KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian private investment firm RHL Ventures recently announced a RM100 million fund designed to support the growth of local small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The fund is participated by several notable investors, with SME Corp. Malaysia making a significant investment, signalling one of the first public and private
PETALING JAYA: Noriko SdnBhd, a Thakral Group company, is now an authorised premium reseller for Bose. It launched its Bose Single Branded Store, BOSE @ 1 Utama here yesterday. Set in a modern and immersive environment, BOSE @ 1 Utama will offer shoppers the opportunity to discover and experience Bose’s
KUCHING: The federal government has agreed to accord unrecorded leave for Christian civil servants to observe Good Friday from this year onwards. Public Service Department (PSD) director-general Datuk Seri Borhan announced this in a letter addressed to both state and federal ministries, departments, statutory bodies, agencies and local authorities. The
THAILAND: A Brit backpacker was raped on a Thai island while sleeping on the street after her attacker allegedly cut her clothes off with scissors. The alleged attack took place on Koh Phi Phi Island, which lies off the coast of Krabi in southern Thailand. The 21-year-old woman had been
BANGKOK: An American bitcoin investor could face the death penalty after Thailand’s navy accused him of violating the country’s sovereignty by building a “seastead” home off the coast, which he insisted was simply in pursuit of a vision of “freedom”. Chad Elwartowski and his Thai girlfriend Supranee Thepdet, known as
Most of the world’s mushrooms are missing. According to mycologists, or fungus experts, fewer than 10 per cent of the world’s species have been identified by scientists, depriving humanity of potentially vital resources in the fields of medicine and forest management — not to mention culinary arts. So where are
KUCHING: A total of 72 teams will battle for the late Junaidi Ibrahim @ Pak Nai Cup at Sarawak Sepak Takraw Association (PSS) hall, here, from April 19 to 21. MyPHAM chairman Zainal Abidin Ahmad (pic) said the number of regu entries showed the players here are eager to have
KUCHING: Hock Seng Lee Berhad (HSL) has won a contract for the proposed construction of the Batang Paloh Bridge in Mukah. Procured in an open tender exercise from the Sarawak government, the RM298.98 million contract is under Package 3 of the RM11 billion allocation for the state’s coastal road upgrading,
State bowling queen claims second spot in Bangkok KUCHING: Malaysian bowlers stamped their supremacy by sweeping the top three places in the just-concluded tenpin bowling championship for the Women’s Open division at the 45th MWA-Singha Thailand International Open on Monday. In the final, Sarawak-born women bowler Nerosha Keligit Thiagarajan finished
KUCHING: Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad’s (CMS) reputational stock continues to fly high these days and is clearly winning the ‘hearts and minds’ of the Sarawakian people, through their increased efforts in setting the bar as a true citizen of the community. Speaking about CMS’ accomplishments of late, Jason Lee, head
