Saudi desert megacity to host Asian Winter Games
The deserts and mountains of Saudi Arabia will soon be a playground for winter sports, OCA said.
Wed Oct 05 2022
Paralympics - Ukraine athletes call for peace after medal haul on day one of Winter Games
Ukraine's athletes put a difficult week behind them as they clinched seven medals including three golds in biathlon.
Sun Mar 06 2022
IPC makes Paralympics U-turn as Russia, Belarus face new sanctions
The Winter Paralympics begin on Friday and 71 Russians and 12 Belarusians will not be allowed to participate.
Fri Mar 04 2022
Olympics - S.Korea irked over 'Korean traditional dress' in Beijing Winter Games ceremony
South Koreans have expressed ire in the past over recent Chinese claims that some aspects of Korean culture are of Chinese origin.
Sat Feb 05 2022
Olympics: Beijing will deliver 'safe and splendid' Games - Chinese President Xi
For these winter Games, China had engaged 300 million Chinese in winter sports as promised.
Thu Feb 03 2022
Olympics: Canada and US rivalry heats up Beijing Winter Games
Data analysis Nielsen's Gracenote are predicting a tight tussle between Canada and the U.S. with both collecting 22 total medals at the Feb. 4-20 Games.
Wed Feb 02 2022
Shanghai grannies knit love and pride into Olympic bouquets
Mou and 150 others spent the past three months crocheting the wool-yarn roses that will become the centrepieces of the medallists' posies.
Mon Jan 31 2022
Olympic-team Taiwan won't be at Winter Games opening ceremony
The government, which has said no officials will go, has now decided its athletes will be at neither the opening nor closing ceremonies.
Sat Jan 29 2022
For athletes, boarding the plane to Beijing is already a win
With just over a week until the Winter Games begin, teams are frantically trying to ensure that athletes stay virus-free.
Fri Jan 28 2022
Beijing Games had 72 COVID cases, none athletes, among early arrivals
Final preparations are taking place for the Winter Games amid a global surge in cases of the highly infectious Omicron coronavirus variant.
Mon Jan 24 2022
Olympics - Some athletes advised to use burner phones in Beijing
Many NOCs said they will provide their athletes and staff with temporary devices to avert security risks and combat any surveillance.
Fri Jan 21 2022
UK, Canada join diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Games
Canada joined Australia, Britain and the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Wednesday.
Thu Dec 09 2021
Australia joins diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Games
Morrison said this is due to Australia's struggles to reopen diplomatic channels with China to discuss alleged Xinjiang human rights abuses.
Wed Dec 08 2021
Peng Shuai to Xinjiang - the issues dogging the Beijing Olympics
Preparations for February's Beijing Olympics have been overshadowed by several controversies.
Thu Nov 25 2021
Olympics: In subtropical Taiwan, two women vie for spots at Beijing Winter Games
The two women have instead relied heavily on alternative training arrangements in Taiwan as they prepared for qualifying competitions.
Mon Nov 22 2021
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024