Indonesia Open: Malaysian mixed double pairs crash out in semis

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (NNN-Bernama) – Malaysia’s mixed doubles’ hope of advancing to the final of Indonesian Open fell flat when both pairs crashed out in the semifinals in Jakarta today. Professional pair Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying, who upset the home pair of Tontowi Ahmad-Winny Oktavina Kandow in the…

History beckons as Langkawi first in country to embrace digital TV broadcast

LANGKAWI, July 21 (NNN-Bernama) — By the early hours of tomorrow, history will be created in the nation’s broadcasting industry when analogue TV broadcasting will cease services on this legendary island and viewers here will be the first in the country to switch to digital TV services. Digital Creation and…

British Airways suspends flights to Egyptian capital

LONDON, July 21 (NNN-ANADOLU) -The British Airways on Saturday suspended flights to Egypt’s capital for a week over security concerns, the airline said in a statement.  “We constantly review our security arrangements at all our airports around the world, and have suspended flights to Cairo for seven days as a precaution to allow for…

Polls open in Japan’s upper house elections

TOKYO, July 21 (NNN-KYODO) – Voters began casting ballots on Sunday in Japan’s upper house election as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks an endorsement of “political stability” to achieve his policy goals, including long-envisioned constitutional reform. With a total of 370 candidates vying for 124 seats up for grabs, the…

AirAsia to appeal High Court ruling

Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Photo Courtney of Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 (NNN-Bernama) — AirAsia Bhd will appeal the ruling by the High Court ruling to dismiss the Striking Out Application by both AirAsia Bhd and AirAsia X Bhd in relation to the payment for outstanding Passenger Service Charges (PSC)…

18 local, foreign media practitioners explore Sarawak

KUCHING, July 20 (NNN-Bernama) — Eighteen local and foreign media practitioners participated in Malaysia’s Mega Familiarisation Programme (Mega Fam) to experience first-hand the  uniqueness of Sarawak. The journalists who participated in the programme this time were from Australia, Germany, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, the United States, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Singapore. The Mega Fam…

33 Malaysians receive full scholarships from Hungarian government

KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 (NNN-Bernama) — Thirty-three Malaysians will pursue their tertiary education in Hungary with full scholarships this year, courtesy of Hungary government’s Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship programme. The second batch of Malaysians pursuing undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate studies who are set to start their first semester in September will…

Buying for loved ones at Jaafaria Souq

MAKKAH, July 20 (NNN-Bernama) — It is a normal sight to see Haj pilgrims here buying souvenirs for their loved ones back home and this writer is no exception with one of the must buy items in the writer’s list being kasturi perfume or nicknamed ‘the perfume from heaven’. The…

Tensions in Ethiopia’s southern Hawassa city claim 3 lives, injure dozens

HAWASSA, July 20 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Tensions are high in the Ethiopian southern city of Hawassa where hospital authorities said on Friday that at least three people have died amid a showdown between state security forces and some local activists who want to declare a new region for their Sidama ethnic…

Britain says Iran has seized two tankers in Strait of Hormuz

LONDON,WASHINGTON July 20 (NNN-AGENCIES ) – A second naval vessel has been seized in the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian authorities, the British Foreign Office confirmed Friday, as tensions soar in the key Gulf shipping lane. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he was “extremely concerned” by the latest incident. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said…