Other Sports

Olympics-Biles spotlights mental health, Tokyo COVID cases hang over Games

TOKYO (Reuters) - Simone Biles' abrupt exit from the U.S. team event and uncertainty over the gymnast's remaining time at the Games put the mental health of athletes under the spotlight on Wednesday as the Tokyo Olympics headed into its fifth day of events.

Markets

Bursa lacklustre after overnight decline on Wall Street

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia was lacklustre in early Wednesday trade with chip and tech stocks retreating after the overnight decline on Wall Street but glove stocks recovered as Covid-19 infections stayed high.

Analyst Reports

Maybank IB lowers earnings projections on Globetronics

KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Investment Bank Research has slashed its target price on Globetronics Technology Bhd following a revision of its earnings forecasts.

Athletics

Olympics-Athletics-Seeing's not believing - how doping has tainted athletics

TOKYO (Reuters) - There are a few worthy contenders for the "dirtiest race in history" title but the 2012 Olympic women's 1,500 metres probably takes the gold medal for not only the brazen nature of the cheating, but the sheer depth of it.

Analyst Reports

Kenanga maintains 'outperform' on Kossan

KUALA LUMPUR: Going by recent share price movements, investors may be having an overly bearish reaction to an expected decline in Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd's average selling prices (ASP) in the coming quarters.

Athletics

Olympics-Athletics-Records set to tumble but how do we know what's great any more?

TOKYO (Reuters) - A stack of Olympic and possibly world records will be broken on the Tokyo track over the next two weeks but, such has been the incredible impact of shoe technology on performance lately, that nobody quite knows what constitutes great any more.

Analyst Reports

Trading ideas: Kossan, Globetronics, DNex, VSTECS, AirAsia

KUALA LUMPUR: Kossan, Globetronics, DNex, VSTECS and AirAsia are among the companies which could see trading interest on Wednesday following the fresh corporate news, JF Apex Research said.

Living

#Star50: How a Star Golden Hearts Award recipient continues making a positive impact on society

Founder of social enterprise PWD Smart FarmAbility Dr Billy Tang and his team have been supplying the underpriviledged and marginalised nutritious food via organic, sustainable vegetable terrariums.

Mobile apps

Navigation apps, ranked: Are paid apps better than Google Maps?

If you want to find the right way to your destination quickly, you can get good guidance for free. But what about the paid apps?

Other Sports

Skateboarding-Olympic champions Horigome, Nishiya confirmed for Championship Tour

(Reuters) - Olympic champions Yuto Horigome and Momiji Nishiya of Japan will headline the roster of elite skateboarders competing on the 2021 Championship Tour, Street League Skateboarding (SLS) said on Tuesday.

Nation

Special Parliament sitting to focus on vaccination programme today (July 28)

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat enters its third day Wednesday (July 28) with a briefing session on the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP), which is being implemented by the government.

Malaysia

Sabah mountain guides turn to farming to generate income

As hiking activities at Mount Kinabalu in Sabah have been suspended for most of 2020 and this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some mountain guides have turned to farming to generate income, cultivating fruit and vegetables for sale.

Mobile apps

Tencent suspends WeChat user registrations amid tech fears

Tencent Holdings Ltd said it was suspending new user registrations for its WeChat services, adding to uncertainty for the technology sector that’s in the midst of a two-day selloff.

Other Sports

NBA-Obama joins NBA Africa as strategic partner

(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner to help advance social responsibility efforts across the continent, the National Basketball Association said on Tuesday.

STARPICKS

Nurturing the future generation of medical professionals

WITH rapid advances in the medicine and healthcare field, it has now become possible to address newer and bigger challenges than before, leading to continuous improvement in the field for the benefit of all.

STARPICKS

How the third lockdown has impacted energy consumption habits

WITH the third lockdown due to the surge of Covid-19 infections further lengthening the time we spend at home, turning our residences into multi-functional spaces, some have noticed a rise in energy consumption.

World

Russian billionaires vs British writer: court battle begins over Putin book

LONDON (Reuters) - England's High Court will begin hearing arguments on Wednesday from lawyers for four Russian billionaires including Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich and state-owned oil firm Rosneft about a book on President Vladimir Putin which they say defames them.

Other Sports

Outsiders celebrate gold medals

TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics have brought some unexpected gold medals for countries and teams which rarely, if ever, see their athletes on the podium. Here’s a look at some of the teams which have won events despite having little history of Olympic success.

Metro News

Gurdwara gives out food baskets to poor families

SIKHS at Gurdwara Sahib Klang did their bit for charity by giving out food baskets to families.

Economy

Federation hopes to have a big say in MPN