KUALA LUMPUR: Robust demand for gold is expected to raise Public Gold Marketing Sdn Bhd’s customer base to 2.3 million by the end of the year from 2.2 million currently. Escalating global prices for the commodity have also encouraged the gold trading company to mull expanding into Indonesia, Thailand and
By Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz SINGAPORE: Singapore has deployed a C-130 transport aircraft to Jordan on Monday to conduct airdrop operations to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, alongside other foreign air forces, at the invitation of the Jordanian government, according to the Defence Ministry (MINDEF). MINDEF said the Republic of Singapore
MADRID: More than 2,000 people have been brought to safety due to a forest fire near the holiday resort of Tarifa in southern Spain, German Press Agency (dpa) reported. Those affected included beachgoers, guests of holiday resorts and residents in the area of Playa de Atlanterra and Playa de Bolonia,
BAGHDAD: Iraq is facing an acute water shortage amid severe drought and reduced water inflows from neighbouring countries, Mahdi Damad, an adviser to the country’s agriculture ministry, told Sputnik/RIA Novosti. “The inability to deliver drinking water to the provinces and the depletion of groundwater reserves pose a serious danger. In
MOSCOW: United States (US) entrepreneur Elon Musk said US tech giant Apple does not allow any artificial intelligence (AI) companies except OpenAI to reach the first line in the ranking of its App Store, Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported. Musk called it “an unequivocal antitrust violation” and promised that his company xAI would take legal
SYDNEY: Climate change-driven heat extremes have wiped out 25-38 per cent of tropical bird populations since 1950, Xinhua reported, based on a study involving Australian scientists. The study found that while shifts in average temperature and rainfall have some influence, the biggest climate threat to birds, particularly in tropical regions,
KUANTAN: Police have recovered 200 casino chips worth RM2 million, part of 300 chips stolen from Genting Highlands in Bentong on Aug 2. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said following a media report on Friday (Aug 8), a man came forward to hand over 200 casino chips, each valued
KUALA TERENGGANU: A female student at a public university here lost RM187,800 after being conned by a “phone scam” syndicate posing as a Touch ‘n Go representative. Kuala Terengganu district police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said that on Aug 4, the 26-year-old victim received a call from a suspect claiming she had misused the
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will continue to allow micro and small food and beverage businesses to use subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) even if their monthly usage exceeds 42 kilogrammes, Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said. He said the Cabinet on June 5 also directed
KUALA LUMPUR: The government allocated RM8.4 million for the procurement of Jalur Gemilang badges for 5.14 million pupils and students across educational institutions under the Ministry of Education (MOE). According to a written reply published on the Parliament website, the MOE stated that each student from schools, matriculation colleges, Form Six
