Singapore revokes privileges for sole Olympic champion over cannabis use
Joseph Schooling will not be given further leave from national service to compete because he admitted to using cannabis.
Thu Sep 01 2022
Factbox - Biles, Belarus and sports drama: Tokyo's Olympics were full of surprises
Here's some of the biggest surprises from the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Sun Aug 08 2021
OK not to be OK: Mental health takes top role at Olympics
For decades, they were told to shake it off or toughen up and focus on the task at hand: winning. Dominating. Getting it done.
Wed Jul 28 2021
Michael Phelps is officially done competing as a swimmer . . . again
The Olympic legend also explained why he had a secret marriage earlier this year.
Tue Nov 22 2016
Singapore star Schooling mulls US pro career
Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling said Tuesday he was contemplating a professional career in the United States after winning the city-state's first ever Olympic gold medal.
Tue Aug 16 2016
So you just won an Olympic gold medal? Welcome to the rest of your life.
Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps are millionaires, but if your sport is, say, shot put, you're out of luck.
Tue Aug 16 2016
Olympics: Hero's homecoming for Singapore star Schooling
The 21-year-old Asian champion set a new Olympic record of 50.39sec in Rio on Friday as he edged out his American idol Michael Phelps in the men's 100m butterfly final.
Mon Aug 15 2016
Olympics: Over and out for Phelps with gold number 23
Phelps, far and away the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, finished with five golds and a silver in Rio after signing off in dramatic style, coming to the rescue in the 4x100m medley final.
Sun Aug 14 2016
Ask Joe some questions, Phelps says after rare silver
Michael Phelps, the most successful Olympian of all time, was peppered with questions as gold medalist Joseph Schooling of Singapore sat alongside him.
Sat Aug 13 2016
I'm ready to retire, says Phelps
The great American swimmer made that abundantly clear on Friday after winning the 27th Olympic medal of his career, a three-way dead-heat silver in the men's 100 metres butterfly.
Sat Aug 13 2016
Olympics: How Singapore's giantkiller Schooling beat Phelps
Neither Schooling or Phelps knew it at the time, but that brief encounter helped inspire Schooling to not only win Singapore's first Olympic gold medal but also slay his childhood hero.
Sat Aug 13 2016
Olympics: Schooling stuns Phelps for Singapore's first Games gold
The 21-year-old Asian champion denied Phelps a fourth straight victory in the event, leading from start to finish to win in an Olympic record of 50.39sec.
Sat Aug 13 2016
Olympics: Lochte beats Phelps! No, wait...
CBC's Elliotte Friedman mistook Phelps for Lochte right up to the finish of Thursday's race in Rio, only realising his mistake after the camera had zoomed in on a victorious Phelps.
Fri Aug 12 2016
Olympics: Phelps wins 200m individual medley for 22nd gold
Phelps beat 400m individual medley champion Kosuke Hagino into second with Wang Shun of China in third.
Fri Aug 12 2016
Rio 2016: Phelps takes his 19th Olympic gold
The 31-year-old now has an unprecedented 23 medals with two silvers and two bronzes filling out his tally.
Mon Aug 08 2016
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily
Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024