Badminton

Haikal-Choong spring surprise in Sydney

PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Mohd Haikal Nazri-Choong Hon Jian continued their push to return to the world's top 32 rankings by taking down Taiwan's world No. 12 Lee Jhe-huei-Yang Po-hsuan to reach the Australian Open men's doubles second round.

Corporate News

Foodie Media’s 46 million followers to drive earnings

PETALING JAYA: Foodie Media Bhd's big follower base and content offerings will drive its earnings, supported by the group's business expansion plans and positive industry outlook, analysts say.

Golf

Two more tourneys for Ervin to secure Asian Tour card

PETALING JAYA: Golfer Ervin Chang is taking things one swing at a time in his pursuit to secure his playing card on the Asian Tour next year.

Corporate News

Dialog’s quarterly profit eases to RM140mil

PETALING JAYA: Dialog Group Bhd anticipates the economic environment to remain challenging in the short to medium term.

Other Sports

Syarul’s protege Abdul Aziz shows he can be coach’s worthy successor

PETALING JAYA: It did not take long for former top bodybuilder Datuk Mohd Syarul Azman Mahen Abdullah to find a successor to his throne.

Tennis

Daania delivers another title to show why she’s worth a national call-up

PETALING JAYA: Young tennis player Daania Daniella Abdul Hazli proved just why she is worthy of a SEA Games call-up at the age of 15 by powering her way to a second ITF junior singles title for 2025.

Other Sports

Analyst: Gold medal target needed to create champions in the long run

PETALING JAYA: Not having a gold medal target for the upcoming SEA Games might reduce the pressure on athletes, but it could build the wrong mindset for creating champions in the long run.

Football

FAM take battle to CAS, vow to safeguard players’ rights

PETALING JAYA: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) will bring their battle with FIFA to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after the world body rejected their appeal over the eligibility of seven mixed-heritage players.

Football

Sports lawyer: FIFA decision shows ‘clear falsification’

PETALING JAYA: Sports lawyer Nik Erman Nik Roseli says FIFA's 63-page motivated decision leaves "no room for doubt" that falsified documents were used to register seven mixed-heritage players, adding that the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) had effectively admitted to the misconduct through their own testimony.

Football

Where it all went wrong for FAM and the seven players

PETALING JAYA: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and seven naturalised players have seen their appeals decisively dismissed by the FIFA appeal committee in one of the most severe sanctions in recent memory for the use of forged documents to secure international eligibility.

Comment

FIFA come clean, and the rot in our sports becomes clear   

THE fact that FIFA, and not our own authorities, have been answering every one of our questions should trouble every Malaysian who cares about the integrity of sport and the credibility of our institutions.

Nation

Emergency services running well, say ministries

PETALING JAYA: The Next Generation Malaysian Emergency Response Services 999 (NG MERS 999) system is operating normally, authorities say.

Sabah & Sarawak

Barisan to meet MIC following Perikatan resolution

KOTA KINABALU: Barisan Nasional will meet with MIC's top leadership regarding the party's decision to join Perikatan Nasional, says coalition deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. 

Nation

Use of govt vehicles in Sabah strictly for security, says PM

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has defended the use of government vehicles and security teams during his visit to Sabah, saying that the arrangements were strictly for security reasons and not for electioneering purposes.

Corporate News

Chevron joins race to buy Lukoil assets

NEW YORK: US oil major Chevron is studying options to buy global assets of sanctioned Russian oil firm Lukoil, five sources familiar with the process SAY.

Corporate News

Paramount’s 3Q25 net profit up more than 53%

PETALING JAYA: Paramount Corp Bhd's net profit jumped 52.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM25.02mil in the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2025 (3Q25), even as its biggest business segment – property development – saw a double-digit drop in revenue.

Investment

Investment boom set to continue into 2026

PETALING JAYA: Amidst tariff wars and global headwinds, Malaysia has proven it is still able to attract a sizeable amount of investments, be it domestically or internationally.

Corporate News

Ecobuilt to dispose of land as part of debt exercise

PETALING JAYA: Ecobuilt Holdings Bhd has moved to dispose of a freehold industrial land parcel in Kapar, Selangor, for RM5.74mil as part of its broader effort to strengthen its financial position through capital reduction and debt regularisation measures.

Corporate News

Critical Holdings acquires land from Rimbaco

PETALING JAYA: Critical Holdings Bhd (CHB) is acquiring two pieces of freehold land and hereditaments in Bandar Jelutong, Penang, measuring approximately 2,425.619 sq m with a semi-permanent building erected thereon from Rimbaco Sdn Bhd for RM11.45mil.

Corporate News

RTS Technology acquires Work At Cloud

PETALING JAYA: LEAP Market-listed RTS Technology Holdings Bhd has entered into a share sale agreement (SSA) to acquire 100% equity interest in Work At Cloud Sdn Bhd (WAC) for RM18mil.