National top doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik are the only representatives from Malaysia to progress to the quarter-finals of the 2024 French Open early this morning.
It was an uphill task for the Malaysian pair as they were going against the fourth seed Feng Yanzhe-Huang Dongping of China. They lost 21-18, 21-14 in straight sets.
National women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah lost belief in themselves due to the former’s injury troubles last year but are slowly returning back to form, according to national badminton coaching director Rexy Mainaky.
Malaysia’s leading men’s singles shuttler, Lee Zii Jia, faced an unexpected exit from the Super 750 French Open, bowing out in the first round with a candid acknowledgement that he simply was not in his element.
The Malaysian Muslim Restaurant Owners’ Association (Presma) will proceed with suing a TikTok user for making defamatory claims about food preparation and cleanliness at mamak restaurants.
Langkah Dubai, a move by the opposition to topple Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s administration, is allegedly masterminded by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his right-hand man Tun Daim Zainuddin.