By Nor Baizura Basri KUALA LUMPUR: The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) has what it takes for Malaysia and the island-state to embrace and capitalise on friend shoring. The partnership aims to enhance global supply chain resilience in the face of superpower rivalry and trade tensions that threaten economic uncertainty.
KUALA LUMPUR: The telecommunications industry is grappling with challenges in securing renewable energy (RE) supply, largely due to the limited availability of sustainable green energy sources, said Edotco Group Sdn Bhd chief executive officer (CEO) Mohamed Adlan Ahmad Tajudin. He emphasised that having a sufficient supply of RE is crucial
PARIS: China’s Olympic delegation for Paris 2024 has achieved the goal of “zero occurrence” of doping issues, as the Chinese government maintains a “zero tolerance” policy towards doping, said a senior official with the delegation on Sunday, Xinhua reported. As of August 10, 151 athletes competing in 35 events had
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today expressed his gratitude to all the staff at Sultan Idris Shah Hospital in Serdang, Putrajaya Hospital and Kuala Lumpur Hospital for his good health. “Thank you to all the caregivers, specialists and medical staff at Serdang Hospital, Putrajaya Hospital and Kuala
KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak has successfully planted 35 million trees as part of the 100 Million Tree Planting Campaign 2020-2025 initiative, aimed at raising public awareness about the importance of conserving and rehabilitating forest areas. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii said that this
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is determined to ensure that school environments across the country are consistently in good condition. “God willing, I will continue to ensure that the environment in every school nationwide remains well-maintained, allowing children to focus on their studies,” he said in a
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s manufacturing sector sales reached RM921.5 billion in the January-June 2024 period, increasing by 3.7 per cent versus the 3.5 per cent growth in the same period a year ago, said the Statistics Department Malaysia (DoSM). Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the sector’s headcount was
KUALA LUMPUR: When my mother received a WhatsApp message about a genealogical researcher trying to track her and her siblings down in her old kampung in Tambun, Perak, she was suspicious but curious. The researcher, Fazil Shuhaimi Talib, had the names of her siblings, her mother, and others. His message
GEORGE TOWN: A code of ethics for the development and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI), also known as the Artificial Intelligence Governance and Ethics (AIGE) will be launched before the end of this year, said Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Chang Lih Kang. He said the AIGE, developed by the
NIBONG TEBAL: The police confirmed receiving a report over a video showing a cat being dragged by its neck and hanging from the back of a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle at Jalan Merak 5, Simpang Ampat, here on Thursday. Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS) District Police Chief Supt Chong Boo Khim said
