea want something that Atletico can't get near. With less than two weeks until the transfer window closes, Costa is now concerned that he may have to consider other options. A club spokesman emphasised, however, that "as a Chelsea player, he should return to Chelsea."
Source:The Star
August 18, 2017 09:09 UTC
Deputy CM pins cause of Sabah flash floods on rapid development - Nation
The state Deputy Chief Minister said rainwater could not flow efficiently, causing flash floods in certain areas around Kota Kinabalu. He said the Government was investing some RM126mil for various flood mitigation schemes in the city. Yahya said among the priority projects was the Lido flood mitigation scheme, which would encompass Kepayan and Kampung Sedomon. Also in the works are flood mitigation schemes for Menggatal and Inanam in the city's northern outskirts. Yahya said flood mitigation projects would also be carried out in the Penampang and Putatan districts.
Source:The Star
August 18, 2017 09:02 UTC
Rat shuts down Klang hospital cafeteria - Nation
KLANG: The cafeteria at the Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR) here has been shut down after a video of a rodent feasting on food in a display cabinet went viral on social media, allegedly posted by an unhappy employee. It is believed the clip was shot and circulated via social media by a hospital employee unhappy with the canteen's level of cleanliness. "We are not certain if the video was taken in our hospital canteen, but we are using this opportunity to instruct the canteen to undergo a thorough clean-up. The canteen was previously closed down for two weeks in April 2015 for rodent infestation and a lack of cleanliness. Several patients interviewed by The Star after the 2015 incident had said the entire hospital was infested with rats.
Source:The Star
August 18, 2017 08:50 UTC
SEA Games bus driver suspected of stealing watch - Nation
PETALING JAYA: An investigation into a stolen watch led police to a SEA Games bus driver who was found without a licence. The probe into the stolen watch began after a report was made by a member of the Malaysian women's football team at about 10pm on Thursday. "Investigations showed that a 27-year-old bus driver was thought to have taken it. He was also the bus driver for the Myanmar team," said Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Shafien Mamat. The bus driver is being investigated under Section 26 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, for driving without a license and Section 379 of the Penal Code for theft.
Source:The Star
August 18, 2017 08:38 UTC