JASIN: Seventy-year-old Ab Kahar Ahmad had woken up to get a drink of water at about 1.30 am when he heard cries for help and the sound of people running from a neighbour’s house. He looked out the window and saw the neighbour’s house, about four metres away, engulfed in flames.
SAN FRANCISCO: US-based network equipment supplier Cisco announced on Wednesday that its profit for the second quarter decreased compared to the same period last year, but still exceeded analysts’ estimates, according to the German news agency dpa. The company’s bottom line came in at US$2.42 billion, or US$0.61 per share,
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s property sector is expected to remain resilient in 2025, driven by sustained buying interest, a declining property overhang, and key catalysts such as the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) and the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS), said a research house. In a research note, MIDF Amanah
BY SHAKIR HUSAIN NEW DELHI: Relations between Malaysia and Türkiye are set for phenomenal growth in the years to come, driven by common interests and complementary strengths, Turkish political analysts said. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Malaysia this week gave a fillip to the partnership that has grown
HOUSTON: The US oil giant Chevron said on Wednesday that it will lay off 15 per cent to 20 per cent of its 40,000-strong global workforce by the end of 2026, reported Xinhua. Chevron, which recently moved its headquarters from San Ramon, California, to Houston, Texas, said the lay-off will
PUTRAJAYA: Former Industrial Court chairman Rajeswari Karupiah has been appointed as National Wage Negotiation Council (MPGN) deputy chairman from Feb 1, 2025 to Sept 30, 2026. The Ministry of Human Resources (KESUMA) said in a statement today that Rajeswari has over 32 years of expertise in industrial relations law, employment law
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to amend the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 (Act 736) to make it easier for the public to hold any peaceful gathering in the country, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the bill to amend the Act, which
PUTRAJAYA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is on a two-day official visit to Malaysia, was accorded an official welcome at the Perdana Putra Complex here today. Upon his arrival at 11.10 am, Erdoğan was welcomed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, before the national anthems of both countries
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 2,062 flood victims in Sabah and Sarawak are still taking shelter at 15 temporary relief centres (PPS) in both states as of 8 am today. In SABAH, the State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) Secretariat reported a slight increase in the number of evacuees to 1,061 from 332
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s palm oil exports in January 2025 slipped 12.94 per cent to 1.17 million tonnes from 1.34 million tonnes in December 2024, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB). In its January 2025 industry performance report, MPOB said crude palm oil (CPO) production for the month slid
