Following the uproar over the exclusion of silambam in SUKMA 2026, the Selangor government has proposed that the Indian martial arts to be included along with petanque and Muay Thai “in the spirit of unity and to drive the development of national sports”. State youth, sports and entrepreneurship committee chairman Najwan Halimi confirmed this following…
Three Selangor backbenchers have urged the state government to recognise silambam and include it SUKMA 2026. Rajiv Rishyakaran (Bukit Gasing), Preakas Sampunathan (Kota Kemuning), and Gunaraj George (Sentosa) urged Selangor Menteri Besar and state exco to reconsider its current stance on silambam in SUKMA. “Including Silambam in SUKMA would not only honour Malaysia’s diverse cultural…
Melaka sports exco and SUKMA supreme council member representative Datuk VP Shanmugam was once again taken to task over the decision by the sports body to drop Indian martial sports- silambam – from being featured in SUKMA 2026 in Selangor. “In this matter, the only Indian exco that holds the sports portfolio in the state…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Israel plans to take full control of Gaza but does not intend to govern it, as he convened his security cabinet to discuss updated plans 22 months into the war. The cabinet meeting comes as Netanyahu faces mounting pressure at home and abroad for a truce deal to pull Gaza’s…
BY: R YUNESWARAN I would like to remind all coalition government parties that the best way forward is to have frank and respectful discussions behind closed doors. There is no need to have petty spats, unseemly disputes, and even melodramatic ultimatums played out in the media when we can come to the table and negotiate….
The Transport Ministry has taken the approach of encouraging voluntary use of dashcams where as the usage of the global positioning system (GPS) trackers are compulsory. “The MOT via the Land Public Transport Agency (LPTA) supervises and makes it compulsory for all commercial vehicles to be fixed with GPS, in line with Industrial Safety Code…
The police are still investigating the disappearance of Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh under Section 365 of the Penal Code for abduction, revealed Home Minister. “The investigation is ongoing and several documents are being completed by the investigation officers before it is handed over to the deputy public prosecutor,” said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin…
Defence lawyers of national DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng took the media to task for linking the ongoing graft trial with the assault on key prosecution witness Datuk G Gnanaraja. “The media should refrain from reporting on matters concerning our client’s trial without first verifying the facts, as such reporting risks compromising the integrity of…
Bukit Gasing state assemblyman Rajiv Rishyakaran took Melaka sports exco Datuk VP Shanmugam to task over the failure to include Indian martial arts, Silambam in SUKMA 2026 which is scheduled to be held in Selangor. “The question that now must be answered publicly and without delay is this: Did Datuk V.P. Shanmugam attend the Sukma…
DAP Socialist Youth Federal Territories chief Yap Vee Vonne demanded an apology from Umno Youth chief Akmal Saleh over the latter’s offensive and insulting remark to the disabled community. “Akmal must issue a public apology – not only to DAPSY leaders but to the entire disabled community. “If Akmal have nothing respectful or constructive to…
