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CONSISTENTLY spending up to five hours a day in training sessions has produced positive outcomes for national swimmer Steve Khiew Hoe Yean. Save for Sunday, his days are filled with morning and afternoon training sessions in the pool – a routine that has propelled him to the top of the national crop, with him holding the 400m and 800m freestyle, as well as the 200m backstroke, national records. He set the new national record in the 400m freestyle on June 19 at the World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. At the South-East Asian (SEA) Games held in Hanoi, Vietnam, last May, the 20-year-old stood out with his performance in several events – clinching gold in the 200m freestyle, silver in the 200m backstroke, 400m freestyle and 4x200m freestyle relay, and bronze in the 800m freestyle. For Khiew, his successful campaign at the SEA Games is a pay-off for the hours he had spent on training. “I won two bronze medals at my first SEA Games in 2019. I achieved my … [Read more...] about Making waves for Malaysia

HANOI, June 26 (Reuters): The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced this week that it will increase the frequency of foreign exchange sales to be ready to supply foreign currencies to the market more often amid bearish global market conditions. The dollar/Vietnamese dong exchange rate has risen 2% from the beginning of this year, in contrast to the downward trend witnessed last year, the SBV said in a statement. "The SBV will manage exchange rate in a way that creates room for the rate to move flexibly and absorb external shocks, at the same time it will intervene in the foreign exchange market to limit excessive fluctuations of the exchange rate," it said. The central bank said it managed to buy large amounts of foreign currencies and increase its reserves thanks to favourable financial conditions in recent years. As of March this year, Vietnam's foreign reserves had reached a record of $110 billion, official data showed. "In the context of unfavourable market movements, … [Read more...] about Vietnam central bank to increase forex sales frequency to ensure supply to market

Malaysia: * Covid-19 Watch: 2,512 new cases, three deaths recorded on June 24 * 2030 Agenda: Malaysia forwards three proposals to boost international cooperation * HR and Home Ministries to meet with stakeholders on labour shortage issue, says Dr Wee * MMEA nabs three men in connection with human trafficking * Two M'sian teens finally arrive home after being duped into foreign job scam * Radzi: Densely populated areas to get priority for new schools * Robotics in M'sia can be expanded, says Dr Adham * Govt in discussion with poultry industry players to set new chicken ceiling price * Women represent 3.2% of Malaysian seafarers, says Deputy Minister * Perlis first state to successfully implement 'Agenda Nasional Malaysia Sihat', says Khairy * Korean arrivals helping Sabah's tourism recovery * Over RM5.2bil lost to commercial crime in 2020 to 2022, says IGP Singapore's Jonathan Eu Jin Tan, Singapore's Ardi Azman, Singapore's Jing Wen Quah and Singapore's … [Read more...] about Asean News Headlines at 9pm on Saturday (June 25, 2022)