Bahaya memandu di Putrajaya

Bahaya memandu di Putrajaya

BARU-BARU ini saya ada melawat saudara di Putrajaya, pusat pentadbiran kerajaan Persekutuan yang terkenal dengan susun atur menarik selain landskap yang cantik. Hinggakan, pergi sahaja ke mana pun ia sesuai untuk bergambar kenangan. Tetapi selepas tiga hari meluangkan masa di pusat pentadbiran yang cantik ini, saya perasan segelintir warga Putrajaya kurang menghormati peraturan lalu lintas. ... Read more The post Bahaya memandu di Putrajaya appeared first on Utusan Malaysia .

Henti sikap perlekeh isu alkohol

Henti sikap perlekeh isu alkohol

ISU Tourism Malaysia menghidangkan alkohol dalam acara rasmi serta tindakan ketua pegawai eksekutif (CEO) Petronas menyembur champagne meraikan kemenangan pasukan F1 yang ditaja Petronas amat memalukan dan tidak boleh dipandang ringan. Ini bukan soal kecil, ini soal maruah negara dan sensitiviti umat Islam. Dalam acara-acara rasmi di Malaysia, minuman keras memang dilarang. Ini peraturan yang ... Read more The post Henti sikap perlekeh isu alkohol appeared first on Utusan Malaysia .

Penyokong kelab liga Israel, Maccabi dilarang ke Villa Park

Penyokong kelab liga Israel, Maccabi dilarang ke Villa Park

PENYOKONG-penyokong gergasi liga Israel, Maccabi Tel Aviv tidak dibenarkan hadir menyaksikan aksi Liga Europa menentang Aston Villa di Villa Park pada 6 November ini atas faktor keselamatan.Keputusan itu dibuat selepas Polis West Midlands menyuarakan kebimbangan terhadap keupayaan mereka mengawal sebarang kemungkinan insiden protes ketika pertembungan dengan kelab Israel tersebut.Menurut kumpulan Keselamatan Penasihat, badan yang mengeluarkan sijil keselamatan perlawanan tiada penyokong pelawat akan dibenarkan masuk ke stadium pada hari perlawanan.Dalam kenyataan rasmi, Aston Villa memaklumkan mereka sentiasa berhubung dengan Maccabi Tel Aviv dan pihak berkuasa tempatan berhubung isu berkenaan."Keselamatan penyokong yang hadir dan penduduk sekitar menjadi keutamaan dalam setiap keputusan yang dibuat," jelas kelab itu.Keputusan tersebut bagaimanapun mengundang kritikan pelbagai pihak termasuk Perdana Menteri Britain, Sir Keir Starmer, yang menyifatkan langkah itu sebagai keputusan yang salah.Polis West Midlands mengesahkan perlawanan itu diklasifikasikan sebagai berisiko tinggi selepas penilaian menyeluruh dibuat berdasarkan maklumat risikan dan insiden terdahulu."Penilaian ini dibuat berdasarkan kejadian kekecohan dan kes jenayah kebencian yang berlaku ketika perlawanan Liga Europa antara Ajax dan Maccabi Tel Aviv di Amsterdam pada 2024."Berdasarkan pertimbangan profesional kami, langkah ini diambil bagi mengurangkan risiko terhadap keselamatan awam," kata jurucakap polis berkenaan.Sementara itu, Ahli Parlimen Droitwich dan Evesham, Nigel Huddleston turut mengecam keputusan itu dan meminta Setiausaha Kebudayaan, Lisa Nandy, menyiasat perkara tersebut."Sukan mempunyai kuasa besar menyatukan masyarakat. Keputusan ini seolah-olah tunduk kepada kebencian dan perpecahan."Adakah kita ingin mengatakan bahawa di Britain moden, kita tidak mampu menjamin keselamatan masyarakat Yahudi di jalanan dan di stadium? Saya tidak boleh terima," tegas beliau menerusi media sosial.Sir Keir pula menulis di platform X bahawa tanggungjawab polis adalah memastikan semua penyokong bola sepak dapat menikmati perlawanan tanpa rasa takut atau ancaman keganasan.Ketua Parti Konservatif, Kemi Badenoch turut menzahirkan rasa tidak puas hati dan menyifatkan keputusan tersebut sebagai aib nasional.Insiden kekecohan bukanlah perkara baharu di Villa Park apabila sebanyak 39 tangkapan dibuat ketika kekacauan tercetus menjelang aksi menentang Legia Warsaw pada 2023.Beberapa protes turut dilaporkan di pelbagai acara sukan berhubung konflik di Gaza, termasuk ketika pasukan kebangsaan Israel menentang Norway dan Itali dalam kelayakan Piala Dunia baru-baru ini.Pada November tahun lalu, pertembungan antara Ajax dan Maccabi Tel Aviv di Amsterdam turut menyaksikan kekecohan yang digambarkan oleh pihak berkuasa sebagai gabungan toksik antara antisemitisme, hooliganisme dan kemarahan terhadap perang di Gaza serta Timur Tengah.Gencatan senjata di Gaza mula berkuat kuasa pada 10 Oktober lalu.

Defending champion Ji Yuai targets historic title defense at Women’s China Open

Defending champion Ji Yuai targets historic title defense at Women’s China Open

Title holder Ji Yuai of China will aim to become only the third player to successfully defend the Women’s China Open title when the CLPG Tour’s flagship CNY 1 million tournament begins on Friday. The 20-year-old Ji, who is the reigning CLPG Tour No. 1 and a four-time winner, headlines a top field at the famed Enhance Anting Golf Club in Shanghai which includes the country’s emerging youth brigade and aspiring stars from Southeast Asia. Current CLPG Tour Order of Merit Leader Wang Zixuan, 2023 Women’s China Open winner Angelina Ye Lei and teenage talent such as Xu Ying, Zhou Shiyuan and Liu Yujie will be amongst the top Chinese players determined to keep the prestigious trophy on home soil, with the last three editions of the Women’s China Open being won by home-grown golfers. Thailand’s Sherman Santiwiwattanaphong, who is currently No. 2 on the Order of Merit, will spearhead the international charge which includes Malaysia’s Ng Jing Xuen, Singapore’s Amanda Ta and Indonesia’s Holly Victoria Halim, winner of the CLPG Tour Qualifying School earlier this year. With the tournament moving to Shanghai for the first time since its inauguration in 2006, defending champion Ji is cautiously charting her strategy to ensure she has every chance of joining Korea’s Jiyai Shin (2006/2007) and Hye-youn Kim (2010/2011) as the tournament’s third back-to-back champion. “It’s a unique experience to come to a new course to defend my title. I’m not very familiar with Enhance Anting, so I’ll make the most of the practice days to fine tune my strategy, focus on every shot and work towards the goals I’ve set for myself before the tournament,“ said Ji, who hails from Dalian. Angelina Ye Lei, 24, is excited at the prospect of challenging for a second Women’s China Open following her maiden professional victory in the 2023 edition. She recalls with great fondness her lone triumph on the CLPG Tour. “That tournament was truly unforgettable. I was thrilled that my first professional win came from such a top-tier event as the Women’s China Open. It was a great recognition for me. I’m very happy to be back home. I hope I can stay composed throughout the tournament and give my best performance,“ said Ye. Another player to watch is Malaysia’s Ng Jing Xuen, who wrote a slice of history when she became the first golfer from her nation to win the Southeast Asian Games individual gold medal in 2023. This week, she hopes to become the second player from Malaysia to win on the CLPG Tour after Michelle Koh, although she knows the playing standard in China is challenging. “It’ll be a great competition. There are a lot of good players in the tournament, but I will treat it as the same as other tournaments and not put pressure on myself. I’ll keep it simple and play it one shot at a time,“ said Ng. The Women’s China Open boasts a field of 108 players in the three-day stroke-play competition where the top 60 players and ties will advance to the final round after the cut is set through 36 holes.

Silat sedia mengaum di Sukan SEA

Silat sedia mengaum di Sukan SEA

PETALING JAYA: Skuad silat negara bersedia untuk mempamerkan taring di temasya Sukan SEA 2025 di Thailand, hujung tahun ini. Keyakinan itu disuarakan selepas kem negara menampilkan aksi cemerlang pada Kejohanan Silat Asia Tenggara 2025 di Hatyai, Thailand yang berakhir, semalam. Antara yang mencuri tumpuan ialah Ummi Mashitah Hassan yang merangkul emas dalam acara C Putri, ... Read more The post Silat sedia mengaum di Sukan SEA appeared first on Utusan Malaysia .

PRN Sabah: BN Umum Calon Seminggu Sebelum Hari Penamaan Calon – Ahmad Zahid

PRN Sabah: BN Umum Calon Seminggu Sebelum Hari Penamaan Calon – Ahmad Zahid

KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Okt – Barisan Nasional (BN) dijangka mengumumkan nama calon dan kerusi yang akan ditandingi pada Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Sabah ke-17 seminggu sebelum hari penamaan calon, kata Pengerusinya Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. “BN tidak akan bertanding di seluruh 73 kerusi DUN (Dewan Undangan Negeri) dan kita akan teliti kawasan fokus,” kata Ahmad Zahid yang juga [...]

States sue Trump administration over cancelled $7 billion solar grants

States sue Trump administration over cancelled $7 billion solar grants

NEARLY two dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its cancellation of a $7 billion grant program aimed at expanding solar energy in low-income communities, according to court papers. In a statement on Thursday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced two lawsuits by a group of states that received grants under the Environmental Protection Agency’s Solar for All program. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the termination of the program in August. The agency said in an email that it would not comment on pending litigation. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said cancellation of the program would impact 900,000 low-income households nationwide. Some 11,000 low-income households in Arizona will see a 20% spike in energy bills after the state lost $156 million for Solar for All. The lawsuit is among dozens the country’s 23 Democratic attorneys general have filed against the Trump administration on issues ranging from suspension of federal grants to immigration and deployment of National Guard troops to cities. “Without this program, for many Arizonans, clean energy will be out of reach,“ Mayes said in an online call. The first complaint seeks monetary damages and was filed on Wednesday in the Court of Federal Claims. A second suit will seek reinstatement of the program and is expected to be filed later on Thursday in federal court in Washington state, Bonta’s statement said. California will lose around $250 million in congressionally obligated funds for the program, Bonta said. “The Trump administration is trying to hold us in the past, tethered to fossil fuel companies,“ he said in the online call. “In doing so, Trump is making America more expensive and more polluted.” The One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump in July eliminated the source of funding for a program Zeldin termed a “boondoggle.” Trump has rolled back federal support for solar and wind energy, calling the renewable resources expensive and unreliable. Mayes said cancellation of the program would hit disadvantaged communities, citing the Hopi tribe of northern Arizona, which was slated to get a $25 million award to bring electricity, often for the first time, to hundreds of homes using solar panels and battery storage systems. The complaints come 10 days after a group of solar companies and labor unions also sued to restore the program. In addition to California and Arizona, states participating in the lawsuits include Maryland, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and the city of Washington D.C. With Democrats in the minority in both houses of Congress, and many Democratic governors wary of crossing Trump, the attorneys general have actively challenged the legality of his policies. - Reuters

Kejutan 'birthday' untuk Tok Wan di awan biru

Kejutan 'birthday' untuk Tok Wan di awan biru

SHAH ALAM -– Sambutan ulang tahun kelahiran warga emas dari Kampung Tiang Kulat, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu menjadi kenangan manis apabila diraikan istimewa di awan biru semasa menaiki kapal terbang bersama keluarganya pada Jumaat lepas.Momen penuh bermakna itu turut menarik perhatian ramai apabila video Mat Zin Abdullah berusia lebih 100 tahun dikongsikan cucunya menerusi akaun Tik Tok @Safs tular di TikTok dan mendapat pelbagai reaksi positif daripada warganet.Menurut cucunya, Mohd Safuwan Amir Mohd Saidi, 35, berkata, sambutan itu diadakan bersempena ulang tahun kelahiran datuk yang dianggap amat istimewa kerana diraikan dalam penerbangan."Tok Wan pernah menaiki kapal terbang sebelum ini ketika menunaikan umrah, tetapi kali ini lebih bermakna sebab sempena birthday dia. Ia kejutan khas daripada kami sekeluarga khususnya saya."Dia nampak senyum dan happy, memang seronok sebab pertama kali buat sambutan dalam kapal terbang. Kami pun tidak sangka video itu jadi tular," katanya kepada.Jelasnya, datuknya yang mempunyai 14 anak, lebih 200 cucu dan cicit serta lima cuit sebelum ini pernah memaklumkan hasrat untuk melawat ibu saudara di Kedah.Bagaimanapun, Mohd Safuwan Amir memaklumkan, dia ketika itu agak sibuk sebelum menempah tiket kira-kira dua bulan lepas untuk perjalanan dari Terengganu ke Kedah."Kebetulannya, saya dapati ia hampir dengan tarikh ulang tahun kelahiran Tok Wan dan kemudiannya bertanya kepada kabin kru sama ada hasrat untuk kejutan birthday itu dapat direalisasikan, dan bersyukur ia dapat direalisasikan," katanya.Menurutnya, datuk masih aktif dan sihat walaupun sudah berusia lebih 100 tahun, malah masih mampu berjalan serta suka keluar berjalan-jalan.Mohd Safuwan Amir memberitahu, mereka kemudiannya membawanya menaiki Menara Alor Setar dan melawat Rumah Kelahiran Mahathir.Mengulas lanjut mengenai usia warga emas itu, katanya, pada zaman dahulu, kelahiran datuknya lewat didaftarkan dan dipercayai kini berusia antara 101 atau 102 tahun sekiranya mengikut tarikh kelahiran sebenar.Kongsi beliau lagi, antara impian datuknya adalah bertemu bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Malaysia introduces investment reforms to boost global competitiveness

Malaysia introduces investment reforms to boost global competitiveness

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will continue implementing progressive reforms in investment and trade policies to strengthen Malaysia’s global competitiveness. The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry stated that various approaches and strategies are being executed through a Whole-of-Government approach via the ministry and its agencies. These initiatives include introducing the New Investment Incentive Framework and strengthening supply chain ecosystems between local companies and multinational corporations. Malaysia recorded an encouraging foreign direct investment performance in the first half of 2025 with a net inflow of RM17.2 billion. This represents an increase from the RM14.8 billion recorded during the same period in 2024. The ministry highlighted Malaysia’s advantages including strong economic fundamentals, strategic geographical position, and broad trade network. These factors have enhanced the country’s resilience in facing global and regional crises according to the ministry’s written parliamentary reply. Malaysia maintained a current account surplus of RM17 billion in the first half of 2025. This exceeded the RM13 billion surplus recorded during the same period in 2024. The current account surplus in the second quarter of 2025 decreased by RM0.3 billion due to higher imports of capital and intermediate goods. These imports are expected to contribute to spillover effects on Malaysia’s exports in the short and medium term. The ministry was responding to Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s query about government efforts to restore export competitiveness and investor confidence. – Bernama