Sunday, 10 August 2025

Author: Bernama

A liberalised gas market makes more sense

KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) wholly-owned subsidiary Petronas Energy & Gas Trading (PEGT) is closely monitoring the low oil and gas production in Peninsular Malaysia and proactively collaborating with stakeholders to ensure a continued and stable gas supply in the country.  PEGT serves as the trading and marketing arm

Japan asks for a way through

MUNICH: Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya urged his US counterpart, Marco Rubio, to exempt Japan from President Donald Trump’s planned 25 per cent tariffs on steel, aluminium, and reciprocal duties during a brief exchange at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Iwaya and Rubio agreed to

New school session 11 states proceeds smoothly

KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly five million students in 11 Group B states returned to school today for the new 2025/2026 academic year. Yesterday, 632,268 students in Kedah, Terengganu and Kelantan (Group A) began the new school session. In PERAK, Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh said 329,344 students from 1,105 schools comprising

THT trounce territory stingers to clinch MHL 2025 title in style

KUALA LUMPUR: The Terengganu Hockey Team (THT) reclaimed the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) title in style when they trounced Australia’s Territory Stingers 4-1 in the final league match at Pitch 2 of the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil here today. Today’s win sees THT in seventh heaven, having won the crown

Dry weather: School administrators must follow guidlines – Wong

IPOH: School administrators across the country must adhere to the Education Ministry (MOE) guidelines in facing the monsoon transition phase next month, said Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh. He was referring to the Guidelines for Educational Institutions under the MOE During Hot Weather, dated April 28, 2023. “Parents are

15 megaprojects without foreign reliance

BOGOR: President Prabowo Subianto vowed to push ahead with the downstreaming policy initiated by his predecessor, Joko Widodo, launching 15 megaprojects this year — without depending on foreign investment. “We will drive downstreaming with at least 15 high-value projects worth billions of dollars. But we will not rely on foreign

Sipitang to become SEA energy hub

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is set to become a key energy hub in Southeast Asia with the launch of an RM8.88 billion oil and gas project at the Sipitang Oil and Gas Industrial Park (SOGIP). Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the project, a collaboration between Sabah Oil and Gas