Cyclist Azizul looks beyond Tokyo for more glory
PETALING JAYA: The Tokyo Games has not event started but track cyclist Azizulhasni Awang is already thinking about a fifth Olympic Games appearance in Paris. Azizul wants to pedal on even if he delivers a historic gold medal from Tokyo. “The typical mentality before is that an athlete should retire when they get older, ” said Azizul. “Before I went to the Rio Olympics, some people were saying that I was old and had no chance to be on the podium. “To be honest, I am excited to go for Tokyo but I don’t mind if the Games is cancelled, ” he said.
Source:The Star
July 08, 2021 21:33 UTC
Indigenous Canadian lawmaker at center of Trudeau ethics scandal to quit politics
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's lawmaker who served as the first indigenous justice minister until she clashed with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and sparked a high-profile ethics scandal said on Thursday that she was not planning on running for re-election. Ahead of the 2019 election, Canada's watchdog said Trudeau had violated ethics rules by trying to influence a corporate legal case. In the following election, Trudeau failed to win an outright majority, which forced him to get opposition support for legislation. To try to win a majority, Liberal sources say Trudeau is eyeing a September snap election. In the letter to her constituents explaining her decision not to run again, Wilson-Raybould did not mention Trudeau by name.
Source:The Star
July 08, 2021 16:07 UTC
How did Taiwanese screen legend Lin Ching-hsia lose 12kg in 6 months?
Former screen goddess Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia recently did a photo shoot and interview with Taiwan's China Times, and revealed she had lost 12kg in six months. The 66-year-old Taiwanese said she weighed 68kg before Christmas last year, and had “spare tyre” around her waist. In a report written by 8days.com based on the China Times’ article, Lin had said that she enjoyed eating peanuts, peanut butter and food made from wheat flour. Also, she kept weird sleeping hours like going to bed at dawn and waking up at night. The Legend Of The Swordsman star also mentioned in the article that she has quit worrying about ageing after turning 60.
Source:The Star
July 08, 2021 12:00 UTC
Ahmad Maslan seeks to transfer his money-laundering case to High Court
Lead counsel for Ahmad, Hamidi Mohd Noh, told theedgemarkets.com that the trial — which was fixed for July 5 to 8, 12 to 15, and 26 to 29 this year — has been postponed due to the application to transfer the case to the High Court. With this, Hamidi said that case management has been set at the High Court for July 13. He also said that another case management to inform the Sessions Court of the progress of the application has been set for Aug 9. By doing so, he is said to have violated Section 113(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act 1967. This charge is framed under Section 32(8)(c) of the AMLATFPUA, which brings a maximum fine of RM3 million or a maximum jail term of five years or both if convicted.
Source:The Edge Markets
July 08, 2021 11:15 UTC
4,000 families in KL to receive RM100 cash aid for three months
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Territories Ministry is looking to give RM100 in cash aid to some 4,000 hardcore poor families in the city for a period of three months starting July. Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa said this aid would replace the Federal Government's food basket initiative that had previously been given an RM300,000 allocation. “With the cash aid, recipients could shop for specific food items they needed at selected supermarkets,” he said on Thursday (July 8) during a press briefing at the Grand Seasons Hotel in Jalan Pahang. He said the ministry would cooperate with the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department and Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council in their Dapur I’tam initiative. Annuar said that his ministry, via the Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP), would foot the operating costs at the 300-room hotel.
Source:The Star
July 08, 2021 07:30 UTC
Rina Harun: Seventeen children abused in a day from Jan-April this year
SEREMBAN: Seventeen children were abused on average in a day in the first four months of this year, says Datuk Seri Rina Harun. “The victims in the bulk of the cases were abused by their own family members, including their parents and guardians. On the 13-year-old girl believed to have been a victim of abuse, Rina said appropriate action should be taken against those responsible. A police probe showed that six other children also lived with the victim at a condominium unit in Wangsa Maju. Rina said the non-governmental organisation which operated the home where the children lived had, prior to this, submitted an application to be registered.
Source:The Star
July 08, 2021 07:07 UTC
Former Star editor's research on cybertrooping wins top award
A former Star editor’s dissertation on cybertrooping has won the 2021 Best Dissertation Award from the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR). This provides a point of reference for taking a new look at astroturf and political propaganda efforts in other venues. While the dissertation is certainly of interest to Internet researchers, it would be useful to scholars in social movements, political action and public policy." Dr Cheong left The Star in 2011 to pursue his postgraduate studies in Britain and went on to do his PhD at the University of Nottingham in 2015. While at The Star, he also wrote the column Bangsar Boy in the paper which ran for 11 years.
Source:The Star
July 08, 2021 05:16 UTC
My Say: Don’t neglect the middle-class engine of growth
The middle class is the economic growth engine. The middle class also has the highest number of intellects, employed as managers and professionals who are part of significant organisations’ capacity building. It is clear that a thriving and optimistic middle class is necessary to provide a stable consumer-based demand. Beyond that, active engagement of the middle class in the economy has a trickle-up effect on the lower class through entrepreneurship and employment creation. Prioritising convenience and quality over price, the middle class is why branded retail outlets and high-end restaurants exist.
Source:The Edge Markets
July 08, 2021 03:22 UTC
Make it easier to apply police permits for inter-district travel in urgent cases
A friend from my hometown in Tumpat, Kelantan, was lost for words when he went to apply for a permit for inter-district travel to send food to his sister-in-law in a village in Kota Baru recently. The sister-in-law was desperately facing shortage of food supplies and had no means of obtaining food for her family’s survival. My friend, who faces walking difficulties himself, had sent his nephew to the nearest police station to seek a letter from the police for inter-district travel but was told he could not get the letter without a support letter. What support letter may I ask and from whom? It is a matter of life and death where we do not need unnecessary protocols to hinder the request.
Source:The Star
July 08, 2021 01:07 UTC
What is the real reason you want to have children?
But, are children these days really free or are they burdened by the expectations and impositions of the adults around them? Based on a 2020 finding, around 424, 000 children in Malaysia, from as young as 10 years old, suffer from mental health problems. Hence, it’s important to establish integrity and resilience, because wherever children go, these skills will help sustain themselves in any situation. An upsurge in the incidences of mental health issues among children and adolescents reminds us about the importance of parents in providing emotional security for their children. When children become adults, they will not be able to understand the importance of nurturing another without being nurtured themselves.
Source:The Star
July 08, 2021 00:00 UTC
92-year-old relents and agrees to vaccination
ALOR GAJAH: It took almost a week for family members to persuade 92-year-old Puchat Lubak, believed to be the oldest resident in the Bukit Payung Orang Asli Village, to finally agree to be given the Covid-19 vaccine. She received her jab at a mobile vaccination centre which went to the village yesterday. “The injection is not painful at all,” she said in the dialect of the Temuan Orang Asli tribe, translated by Asiah. Asiah explained that she and other family members took almost a week to get Puchat to agree to the vaccination. A total of 314 Orang Asli in the village received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme at the Mara Liner mobile vaccination centre.
Source:The Star
July 07, 2021 23:37 UTC
CIMB to assist customers in accessing moratorium
KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Bank Bhd and CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd have announced that their customers may opt in for the six-month moratorium to be given automatically. Bank branches are also available for customers to opt in for the payment assistance programme or discuss other financial assistance. CIMB strongly urged its customers to use the digital e-form or use its digital channels given the current Covid-19 movement restrictions. “However, hire purchase customers are required to sign a variation agreement with their guarantor, if any, before the payment assistance can be activated. Customers can also contact the bank if they would like the moratorium to be activated within the same month, ” it said.
Source:The Star
July 07, 2021 23:26 UTC
Foundation and NGO help PWDs secure jobs
Darul Ta’zim Family Development Foundation (YPKDT) is ready to help people with disabilities (PWDs) in their efforts to look for a job across various industries. “In the past two to three years, we successfully helped 13 PWDs, mostly those suffering from hearing and speech impairments, to secure jobs. In 2017 and 2018, YPKDT started its Zero to Hero programme to provide skills training for PWDs. Nurul Naqiah says the foundation has job coaches who help support PWDs in several areas. He encouraged parents or caretakers to get help or sign their PWD children up for skills training and courses at government agencies or PWD centres.
Source:The Star
July 07, 2021 23:26 UTC
Soccer-We had to dig deep but now focus is on Italy, says Sterling
"We had to dig deep, it was the first time we had conceded in the tournament, we regrouped well and showed a great team spirit to win the game. Once we stepped into the dressing room, that is it, over, and we focus on the weekend. "I went into the box, he stuck his right leg out, and he touched my leg so it was a penalty," Sterling added. "We know it's going to be a very tough game against Italy we've had a great tournament so far. Italy are a top side but we're ready"My brother has literally had a baby, as the second goal went in.
Source:The Star
July 07, 2021 22:29 UTC
Insight - Who gets left holding the digital-dollar fad?
IS the idea of a digital dollar just a fad – like the 1980s craze with parachute pants that became synonymous with Michael Jackson and M.C. But speaking for himself, Quarles isn’t convinced that the Fed should have to issue its own electronic money to the public even if other central banks do so. My interpretation of what he’s suggesting is this: Instead of one, there could be many digital dollars. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles Quarles isn’t convinced that the Fed should have to issue its own electronic money to the public even if other central banks do so. And if central banks recognise one another’s digital IDs, cross-border remittances could become a lot cheaper with digital currencies issued by them.
Source:The Star
July 07, 2021 21:22 UTC