More than 10,000km away in Kuala Lumpur, the triumphant news was received by the architects of the “dawn raid”, which later became known as the Guthrie Dawn Raid. Things changed when Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad stepped in as Prime Minister. The 1981 Guthrie Dawn Raid took place only months after Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad became prime minister. Then we came to the realisation that we didn’t have enough land,” Tengku Razaleigh says. Once the foundations were set, PNB swooped in with its lightning assault and returned control of Guthrie land back to Malaysia.

PETALING JAYA: Doubles shuttler Yap Roy King hopes his good run in three back-to-back European tournaments will pave way for more glory. The 20-year-old Roy King is pleased with his consistent showing. “I’ve enjoyed a good trip in Europe and hope to keep this momentum going when I’m sent for other tournaments,” said Roy King, who trains under men’s doubles head coach Flandi Limpele. “I will continue to focus on the men’s doubles, although I think I can do well in both. RESULTSMen’s singles: Priyanshu Rajawat (Ind) bt Sathish Kumar Karunakaran (Ind) 21-17 21-18.

The doubles players for the Sudirman Cup are Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun. “I was still a junior when Malaysia played in the last Thomas Cup Finals (2018 in Bangkok). Zii Jia will play a bigger role in the Sudirman Cup while in the Thomas Cup, I may play as the third singles. The women’s Uber Cup team are also mostly made up of youngsters. “None will be passengers in the team as I want them to get the experience of playing on the big stage.

PETALING JAYA: The Azman siblings, Siti Nurshuhaini and Mohd Nurfirdaus, have stolen the spotlight within a year of joining the national badminton team. Nurshuhaini, who turned 17 this month, was surprisingly named in the squad for the Uber Cup Finals scheduled from Oct 9-17 in Aarhus, Denmark. She will join seniors S. Kisona, Goh Jin Wei, Eoon Qi Xuan and K. Letshanaa for the team event. She is currently training under the national junior team headed by Datuk Misbun Sidek. Nurshuhaini is the youngest of seven siblings and except for her eldest brother, all her other siblings play the sport.

PETALING JAYA: Iskandar Fareez Shah Zainal Abidin (pic) hopes his short stint in Holland will leave a lasting impact in his hockey career. The national junior is eager to make full use of his three-month stint with Hattemse Mixed Hockey Club in the Overgangsklasse (third division) Group A after joining them last month. The 22-year-old said he would learn the ways and techniques of the European players and hopes to showcase them in the Malaysian Hockey League (MHL) next season. “We have seen how European teams have evolved over the years, so this stint will be helpful as I aim to learn as much as I can. Another former national junior Ahmad Lutfi Mohd Sam has also joined Iskandar at Hattemse.

JOHOR BARU: Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) candidates here are looking forward to returning to school and enjoying a more conducive learning environment. “I find it a lot harder to study and prepare for the SPM at home. “I am really looking forward to going back to school, as I find it easier to focus on my studies in a classroom setting. “The poor Internet connection at home, especially when my other siblings are also having their classes at the same time, also makes online classes more challenging. Jaswiytha said she would only go back to school when she is fully vaccinated, she said.

GEORGE TOWN: Form One student N. Khirankhumar has forgotten when he last went to school to attend classes. When lessons are done online, he and his siblings are on their own at home while their parents are at work. His mother R. Maliga, 45, a cleaner, said she hopes schools will only reopen next year after the Covid-19 situation improves. We would rather have our children take online lessons at home while we are out working,” she said. Housewife Lee Joo Im, 43, who has three children aged 16, 15 and eight, also wants physical schooling to be postponed until the Covid-19 situation improves.

PETALING JAYA: Students are looking forward to face-to-face lessons with schools reopening soon, according to a study. This comes as students in Malaysia have endured nearly 35 weeks of school closure – the longest in the world – throughout the pandemic, according to the Unesco Institute for Statistics’ “Global Monitoring of School Closures Caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic” data. Prof Dr M. Niaz Asadullah from UM’s Faculty of Economics and Administration said 75.9% of students he surveyed say they prefer to return to school physically. His study will be presented in a conference jointly organised by the Asian Development Bank, Singapore’s ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and National University of SingaporeIt surveyed over 6,800 bumiputra secondary school students nationwide to assess “learning continuity” during the ongoing school closures. Schools in Phase Three states could open in full, but schools in Phase One states would remain closed.

Within hours, Sittichai was on Facebook selling freshly picked kratom leaves, sourced from his neighborhood in southern Thailand, to local consumers. “A lot of the older villagers kept kratom trees to harvest and eat its leaves,” Sittichai, 31, said. Thailand removed kratom from the narcotics list on Aug. 24 and on Sept. 8 lawmakers passed a draft law to allow kratom imports and exports. Thailand’s local kratom market could be worth 600 million baht by next year, based on assumptions that the sector will be smaller than the hemp industry, according to Chaiwat Sowcharoensuk, an analyst at Krungsri Research. Once Thailand announces rules to regulate trade and large-scale companies join the green rush, though, the export market could be significantly larger, he said.

PETALING JAYA: With schools set to reopen in less than a month, parents want the option to keep their children at home. Parent Action Group for Education Malaysia chairman Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim said the Education Ministry should not be harsh on parents who refuse to send their children to school. “Give parents the option to choose, but do not reprimand them if they don’t,” she said. “Some learning can still take place at home if parents are diligent about it,” she said, adding that despite all this, schools should still reopen. “She missed a lot of classes because of this, and I am worried she might be left behind if this continues.

"I was really nervous, maybe I did not show it," Ronaldo told Sky Sports as he was serenaded by the United fans. When I started the game, I was super nervous when they were singing my name but this crowd is unbelievable." "We have a fantastic team, a young team and a fantastic coach," Ronaldo said. The team needs to be mature if it wants to win the Premier League and Champions League. "I think we are in a good way, we have to win games, build up the confidence, build up the team and I am here to help the team."

LONDON (Sept 11): Britain's Queen Elizabeth said on Saturday that her prayers remained with victims and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and paid tribute to the communities that joined together to rebuild after the devastation. "My thoughts and prayers — and those of my family and the entire nation — remain with the victims, survivors and families affected, as well as the first responders and rescue workers called to duty," she said in a message to U.S. President Joe Biden. "My visit to the site of the World Trade Center in 2010 is held fast in my memory," Elizabeth said. On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with al Qaeda hijacked four commercial airplanes to carry out devastating suicide attacks against the United States. The 9/11 attacks killed 2,977 people, the single largest loss of life resulting from a foreign attack on American soil, according to the 9/11 Memorial Museum.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): The National Energy Awards (NEA) returned for the fourth consecutive year in recognition of 29 local industry players who have achieved exception in the field of renewable energy and energy efficiency. Eight organisations were selected as winners for Best Practices in Energy Management, six for Energy Efficient Buildings, and 11 for Best Renewable Energy Projects. In addition, three special awards were given for Best Practices in Energy Performance Contracting, Best Sustainable Practices by Institutions of Higher Learning, and Best Sustainable Financing. The winners of NEA 2021 will represent Malaysia at the ASEAN Energy Awards (AEA) 2021, Southeast Asia’s highest award for excellence in the field of energy. "NEA is instrumental in identifying the best energy efficiency (EE) practices and renewable energy (RE) initiatives by Malaysian establishments and organisations.

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim welcomes Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob's offer to transform Parliament and the government administration and described it as a good start. However, Anwar, who is also PKR president, said discussions were still ongoing to find the best common starting point to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. The offer included tabling an Anti-Party Hopping Bill, implementation of Undi18 soon and limiting the term of the prime minister to 10 years. In this regard, Anwar said Pakatan Harapan also proposed an additional allocation of RM45bil soon to lighten the burden of the people. "PH will continue to play its role as an Opposition by stressing on good governance of the government as well as its determination to eradicate corruption.

NEW YORK (Sept 11): World number one Novak Djokovic kept his bid for a calendar Grand Slam alive on Friday, overcoming German Alexander Zverev 4-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the U.S. Open semi-final. I’m going to treat the next match like it is the last match of my career." Tied at two sets a piece, Djokovic won a 30-shot rally for the early break, but after fending off four break points saw Zverev convert in the seventh game. "I knew coming into the court today there is going to be a great battle, as we said, prior to this match. Djokovic, who has hoisted the trophy at Flushing Meadows three times before already, has now equalled Federer's record of 31 Grand Slam men's single finals.