Flood relief hall turned into youth centre
THE Pengkalan Bongor flood relief hall in Penaga on mainland Penang has been converted into the Penaga Youth Centre. State youth and sports committee chairman Soon Lip Chee said the state government is planning to establish similar youth centres in the other 39 constituencies in Penang. He congratulated Penang Youth Development Corporation (PYDC) for successfully converting the hall into a youth centre, which is equipped with various facilities accessible to locals, in just six months. “Together with PYDC, my office hopes to establish youth centres at all constituencies in the state, ” he said after launching the Penaga Youth Centre recently. According to Soon, the Penaga Youth Centre is the first such facility established in the state.
Source:The Star
April 26, 2021 00:22 UTC
Sleepless in Beijing
AT 11pm, Xiao Le is still at his study desk doing endless school homework and revision. It also instructed primary schools not to begin classes before 8.20am and secondary schools can only start lessons after 8am. Following this directive, some schools in Beijing have adjusted their schedules. Cui Shukun, the principal of Mapo No 2 Primary School, told China Daily that lessons start at 8.35am, 35 minutes later than before. Parents in Beijing have been looking forward to seeing their children’s schools make the change too.
Source:The Star
April 26, 2021 00:11 UTC
Heart-warming dishes on curated Ramadan menus
THOSE yearning for the nostalgia of breaking fast in a traditional kampung setting can look to Shook! Relish in harmoniously balanced flavours that are distinctively Malay with a thoughtfully curated buffet featuring age-old kampung recipes that have been passed down through generations, including heart-warming classics from the Enak kitchen. Explore and savour traditional Malay dishes with a menu that presents a range of appetisers including salads, soups to mains, desserts and snacks — all inspired by grandma’s recipes. Gather your family and friends for a unique breaking of fast experience and savour dishes from the Middle East. Expect mouth-watering shawarma, kebab grilled to perfection and fragrant briyani, alongside traditional Middle Eastern appetisers, mains and desserts at this assisted buffet.
Source:The Star
April 26, 2021 00:00 UTC
Learning morality from literature
There is a treasure trove of examples what leaders – political, corporate or community leaders – can learn from literature. There are many characters in the world of literature that can provide better understanding of failures and flaws in leadership. Sultan Mahmud wanted to be his student. Sultan Mahmud, lest we forget, is the most notorious of the rulers of the Melaka Sultanate. Johan Jaaffar was a journalist, editor and for some years chairman of a media company, and is passionate about all things literature and the arts.
Source:The Star
April 26, 2021 00:00 UTC
Ex-bank staff now cuts fish
IPOH: With mouths to feed at home, former bank clerk Asrol Mohd Saidi now cuts fish at the Menglembu wholesale market here to make ends meet. The father of five said it was a big change for him to switch from working in a bank to cutting fish in a market. He is also glad that his children understand the family’s financial status. “My three other children are in Form Five, Form One and Standard Three, ” he added. “My children understand our difficulties, they never demand expensive clothes and would be happy to go to the thrift store instead.
Source:The Star
April 25, 2021 23:48 UTC
Football: Turtles tame Tigers
The Turtles showed plenty of resilience as they shocked the defending Super League champions 1-0 at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Iskandar Puteri on Saturday. It was a humbling night for JDT as it was the first time that they were beaten in their new stadium and by a young Terengganu squad. We need to be consistent, get three points in every game and close the gap to the top, ” said Nafuzi. “We know that with great discipline, we can win the game. I am glad that my boys showed courage in the final moments of the game.
Source:The Star
April 25, 2021 23:27 UTC
Observing the rules
Engineer Johari Sulaiman, 33, decided on takeaway as he felt it was safer to break his fast with his family at home. George Town OCPD Asst Comm Soffian Santong said his men had stepped up their patrols to prevent the public from lingering at public spaces. “We are conducting spot checks at eateries and public areas to make sure the people do not loiter in these places. “We have also deployed policemen to the popular restaurants where people throng to buka puasa. “The situation is well under control and we will continue to monitor from time to time, ” he said when contacted yesterday.
Source:The Star
April 25, 2021 23:12 UTC
Taufik says friendship with Chong Wei as strong as their love for badminton
PETALING JAYA: They were once great badminton rivals but now, Taufik Hidayat and Lee Chong Wei are good friends. In an interview with the Olympic channel recently, Taufik spoke about the highs and lows of his relationship with Chong Wei. “As the idols of the sport, Chong Wei and I, with the other guys, we spread badminton to a wider audience, ” said Taufik. The 39-year-old Taufik said Chong Wei, one year his junior, should have landed a gold at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Taufik recounted how Chong Wei overcame arguably his toughest hurdle by beating Lin Dan 15-21,21-11,22-20 in an epic semi-final match in Rio.
Source:The Star
April 25, 2021 23:03 UTC
An app approach to Ramadan
The app is now available on both Google Play and Apple App Store. — 123rf.comThe app has up to 15,000 daily active users, he said, claiming that the figure tripled during Ramadan. A matter of recordJust like Wan Azizul, a personal family experience inspired app developer Ahmad Fairiz Jaafar to work on a better tech solution in 2016. This spurred Ahmad Fairiz to work on a solution that not only would help him but others too, which made him develop the app Recite. Mohd Izzairi said users can use all the features on the app without signing in and the app doesn’t include social media integration to protect privacy.
Source:The Star
April 25, 2021 22:52 UTC
Ashwin taking a break from IPL to 'support family' amid pandemic
(Reuters) - India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said he is taking a break from the Indian Premier League (IPL) to support his family as India grapples with a massive surge in novel coronavirus cases. "My family and extended family are putting up a fight against COVID-19 and I want to support them during these tough times," he wrote on Twitter. Ashwin said he would be stepping back from the IPL from Monday, and Delhi Capitals said they supported his decision. "Sending you and your family all the strength and prayers from all of us at Delhi Capitals." Rajasthan Royals pacer Andrew Tye said on Monday he had returned to Australia due to concerns about the COVID-19 situation.
Source:The Star
April 25, 2021 20:03 UTC
Tennis-Nadal outlasts Tsitsipas to claim 12th Barcelona Open title
(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal saved a match point before defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-7(6) 7-5 to claim a record-extending 12th Barcelona Open title on Sunday, ending his Greek opponent's nine-game unbeaten start to the European claycourt swing. Having collected his first title of the 2021 season, Nadal, 34, will leapfrog Russian Daniil Medvedev to take back the world number two spot in the updated ATP rankings on Monday. Tsitsipas, who won his previous meeting with the Spaniard in the Australian Open quarter-finals in February, fought hard to stay in the match and saved two match points before winning the second-set tiebreak to force the decider. Nadal improved his unbeaten record to 12-0 in finals at one of his favourite ATP events where the main showcourt carries his name. (Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
Source:The Star
April 25, 2021 19:23 UTC
Tennis-Berrettini sinks Karatsev to win Serbia Open
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Italian Matteo Berrettini won the Serbia Open after beating Russia's Aslan Karatsev 6-1 3-6 7-6(0) in the final at Novak Djokovc's claycourt tennis centre in downtown Belgrade by the Danube river on Sunday. Berrettini blew away Karatsev in the third set tiebreak 7-0 as the Russian showed signs of fatigue in the opening set and the tiebreaker after a gruelling three-and-a-half hour win over world number one Djokovic in Saturday's semi-final. Karatsev dug deep to haul himself back into the match after he was brushed aside in the opening set and having stayed afloat thanks to his big serve, the Russian saved a match-point to force the tiebreak. But he was an empty vessel in the home straight as world number 10 Berrettini kept firing baseline shots which kept his rival on the back foot. World number 28 Karatsev, who broke on to the big stage earlier this year as he reached the Australian Open semis in February and won the Dubai tennis championship last month, praised his rival.
Source:The Star
April 25, 2021 18:22 UTC
Fire from oxygen tank blast in Baghdad Covid-19 hospital kills 82
BAGHDAD (April 25): A fire caused by an oxygen tank explosion at a Covid-19 hospital in Baghdad took at least 82 lives and forced some people to leap through windows out of the burning building, witnesses and authorities said on Sunday. As rescuers combed the smoke-charred building, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi blamed negligence and suspended his Health Minister Hassan al-Tamimi pending an inquiry into Saturday's blaze at the Ibn Khatib hospital. Security forces cordoned off the hospital, in the Diyala Bridge area of the Iraqi capital, where charred debris and shattered glass littered the ground outside. The governor of Baghdad and another senior health ministry official were also suspended and referred to investigators. "As soon as you arrived at the main entrance (of the hospital), it was suffocating.
Source:The Edge Markets
April 25, 2021 14:15 UTC
Female car repair shop owner blazes trail in UAE
Huda al-Matroushi is one of few Emirati women to venture into the car repair business, an industry that has long been dominated by men in the Arab world. "Because I'm on top of my job, and it's my business, I belong to it: I feel proud of myself." She turned that passion into a profession and now owns and manages a car repair shop in Sharjah, one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. He said: 'OK, OK!'. Matroushi hopes she can transform her single garage into a big repair centre, or open more garages across the UAE.
Source:The Star
April 25, 2021 12:33 UTC
Soccer-Arsenal great Henry says he no longer recognises the club
The backlash continued as thousands of Arsenal fans gathered outside their Emirates Stadium ahead of Friday's Premier League defeat by Everton to protest against the club's owner - American billionaire Stan Kroenke. Kroenke has previously come under fire from fans for a lack of adventure in the transfer market. Maybe it's a lack of understanding of the core football values and maybe the money was too big of a temptation. I've never talked before, but what happened made me realise fans ... this is your club ... Not just Arsenal fans, all the fans.
Source:The Star
April 25, 2021 09:01 UTC