SEPANG: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday suggested all parties mentioned in a recent report by a foreign news agency alleging that the government is planning to issue a license for a casino in Forest City, Johor, to take necessary action against the news agency. “Those who are mentioned
SEPANG: A mediocre scholar should not be brought in as a visiting professor in the first place, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said this in response to the issue involving an American professor Bruce Gilley’s post on X that he left Malaysia due to safety concerns caused
SEPANG: A good airline company management can provide substantial wages to employees commensurate with their services, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. As such, he said the Ministry of Transport (MOT), Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) should focus on the management of Malaysia Airlines (MAB) so
KUALA LUMPUR: Global coffee figures and baristas will gather at BEXCO, Busan, for the inaugural World of Coffee in Asia, from May 1 to 4, which also feature the 2024 World Barista Championship. The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) is working with host Busan Metropolitan City and organiser EXPORUM, with support
KUALA LUMPUR: Tesla has slashed prices for its Model 3 and Model Y by RM8,000, in line with its mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy and popularise the use of electric vehicles (EV). The electric carmaker said the price “decrement” has made Tesla EV more affordable and
LOS ANGELES: The highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows, according to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There have been two reported human cases in the United States since 2022, one in the
SEPANG: The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (MAQIS) has detained two Poodle dogs from China after their microchips were found to differ from those on their declared import permit. Selangor MAQIS director Mohd Sobri Md Hashim said the dogs were detained on Tuesday during a routine inspection at the
KUALA LUMPUR: Five policemen, who are among seven individuals detained on suspicion of involvement in a robbery of a foreign national involving a sum of RM260,000, are facing internal disciplinary action including possible transfer. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said the action would be taken based on
BANGKOK: Eighteen countries’ leaders, in a joint statement on Thursday, have called for the immediate release of all hostages, including their own citizens held by Hamas in Gaza. They are from Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, the United Kingdom
KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Investment Bank Bhd (CIMB IB) expects the impact of the Employee Provident Fund’s (EPF) introduction of a third account, which allows for flexible withdrawals, on Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) and Government Investment Issues (GII) demand to be mitigated by strong net contributions, ample onshore liquidity, and government-linked
