KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand has commended Malaysia’s leadership as ASEAN Chair this year, praising its effective stewardship and support for Timor-Leste’s accession in October, a milestone that will mark the regional bloc’s first expansion in decades. Thailand’s Department of Information Director-General and Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Nikorndej Balankura, said Timor-Leste will become
FRANKFURT, Germany: Investigators in the central German state of Hesse revealed today that they have searched dozens of homes in a large-scale operation against child abuse and child pornography, reported the German Press Agency (dpa). Some 59 homes were searched throughout the state in the operation, which mainly took place
CYBERJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has received a RM10,000 compound payment from Mohamad Shafiq Abdul Halim. Shafiq Halim was penalised for uploading offensive content on TikTok on March 31, which touched on racial and religious sensitivities. In a statement today, MCMC said the enforcement action was taken
BY HARIZAH HANIM MOHAMED KUALA LUMPUR: Salary increases, along with the expansion of recipients and higher allocations under the public assistance programme, are expected to cushion the short-term impact of rising prices following the expansion of the Sales and Service Tax (SST). This is particularly relevant as the government undertakes aggressive efforts to raise
KUALA LUMPUR: BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, expects a partial recovery in Malaysia’s palm oil output in 2025 and 2026, forecasting a 0.5 per cent year-on-year increase to 19.5 million tonnes, supported by favourable weather conditions. In a note today, BMI said the Malaysian Meteorological Department has projected normal
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s central bank has maintained the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 3.25 per cent, while continuing to foreshadow further reductions, reflecting a cautious approach amid economic uncertainties, reported Xinhua. Officials expect annual consumer price inflation to edge toward the upper end of the 1-3 per cent target range
BERLIN: Daimler Truck said on Tuesday it plans to cut around 5,000 jobs in Germany by 2030 and to relocate parts of its production to countries with lower costs, as the company looks to reduce expenses and strengthen competitiveness in Europe, reported Xinhua. The job reductions will primarily be achieved
CANBERRA: The Australian government is very concerned about US threats to impose increased tariffs on pharmaceutical and copper imports, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. Chalmers told Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) radio that the federal government is urgently seeking clarification from the US after President Donald Trump flagged
BRUSSELS: Western Europe recorded its hottest June ever, with average temperatures reaching 20.49 degrees Celsius as two powerful heatwaves drove extreme weather across the region, Xinhua reported. The first heatwave scorched western and southern Europe on June 17-22, engulfing Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom,
KUANTAN: A 15-year-old boy is feared to have drowned while fishing in the Kuantan River near Jalan Indera Mahkota 15/7, Bandar Indera Mahkota here yesterday. Acting Kuantan police chief, Superintendent Mohd Adli Mat Daud, said Mohamad Isyraf Danish Razmi was believed to have entered the river to retrieve a fishing